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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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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