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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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1,260 species
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Hypostomus punctatus
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Abactochromis labrosus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Porotergus gymnotus
Apteronotidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Enteromius leonensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Lethrinops leptodon
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Neolamprologus toae
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Labidochromis pallidus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Balitora annamitica
Balitoridae Least Concern Edible
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Otopharynx tetrastigma
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Otocinclus flexilis
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Buccochromis rhoadesii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Lebiasina astrigata
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
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Otopharynx tetraspilus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Hypostomus commersoni
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
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Champsochromis caeruleus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Ctenopharynx nitidus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Apistogramma ortmanni
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Tropheus brichardi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Nyassachromis serenus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Hemigrammus rodwayi
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Hyphessobrycon vilmae
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Orestias agassizii
Cyprinodontidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys neumanni
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Paracyprichromis nigripinnis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Labidochromis textilis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Hyphessobrycon inconstans
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Hyphessobrycon reticulatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyocharax dentatus
Characidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Lebiasina multimaculata
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
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Placidochromis longimanus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Tropheus kasabae
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys hildegardae
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Hypopomus artedi
Hypopomidae Least Concern Edible
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Gnathochromis pfefferi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Nannocharax latifasciatus
Distichodontidae Least Concern Edible
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Scriptaphyosemion roloffi
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Taeniochromis holotaenia
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Tropheops macrophthalmus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Lethrinops gossei
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion loennbergii
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Triportheus rotundatus
Triportheidae Least Concern Edible
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Nimbochromis livingstonii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Copadichromis likomae
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Lethrinops altus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Copadichromis cyaneus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Enteromius ablabes
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Placidochromis johnstoni
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Labidochromis strigatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible