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Freshwater Fish Species

All freshwater fish species found in rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds worldwide. From tiny tetras to the giant arapaima — covering every continent.

18,067
Total Species
1,926
Endangered (EN+CR)
1,910
Edible Species
204
Families
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Plesiolebias aruana
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Copadichromis azureus
Cichlidae Near Threatened Edible
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Auchenipterichthys thoracatus
Auchenipteridae Least Concern Edible
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Acentronichthys leptos
Heptapteridae Least Concern Edible
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Lestradea stappersii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis balteatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Ancistrus temminckii
Loricariidae Edible
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Pseudotropheus perspicax
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Plesiolebias lacerdai
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Sturisomatichthys aureus
Data Deficient Edible
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Tramitichromis variabilis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys fasciolatus
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Gymnolebias gymnoventris
Endangered Edible
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Pseudotropheus fuscoides
Cichlidae Edible
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Hemibates stenosoma
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Taeniolethrinops furcicauda
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pterolebias zonatus
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Baileychromis centropomoides
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Stigmatochromis modestus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pseudotropheus crabro
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cyphocharax multilineatus
Curimatidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion pascheni
Nothobranchiidae Edible
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Orestias luteus
Cyprinodontidae Endangered Edible
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Petrochromis famula
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Titanolebias cheradophilus
Vulnerable Edible
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Cyprichromis leptosoma
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Neolamprologus prochilus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Matilebias affinis
Vulnerable Edible
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Pseudotropheus tursiops
Cichlidae Near Threatened Edible
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Titanolebias elongatus
Endangered Edible
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Pao leiurus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Matilebias alexandri
Vulnerable Edible
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Titanolebias monstrosus
Vulnerable Edible
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Titanolebias prognathus
Vulnerable Edible
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Rachovia brevis
Rivulidae Edible
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Corematodus taeniatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pethia stoliczkana
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Julidochromis marlieri
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Apistogramma linkei
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Oryzias curvinotus
Adrianichthyidae Data Deficient Edible
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Aulonocranus dewindti
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Otopharynx decorus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis anaphyrmus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys esekanus
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis melanotaenia
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Moema piriana
Rivulidae Critically Endangered Edible
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Pseudolithoxus anthrax
Loricariidae Near Threatened Edible
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Aphyosemion maculatum
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible