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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
Marble goby
Oxyeleotris marmorata
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Edible
Marbled hatchetfish
Carnegiella strigata
Gasteropelecidae
Least Concern
Edible
Marbled lyretail
Fundulopanchax marmoratus
Nothobranchiidae
Endangered
Edible
Marbled swamp eel
Synbranchus marmoratus
Synbranchidae
Least Concern
Edible
Marbled swordtail
Xiphophorus meyeri
Poeciliidae
EW
Edible
Marcusenius Livingstonii
Marcusenius livingstonii
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Marico barb
Enteromius motebensis
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Marmorated medaka
Oryzias marmoratus
Adrianichthyidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Maroni eartheater
Geophagus harreri
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Martenstyn's barb
Systomus martenstyni
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Masked julie
Julidochromis transcriptus
Cichlidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Matano medaka
Oryzias matanensis
Adrianichthyidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Mayland's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maylandi
Melanotaeniidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Mbaraga
Acapoeta tanganicae
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Megalodoras Uranoscopus
Megalodoras uranoscopus
Doradidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mekong flying barb
Esomus longimanus
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Mekong giant catfish
Pangasianodon gigas
Pangasiidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Melanochromis Simulans
Melanochromis simulans
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Melanotaenia Affinis
Melanotaenia affinis
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Melon barb
Haludaria fasciata
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Merry widow livebearer
Phallichthys amates
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Metallic livebearer
Girardinus metallicus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Metallic sheatfish
Phalacronotus apogon
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible
Mexican mojarra
Mayaheros urophthalmus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Micronema Moorei
Micronema moorei
Siluridae
Edible
Midgley's grunter
Pingalla midgleyi
Terapontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mindanao rasbora
Rasbora philippina
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Minkley's cichlid
Herichthys minckleyi
Cichlidae
Endangered
Edible
Mississippi paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
Polyodontidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Mnanzini nothobranch
Nothobranchius willerti
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Moggel
Labeo umbratus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Monteiri's bulldog
Marcusenius monteiri
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Monterrey platyfish
Xiphophorus couchianus
Poeciliidae
EW
Edible
Montezuma swordtail
Xiphophorus montezumae
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Moon Fish
Citharinus latus
Citharinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Moon fish
Citharinus citharus
Citharinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mormyrids
Mormyrus rume
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Mormyrids
Petrocephalus simus
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Mormyrus Macrophthalmus
Mormyrus macrophthalmus
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Mottled ctenopoma
Ctenopoma weeksii
Anabantidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mountain rainbowfish
Melanotaenia monticola
Melanotaeniidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Mourning tetra
Brycon pesu
Bryconidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mud carp
Cirrhinus molitorella
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Multibar citharine
Nannocharax multifasciatus
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Multispotted goby
Sicydium multipunctatum
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Murray cod
Maccullochella peelii
Percichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
Esocidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mussullah barb
Hypselobarbus mussullah
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible