´ This new
point list is an attempt to cover a wide variety of species. No list could
include every freshwater species known to exist. Most species listed have been
spawned. Some unspawned species have been included as incentive to attempt
them.´
Anabantoids:
All
members of this category possess a comprehensive accessory respitory organ, the
so-called labyrinth, which lies in the gill chamber. They are capable of
surface breathing.
Class A: None
Class B: All species
not listed otherwise.
Class C:
Belontia hasselti (Java Combtail), signata (Combtail Paradise Fish)
Betta Sp. All (except macrostoma = 20pts.)
Colisa chuna (Honey
Gourami)
Parosphromenus deissneri (Licorace Gourami), filamentosa
Trichopsis pumilus
(Dwarf Gourami), schalleri (Croaking Gourami), vittatus
Class D:
Betta macrostoma
Ctenapoma Sp. All
(Gourami Relative) From Africa
Helostoma temmineki
(Kissing Gourami)
Osphronemus goramy (Large
Gourami)
Sandelia bainsii,
capensis (No Bubble Nest is Built)
Sphaerichthys
osphrumenoides (Chocolate Gourami)
Trichogastar microlepsis
(Moonlight Gourami), pectoralis (Snakeskin Gourami)
Catfish:
This
category will require more work in future revisions.
Class A: None
Class B:
Corydoras: aeneus (Bronze Catfish),
paleatus (Peppered Catfish) - ONLY
Class C:
Ancistrus Sp. All
(TFSRI?s Favorite Fish!) temmincki is the Sp. we believe we are spawning.
Corydoras Not already
listed.
Hoplosternum littorale, thoracatum (Bubble Nest Builders)
Rineloricaria filamentosa (Whiptail), lanceolata, microlepidogaster
Class D:
Aspidoras Sp. All (Not
to be confused with Aspidontus, a salt water cleaner fish.)
Aspredinidae Sp. All
(Frying Pan or Banjo Catfish)
Auchenipteridae Sp. All
(Scaleless Catsfish) - Require Driftwood
Brachysynodontis batensoda
(Giant Upsidedown Cat) - From Africa
Brochis Sp. All
(Armoured) - Can be identified by counting the rays of the dorsal fin. Once you
reach nine rays, you are out of the Corydoras genus and have entered the
Brochis genus.
Choca choca (Frog Mouth)
Dianema longibarbus
(Porthole), urostriata (Flagtail)
Doradidae Sp. All
(Thorny Catfish)
Farlowella acus (Armoured, Suckermouth)
Hemisynodontis membranaceus
(Moustache Catfish)
Heteroptneustes fossilis
(Fossil or Stinging Catfish)
Hypancistrus zebra (Zebra
Pleco)
Hypostumus (Formally Plecostomus)
Sp. All. - Approximately 70 Species
Kryptopterus bicirrhis
(Glass Catfish)
Lophiobagrus cyclurus
(Tanganyikan Dwarf Bagrid)
Loricariidae Sp. Not
Listed Otherwise. (Mailed, Armoured Suckermouths)
Mystus armatus
(One-spot Catfish), micracanthrus (Two-spot Catfish), nemurus (Asian Redtail),
vittatus (Pygami Catfish), wykii (Crystal Eyed Catfish)
Ompok bimaculatus
(False Glass Catfish)
Otocinclus affins
(Midget Sucker), flexilis, maculipinnis
Parotocinclus maculicauda
Pimelodella Sp. All
Synodontis Sp. All
All
species not listed otherwise.
Characins:
Category
contains: Tetras, Hatchets and Pencilfishes.
Class A: None
Class B:
All species not listed otherwise.
Class C:
?
Alestes
(African)
?
Alestopetersuis (African)
Anostomus anostomus
(Headstander), ternetzi, trimaculatus (Three-spot Anostomus)
Aparerodon Sp. All
(Pongo Pongo)
Arnoldichthys spilopterus
(Red-eyed Characin)
Axelrodia riesei (Ruby
Tetra), stigmatias
Catoprion mento (Winged
or Whimple Piranha)
Chalceus
macrolepidotis (Pink-tailed Characin)
Chilodies punctatus (Spotted Headstander)
Citharinus citharus
Copella arnoldi
(Spraying Characin)
?
Corynopoma Sp. All (Swordtail Characin)
Crenuchus spilurus
(Sailfin Characin)
Exodon paradoxus
(S.A.)
Hemigrammus caudovittatus
(Red-tailed or Buenos Aires Tetra) , eurthrozonus (Glowlight Tetra), ocellifer
(Head-and-tail-light Tetra), ocellifer falsus(False Beacon Fish), pulcher
(Pretty Tetra), rhodostomus (Rummy Nose )
Hemiodopsis
quadrimaculatus, semitaeniatus, sterni (S.A.)
Metynnis argenteus, hypsauchen,
maculatus (Silver Dollars)
Mimagoniates barberi
(Barbers Tetra), microlepsis (Blue Tetra)
Nannostomus eques
(Diptail or Tube Mouth Pencilfish), beckfordi (Golden Pencilfish), beckfordi
aripirangensis (Red Pencilfish), marginatus (Dwarf Pencilfish), trifasiatus
(Three-striped Pencilfish), unifasiatus (One-lined Pencilfish)
Nematobrycon palmeri
(Emperor Tetra)
Petitella georigae
(False Rummy Nose)
Prochilodus theraponura
(Night Tetra)
Thayeria boehlkei,
obliqua (Penguin Fish)
?Triportheus Sp. All
Class D:
Carnegiella marthae (Black Winged Hachet Fish), myersi, strigata
(Marbled Hachet), verca
Distichodus lusosso (Stub
Snout), noboli, sexfasciatus (Six Bar)
Gastropelecus maculatus
(Spotted Hachet), sternicla (Common Hachet)
Hemiodus unimaculatus (S.A.)
Hyphessobrycon Sp. All (Tetras)
Leporinus Sp. All
(S.A.)
Myleus Sp. All
Paracheirodon axelrodi
(Cardinal Tetra), innesi (Neon Tetra)
Phenacogrammus interruptus (Congo Tetra)
Serrasalmus Sp. All
(Piranha)
Thoracocharax obliqua, securis (Silver Hachet), sellatus
´ There are
approximately 650 known species of cichlids, many of which are endemic to the
Rift Lakes of Africa. Only some of the spawnable species are listed here.´
Cichlids, Non-Rift:
Class A: None
Class B: All species
not listed otherwise.
Class C:
Acarichthys (Guianacara)
geayi, heckeli
Aequidens Sp. All
Anomalochromis thomasi
Apistogramma Sp. All
Apistagrammoides pucallpaensis
Biotodoma cupido (Cupid Cichlid) - Mouthbrooder, wavrini (S.A.)
Biotoecus
dicentrarchus, opercularis (S.A. Dwarfs)
Cichlasoma - Genus changes have occured in the following species!
Amphilophus alfari,
altiforons, calobrense, centrachus, citrinellum, labiatum, longimanus, lyonsi,
macracanthus, margaritiferum, nourissati, rhytisma, robertsoni, rostratum,
twyrense, zaliosum
Herichthys bocourti, festivus (Festivum), octofasciatus (Jack Dempsy),
pearsei, sexfasciatum
Heros appendulatus
(Green Severum), bifasciatum, severus (Gold Severum)
Nandopsis bartoni,
grammoides, labridens, octofasciatum, salvini, steindacharni, tetracanthus,
urophthalmus
Theraps breidohri,
coeruleus, godmani, guttulatum, hartwegi, intermedium, irregulare,
lentiginosus, melanurum, nicaraguensi, regani, seiboldii, synspilus
Thorichthys affine,
auraum, callolepsis, ellioti, helleri, meeki (Fire Mouth), pasionis, socolofi
End
Cichlasoma
Chromotilapia finleyi -
After our own Lee Finley!
Laetacara Sp. All (Dwarfs)
Microgeophagus (papiliochromis) altispinosa, ramirezi (Rams)
Nannacara anomala,
aureocephalus, taenia (S.A. Dwarfs)
Nannochromis Sp. All (Congo Dwarfs)
Paranannochromis caudifasciatus, gabonensis, longirostris
Pelviachromis pulcher
(Kribensis)
Petenia splendida
Pterophyllum altum (High Body), eimeke, sclare (Angelfish)
Taeniacara candidi (S.A. Dwarf)
Class D:
Astronotus crassiainnis,
ocellatus, orbiculatus (Oscars)
Cichla ocellarus
(Eye-spot Cichlid)
Cichlasoma - Genus changes have
occurred in the following species!
Amphilophus atromaculatum
(Three-spot Cichlid)
Nandopsis dovii,
friedrichsthalii, istlanum, loiselli, managuense, minckleyi, montaguense,
pantostictum, tomucichla (Tuba), trimaculata
Theraps argentea,
bifasciatum, maculicauda (Black Belt), macrophthalmus, microphthalmus
End
Cichlasoma
Crenicara
latruncularium, punctulatum
Crenicichla compressiceps
(S.A. Dwarf Pike), dorsocellata (Two-spot Pike), lepitoda, notophthalmus,
regani, saxatilis (Ring-tailed Pike)
Dicrossus filamentosus,
maculatus (S.A. Checkerboard Cichlids)
Etroplus maculatus
(Red or Orange Chromide), suratensis (Green Chromide - Brackish to salt only)
Geophagus balzani, surinanemsis,
gymnogenys
Hypselacara
corphaenoides, temporale (Chocolate Cichlids)
Satanaperca daemon,
juripari, megasoma (Earth-eaters)
Symphsodon aequifasciata
(Heckel), aequifasciata aequifasciata (Green), aequifasciata axelrodi(Brown),
aequifasciata haroldi (Blue) - DISCUS
Uaru
amphiacanthoides (Triangle Cichlid)
Cichlids, Rift Lake:
Class A: None
Class B: All
species not listed otherwise.
Class C:
Altolamprologus compressiceps
Aulonocara rostratum -
ONLY (All other Peacocks = 10 pts.)
Aulonocranus dewindti
Bathybates ferox
(Similar to Ramps)
Buccochromis Sp. All
(large from Malawi)
Callochromis macrops,
melanostigma, pleurospilus, rhodostigma, stappersii
Chalninochromis bifrenatus,
brichardi, ndoboi, popelini
Cyphotilapia frontosa
(except Blue Zaire and Seven Stripe = 20 pts.)
Cyprichromis brieni,
leptosoma, microlepidotis, nigripinnis (Headstanders)
Dimidiochromis (formally
Haplochromis) compressiceps (Eye Biters), dimidiatus, kiwinge, strigatus
Ectodus descampsii
(Sand Dweller)
Haplotaxodon microlepis,
tricoti
Lamprologus Sp. All
Lepidiolamprologus Sp. All
Limnochromis abeelei,
auritus, staneri
Mylochromis Sp. All
Neolamprologus Sp. All
Ophthalmotilapia boops,
herodonta, ventralis (Feather Fins)
Ramphlochromis Sp. All
(Silver Bullets)
Xenotilapia Sp. All
Class D:
Benthochromis tricotti
Boulengerochromis microlepis
(Emperor Cichlids)
Cyathopharynx furcifer
Cyphotilapia frontosa
(Blue Zaire and Seven Stripe ONLY)
Champsochromis caerulea,
spilorhynchus (Malawi Trout)
Cunningtonia
longiventralis
Eretomodus cyanostictus
(Goby Cichlids)
Opthalmatilapia nassuta
(Feather Fin)
Petrochromis Sp. All
Simochromis Sp. All
Spathodus erythrodon,
marlieri (Goby Cichlids)
Tangachromis dhanisi,
irsacae (Goby Cichlids)
Thrannochromis macrostoma,
maculiceps
Tropheus brichardi,
duboisi, moorei, polli
Cyprinids:
Tooth
Carps, Carps, and Carp-like fishes.
Class A: None
Class B: All
species not listed otherwise.
Class C:
Abramites eques,
hypselonotus hypselonotus (Headstander), microcephalus (Marbled Headstander)
Barbodes callyterus,
camptacanthus, dorsimaculatus, dunckeri, everetti, fasciatus, fasciolatus,
hexazoona, kerstenii, lateristriga, schwanenfeldi (Barbs)
Botia Not listed
otherwise.
Cairnsichthys
rhombosomoides (Rainbow)
Capoeta hulstaerti,
puckelli (Barbs)
Carrassius auratus
(Goldfish)
Chilodus punctatus
(Spotted Headstander)
Cynolebias Sp. All
(Pearl Fish) - Annuals. Eggs can be kept dry for up to 3 years in blanched peat
moss.
Garmanella pulchra
Iriatherina werneri
(Feather Fin Rainbow)
?Phenacogastar Sp. All
Popondetta Sp. All
(Dwarf Rainbows)
Rasbora Sp. All
Rasborichthys altior
Telmatherina ladigesi
(Rainbow)
Class D:
Acanthopsis Sp. All
(Loaches)
Acanthopthalmus cuneovirgatus
(Coolie Loach), kuhli kuhli (Giant Coolie or Leopard Eel), kuhli sumatranus
(Golden Coolie), myersi (Myer?s Coolie), robiginosus, semicinctus (Half-banded
Coolie), shelfordi (Shelford?s Loach)
Balantiocheilos melanopterus
(Tri-color Shark)
Botia hymenophysa
(Banded Loach), macracantha (Clown Loach or Tiger Botia), sidthinumki (Skunk
Loach)
Cobitis taenia
(Spined Loach)
?Crossocheilus oblongus
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp, Koi)
Epalzeorhynchus callopterus,
siamensis (Flying Fox)
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
(Chinese Algae Eater)
Homaloptera Sp. All (Hill
Stream Loaches)
?Labeo
(Epalzeorhynchus) bicolor (Red-tailed Black Shark), erythrurus (Ruby Shark),
forskali, frenatus (Green Fringe-lipped Shark), wecksi
Lepidocephalus Sp. All
(Loaches)
Luciosoma spilopleura
(Apollo Shark), trinema
Misgurnus
anguillicaudatus (Japanese Weather Fish), fossilis (Weather Loach)
Morulius
chrysophekadion (Black Shark)
?Noemacheilus Sp. All
(Loaches)
Osteochilus hasselti,
vittatus (Barbs)
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
(Green Arowana), ferreirai (Black Arowana)
Pantodon buchholzi
(African Butterfly Fish)
Rhodeus Sp. All (Bitterling)
- Gill Spawner. Shares a symbiotic relationship with Unio bivalvia, a
freshwater muscle. Spawning requires the keeping of both species.
Killifish:
Although
most Killifish are Cyprinids, they have been separated for member convenience.
Class A: None
Class B:
Aphyosemion australe
(Lyretail Killi), bivittatum (Red Lyretail), gardneri (Steel Blue Killi)
Epiplatys dagati,
sexfasciatus
Nothobranchius sp. all (except rachovii)
Oryzias Sp. All
Rivulus Approximately
50 species. All except xiphidiys = 20 pts.
All
species not listed otherwise.
ClassC:
Annatolichthys Sp. All
Aphanius Sp. All
Aplocheilus lineatus
(Striped Panchax)
Aplocheilichthys
macrophthalmus (Lamp Eye)
Chriopoides Sp. All
Cualac Sp. All (Pup
Fish)
Floridichthys Sp. All
(Native to N.A.)
Fundulus parvipinnis
(California Killi, Native to N.A.)
Garmanella Sp. All
Hubbsichthys Sp. All
Kosswigichthys Sp. All
Leptolucania Sp. All
Procatopus Sp. All
Profundulus Sp. All
Trigonectes Sp. All
Class D:
Aphyosemion
"Diapteron" Complex All
Aphyoplatys Sp. All
Congopanchax
Sp.
All
Cynolebias dolichopterus
Lamprichthys tanganicanus
(African)
Nothobranchius rachovii
Roloffia Sp. All
Livebearers:
Many
of the livebearers belong to the Cyprinid family but have been separated for
member convenience. This category will require more work in future revisions.
Class A:
Poecilia caucana
(Cauca Molly, S.A. Molly), elegans (Haiti Molly), formosa (Amazon Molly),
latipinna (Sailfin Molly, Native to N.A.), latipunctata (Mexican Molly),
petenensis (Spike Tail or Swordtail Molly), reticulata (Guppy or Millions
Fish), sphenops (Black Molly), velifera (Giant Yucatan Sailfin Molly)
Xiphophorus alvarezi,
andersi, clemenciae (Yellow Sword), cortezi (Cortez Swordtail), couchianus
(Northern Platy), evelynae (Wild Swordtail), gordoni, helleri (Green or Red
Swordtail), kosszanderi, maculatus (Velvet Platy), milleri,
nigrensis, pygmaeus (Pigmy Swordtail), roseni, signum, variatus (Sunset Platy),
xiphdium (Swordtail Platy)
Class B:
Alfaro cultratus
(Knife Livebearer)
Gambusia Sp. All
(Mosquito Fish native to N.A.)
