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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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Bannertail catfish
Corydoras robineae
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Bannertail catfish
Brochis robineae
Least Concern Edible
Baram snakehead
Channa baramensis
Channidae Least Concern Edible
Barbatula Nuda
Barbatula nuda
Nemacheilidae Least Concern Edible
Barbel steed
Hemibarbus labeo
Gobionidae Least Concern Edible
Barbodes Cataractae
Barbodes cataractae
Cyprinidae Critically Endangered Edible
Barbodes Herrei
Barbodes herrei
Cyprinidae EX Edible
Barred grunter
Amniataba percoides
Terapontidae Least Concern Edible
Barred hemiodus
Hemiodus quadrimaculatus
Hemiodontidae Least Concern Edible
Barred loach
Nemacheilus fasciatus
Nemacheilidae Least Concern Edible
Barred sorubim
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
Pimelodidae Least Concern Edible
Barred splitfin
Chapalichthys encaustus
Goodeidae Vulnerable Edible
Barton's cichlid
Herichthys bartoni
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
Basket hap
Mylochromis lateristriga
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Batchwa vacha
Eutropiichthys vacha
Ailiidae Least Concern Edible
Bathybagrus Graueri
Bathybagrus graueri
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Bay snook
Petenia splendida
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Bayad
Bagrus bajad
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Bayou topminnow
Fundulus nottii
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Beardless barb
Cyclocheilichthys apogon
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Bebe mormyrid
Hyperopisus bebe
Mormyridae Least Concern Edible
Benthochromis Tricoti
Benthochromis tricoti
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Beysehir bleak
Alburnus akili
Cyprinidae EX Edible
Biajaca
Nandopsis tetracanthus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Bigeye lates
Lates mariae
Latidae Critically Endangered Edible
Bighead catfish
Clarias macrocephalus
Clariidae Data Deficient Edible
Bighead goby
Ponticola kessleri
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Bighead pupfish
Cyprinodon pachycephalus
Cyprinodontidae Critically Endangered Edible
Bigspot barb
Barbodes dunckeri
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Black Amur bream
Megalobrama terminalis
Cyprinidae Edible
Black band catfish
Corydoras zygatus
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Black band catfish
Osteogaster zygata
Least Concern Edible
Black bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Ictaluridae Least Concern Edible
Black buntingi
Oryzias nigrimas
Adrianichthyidae Near Threatened Edible
Black crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Centrarchidae Least Concern Edible
Black curbinata
Plagioscion auratus
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Black Diamond Madagascar cichlid
Paratilapia polleni
Cichlidae Vulnerable Edible
black fish
Carassioides acuminatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Black morpho tetra
Poecilocharax weitzmani
Crenuchidae Least Concern Edible
Black phantom tetra
Megalamphodus megalopterus
Least Concern Edible
Black prochilodus
Prochilodus nigricans
Prochilodontidae Least Concern Edible
Black sharkminnow
Labeo chrysophekadion
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Black tilapia
Oreochromis placidus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Black-jacket tetra
Moenkhausia takasei
Acestrorhamphidae Data Deficient Edible
Blackback barb
Enteromius barnardi
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Blackbanded rainbowfish
Melanotaenia nigrans
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern Edible
Blackbarred limia
Limia nigrofasciata
Poeciliidae Critically Endangered Edible
Blackbelly limia
Limia melanogaster
Poeciliidae Near Threatened Edible