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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
aquarium
Epiplatys biafranus
Nothobranchiidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Hypsolebias notatus
Rivulidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Austrolebias vazferreirai
Rivulidae
Endangered
Edible
Aral barbel
Luciobarbus brachycephalus
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Arulius barb
Dawkinsia arulius
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Asian bonytongue
Scleropages formosus
Osteoglossidae
Endangered
Edible
Bamileke killi
Aphyosemion bamilekorum
Nothobranchiidae
Endangered
Edible
Barton's cichlid
Herichthys bartoni
Cichlidae
Endangered
Edible
Bigspot barb
Barbodes dunckeri
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Blaufelchen
Coregonus wartmanni
Salmonidae
Endangered
Edible
Bleher's rainbowfish
Chilatherina bleheri
Melanotaeniidae
Endangered
Edible
Blue gularis
Fundulopanchax sjostedti
Nothobranchiidae
Endangered
Edible
Boeseman's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
Melanotaeniidae
Endangered
Edible
Bolson pupfish
Cyprinodon atrorus
Cyprinodontidae
Endangered
Edible
Carbonera pupfish
Cyprinodon fontinalis
Cyprinodontidae
Endangered
Edible
Catemaco livebearer
Poeciliopsis catemaco
Poeciliidae
Endangered
Edible
Channa barb
Eechathalakenda ophicephalus
Endangered
Edible
Chiapas killifish
Tlaloc hildebrandi
Endangered
Edible
Cuatrocienegas killifish
Lucania interioris
Fundulidae
Endangered
Edible
Curmuca barb
Hypselobarbus curmuca
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Curve-bar cichlid
Herichthys labridens
Cichlidae
Endangered
Edible
Cyprinus Acutidorsalis
Cyprinus acutidorsalis
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Cyprinus Chilia
Cyprinus chilia
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Cyprinus Longipectoralis
Cyprinus longipectoralis
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Dalmatian barbelgudgeon
Aulopyge huegelii
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Darkedged splitfin
Girardinichthys multiradiatus
Goodeidae
Endangered
Edible
Diamond tetra
Makunaima pittieri
Endangered
Edible
Dwarf botia
Ambastaia sidthimunki
Botiidae
Endangered
Edible
Eyespot rasbora
Brevibora dorsiocellata
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Flame tetra
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Acestrorhamphidae
Endangered
Edible
Flathead trout
Salmo platycephalus
Salmonidae
Endangered
Edible
Fortescus grunter
Leiopotherapon aheneus
Terapontidae
Endangered
Edible
Four-spotted Madagascar cichlid
Ptychochromis oligacanthus
Cichlidae
Endangered
Edible
gamefish
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis
Diplomystidae
Endangered
Edible
Haplochromis placodon pointed head
Trematocranus microstoma
Cichlidae
Endangered
Edible
Hispaniola pupfish
Cyprinodon bondi
Cyprinodontidae
Endangered
Edible
Jamaican killifish
Cubanichthys pengelleyi
Cyprinodontidae
Endangered
Edible
Jipe tilapia
Oreochromis jipe
Cichlidae
Endangered
Edible
Karomo
Oreochromis karomo
Cichlidae
Endangered
Edible
Kikambala nothobranch
Nothobranchius interruptus
Nothobranchiidae
Endangered
Edible
Korhi barb
Hypselobarbus micropogon
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Kribi killi
Fundulopanchax fallax
Nothobranchiidae
Endangered
Edible
Labeo Potail
Labeo potail
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Lake Kutubu rainbowfish
Melanotaenia lacustris
Melanotaeniidae
Endangered
Edible
Lake sturgeon
Acipenser fulvescens
Acipenseridae
Endangered
Edible
Leaping barb
Laubuka caeruleostigmata
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Licorice gourami
Parosphromenus deissneri
Osphronemidae
Endangered
Edible
Lyrefin pearlfish
Simpsonichthys boitonei
Rivulidae
Endangered
Edible