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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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Orangespotted snakehead
Channa pseudomarulius
Channidae Edible
Orangespotted sunfish
Lepomis humilis
Centrarchidae Least Concern Edible
Orestias
Orestias cuvieri
Cyprinodontidae Critically Endangered Edible
Ornate bagrid
Chrysichthys ornatus
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Ornate cory
Brochis ornatus
Least Concern Edible
Ornate cory
Corydoras ornatus
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Ornate snakehead
Channa ornatipinnis
Channidae Data Deficient Edible
Ornate tetra
Megalamphodus bentosi
Least Concern Edible
Orontes bream
Acanthobrama centisquama
Cyprinidae Critically Endangered Edible
Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Osteochilus Lini
Osteochilus lini
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Osteochilus Melanopleura
Osteochilus melanopleura
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Owens pupfish
Cyprinodon radiosus
Cyprinodontidae Endangered Edible
Oxydoras Kneri
Oxydoras kneri
Doradidae Least Concern Edible
Oyapock eartheater
Geophagus camopiensis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Ozelot pleco
Hypancistrus yudja
Loricariidae Edible
Pabdah catfish
Ompok pabda
Siluridae Near Threatened Edible
Pabo catfish
Ompok pabo
Siluridae Near Threatened Edible
Pacific molly
Poecilia butleri
Poeciliidae Least Concern Edible
Pacora
Plagioscion surinamensis
Sciaenidae Data Deficient Edible
Pacu
Piaractus mesopotamicus
Serrasalmidae Near Threatened Edible
Pale rasbora
Rasbora aurotaenia
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Pale Usisya aulonocara
Aulonocara steveni
Cichlidae Edible
Palenque priapella
Priapella compressa
Poeciliidae Data Deficient Edible
Panamanian eartheater
Geophagus crassilabris
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Pangani robber
Rhabdalestes tangensis
Alestidae Least Concern Edible
Pangas catfish
Pangasius pangasius
Pangasiidae Least Concern Edible
Pangasius Djambal
Pangasius djambal
Pangasiidae Least Concern Edible
Pangasius Elongatus
Pangasius elongatus
Pangasiidae Data Deficient Edible
Pangasius Macronema
Pangasius macronema
Pangasiidae Least Concern Edible
Pangasius Nasutus
Pangasius nasutus
Pangasiidae Least Concern Edible
Pantanodon Podoxys
Pantanodon podoxys
Poeciliidae Edible
Panuco swordtail
Xiphophorus nigrensis
Poeciliidae Data Deficient Edible
Papillate sea catfish
Cathorops kailolae
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Papuan rainbowfish
Melanotaenia papuae
Melanotaeniidae Vulnerable Edible
Parachela Maculicauda
Parachela maculicauda
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Parachela Siamensis
Parachela siamensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Paralaubuca Harmandi
Paralaubuca harmandi
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Parator Zonatus
Parator zonatus
Least Concern Edible
Peacock eel
Macrognathus siamensis
Mastacembelidae Least Concern Edible
Peamouth
Mylocheilus caurinus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Pearl cichlid
Geophagus brasiliensis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Pearl gourami
Trichopodus leerii
Osphronemidae Near Threatened Edible
Pearl-spotted killifish
Paraphanius mento
Least Concern Edible
Pearlfish
Rutilus meidingeri
Cyprinidae Near Threatened Edible
Pecos pupfish
Cyprinodon pecosensis
Cyprinodontidae Vulnerable Edible
Pelvicachromis Taeniatus
Pelvicachromis taeniatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Penang betta
Betta pugnax
Osphronemidae Least Concern Edible