Goodeidae Sp. All
(Except extinct species)
Heterandria bimaculata
(Pseudo Helleri), formosa (Dwarf Top Minnow) - Mosquito Fish native to N.A.
Jenynsiidae Sp. All (One
sided Livebearer)
Xiphophorus
"Montezuma" Complex All
All
species not listed otherwise.
Class C:
Belonesox belizanus
(Pike Top Minnow)
Dermogenys pusillus
(Wrestling Halfbeak)
All
remaining livebearing Halfbeaks.
Class D:
Ameca splendens (Extinct in Nature)
Anableps anableps
(Four Eyes)
Natives:
Have
representatives from several of the other categories but have been separated
for member convenience.
Class A:
Poecilia (Sailfin Molly) - Livebearer
Class B:
Gambusia Sp. All
(Mosquito Fish) - Livebearer, Aggressive
Jordannella floridae
(American Flag Fish)
Pimephales promelas
(Fathead Minnow)
Heterandria formosa (Also
called Mosquito Fish) - Livebearer
Class C:
All
Native Killifish
All
Native Sticklebacks
Elassoma evergladei,
okefenokee, zonatum (Pygmy Sunfishes)
Enneacanthus obesus
(Banded Sunfish)
Fundulus chrysotus
(Gold-ear Top Minnow), notatus (Black Stripe Top Minnow) - Mop Spawners.
Neither species can be kept with Gambusia species due to the aggressive nature
of the latter species.
Hiodon alosoides,
tergisus (Moon-eyes) - Minnows
Notemigonus crysoleucas
(Golden Shiner)
Notropis atherinoides
(Emerald Shiner), cornutus (Common Shiner), hudsonius (Spot Tail Shiner)
Umbra limi (Central
Mud Minnow), pygmaea (Eastern Mud Minnow)
Class D:
All
Perch species
Acantharchus pomotis (Mud
Sunfish)
Cottus bairdi (Mottled
Sclpin)
Cyprinodon diabolis
(Dessert Hole Pupfish)
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp, Koi)
Enneacanthus chaetodon
(Black Banded Sunfish), gloriosus (Blue Spot Sunfish)
Esox americanus
(Red Fin Pickerel), niger (Chain Pickerel), vermiculatus (Grass Pickerel)
Etheostoma Sp. All
(Darters)
Hypentelium Sp. All (Hog
Suckers)
Ictalurus Sp. All
(Bullheads) - 45 Species including Channel Cats
Lepisosteus oculatus
(Spotted Gar), osseus (Long-nose Gar)
Lepomis auritus (Red
Breast Sunfish), cyanellus (Green Sunfish), gibbosus (Pumpkin Seed Sunfish),
gulosus (War Mouth), macrochirus (Blue Gill), megalotis (Long-ear Sunfish)
Micropterus dolomieui
(Smallmouth Bass), salmoides (Largemouth Bass)
Naturus Sp. All - 27
Species (Madtom Catfish)
Percina Sp. All
(Darters)
Phoxinus Sp. All (Red
Belly Dace)
Pomoxis annularis
(White Crappie), nigromaculatus (Black Crappie)
Rhinichthys atratulus
(Black-nose Dace), cataractae (Long-nose Dace)
Salvelinus Sp. All
(Trout)
Semotilus atromaculatus
(Creek Chub)
Umbra hubbsi
(Olympic Mud Minnow)
´ Any Native
species not listed in the Native category will be assigned point values on a
case by case basis by the BAP Committee´
All other species:
Class A: None
Class B: None
Class C:
Anything
not covered in any other category.
Badis badis (Leaf
Fish or Dwarf Cameleon Fish) - Perch-like from India
Class D:
Any
species known to be extinct in nature.
Brachygobius xanthozona
