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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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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