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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
Filtered Least Concern Edible only ✕ Clear all
Dark-margined flagtail
Kuhlia marginata
Kuhliidae Least Concern Edible
Darter characine
Apareiodon affinis
Parodontidae Least Concern Edible
Datnioides Polota
Datnioides polota
Datnioididae Least Concern Edible
Dawn tetra
Hyphessobrycon eos
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Day's glassy perchlet
Parambassis dayi
Ambassidae Least Concern Edible
Deccan mahseer
Tor khudree
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Deep-water hap
Placidochromis electra
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Deer faced cory
Corydoras cervinus
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Dinnawah snowtrout
Schizothorax progastus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Dinotopterus Cunningtoni
Dinotopterus cunningtoni
Clariidae Least Concern Edible
Diplotaxodon Limnothrissa
Diplotaxodon limnothrissa
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Discus tetra
Brachychalcinus orbicularis
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Distichodus Brevipinnis
Distichodus brevipinnis
Distichodontidae Least Concern Edible
Dorado
Salminus brasiliensis
Bryconidae Least Concern Edible
Doraops Zuloagai
Doraops zuloagai
Least Concern Edible
Doublespot acara
Aequidens pallidus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Dragonfin tetra
Pseudocorynopoma doriae
Stevardiidae Least Concern Edible
Dusky millions fish
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
Poeciliidae Least Concern Edible
Dwarf barb
Enteromius brevidorsalis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Dwarf citharine
Nannocharax machadoi
Distichodontidae Least Concern Edible
Dwarf rainbowfish
Melanotaenia praecox
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern Edible
Dwarf rasbora
Boraras maculatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
East Coast barb
Enteromius toppini
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Eastern bottlenose mormyrid
Mormyrus longirostris
Mormyridae Least Concern Edible
Eastern happy
Astatotilapia calliptera
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
Poeciliidae Least Concern Edible
Eastern rainbowfish
Melanotaenia splendida
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern Edible
Eel catfish
Channallabes apus
Clariidae Least Concern Edible
Electric blue hap
Sciaenochromis ahli
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Electric eel
Electrophorus electricus
Gymnotidae Least Concern Edible
Elephant snout
Mormyrus hasselquistii
Mormyridae Least Concern Edible
Elephant-snout fish
Mormyrus kannume
Mormyridae Least Concern Edible
Elongate tigerfish
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Alestidae Least Concern Edible
Ember tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Empire gudgeon
Hypseleotris compressa
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Epiplatys Spilargyreius
Epiplatys spilargyreius
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
Escherich's killi
Aphyosemion escherichi
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
Esomus Metallicus
Esomus metallicus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Estuary perch
Percalates colonorum
Least Concern Edible
Eugerres Mexicanus
Eugerres mexicanus
Gerreidae Least Concern Edible
Eutropiichthys Murius
Eutropiichthys murius
Ailiidae Least Concern Edible
Everglades pygmy sunfish
Elassoma evergladei
Elassomatidae Least Concern Edible
Fairy cichlid
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
False black lancer
Bagrichthys macropterus
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
False black tetra
Gymnocorymbus thayeri
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
False blochi catfish
Brochis delphax
Least Concern Edible
False blochi catfish
Corydoras delphax
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
False firemouth cichlid
Cribroheros robertsoni
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible