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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
Blackbelt cichlid
Vieja maculicauda
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackbrow bleak
Acanthobrama microlepis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackfin goodea
Goodea atripinnis
Goodeidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackfin pearlfish
Argolebias nigripinnis
Near Threatened
Edible
Blackfinned snakehead
Channa melanoptera
Channidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Blacklancer catfish
Bagrichthys hypselopterus
Bagridae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackline barb
Barbodes dorsimaculatus
Cyprinidae
Edible
Blackline penguinfish
Thayeria boehlkei
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackline rasbora
Rasbora borapetensis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackline tetra
Hyphessobrycon scholzei
Acestrorhamphidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Blackspot barb
Dawkinsia filamentosa
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackspot climbing perch
Microctenopoma intermedium
Anabantidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackspotted snakehead
Channa panaw
Channidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackspotted topminnow
Fundulus olivaceus
Fundulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackstripe pencilfish
Nannostomus harrisoni
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackstripe topminnow
Fundulus notatus
Fundulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blacktail Brycon
Brycon falcatus
Bryconidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackthroat cichlid
Astatheros macracanthus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackwing hatchetfish
Carnegiella marthae
Gasteropelecidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blaufelchen
Coregonus wartmanni
Salmonidae
Endangered
Edible
Bleher's rainbowfish
Chilatherina bleheri
Melanotaeniidae
Endangered
Edible
Blind cave loach
Nemacheilus troglocataractus
Nemacheilidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Blind spiny eel
Mastacembelus brichardi
Mastacembelidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blotched snakehead
Channa maculata
Channidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blue acara
Andinoacara pulcher
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blue betta
Betta smaragdina
Osphronemidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Blue catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Ictaluridae
Least Concern
Edible
Blue Cheek Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma eunotus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blue danio
Danio kerri
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blue gularis
Fundulopanchax sjostedti
Nothobranchiidae
Endangered
Edible
Blue mbuna
Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blue notho
Nothobranchius patrizii
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blue orchid aulonocara
Aulonocara kandeense
Cichlidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Blue streak hap
Labidochromis caeruleus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bluefin killifish
Lucania goodei
Fundulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bluefinned snakehead
Channa bleheri
Channidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Bluespotted snakehead
Channa cyanospilos
Channidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Blunt-toothed African catfish
Clarias ngamensis
Clariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blunthead cichlid
Tropheus moorii
Cichlidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Boeseman's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
Melanotaeniidae
Endangered
Edible
Boggut labeo
Labeo boggut
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bolson pupfish
Cyprinodon atrorus
Cyprinodontidae
Endangered
Edible
Borna snakehead
Channa amphibeus
Channidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bornean leaffish
Nandus nebulosus
Nandidae
Least Concern
Edible
Borneo algae-eater
Gyrinocheilus pustulosus
Gyrinocheilidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Borneo betta
Betta taeniata
Osphronemidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Borneo loach
Pangio shelfordii
Cobitidae
Least Concern
Edible
Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra
Bryconaethiops boulengeri
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible