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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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1,910 species
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Laimosemion gransabanae
Rivulidae Vulnerable Edible
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Callochromis melanostigma
Cichlidae Near Threatened Edible
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Tor tambra
Cyprinidae Data Deficient Edible
aquarium
Moenkhausia intermedia
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Bathyclarias longibarbis
Clariidae Least Concern Edible
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Acanthicus hystrix
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
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Telmatherina abendanoni
Telmatherinidae Near Threatened Edible
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Greenwoodochromis christyi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cynodonichthys siegfriedi
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
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Pangio anguillaris
Cobitidae Least Concern Edible
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Metynnis lippincottianus
Serrasalmidae Least Concern Edible
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Telmatochromis dhonti
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cynodonichthys uroflammeus
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
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Champsochromis spilorhynchus
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
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Nothobranchius neumanni
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Austrolebias nioni
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
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Hyphessobrycon minor
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Diplotaxodon ecclesi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Hemigrammus ulreyi
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Aulonocara guentheri
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
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Acanthicus adonis
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
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Otopharynx argyrosoma
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Leporinus striatus
Anostomidae Least Concern Edible
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Placidochromis polli
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Triportheus pictus
Triportheidae Least Concern Edible
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Pseudacanthicus pitanga
Loricariidae Edible
aquarium
Cynolebias griseus
Rivulidae Critically Endangered Edible
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Rachovia pyropunctata
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Petrochromis polyodon
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
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Austrolebias elongatus
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
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Leporinus multifasciatus
Anostomidae Data Deficient Edible
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Megalamphodus copelandi
Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion wildekampi
Nothobranchiidae Vulnerable Edible
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Tramitichromis brevis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Scriptaphyosemion guignardi
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Buccochromis heterotaenia
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Leporinus octofasciatus
Anostomidae Least Concern Edible
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Homaloptera orthogoniata
Balitoridae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys guineensis
Nothobranchiidae Vulnerable Edible
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Macrognathus taeniagaster
Mastacembelidae Edible
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Protomelas pleurotaenia
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pyrrhulina filamentosa
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Epiplatys biafranus
Nothobranchiidae Endangered Edible
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Lamprologus signatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Melanochromis melanopterus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Mchenga inornata
Cichlidae Data Deficient Edible
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Otopharynx selenurus
Cichlidae Data Deficient Edible
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Aphyosemion raddai
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible