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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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False jewel killi
Aphyosemion exigoideum
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
False macropterus
Aspidoras albater
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
False network catfish
Brochis sodalis
Least Concern Edible
False network catfish
Corydoras sodalis
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
False spotted catfish
Hoplisoma leucomelas
Least Concern Edible
False spotted catfish
Corydoras leucomelas
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
False yellowjacket cichlid
Parachromis motaguensis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Fanning pyrrhulina
Pyrrhulina rachoviana
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Fathead minnow
Pimephales promelas
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Featherfin cichlid
Cyathopharynx furcifer
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Featherfin tetra
Hemigrammus unilineatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Fenestratus
Protomelas fenestratus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Finescale tigerfish
Datnioides microlepis
Datnioididae Least Concern Edible
Fire eel
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia
Mastacembelidae Least Concern Edible
Firehead tetra
Petitella bleheri
Least Concern Edible
Fiveband barb
Desmopuntius pentazona
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Flag tetra
Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Flametail tetra
Aphyocharax erythrurus
Characidae Least Concern Edible
Flapnose sea catfish
Sciades dowii
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Flathead catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Ictaluridae Least Concern Edible
Flatwhiskered catfish
Pinirampus pirinampu
Pimelodidae Least Concern Edible
Flavescent peacock
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
Centrarchidae Least Concern Edible
Fourspine cichlid
Neolamprologus tetracanthus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Frecklefin eel
Macrognathus maculatus
Mastacembelidae Least Concern Edible
Fringed-lipped peninsula carp
Labeo fimbriatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
gamefish
Barbus peloponnesius
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
gamefish, aquarium
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
Acestrorhynchidae Least Concern Edible
gamefish, aquarium
Dimidiochromis kiwinge
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Gangetic leaffish
Nandus nandus
Nandidae Least Concern Edible
Gangetic mystus
Mystus cavasius
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Gangetic scissortail rasbora
Rasbora rasbora
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Gar characin
Ctenolucius hujeta
Ctenoluciidae Least Concern Edible
Garra Orientalis
Garra orientalis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Garua bachcha
Clupisoma garua
Ailiidae Least Concern Edible
Giant danio
Devario aequipinnatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Giant gourami
Osphronemus goramy
Osphronemidae Least Concern Edible
Giant Haplochromis
Hemitilapia oxyrhynchus
Least Concern Edible
Giant hatchetfish
Thoracocharax securis
Gasteropelecidae Least Concern Edible
Giant river-catfish
Sperata seenghala
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Giant tigerfish
Hydrocynus goliath
Alestidae Least Concern Edible
Glass bloodfin
Prionobrama filigera
Characidae Least Concern Edible
Glass catfish
Kryptopterus bicirrhis
Siluridae Least Concern Edible
Glass fish
Parachela oxygastroides
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Glass headstander
Charax gibbosus
Characidae Least Concern Edible
Glass schilbid
Parailia pellucida
Schilbeidae Least Concern Edible
Glass tetra
Bario oligolepis
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Glass tetra
Moenkhausia oligolepis
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible