Acanthastrea

3 species · LPS coral

Acanthurus

3 species · saltwater fish

Acropora

19 species · SPS coral

Amphiprion

9 species · saltwater fish

Andinoacara

2 species · freshwater fish

Anubias

10 species · aquatic plant

Apistogramma

3 species · freshwater fish

Caulastrea

2 species · LPS coral

Centropyge

8 species · saltwater fish

Chaetodon

4 species · saltwater fish

Chromis

2 species · saltwater fish

Chrysiptera

5 species · saltwater fish

Cirrhilabrus

5 species · saltwater fish

Corydoras

5 species · freshwater fish

Cryptocoryne

7 species · aquatic plant

Ctenochaetus

3 species · saltwater fish

Danio

5 species · freshwater fish

Dendrochirus

2 species · saltwater fish

Dichotomyctere

2 species · freshwater fish

Echinodorus

5 species · aquatic plant

Ecsenius

3 species · saltwater fish

Enoplometopus

2 species · marine invertebrate

Euphyllia

5 species · LPS coral

Goniopora

4 species · LPS coral

Gramma

2 species · saltwater fish

Halichoeres

2 species · saltwater fish

Hemianthus

2 species · aquatic plant

Hemigrammus

2 species · freshwater fish

Heteractis

4 species · anemone

Hippocampus

3 species · saltwater fish

Holacanthus

2 species · saltwater fish

Holothuria

2 species · marine invertebrate

Hygrophila

2 species · aquatic plant

Hyphessobrycon

4 species · freshwater fish

Limnobium

2 species · aquatic plant

Lobophyllia

3 species · LPS coral

Lysmata

4 species · marine invertebrate

Macrognathus

2 species · freshwater fish

Mastacembelus

2 species · freshwater fish

Melanotaenia

4 species · freshwater fish

Microsorum

5 species · aquatic plant

Mikrogeophagus

3 species · freshwater fish

Montipora

10 species · SPS coral

Osteoglossum

2 species · freshwater fish

Paguristes

2 species · marine invertebrate

Paracanthurus

2 species · saltwater fish

Paracheilinus

3 species · saltwater fish

Paracheirodon

2 species · freshwater fish

Pocillopora

2 species · SPS coral

Poecilia

3 species · freshwater fish

Polypterus

4 species · freshwater fish

Pomacanthus

4 species · saltwater fish

Potamotrygon

3 species · freshwater fish

Premnas

2 species · saltwater fish

Procambarus

3 species · freshwater invertebrate

Pseudanthias

4 species · saltwater fish

Pseudochromis

5 species · saltwater fish

Ricordea

2 species · soft coral

Rotala

2 species · aquatic plant

Salarias

2 species · saltwater fish

Scleropages

3 species · freshwater fish

Seriatopora

2 species · SPS coral

Stichodactyla

3 species · anemone

Stylophora

2 species · SPS coral

Symphyllia

2 species · LPS coral

Symphysodon

3 species · freshwater fish

Taxiphyllum

3 species · aquatic plant

Trachyphyllia

2 species · LPS coral

Trichopodus

2 species · freshwater fish

Trigonostigma

3 species · freshwater fish

Vallisneria

3 species · aquatic plant

Vesicularia

2 species · aquatic plant

Vittina

2 species · freshwater invertebrate

Xanthichthys

2 species · saltwater fish

Xenia

2 species · soft coral

Xiphophorus

2 species · freshwater fish

Zebrasoma

5 species · saltwater fish

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