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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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1,910 species
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Gnathocharax steindachneri
Acestrorhynchidae Least Concern Edible
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Betta edithae
Osphronemidae Least Concern Edible
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Batrochoglanis raninus
Pseudopimelodidae Least Concern Edible
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Haplotaxodon microlepis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Labidochromis zebroides
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
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Nothobranchius jubbi
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion rectogoense
Nothobranchiidae Vulnerable Edible
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Aulonocara trematocephalum
Cichlidae Data Deficient Edible
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Rhamphochromis esox
Cichlidae Vulnerable Edible
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Apteronotus bonapartii
Apteronotidae Least Concern Edible
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Rachovia maculipinnis
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Nyassachromis microcephalus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Tetragonopterus chalceus
Characidae Least Concern Edible
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Lamprologus ornatipinnis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Lethrinops stridei
Cichlidae Data Deficient Edible
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Lethrinops argenteus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Simpsonichthys bokermanni
Rivulidae Edible
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Otopharynx speciosus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Leptobarbus melanotaenia
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Cyprinodon dearborni
Cyprinodontidae Least Concern Edible
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Petrochromis orthognathus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aristochromis christyi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Hypostomus cochliodon
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
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Cynotilapia axelrodi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Triglachromis otostigma
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys multifasciatus
Nothobranchiidae Data Deficient Edible
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Mchenga eucinostomus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Rhamphochromis woodi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Neolamprologus petricola
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Acrossocheilus parallens
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion lefiniense
Nothobranchiidae Data Deficient Edible
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Phenagoniates macrolepis
Characidae Least Concern Edible
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Lethrinops micrentodon
Cichlidae Data Deficient Edible
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Neolamprologus fasciatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Diplotaxodon argenteus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Betta coccina
Osphronemidae Vulnerable Edible
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Campellolebias dorsimaculatus
Rivulidae Critically Endangered Edible
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Lethrinops oculatus
Cichlidae Edible
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Lobochilotes labiata
Least Concern Edible
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Oryzias timorensis
Adrianichthyidae Critically Endangered Edible
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Limnotilapia dardennii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Fundulopanchax puerzli
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylossoma duriventre
Serrasalmidae Least Concern Edible
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Simpsonichthys santanae
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
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Buccochromis spectabilis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Oryzias mekongensis
Adrianichthyidae Least Concern Edible
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Rhamphochromis macrophthalmus
Cichlidae Edible
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Epiplatys singa
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible