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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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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