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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
Coastal shiner
Notropis petersoni
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Coastal shiner
Alburnops petersoni
Least Concern
Edible
Cochu's blue tetra
Boehlkea fredcochui
Least Concern
Edible
Coffee-bean tetra
Hyphessobrycon takasei
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Common labeo
Labeo dussumieri
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Conchos pupfish
Cyprinodon eximius
Cyprinodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Congo barb
Clypeobarbus congicus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Congo tetra
Phenacogrammus interruptus
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Congolli
Pseudaphritis urvillii
Pseudaphritidae
Least Concern
Edible
Conguito sea catfish
Cathorops liropus
Ariidae
Edible
Convict julie
Julidochromis regani
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Coolie loach
Pangio kuhlii
Cobitidae
Least Concern
Edible
Copper mahseer
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Copper tetra
Hasemania melanura
Critically Endangered
Edible
Coppernose barb
Raiamas christyi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Copperstripe barb
Enteromius multilineatus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Copperstripe rasbora
Rasbora leptosoma
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Coregonus Migratorius
Coregonus migratorius
Salmonidae
Least Concern
Edible
Cornish jack
Mormyrops anguilloides
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Coroatá
Platynematichthys notatus
Least Concern
Edible
Corsula
Rhinomugil corsula
Mugilidae
Least Concern
Edible
Cosmochilus Harmandi
Cosmochilus harmandi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Couma sea catfish
Sciades couma
Ariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Creole perch
Percichthys trucha
Percichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Crescent betta
Betta imbellis
Osphronemidae
Least Concern
Edible
Crescent gambusia
Gambusia hurtadoi
Poeciliidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Croaking gourami
Trichopsis vittata
Osphronemidae
Least Concern
Edible
Cuatrocienegas killifish
Lucania interioris
Fundulidae
Endangered
Edible
Cuban killifish
Cubanichthys cubensis
Cyprinodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Cuchia
Ophichthys cuchia
Edible
Cuckoo Catfish
Synodontis petricola
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Edible
Curmuca barb
Hypselobarbus curmuca
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Curve-bar cichlid
Herichthys labridens
Cichlidae
Endangered
Edible
Cyprinus Acutidorsalis
Cyprinus acutidorsalis
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Cyprinus Barbatus
Cyprinus barbatus
Cyprinidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Cyprinus Chilia
Cyprinus chilia
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Cyprinus Ilishaestomus
Cyprinus ilishaestomus
Cyprinidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Cyprinus Longipectoralis
Cyprinus longipectoralis
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Dalmatian barbelgudgeon
Aulopyge huegelii
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Danube bleak
Alburnus chalcoides
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Dark sea catfish
Cathorops melanopus
Ariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Dark snakehead
Channa nox
Channidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Dark-margined flagtail
Kuhlia marginata
Kuhliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Darkedged splitfin
Girardinichthys multiradiatus
Goodeidae
Endangered
Edible
Darter characin
Characidium fasciatum
Crenuchidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Darter characine
Apareiodon affinis
Parodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Datnioides Polota
Datnioides polota
Datnioididae
Least Concern
Edible
Dawn tetra
Hyphessobrycon eos
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible