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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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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
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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