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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
Long finned Heteropneustes
Heteropneustes longipectoralis
Heteropneustidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Longjaw grenadier anchovy
Coilia macrognathos
Engraulidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Malayan flying barb
Esomus malayensis
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Mekong flying barb
Esomus longimanus
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Montezuma swordtail
Xiphophorus montezumae
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Neumann's suckermouth
Chiloglanis neumanni
Mochokidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Oaxaca killifish
Profundulus punctatus
Profundulidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Ornate snakehead
Channa ornatipinnis
Channidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Pacora
Plagioscion surinamensis
Sciaenidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Palenque priapella
Priapella compressa
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Pangasius Elongatus
Pangasius elongatus
Pangasiidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Panuco swordtail
Xiphophorus nigrensis
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Peten molly
Poecilia petenensis
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Procypris Mera
Procypris mera
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Puebla platyfish
Xiphophorus evelynae
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Pygmy swordtail
Xiphophorus pygmaeus
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Rainbow tetra
Nematobrycon lacortei
Acestrorhamphidae
Data Deficient
Edible
River threadfin
Polydactylus macrophthalmus
Polynemidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Rosy bitterling
Rhodeus ocellatus
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Rudolf lates
Lates longispinis
Latidae
Data Deficient
Edible
San Francisco croaker
Pachyurus francisci
Sciaenidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Sandwich Island sleeper
Eleotris sandwicensis
Eleotridae
Data Deficient
Edible
Scarlet badis
Dario dario
Badidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Schizothorax Meridionalis
Schizothorax meridionalis
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Semilabeo Notabilis
Semilabeo notabilis
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Signal barb
Labiobarbus festivus
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Sikukia Gudgeri
Sikukia gudgeri
Data Deficient
Edible
Small green utaka
Nyassachromis leuciscus
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Striped bystranka
Alburnoides taeniatus
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Taiwan shoveljaw carp
Onychostoma barbatulum
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Thai mahseer
Tor tambroides
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Tollo
Diplomystes chilensis
Diplomystidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Tor barb
Tor tor
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Twoband cichlid
Vieja bifasciata
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Urmia Lake chub
Acanthobrama urmianus
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Yellow swordtail
Xiphophorus clemenciae
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Yellowhump eartheater
Geophagus pellegrini
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Edible