Pantodon buchholzi

The butterfly fish is a surfacedweller, gulping down its prey (it has a preference for live food) with its yawning mouth. Sometimes aggressive, it can leap from the water. Its common name derives from its butterfly-like appearance as it swims with pectoral fins outspread. Size: 12 cm.

• Hemigrammus caudovittatus
• Megalamphodus megalopterus
• Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum
• Geophagus brasiliensis
• Corydoras punctatus