Tilapia and catfish are the most popular fish species in aquaponics. However, they are not well-accepted in all markets, and finding alternative species is important in order to increase the variety of food products and meet market demands. South America has several potential fish species for aquaponics systems. Encouraging the implementation of integrated aquaculture systems by providing information about the production of South American species can help to increase the supply of high-quality food and aquaculture diversification. Thus, data for five South American fish species with potential for aquaponics were compared with existing data for the main traditional warm water species in this system, tilapia and catfish. Moreover, the degree of suitability of the novel species for these systems in terms of zootechnical performance, tolerance to water quality and nutritional composition of fish flesh were discussed. The South American species considered were jundia or silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen), yellowtail lambari (Astyanax lacustris), pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus), tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and snook (Centropomus spp.). Their description and the tabular comparison with the most traditional aquaponic-cultured species show they are suited for this production system. How suitable they are will depend on the system design, as well as the regional characteristics of the market where they will be produced.

罗非鱼和cat鱼是鱼菜共生中最受欢迎的鱼类。但是，它们并非在所有市场上都被人们接受，因此寻找替代物种对于增加食品种类和满足市场需求很重要。南美洲有几种潜在的鱼共养系统。通过提供有关南美物种生产的信息来鼓励实施综合水产养殖系统，可以帮助增加优质食品和水产养殖多样化的供应。因此，将具有共生潜力的五个南美鱼类的数据与该系统中主要传统温水物种罗非鱼和cat鱼的现有数据进行了比较。此外，就动物技术性能而言，新物种对这些系统的适应性程度，讨论了对鱼肉水质和营养成分的耐受性。所考虑的南美物种为jundia或银cat鱼（鼠李（Rhamdia quelen），yellow鱼（Astyanax lacustris），pacu（Piaractus mesopotamicus），tambaqui（Colossoma macropomum）和snook（Centropomus spp。）。它们的描述以及与最传统的水培养殖物种的表格比较表明，它们适用于该生产系统。它们的适用性取决于系统设计以及生产它们的市场区域特征。