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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
Golden killi
Aphyosemion aureum
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Golden mola hap
Mylochromis incola
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Golden Nile catfish
Chrysichthys auratus
Bagridae
Least Concern
Edible
Golden panchax
Pachypanchax playfairii
Aplocheilidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Golden pencilfish
Nannostomus beckfordi
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Golden perch
Macquaria ambigua
Percichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Golden pheasant panchax
Callopanchax occidentalis
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Golden pike-characin
Boulengerella lucius
Ctenoluciidae
Least Concern
Edible
Golden sand-eater
Lethrinops auritus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Golden skiffia
Skiffia francesae
Goodeidae
EW
Edible
Golden topminnow
Fundulus chrysotus
Fundulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Golden-margined hap
Otopharynx auromarginatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Goldencrown tetra
Aphyocharax alburnus
Characidae
Least Concern
Edible
Goldeneye cichlid
Nannacara anomala
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Goldfin tinfoil barb
Hypsibarbus malcolmi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Goldfinned barb
Puntius sachsii
Cyprinidae
Edible
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Goldie barb
Enteromius pallidus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Goldie River rainbowfish
Melanotaenia goldiei
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Goldspotted snakehead
Channa aurantimaculata
Channidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Goldspotted tetra
Hyphessobrycon griemi
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Goldstripe characin
Creagrutus beni
Stevardiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Goldstripe rasbora
Rasbora chrysotaenia
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Gorgeous barb
Clypeobarbus bellcrossi
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Gosse´s dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma gossei
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Granulated catfish
Pterodoras granulosus
Doradidae
Least Concern
Edible
Grass-eater
Distichodus rostratus
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Gray bichir
Polypterus senegalus
Polypteridae
Least Concern
Edible
Gray loach
Triplophysa dorsalis
Nemacheilidae
Least Concern
Edible
Grayling
Thymallus thymallus
Salmonidae
Least Concern
Edible
Great snakehead
Channa marulius
Channidae
Least Concern
Edible
Greater scissortail
Rasbora caudimaculata
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Green gold catfish
Corydoras melanotaenia
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Green gold catfish
Osteogaster melanotaenia
Least Concern
Edible
Green guapote
Mayaheros beani
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Green happy
Sargochromis codringtonii
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Green neon tetra
Paracheirodon simulans
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Green rivulus
Rivulus cylindraceus
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Green sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Centrarchidae
Least Concern
Edible
Green trout
Salmo viridis
Salmonidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Greenface aulonocara
Aulonocara saulosi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Greenface sandsifter
Lethrinops furcifer
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Greenstripe barb
Puntius vittatus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Greenstripe pencilfish
Nannostomus marilynae
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Grey-banded loach
Nemacheilus selangoricus
Nemacheilidae
Least Concern
Edible
Guapote
Parachromis dovii
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Guatemalan headstander
Roeboides guatemalensis
Characidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio
Gobionidae
Least Concern
Edible