Top 21 Most Expensive Fish

In The World Most

Expensive Freshwater Fish
Platinum Arowana
(Osteoglossum bircurrhosum)

The Asian Arowana is a large aquarium

fish that is difficult to breed in captivity
and is on the endangered species list . It is
also believed to bring good luck and
prosperity in Asian culture, which has
driven up the demand for it. The price of an
Asian Arowana can run you the same
amount as a new car or even a home. The
silver Arowana, which is not native to Asia,
has also become expensive due to the high demand for the Asian Arowana.

Freshwater Polka Dot Stingray

(Potamotrygon leopoldi)

The Xingu River ray, white-blotched river

stingray, or polka-dot stingray
(Potamotrygon leopoldi) is a species of
freshwater fish in the family
Potamotrygonidae. It is endemic to the
Xingu River basin in Brazil and as such
prefers clear waters with rocky bottoms. It is
sometimes kept in aquaria, like its more common relative the Motoro.
Blue-eyed pleco (Panaque Cochliodon)
The blue-eyed pleco (Panaque cochliodon) is a
herbivorous freshwater armored catfish that is endemic
to Colombia. It is found in the Cauca and Magdalena
River basins. The species grows up to 16 inches. It is
distinguished from many loricariids by being dark grey
to black and having bright, turquoise-coloured eyes.
The blue-eyed pleco is closely related to the popular
plecostomus catfish kept in many aquaria as an algae
eater.

Golden Alligator Gar (Atractosteus

spatula) is a species of freshwater fish
belonging to the genus Atractosteus. It
is the largest species in the gar family
and one of the largest freshwater fish in
North America. The body of an alligator
gar is torpedo-shaped, usually brown or
olive colored, fading to a lighter gray or
yellow ventral surface. In very rare
occurrences, they can also be black,
seen in gars that have a high level of melanin. The eyes are translucent red
and the body is slightly shiny yellow. Alligator gar are often referred to as
“primitive fishes” or “living fossils,” because they have retained some
morphological characteristics of their early ancestors, such as a spiral
valve intestine, which is also common to the digestive system of sharks,
and the ability to breathe in both air and water. They are opportunistic night
predators and are primarily piscivores, but they will also ambush and eat
waterfowl and small mammals that may be floating on the surface.