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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
Bulldog goodeid
Alloophorus robustus
Goodeidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Carolina pygmy sunfish
Elassoma boehlkei
Elassomatidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Cathorops Mapale
Cathorops mapale
Ariidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Cherry barb
Puntius titteya
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Chinese sucker
Myxocyprinus asiaticus
Catostomidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Chirruh snowtrout
Schizothorax esocinus
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Copperstripe rasbora
Rasbora leptosoma
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Deccan Nangra
Gagata itchkeea
Sisoridae
Vulnerable
Edible
Elephant ear gourami
Osphronemus exodon
Osphronemidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Elongate nothobranch
Nothobranchius elongatus
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
European whitefish
Coregonus lavaretus
Salmonidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Fuscotaeniatus
Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
gamefish
Diplomystes camposensis
Diplomystidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Golden killi
Aphyosemion aureum
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Günther's catfish
Horabagrus brachysoma
Horabagridae
Vulnerable
Edible
Huchen
Hucho hucho
Salmonidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Hump-head
Cyrtocara moorii
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Hypsibarbus Lagleri
Hypsibarbus lagleri
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Incisilabeo Behri
Incisilabeo behri
Vulnerable
Edible
Irish pollan
Coregonus pollan
Salmonidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Jellybean tetra
Lepidarchus adonis
Lepidarchidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Killarney shad
Alosa killarnensis
Alosidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Lake Rukwa tilapia
Oreochromis rukwaensis
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Lake salmon
Opsaridium microlepis
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Lake Tebera rainbowfish
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Melanotaeniidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Leon Springs pupfish
Cyprinodon bovinus
Cyprinodontidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Little rainbowfish
Melanotaenia wilsoni
Melanotaeniidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Longfin tilapia
Oreochromis macrochir
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Longnose sooty grunter
Hephaestus epirrhinos
Terapontidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Malabar snakehead
Channa diplogramma
Channidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Mayland's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maylandi
Melanotaeniidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Mississippi paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
Polyodontidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Mnanzini nothobranch
Nothobranchius willerti
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Papuan rainbowfish
Melanotaenia papuae
Melanotaeniidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Pecos pupfish
Cyprinodon pecosensis
Cyprinodontidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Plain thicklip loach
Triplophysa labiata
Nemacheilidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Railroad Valley springfish
Crenichthys nevadae
Goodeidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Red striped lampeye
Plataplochilus miltotaenia
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Redtail barb
Enteromius gurneyi
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Ruaha lampeye
Lacustricola omoculatus
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Scaphognathops Bandanensis
Scaphognathops bandanensis
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Schizothorax Plagiostomus
Schizothorax plagiostomus
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Shovelnose sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Acipenseridae
Vulnerable
Edible
Sinarapan
Mistichthys luzonensis
Gobiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Slender pike cichlid
Teleocichla centisquama
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Small scale mud carp
Cirrhinus microlepis
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Small scaled nothobranch
Nothobranchius microlepis
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Smallmouth silverside
Chirostoma chapalae
Atherinopsidae
Vulnerable
Edible