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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
Filtered Least Concern Edible only ✕ Clear all
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