Fish That Start With W - Page 2 of 2
Browse all aquarium fish species with common names beginning with "W". Each profile includes care requirements, water parameters, tank size recommendations, and compatibility information for freshwater, marine, and brackish species.
Wry snailfish
Careproctus staufferi
Careproctus staufferi is a deepwater snailfish (family Liparidae) described from the central Aleutian Islands, Alaska (North Pacific) in 2016. The original description notes an overall red/pale coloration and a distinct lateral yellow slash across the dorsal part of the abdomen and posterior. It is a bathydemersal deep-sea species and is not a typical aquarium fish.
Wuchang false sand loach
Parabotia banarescui
Parabotia banarescui is a Chinese botiid loach that stays low, cruises the bottom, and will wedge itself into rockwork like it was built for it. It is the sort of fish that acts shy at first, then turns into a busy, social little bulldozer once it feels secure and you keep it with its own kind.
Wu's goby
Wuhanlinigobius polylepis
This is a tiny mangrove-and-mudflat goby from the western Pacific that spends its time on the bottom, often in really shallow brackish areas. The cool part is how "muddy" its lifestyle is - it gets found in puddles on exposed mud at low tide and can even be partly buried, so it appreciates a soft substrate and lots of cover if you ever try one.