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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
Longtail knifefish
Sternopygus macrurus
Sternopygidae
Least Concern
Edible
Loreto tetra
Hyphessobrycon loretoensis
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Luciobarbus Graecus
Luciobarbus graecus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Luciosoma Bleekeri
Luciosoma bleekeri
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Macculloch's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maccullochi
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Macedonian vimba
Vimba melanops
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Macleay's glass perchlet
Pseudoambassis macleayi
Least Concern
Edible
Magdalena rivulus
Cynodonichthys magdalenae
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mahanadi rita
Rita chrysea
Ritidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malabar ricefish
Oryzias setnai
Adrianichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malagarasi sardine
Engraulicypris spinifer
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malawi eyebiter
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malawi gar
Lichnochromis acuticeps
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malawi spinyeel
Mastacembelus shiranus
Mastacembelidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malawi thick lip
Cheilochromis euchilus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malay combtail
Belontia hasselti
Osphronemidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mandarin fish
Siniperca chuatsi
Percichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Manduba
Ageneiosus inermis
Auchenipteridae
Least Concern
Edible
Mango tilapia
Sarotherodon galilaeus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mangrove molly
Poecilia orri
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mangrove rivulus
Kryptolebias marmoratus
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Manyspined ctenopoma
Ctenopoma multispine
Anabantidae
Least Concern
Edible
Marble goby
Oxyeleotris marmorata
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Edible
Marbled hatchetfish
Carnegiella strigata
Gasteropelecidae
Least Concern
Edible
Marbled swamp eel
Synbranchus marmoratus
Synbranchidae
Least Concern
Edible
Marcusenius Livingstonii
Marcusenius livingstonii
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Maroni eartheater
Geophagus harreri
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mbaraga
Acapoeta tanganicae
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Megalodoras Uranoscopus
Megalodoras uranoscopus
Doradidae
Least Concern
Edible
Melanochromis Simulans
Melanochromis simulans
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Melanotaenia Affinis
Melanotaenia affinis
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Melon barb
Haludaria fasciata
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Merry widow livebearer
Phallichthys amates
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Metallic livebearer
Girardinus metallicus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Metallic sheatfish
Phalacronotus apogon
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible
Mexican mojarra
Mayaheros urophthalmus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Midgley's grunter
Pingalla midgleyi
Terapontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Moggel
Labeo umbratus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Monteiri's bulldog
Marcusenius monteiri
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Moon Fish
Citharinus latus
Citharinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Moon fish
Citharinus citharus
Citharinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mormyrids
Mormyrus rume
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Mormyrids
Petrocephalus simus
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Mormyrus Macrophthalmus
Mormyrus macrophthalmus
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Mottled ctenopoma
Ctenopoma weeksii
Anabantidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mourning tetra
Brycon pesu
Bryconidae
Least Concern
Edible
Multibar citharine
Nannocharax multifasciatus
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Multispotted goby
Sicydium multipunctatum
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Edible