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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
Smallscale redfin
Pseudobarbus asper
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Snowtrout
Schizothorax richardsonii
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Spotfin betta
Betta macrostoma
Osphronemidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Spotfin chub
Cyprinella monacha
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Taimen
Hucho taimen
Salmonidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Three spotted tilapia
Oreochromis andersonii
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Threespot grunter
Hephaestus trimaculatus
Terapontidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Tigerfish
Rhamphochromis longiceps
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Tricolor sharkminnow
Balantiocheilos melanopterus
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Usangu lampeye
Lacustricola usanguensis
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Waccamaw killifish
Fundulus waccamensis
Fundulidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Waccamaw silverside
Menidia extensa
Atherinopsidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Wallago
Wallago attu
Siluridae
Vulnerable
Edible
White-blotched river stingray
Potamotrygon leopoldi
Potamotrygonidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Yarkon Bream
Acanthobrama telavivensis
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Yellow rasbora
Rasbora lateristriata
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible