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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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Macquarie perch
Macquaria australasica
Percichthyidae Endangered Edible
Marbled lyretail
Fundulopanchax marmoratus
Nothobranchiidae Endangered Edible
Martenstyn's barb
Systomus martenstyni
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Minkley's cichlid
Herichthys minckleyi
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
Mussullah barb
Hypselobarbus mussullah
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Niger tetra
Arnoldichthys spilopterus
Lepidarchidae Endangered Edible
Nilgiris barb
Hypselobarbus dubius
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Northern platyfish
Xiphophorus gordoni
Poeciliidae Endangered Edible
Ohrid trout
Salmo letnica
Salmonidae Endangered Edible
Owens pupfish
Cyprinodon radiosus
Cyprinodontidae Endangered Edible
Picotee goodeid
Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis
Goodeidae Endangered Edible
Poso halfbeak
Nomorhamphus celebensis
Zenarchopteridae Endangered Edible
Powder-blue panchax
Pachypanchax omalonotus
Aplocheilidae Endangered Edible
Prespa Nase
Chondrostoma prespense
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Putitor mahseer
Tor putitora
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Red rainbowfish
Glossolepis incisa
Melanotaeniidae Endangered Edible
Redtail splitfin
Xenotoca eiseni
Goodeidae Endangered Edible
Relict splitfin
Xenoophorus captivus
Endangered Edible
Rio pearlfish
Nematolebias whitei
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
Rocky kurper
Sandelia bainsii
Anabantidae Endangered Edible
Salt Creek pupfish
Cyprinodon salinus
Cyprinodontidae Endangered Edible
Sandkhol carp
Thynnichthys sandkhol
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Scardinius Graecus
Scardinius graecus
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Schizothorax Kozlovi
Schizothorax kozlovi
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Silonia Childreni
Silonia childreni
Ailiidae Endangered Edible
Silurus Aristotelis
Silurus aristotelis
Siluridae Endangered Edible
Sinocyclocheilus Tingi
Sinocyclocheilus tingi
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Spiketail gourami
Parosphromenus filamentosus
Osphronemidae Endangered Edible
Spiketail platyfish
Xiphophorus andersi
Poeciliidae Endangered Edible
Spotted rainbowfish
Glossolepis maculosa
Melanotaeniidae Endangered Edible
Spotted skiffia
Skiffia multipunctata
Goodeidae Endangered Edible
Steindachner's cichlid
Herichthys steindachneri
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
Sterlet sturgeon
Acipenser ruthenus
Acipenseridae Endangered Edible
Striped catfish
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
Pangasiidae Endangered Edible
Tanganyika lates
Lates angustifrons
Latidae Endangered Edible
Terver's lampeye
Plataplochilus terveri
Poeciliidae Endangered Edible
Toba betta
Betta rubra
Osphronemidae Endangered Edible
Twoline skiffia
Skiffia bilineata
Goodeidae Endangered Edible
White Sands pupfish
Cyprinodon tularosa
Cyprinodontidae Endangered Edible
Zebra loach
Botia striata
Botiidae Endangered Edible