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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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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