"Unknown" Species List
Posted by Crystal C. on on 26th Jun 2022
As aquarists, we take pride in being able to showcase the immense biodiversity of aquatic and semi-aquatic species at our shop! We also believe that transparency and communication are vital to the conservation of many of these breathtaking species. Below is a list of the species we carry with an unknown conservation status. Most of these species are either unrated or rated “Data Deficient” by the IUCN, and we hope to inspire future conservationists, ichthyologists, and any other -ists out there to learn more about these species!
Common Name | Scientific Name |
Amazon puffer | Colomesus asellus |
Bamboo Shrimp | Atyopsis moluccensis |
Batik Nerite | Neritina |
Beckford's Golden Pencilfish | Nannostomus beckfordi |
Black Skirt Tetra | Gymnocorymbus ternetzi |
Blue Ram | Mikrogeophagus ramirezi |
Bolivian Ram | Mikrogeophagus altispinosus |
Bronze Corydora | Corydoras aeneus |
Buenos Aires Tetra | Hemigrammus caudovittatus |
Candystripe Pleco | Packoltia vittata |
Cardinal Tetra | paracheirodon axelrodi |
Celestial Pearl Danio | Danio margaritatus |
Chalceus Pink Tail Characin | Chalceus macrolepidotus |
Chili Rasbora | Boraras brigittae |
Chinese High Fin Shark | Myxocyprinus asiaticus |
Chocolate Gourami | Spaerichthys osphromenoides |
Chocolate Pleco | Hypostomus Plecostomus |
Chopstick Snail | Stenomelania torulosa |
Columbian Red & Blue Tetra | Hyphessobrycon columbianus |
Convict Cichlid | Archocentrus nigrofasciatus |
Diamond Tetra | Moenkausia pittieri |
Disco Vampire Crab | Geosesarma tiomanicus |
Discus | Symphysodon discus |
Drapefin Barb | Oreichthys crenuchoides |
Ember Tetra | Hyphessobrycon amandae |
Endler Livebearer | Poecilia wingei |
Figure 8 Puffer | Dichotomyctere ocellatus |
Green Fire Tetra | Aphyocharax rathbuni |
Green Neon Tetra | Paracheirodon simulans |
Horned Nerite | Clithon diadema |
King Koopa Snail | Neritona juttingae |
L200 Medium Pleco | Hemiancistrus subviridis |
Livebearer Halfbeak | Dermogenys Pusilla |
Mandarin Vampire Crab | Geosesarma notophorum |
Marbled Gar | Boulengerella maculata |
Mickey Mouse platy | Xiphophorus maculatus |
Mystery Snail | Pomacea |
Neon Tetra | Paracheirodon innesi |
Pacu | Piaractus brachypomus |
Penguin Tetra | Thayeria Obliqua |
Punctatus Corydoras | Punctatus Corydoras |
Red Devil Crab | Geosesarma hagen |
Red Racer Nerite | Vittina waigiensis |
Red Sailfin Venezuelan Catfish | Corydoras aeneus |
Red Striped Geophagus | Geophagus surinamensis |
Red Terror Cichlid | Mesoheros festae |
Redtail Catfish | Phractocephalus hemioliopterus |
Reed Tetra | Hyphessobrycon elachys |
Scarlet Badis | Dario dario |
Shovelnose Tiger Catfish | Pseudoplatystoma Fasciatum |
Silver Tip Tetra | Hasemania nana |
Snowden Orange Tip | Cherax snowden |
Spotted Pike | Boulengerella maculata |
Spotted Puffer | Dichotomyctere nigroviridis |
Tiger Oscar | Astronotus ocellatus |
Vampire Crab | Geosesarma biocolor/dennerle |
Vampire Pleco | Leporacanthicus galaxias |
Vampire Tetra/Payara | Hydrolycus scomberoides |
White Cloud Mountain Minnow | Tanichthys albonubes |
Xingu Bass | Cichla melaniae |
Yellow Mini Clam | Corbicula javanicus |
Yo-Yo Loach | Botia Iohachata |