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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
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