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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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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