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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
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