This New Point List Is an Attempt to Cover a Wide Variety of Species

 This 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 un-spawned 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

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 Catfish) - Require Driftwood

Brachysynodontis batensoda (Giant Upside-down 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

Cichlids, Non-Rift: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.

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 (Myerís Coolie), robiginosus, semicinctus (Half-banded Coolie), shelfordi (Shelfordís 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:

Amphyosemion australe (Lyretail Killi), bivittatum (Red Lyretail), gardneri (Steel Blue Killi)

Epiplatys dagati, sexfasciatus

Oryzias Sp. All

Rivulus Approximately 50 species. All except xiphidiys = 20 pts.

All species not listed otherwise.

Class C:

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:

Amphyosemion "Diapteron" Complex All

Aphyoplatys Sp. All

CongopanchaxSp. All

Cynolebias dolichopterus

Lamprichthys tanganicanus (African)

Nothobranchius palmquisti, pterolebias, rachovi, zonatus

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:

Poecilialatipinna (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 (Bumble Bee Goby)

Gobius minutes, niger (Black Goby)

Hypseleotris Sp. All (Gobies)

Saltwater Sp. All

Ophiocara apores (Goby - fresh to salt)

 At the time of this revision, every genus and species name utilized was thoroughly researched using the reference books listed on the following page. Due to the current fluctuating state of ichthyology, it is difficult for a club like ours to keep a list like this up-to-date. The "Splitters" are winning the battle of proper nomenclature. Any new changes that you become aware of should be brought to the BAP committee so our list will always remain current.

References

Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes, by Dr. Hebert Axelrod

A Fishkeeper's Guide to African and Asian Catfishes, by David Sands

Breeding Aquarium Fishes, books 1 through 6, by Dr. Herbert Axelrod

Catfish in the Aquarium, by Dr. Carl Ferris Jr.

Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms, by Donald J. Borror

Dwarf Cichlids, by Horst Linke and Dr. Wolfgang Staeck

Exotic Aquarium Fishes, by Dr. William T. Innes

Lexicon of Cichlids, by Dr. Herbert Axelrod

Our Native Fishes, by John R. Quinn

The Aquarium Encyclopedia, by Gunther Sterba

The Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Fishes, Freshwater category, by James D. Williams

The Encyclopedia of Freshwater Tropical Fishes, expanded edition, by H. Axelrod, C. Emmens, W. Burgess, N. Pronek and G. Axelrod