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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
Little corydoras
Gastrodermus nanus
Least Concern
Edible
Little corydoras
Corydoras nanus
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Little rainbowfish
Melanotaenia wilsoni
Melanotaeniidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Littletooth sandeater
Lethrinops microstoma
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Lobetoothed piranha
Pygopristis denticulata
Serrasalmidae
Least Concern
Edible
Lohit snakehead
Channa melanostigma
Channidae
Edible
Long finned Heteropneustes
Heteropneustes longipectoralis
Heteropneustidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Long nosed smudge spot cory
Corydoras ourastigma
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Long pectoral-fin minnow
Macrochirichthys macrochirus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Long tom
Strongylura krefftii
Belonidae
Least Concern
Edible
Long whiskers catfish
Mystus gulio
Bagridae
Least Concern
Edible
Long-barbel sheatfish
Kryptopterus limpok
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible
Long-fatty finned mystus
Mystus singaringan
Bagridae
Least Concern
Edible
Long-whiskered catfish
Sperata aor
Bagridae
Least Concern
Edible
Longear sunfish
Lepomis megalotis
Centrarchidae
Least Concern
Edible
Longfin killie
Pterolebias longipinnis
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Longfin tilapia
Oreochromis macrochir
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Longjaw grenadier anchovy
Coilia macrognathos
Engraulidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Longnose dace
Rhinichthys cataractae
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Longnose sooty grunter
Hephaestus epirrhinos
Terapontidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Longsnout distichodus
Distichodus lusosso
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Longtail knifefish
Sternopygus macrurus
Sternopygidae
Least Concern
Edible
Loreto tetra
Hyphessobrycon loretoensis
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Lover's Lake killifish
Fundulus relictus
Fundulidae
Edible
Luciobarbus Graecus
Luciobarbus graecus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Luciosoma Bleekeri
Luciosoma bleekeri
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Lyrefin pearlfish
Simpsonichthys boitonei
Rivulidae
Endangered
Edible
Macculloch's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maccullochi
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Macedonian vimba
Vimba melanops
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Macleay's glass perchlet
Pseudoambassis macleayi
Least Concern
Edible
Macquarie perch
Macquaria australasica
Percichthyidae
Endangered
Edible
Magdalena rivulus
Cynodonichthys magdalenae
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mahanadi rita
Rita chrysea
Ritidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malabar ricefish
Oryzias setnai
Adrianichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malabar snakehead
Channa diplogramma
Channidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Malagarasi sardine
Engraulicypris spinifer
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malawi eyebiter
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malawi gar
Lichnochromis acuticeps
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malawi spinyeel
Mastacembelus shiranus
Mastacembelidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malawi thick lip
Cheilochromis euchilus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malay combtail
Belontia hasselti
Osphronemidae
Least Concern
Edible
Malayan flying barb
Esomus malayensis
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Mandarin fish
Siniperca chuatsi
Percichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Manduba
Ageneiosus inermis
Auchenipteridae
Least Concern
Edible
Mango tilapia
Sarotherodon galilaeus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mangrove molly
Poecilia orri
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mangrove rivulus
Kryptolebias marmoratus
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Manyspined ctenopoma
Ctenopoma multispine
Anabantidae
Least Concern
Edible