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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
Bowstripe barb
Enteromius viviparus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Brachirus Harmandi
Brachirus harmandi
Soleidae
Least Concern
Edible
Brazilian bocachico
Prochilodus brevis
Prochilodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Brazilian croaker
Pachyurus adspersus
Sciaenidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Bream
Chilotilapia rhoadesii
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bridle shiner
Notropis bifrenatus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Brilliant rasbora
Rasbora einthovenii
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Broad whitefish
Coregonus nasus
Salmonidae
Least Concern
Edible
Broadspotted molly
Poecilia latipunctata
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Broadstripe topminnow
Fundulus euryzonus
Fundulidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Brond-snout
Chondrostoma regium
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bronze featherback
Notopterus notopterus
Notopteridae
Least Concern
Edible
Brook stickleback
Culaea inconstans
Gasterosteidae
Least Concern
Edible
Brown pencilfish
Nannostomus eques
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bruening's killi
Scriptaphyosemion brueningi
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Brycinus Rhodopleura
Brycinus rhodopleura
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bryconaethiops Macrops
Bryconaethiops macrops
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bubu
Auchenoglanis occidentalis
Claroteidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bucktooth tetra
Exodon paradoxus
Characidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bull trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Salmonidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Bulldog
Marcusenius macrolepidotus
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Bulldog goodeid
Alloophorus robustus
Goodeidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Bumblebee fish
Brachygobius xanthozona
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Burbot
Lota lota
Lotidae
Least Concern
Edible
Burmese snakehead
Channa harcourtbutleri
Channidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Butter catfish
Ompok bimaculatus
Siluridae
Near Threatened
Edible
Butterfly barb
Enteromius hulstaerti
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Cá Lợ thân thâp
Cyprinus multitaeniatus
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
cá thèo
Pterocryptis cochinchinensis
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible
Cameroon killi
Aphyosemion cameronense
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Cameroon lampeye
Micropanchax camerunensis
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Cape Kurper
Sandelia capensis
Anabantidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Capitán de la Sabana
Eremophilus mutisii
Trichomycteridae
Least Concern
Edible
Carbonera pupfish
Cyprinodon fontinalis
Cyprinodontidae
Endangered
Edible
Carnatic carp
Barbodes carnaticus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Carolina pygmy sunfish
Elassoma boehlkei
Elassomatidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Cascafe Brycon
Brycon atrocaudatus
Bryconidae
Least Concern
Edible
Caspian barbel
Luciobarbus caspius
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Caspian lamprey
Caspiomyzon wagneri
Petromyzontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Caspian sand goby
Neogobius pallasi
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Catemaco livebearer
Poeciliopsis catemaco
Poeciliidae
Endangered
Edible
Catemaco molly
Poecilia catemaconis
Poeciliidae
Edible
Catemaco platyfish
Xiphophorus milleri
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Catfish
Synodontis membranaceus
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Edible
Cathorops Agassizii
Cathorops agassizii
Ariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Cathorops Arenatus
Cathorops arenatus
Ariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Cathorops Manglarensis
Cathorops manglarensis
Ariidae
Edible
Cathorops Mapale
Cathorops mapale
Ariidae
Vulnerable
Edible