FBAS Class Letters
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Furnished Aquaria & Aquascapes (A)

Aa Society Freshwater (tropical) 600x300x300mm
Ab Society Freshwater (coldwater) 600x300x300mm
Ac Society Marine 600x300x300mm
Ad Individual Freshwater (tropical) 460x250mx250mm
Af Individual Freshwater (coldwater) 460x250mx250mm
Ag Individual Marine 460x250mx250mm

Ah Miniature Aquaria 250x200x150mm
Aj Society Aquasacape 600x380x300mm
Ak Individual Aquascape 460x250mx250mm
Al Individual Novelty Aquascape 460x250mx250mm
Am School Aquaria 600x300x300mm

Barbs (B)

Barbonymus
Barbus
Cyclocheilichthys
Capoeta
Discherodontus

Labeobarbus
Labiobarbus
Leptobarbus
Mystacoleucus 		Poropuntius
Oreichthys
Puntius
Tor

Characins (C)

Ca Carlana
Ca Cheirodon
Ca Compsura
Ca Hasemania
Ca Hemigrammus
Ca Hyphessobrycon
Ca Meglamphodus
Ca Paracheirodon
Ca Petitella
Ca Pristella
Ca Pseudocheirodon
Ca Serrapinnnis
Cb Nannobrycon
Cb Nannostomus
Cb Poecilobrycon
C Abramites
C Acentrocephalus
C Acentrorhynchus
C Acnodon
C Acuturimata
C Alestes
C Alestopetersius
C Ammocryptocharax
C Anoptichthys
C Anostomus
C Apareiodon
C Aphyocharax
C Arnoldichthys
C Apareidon
C Asiphonichthys
C Astyanax
C Axelrodia
C Bathyaethiops
C Belonophago
C Bivibranchia
C Boehlkea
C Boulangerella
C Brachychalcinus
C Brachypetersuis
C Brittanichthys
C Brocochandus
C Brycinus
C Brycon
C Bryconaethiops
C Bryconamericus
C Bryconella
C Bryconops
C Caenotropus
C Caiapobrycon
C Carlana
C Carlastynax
C Carnegiella
C Catoprion
C Ceratobanchia
C Chalceus
C Chalcinus
C Characidium
C Charax
C Chenodontops
C Chilodus
C Citharinus
C Clupeacharax
C Coelurichthys
C Colossoma
C Copeina
C Copella
C Corynopoma
C Creagrudite
C Creagrutus
C Creatochanes
C Crenuchus
C Ctenopoma
C Ctenolucius
C Curimata
C Curimatella

 C Curimatopsis
C Cynopotamus
C Cyphocharax
C Deuterodon
C Distichodus
C Elachocharax
C Ephippicharax
C Epicyrtus
C Erythrinus
C Eugnathichthys
C Exodon
C Gasteropelecus
C Galeocharax
C Gasteropelecus
C Gymnocharacinus
C Gephyrocharax
C Gilbertolus
C Glandulocauda
C Gnathocharax
C Gymnocorymbus
C Hemibrycon
C Hemigrammocharax
C Hemigrammopetersius
C Hemiodopsis
C Hemiodus
C Henochilus
C Hepsetus
C Heterocharax
C Hollandichthys
C Holobrycon
C Holoshetes
C Hoplerythrinus
C Hoplias
C Hoplocharax
C Hydrocynus
C Hysteronotus
C Ichthyborus
C Iguanodectes
C Inpaichthys
C Klausewitzia
C Knodus
C Ladigesia
C Laemolyta
C Labiasina
C Lepidarchus
C Leporellus
C Leporinus
C Leptagoniates
C Leptocharacidium
C Luciocharax
C Macrodon
C Macropsobrycon
C Markiana
C Melanocharacidium
C Mesoborus
C Metynnis
C Micralestes
C Microcharacidium
C Mimagoniates
C Mixobrycon
C Moenkhausia
C Monotocheirodon
C Myloplus
C Mylossoma
C Nannaethiops
C Nannocharax
C Nannopetersius
C Nematobrycon
C Nematocharax
C Nannopetersius
C Neolebias
C Odontocharacidium
C Odontostilbe
C Oligobrycon
C Oligosarcus 		C Ossubtus
C Othonocheirodus
C Oxybrycon
C Paradistichodus
C Paragoniates
C Paraphago
C Parapristella
C Parastrema
C Parecbasis
C Parodon
C Pedalibrycon
C Petersius
C Phago
C Phagoborus
C Phenagoniates
C Phenacogaster
C Phenacogrammus
C Phoxinopsis
C Piabarchus
C Piabina
C Piabucina
C Piabucus
C Poecilocharax
C Poptella
C Prionobrama
C Prochilodus
C Prondontocharax
C Psalidodon
C Psellogrammus
C Pseudanos
C Pseudochalceus
C Pseudocorynopoma
C Pseudocurimata
C Pseudonummifer
C Pseudopristella
C Pterobrycon
C Pygocentrus
C Pyrrhulina
C Rachoviscus
C Rhabdalestes
C Rhaphiodon
C Rhoadsia
C Roeboexodon
C Roeboides
C Saccoderma
C Saccodon
C Salminus
C Schizodon
C Schulizites
C Scopaeocharax
C Semaprochilodus
C Sematapicis
C Serrasalmus
C Spintherobolus
C Steindachnerina
C Stethaprion
C Stichonodon
C Synaptolaemus
C Tetragonopterinae
C Tetragonopterus
C Thayeria
C Thoracocharax
C Tricuspidalestes
C Triportheus
C Tucanoichthys
C Tylobranchus
C Tyttobrycon
C Tyttocharax
C Utiarichthys
C Vesicatrus
C Xenagoniates
C Xenocharax
C Xenurobrycon

Cichlids (D)

Da Pterophyllum
Db Apistogramma
Db Apistogrammoides
Db Benitochromis
Db Biotoecus
Db Chromidotilapia
Db Crenicara
Db Dicrossus
Db Limbochromis
Db Mikrogeophagus
Db Nannacara
Db Nanochromis
Db Parananochromis
Db Pelmatochromis
Db Pelvicachromis
Db Teaniacara
Db Teleocichla
Db Teleogramma
Db Thysochromis
Dc Altolamprologus
Dc Aristochromis
Dc Astatoreochromis
Dc Astatotilapia
Dc Aulonocara
Dc Aulonocranus
Dc Aulonocranus
Dc Benthochromis
Dc Boulengerochromis
Dc Buccochromis
Dc Callochromis
Dc Cardiopharnyx
Dc Chalinochromis
Dc Cheilochromis
Dc Chilotilapia
Dc Copadichromis
Dc Ctenopharynx
Dc Cunningtonia
Dc Cyathopharnyx
Dc Cynotilapia
Dc Cyphotilapia
Dc Cyrtocara
Dc Dimidiochromis
Dc Eclectochromis
Dc Ectodus
Dc Ectodus
Dc Eretmodus
Dc Exochochromis
Dc Fossorochromis
Dc Genyochromis
Dc Gephyrochromis
Dc Grammatotria
Dc Haplochromis

Dc Haplotaxodon
Dc Hemitaeniochromis
Dc Hemitilapia
Dc Julidochromis
Dc Labeotropheus
Dc Lamprologus
Dc Lepidiolamprologus
Dc Lestradea
Dc Lethrinops
Dc Limnochromis
Dc Limnotilapia
Dc Lobochilotes
Dc lodotropheus
Dc Maylandia
Dc Melanochromis
Dc Mylochromis
Dc Naevochromis
Dc Neochromis
Dc Neolamprologus
Dc Nimbochromis
Dc Nyassachromis
Dc Ophthalmotilapia
Dc Oreochromis
Dc Otopharynx
Dc Paracyprichromis
Dc Perrissodus
Dc Petrochromis
Dc Petrotilipia
Dc Platytaeniodus
Dc Plecodus
Dc Protomelas
Dc Pseudosimochromis
Dc Pseudotropheus
Dc Pyxichromis
Dc Reganochromis
Dc Sciaenochromis
Dc Simochromis
Dc Spathodus
Dc Tanganicodus
Dc Tetrnatochromis
Dc Trematocranus
Dc Tropheus
Dc Tyrannochromis
Dc Variabilichromis
Dc Xenotilapia
D Acarichthys
D Acaronia
D Aequidens
D Amphilophus
D Anomalochromis
D Archocentrus
D Astronotus 		D Biotodoma
D Bujurquinqa
D Caquetaia
D Chaenobranchopsis
D Chaetobranchus
D Cichla
D Cichlasoma
D Cleithracara
D Crenicichla
D Etroplus
D Geophagus
D Guianacara
D Gymnogeophagus
D Haplochromis
D Hemichromis
D Herichthys
D Heros
D Herotilapia
D Hoplarchus
D Hypselecara
D Hypsophrys
D Konia
D Krobia
D Laetacara
D Mazarunia
D Mesonauta
D Nandopsis
D Neetroplus
D Oreochromis
D Orthocromis
D Parachromis
D Paraneetroplus
D Paratilapia
D Paretroplus
D Petenia
D Pseudocrenilabrus
D Ptyochromis
D Pungu
D Retroculus
D Sarotherodon
D Santanoperca
D Steatocranus
D Stomotepia
D Symphysodon
D Tahuantisuyoa
D Theraps
D Thorichthys
D Tilapia
D Tomocochia
D Tylochromis
D Uaru
D Vieja

Labyrinth Fish (E)

Ea Betta splendens
E Anabas
E Badis
E Belontia
E Betta
E Colisa
E Ctenopoma
E Ctenops

 E Helostoma
E Luciocephalus
E Macropodus
E Malpulutta
E Microctenopoma
E Osphronemenus
E Parasphaerichthys 		E Parosphromenus
E Polycanthus
E Pseudosphromenus
E Sandelia
E Sphaerichthys
E Trichogaster
E Trichopsis

Killifish (F)

Fa Aphanius
F Adamas
F Adinia
F Aphyolebias
Fc Aphyosemion
Fb Aplocheilichthys
Fb Aplocheilus
Fe Austrofundulus
F Austrolebias
Fc Callopanchax
Fc Chromaphyosemion
F Crenichthys
F Cubanichthys
F Cualac
Fe Cynolebias
F Cynopoecilus
F Cyprinodon
F Diapteron
Fb Epiplatys
F Episemion
F Floridichthys

Fc Fundulopanchax
Fd Fundulus
F Garmanella
F Gnatholebias
F Hylopanchax
Fa Jordanella
F Kryptolebias
Fb Lacustricolis
F Lamprichthys
F Lebias
Fe Leptolebias
F Lucania
Fe Maratecoara
Fe Megalebias
F Megupsilon
F Micropanchax
F Millerichthys
F Moena
Fe Nematolebias
F Neofundulus
Ff Nothobranchius 		F Orestias
Fb Pachypanchax
F Papiliolebias
F Pituna
F Plataplochilus
Fe Plesiolebias
F Poropanchax
F Procatopus
F Profundulus
Fb Pseudoepiplatys
Fe Pterolebias
F Rachovia
Fe Rivulus
Fc Scriptaphyosemion
Fe Simpsonichthys
F Terranotus
F Tomeurus
F Trigonectes
F Valencia

Catfish (G &H)

G Auchenoglanis
G Brachyrhamdia
G Bratrochoglanis
G Bunocephalus
G Callichthys
G Chaca
G Ctenoloricaria
G Dianema
G Erethistes
G Gagata
G Goeldiella
G Hara
G Helogenes
G Hexanematichthys
G Hoplosternum
G Kryptopterus
G Lepthoplosternum
G Liosomadoras
G lmparfinis
G Megalechis
G Microglanis
G Parautropius
G Phractura
G Pseudacanthicus
G Schilbe
G Tatia
G Trachcorystes
G Trachelyichthys
G Tridensimilis
G Vandellia
Ga Auchenipterus
Ga Bagrus
Ga Calophysus
Ga Channallabes
Ga Clarias
Ga Dinotopterus
Ga Eremophilus
Ga Glyptoperichtys
Ga Gymnallabes
Ga Hemisorubin
Ga Heteropneustes
Ga Hypostomus
Ga Leiarus
Ga Pangasius
Ga Parauhenoglanis
Ga Perrunichthys
Ga Platyomatichthys
Ga Pterogoblichthys
Ga Rhamdia
Ga Scobiancistrus
Ga Soribum
Gb Acanthicus
Gb Ancistrus
Gb Aphanotorulus
Gb Apistoloricaria
Gb Baryancistrus
Gb Brochiloricaria
Gb Chaetostoma
Gb Cordylancistrus
Gb Corymbophanes
Gb Crossoloricaria
Gb Dasyloricaria
Gb Dekeyseria
Gb Delturus
Gb Dentectus
Gb Dolichancistrus
Gb Epactionotus
Gb Eurycheilichthys
Gb Exastilithoxus
Gb Farlowella
Gb Furcodontichthys

Gb Glyptoperichthys
Gb Harttia
Gb Harttiella
Gb Hemiloricaria
Gb Hemiodontichthys
Gb Hisonotus
Gb Hopliancistrus
Gb Hypancistrus
Gb Hypoptopoma
Gb Hypostomus
Gb Isbrueckerichthys
Gb Isorineloricaria
Gb Kronichthys
Gb Lamontichthys
Gb Lasiancistrus
Gb Leptoancistrus
Gb Limatulichthys
Gb Lithogenes
Gb Lithoxus
Gb Loricaria
Gb Loricariichthys
Gb Megalancistrus
Gb Metaloricaria
Gb Microlepidogaster
Gb Nannoptopoma
Gb Neblinichthys
Gb Neoplecostomus
Gb Niobichthys
Gb Oligancistrus
Gb Otocinclus
Gb Otothyris
Gb Otothyropsis
Gb Oxyropsis
Gb Panaque
Gb Paraloricaria
Gb Parancistrus
Gb Pareiorhaphis
Gb Pareiorhina
Gb Parotocinclus
Gb Peckoltia
Gb Planiloricaria
Gb Pogonopoma
Gb Pseudancistrus
Gb Pseudohemiodon
Gb Pseudolithoxus
Gb Pseudoloricaria
Gb Pseudorinelepis
Gb Pseudotocinclus
Gb Pseudotothyris
Gb Pterygoplichthys
Gb Pyxiloricaria
Gb Reganella
Gb Rhadinoloricaria
Gb Rhinelepis
Gb Ricola
Gb Rineloricaria
Gb Schizolecis
Gb Spatuloricaria
Gb Spectracanthicus
Gb Sturisoma
Gb Sturisomatichthys
Gc Brachysynodontis
Gc Chiloglanis
Gc Euchilichthys
Gc Hemisynodontis
Gc Microsynodontis
Gc Mochokiella
Gc Mochokus
Gd Brachyplatystoma
Gd Calophysus 		Gd Cheirocerus
Gd Hypophthalmus
Gd Luciopimelodus
Gd Phractocephalus
Gd Pimelodina
Gd Pimelodus
Gd Platynematichthys
Gd Platysilurus
Gd Pseudoplatystoma
Gd Sorubim
Gd Sorubimichthys
Ge Amarginops
Ge Anaspidoglanis
Ge Austroglanis
Ge Bagrichthys
Ge Bagroides
Ge Batasio
Ge Bathybagrus
Ge Chrysichthys
Ge Clarotes
Ge Coreobagrus
Ge Gephyroglanis
Ge Hemibagrus
Ge Hemileiocassis
Ge Horabagrus
Ge Leiocassis
Ge Lophiobagrus
Ge Mystus
Ge Nanobagrus
Ge Parauchenoglanis
Ge Pardiglanis
Ge Pelteobagrus
Ge Phyllonemus
Ge Platyglanis
Ge Pseudobagrus
Ge Pseudomystus
Ge Rama
Ge Rita
Ge Sperata
Gf Acanthodoras
Gf Agamyxis
Gf Amblydoras
Gf Anadoras
Gf Anduzedoras
Gf Astrodoras
Gf Centrochir
Gf Centrodoras
Gf Doraops
Gf Doras
Gf Franciscodoras
Gf Hassar
Gf Hemidoras
Gf Hypodoras
Gf Kalyptodoras
Gf Leptodoras
Gf Lithodoras
Gf Megalodoras
Gf Merodoras
Gf Nemadoras
Gf Opsodoras
Gf Orinocodoras
Gf Oxydoras
Gf Physopyxis
Gf Platydoras
Gf Pterodoras
Gf Rhinodoras
Gf Rhynchodoras
Gf Scorpiodoras
Gf Trachydoras
Gf Wertheimeria

Rasboras (J)

Boraras
Microrasbora
Paraluciosoma

 Rasbora
Rasborichthys 		Rasboroides
Trigonostigma

Danios & WCMM (K)

Ka Aphyocypris
Kb Hemigrammocypris

 K Celestichthys
K  Chela
K Danio
K Danionella 		K Devario
K Esomus
K Inlecypris
K Sandadanio

Loaches (L)

La Botia
La Chromobotia
La Leptobotia
La Parabotia
La Sinibotia
La Syncrossus
La Yasuhikotakia

 L Acanthocobitis
L Lepidocephalus
L Mesonemacheitus
L Nemacheilus
L Pangio
L Schistura
L Sewellia

AOS Egglayers (M)

Ma Balantiocheilus
Ma Crossocheilus
Ma Epalzeorhynchus
Ma Labeo
Mb Oryzias
Mc Bedotia
Mc Cairnsichthys
Mc Chilatherina
Mc Glossolepis
Mc Iriatherina
Mc Marosatherina
Mc Melanotaenia
Mc Pseudomugil
Mc Rhadinocentrus
M Ambassis
M Barilius
M Brachygobius
M Brienomyrus
M Carinotetraodon
M Channa
M Chlamydogobius
M Cirrhinus
M Colomesus
M Dantoides

M Dormitator
M Eirmotus
M Eleotris
M Enneacampus
M Erpetoichthys
M Garra
M Glossogobius
M Gnathonemus
M Gobiodes
M Gyrinocheilus
M Hippichthys
M Horadandia
M Hypseleotris
M lndostomus
M Luciosoma
M Macrognathus
M Marcusenius
M Mastacembelus
M Mogurnda
M Monocirrhus
M Monodactylus
M Mugilogobius
M Nandus 		M Notopterus
M Opsaridium
M Osteochilus
M Oxyeloetris
M Oxygaster
M Pantodon
M Parachanna
M Parachela
M Periophthalmus
M Polycentrus
M Pristolepis
M Pseudoambassis
M Pseudogobius
M Redigobius
M Sawbwa
M Scatophagus
M Schistomagobius
M Selenotoca
M Stigmatogobius
M Stiphodon
M Tateurndina
M Teradon
M Toxotes

Livebearers (O,P,Q,R,S & T)

O Poecilia (guppy)
P Poecilia (Mollies, cultivated)
P Xiphophorus (Platies, cultivated)
P Xiphophorus (Swordtails, cultivated)
Q Xiphophorus (Swordtails, wild forms)
R Xiphophorus (Platies, wild forms)
R Xiphophorus (platy, wild forms)
S Limia
S Micropoecilia
S Pamphorichthys
S Poecilia
Ta Allodontichthys
Ta Alloophorus
Ta Allotoca
Ta Ameca
Ta Ataeniobius
Ta Chapalichthys
Ta Characodon
Ta Girardinichthys
Ta Goodea
Ta Hubbsina

 Ta Ilyodon
Ta Neoophorus
Ta Skiffia
Ta Xenoophorus
Ta Xenotaenia
Ta Xenotoca
Ta Zoogoneticus
Tb Dermogenys
Tb Hemirhamphodon
Tb Nomorhamphus
Tc Anableps
Tc Jenynsia
T Alfaro
T Belonesox
T Brachyrhaphis
T Carlhubbsia
T Cnesterodon
T Flexipenis
T Gambusia
T Girardinus
T Heterandria
T Heterophallus
T Hysterocarpus
T Neoheterandria
T Phallichthys
T Phatloceros
T Phalloptychus
T Phallotorynus
T Poeciliopsis
T Potomotrygon
T Priapella
T Priapichthys
T Pseudopoecilia
T Pseudoxiphophorus
T Quintana
T Scolichthys
T Tomeurus
T Xenodexia
T Xenophallus

Coldwater Fish (U,V & W)

U Goldfish (Single-tail)
V Goldfish (Twin-tail)
W Abbottina
W Abramis
W Acanthorhodeus
W Acheilognathus
W Acrossocheilus
W Alburnoides
W Alburnus
W Ammocrypta
W Barbatula
W Carassius
W Chologaster
W. Cobitus
W Cottus
W Ctenopharyngodon
W Cyprinella
W Cyprinus
W Elassoma
W Enneacanthus

W Etheostoma
W Forbesichthys
W Gasterosteus
W Gobio
W Gymnocephalus
W Hemiculter
W Hemimyzon
W Hypophthalmichthys
W Jinshaia
W Lepomis
W Leucaspius
W Leuciscus
W Luxilus
W Micropterus
W Misgurnus
W Notemigonus
W Notropis
W Perca
W Percina
W Phoxinus 		W Pimephales
W Pseudogastromyzon
W Pseudorasbora
W Pteronotropis
W Pungitius
W Rhinichthys
W. Rhinogobius
W Rhodeus
W Rutilus
W Sarcocheilichthys
W Scardinius
W Sinogastromyzon
W Squalidus
W Tanakia
W. Tanichthys
W Tinca
W Tribolodon
W Umbra
W Zacco

Plants (Z)

Za Rooted Plants

Zb Cuttings Zc Floating Plants

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