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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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Epiplatys Spilargyreius
Epiplatys spilargyreius
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
Escherich's killi
Aphyosemion escherichi
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
Esomus Metallicus
Esomus metallicus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Estuarine sea catfish
Cathorops aguadulce
Ariidae Edible
Estuary perch
Percalates colonorum
Least Concern Edible
Eugerres Mexicanus
Eugerres mexicanus
Gerreidae Least Concern Edible
European whitefish
Coregonus lavaretus
Salmonidae Vulnerable Edible
Eutropiichthys Murius
Eutropiichthys murius
Ailiidae Least Concern Edible
Evelyn's cory
Hoplisoma evelynae
Data Deficient Edible
Everglades pygmy sunfish
Elassoma evergladei
Elassomatidae Least Concern Edible
Eyespot rasbora
Brevibora dorsiocellata
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Fairy catfish
Hoplisoma atropersonatum
Data Deficient Edible
Fairy catfish
Corydoras atropersonatus
Callichthyidae Data Deficient Edible
Fairy cichlid
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
False black lancer
Bagrichthys macropterus
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
False black tetra
Gymnocorymbus thayeri
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
False blochi catfish
Brochis delphax
Least Concern Edible
False blochi catfish
Corydoras delphax
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
False firemouth cichlid
Cribroheros robertsoni
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
False jewel killi
Aphyosemion exigoideum
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
False macropterus
Aspidoras albater
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
False network catfish
Brochis sodalis
Least Concern Edible
False network catfish
Corydoras sodalis
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
False spotted catfish
Hoplisoma leucomelas
Least Concern Edible
False spotted catfish
Corydoras leucomelas
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
False yellowjacket cichlid
Parachromis motaguensis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Fanning pyrrhulina
Pyrrhulina rachoviana
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Fathead minnow
Pimephales promelas
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Featherfin cichlid
Cyathopharynx furcifer
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Featherfin pearlfish
Simpsonichthys constanciae
Rivulidae Edible
Featherfin tetra
Hemigrammus unilineatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Fenestratus
Protomelas fenestratus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Finescale tigerfish
Datnioides microlepis
Datnioididae Least Concern Edible
Fire eel
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia
Mastacembelidae Least Concern Edible
Firehead tetra
Petitella bleheri
Least Concern Edible
Fiveband barb
Desmopuntius pentazona
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Flag tetra
Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Flame tetra
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Acestrorhamphidae Endangered Edible
Flametail tetra
Aphyocharax erythrurus
Characidae Least Concern Edible
Flapnose sea catfish
Sciades dowii
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Flathead catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Ictaluridae Least Concern Edible
Flathead trout
Salmo platycephalus
Salmonidae Endangered Edible
Flatwhiskered catfish
Pinirampus pirinampu
Pimelodidae Least Concern Edible
Flavescent peacock
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
Centrarchidae Least Concern Edible
Forktail lates
Lates microlepis
Latidae Critically Endangered Edible
Fortescus grunter
Leiopotherapon aheneus
Terapontidae Endangered Edible
Four-spotted Madagascar cichlid
Ptychochromis oligacanthus
Cichlidae Endangered Edible