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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
Day's glassy perchlet
Parambassis dayi
Ambassidae
Least Concern
Edible
Deccan mahseer
Tor khudree
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Deccan Nangra
Gagata itchkeea
Sisoridae
Vulnerable
Edible
Decorus Decorus
Decorus decorus
Critically Endangered
Edible
Deep-water hap
Placidochromis electra
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Deer faced cory
Corydoras cervinus
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Delicate swordtail
Xiphophorus cortezi
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Diamond tetra
Makunaima pittieri
Endangered
Edible
Dinnawah snowtrout
Schizothorax progastus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Dinotopterus Cunningtoni
Dinotopterus cunningtoni
Clariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Diplotaxodon Limnothrissa
Diplotaxodon limnothrissa
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Discus tetra
Brachychalcinus orbicularis
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Distichodus Brevipinnis
Distichodus brevipinnis
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Dogtooth rivulus
Cynodonichthys tenuis
Rivulidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Dominican gambusia
Gambusia dominicensis
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Dorado
Salminus brasiliensis
Bryconidae
Least Concern
Edible
Doraops Zuloagai
Doraops zuloagai
Least Concern
Edible
Doublespot acara
Aequidens pallidus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Draa trout
Salmo multipunctatus
Salmonidae
Edible
Dragonfin tetra
Pseudocorynopoma doriae
Stevardiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Dusky betta
Betta fusca
Osphronemidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Dusky millions fish
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Dusky splitfin
Goodea gracilis
Goodeidae
Edible
Dwarf barb
Enteromius brevidorsalis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Dwarf botia
Ambastaia sidthimunki
Botiidae
Endangered
Edible
Dwarf citharine
Nannocharax machadoi
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Dwarf molly
Poecilia chica
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Dwarf rainbowfish
Melanotaenia praecox
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Dwarf rasbora
Boraras maculatus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Dwarf snakehead
Channa kelaartii
Channidae
Near Threatened
Edible
East Coast barb
Enteromius toppini
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Eastern bottlenose mormyrid
Mormyrus longirostris
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Eastern happy
Astatotilapia calliptera
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Eastern rainbowfish
Melanotaenia splendida
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Eel catfish
Channallabes apus
Clariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Electric blue hap
Sciaenochromis ahli
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Electric eel
Electrophorus electricus
Gymnotidae
Least Concern
Edible
Elegant paradise fish
Polynemus multifilis
Polynemidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Elephant ear gourami
Osphronemus exodon
Osphronemidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Elephant snout
Mormyrus hasselquistii
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Elephant-snout fish
Mormyrus kannume
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Elongate hatchetfish
Triportheus elongatus
Triportheidae
Edible
Elongate nothobranch
Nothobranchius elongatus
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Elongate tigerfish
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Ember tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Emperor tetra
Nematobrycon palmeri
Acestrorhamphidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Empire gudgeon
Hypseleotris compressa
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Edible