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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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Guenther's mouthbrooder
Chromidotilapia guntheri
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Gulf killifish
Fundulus grandis
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Günther's catfish
Horabagrus brachysoma
Horabagridae Vulnerable Edible
Guyana leaffish
Polycentrus schomburgkii
Polycentridae Least Concern Edible
Guyanan croaker
Pachypops fourcroi
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Gymnocypris Przewalskii
Gymnocypris przewalskii
Edible
Haitian cichlid
Nandopsis haitiensis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Halfbanded pyrrhulina
Pyrrhulina laeta
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Halfline leporinus
Leporinus nigrotaeniatus
Anostomidae Least Concern Edible
Hampala barb
Hampala macrolepidota
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Handlirsch's minnow
Pseudophoxinus handlirschi
Cyprinidae EX Edible
Haplochromis borleyi redfin
Copadichromis borleyi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Haplochromis placodon pointed head
Trematocranus microstoma
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
Haplochromis quads
Copadichromis mbenjii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Haplochromis sunset
Dimidiochromis strigatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Haplochromis torpedo stripe
Mylochromis gracilis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Haplochromis yellow black line
Mylochromis melanonotus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Happy
Caprichromis liemi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Harlequin sharkminnow
Labeo cyclorhynchus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Hart's rivulus
Anablepsoides hartii
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
Headwater killifish
Tlaloc candalarius
Least Concern Edible
Hemibagrus Filamentus
Hemibagrus filamentus
Bagridae Data Deficient Edible
Hemibagrus Guttatus
Hemibagrus guttatus
Bagridae Data Deficient Edible
Hemibagrus Macropterus
Hemibagrus macropterus
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Hemibagrus Wyckii
Hemibagrus wyckii
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Hemibarbus Longirostris
Hemibarbus longirostris
Gobionidae Least Concern Edible
Hemibarbus Macracanthus
Hemibarbus macracanthus
Gobionidae Data Deficient Edible
Hemisilurus Heterorhynchus
Hemisilurus heterorhynchus
Siluridae Least Concern Edible
Hemisilurus Mekongensis
Hemisilurus mekongensis
Siluridae Least Concern Edible
Heteropneustes Kemratensis
Heteropneustes kemratensis
Heteropneustidae Least Concern Edible
Heteropneustes Nani
Heteropneustes nani
Heteropneustidae Edible
Highfin carpsucker
Carpiodes velifer
Catostomidae Least Concern Edible
Hispaniola pupfish
Cyprinodon bondi
Cyprinodontidae Endangered Edible
Hispaniolan rivulus
Rivulus roloffi
Rivulidae Near Threatened Edible
Hognosed brochis
Brochis multiradiatus
Least Concern Edible
Hoplias Microlepis
Hoplias microlepis
Erythrinidae Least Concern Edible
Hora white carp
Cirrhinus macrops
Cyprinidae Edible
Houting
Coregonus oxyrinchus
Salmonidae EX Edible
Hoven's carp
Leptobarbus hoevenii
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Howong betta
Betta unimaculata
Osphronemidae Data Deficient Edible
Hubers knife livebearer
Alfaro huberi
Poeciliidae Least Concern Edible
Huchen
Hucho hucho
Salmonidae Vulnerable Edible
Hump-head
Cyrtocara moorii
Cichlidae Vulnerable Edible
Humpbacked snakehead
Channa shingon
Channidae Edible
Humphead cichlid
Cyphotilapia frontosa
Cichlidae Near Threatened Edible
Hyphen barb
Enteromius bifrenatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Hypsibarbus Lagleri
Hypsibarbus lagleri
Cyprinidae Vulnerable Edible
Ide
Leuciscus idus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible