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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
Threespot eartheater
Satanoperca daemon
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Threespot headstander
Pseudanos trimaculatus
Anostomidae
Least Concern
Edible
Threespot torpedo
Exochochromis anagenys
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Threestripe gourami
Trichopsis schalleri
Osphronemidae
Least Concern
Edible
Threestripe pencilfish
Nannostomus trifasciatus
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Thryssocypris Tonlesapensis
Thryssocypris tonlesapensis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tiger botia
Syncrossus helodes
Botiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tiger fish
Hydrocynus vittatus
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tiger loach
Syncrossus hymenophysa
Botiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tiger sorubim
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
Pimelodidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tiger-fish
Hydrocynus brevis
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tigris bream
Acanthobrama marmid
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Top minnow
Belonesox belizanus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Torpedo robber
Alestes macrophthalmus
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Trahira
Hoplias malabaricus
Erythrinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Triplophysa Tenuis
Triplophysa tenuis
Nemacheilidae
Least Concern
Edible
Trout barb
Raiamas bola
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
True big-scale tetra
Brycinus macrolepidotus
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tucan fish
Chalceus erythrurus
Chalceidae
Least Concern
Edible
Two-striped Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Twospot catfish
Mystus nigriceps
Bagridae
Least Concern
Edible
Twospot lebiasina
Lebiasina bimaculata
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Twospot rasbora
Rasbora elegans
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Twostripe lyretail
Aphyosemion bivittatum
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Twostripe pencilfish
Nannostomus digrammus
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Twostriped dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma bitaeniata
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Upjaw barb
Coptostomabarbus wittei
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Upsidedown catfish
Synodontis batensoda
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Edible
Uruguay tetra
Cheirodon interruptus
Characidae
Least Concern
Edible
Uruguayan eartheater
Gymnogeophagus australis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Variable platyfish
Xiphophorus variatus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Verduya's hap
Copadichromis trimaculatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Vermiculated sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Volga pikeperch
Sander volgensis
Percidae
Least Concern
Edible
Wahrindi
Synodontis schall
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Edible
Wallago Leerii
Wallago leerii
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible
Walleye
Sander vitreus
Percidae
Least Concern
Edible
Wami tilapia
Oreochromis urolepis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
Centrarchidae
Least Concern
Edible
Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible
West African pygmy herring
Sierrathrissa leonensis
Dorosomatidae
Least Concern
Edible
Western bottlenose mormyrid
Mormyrus lacerda
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Western rainbowfish
Melanotaenia australis
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
White-eye
Oxyzygonectes dovii
Anablepidae
Least Concern
Edible
Whiteside pencilfish
Nannostomus bifasciatus
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Widehead catfish
Clarotes laticeps
Bagridae
Least Concern
Edible
X-ray tetra
Pristella maxillaris
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Xenocypris Davidi
Xenocypris davidi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible