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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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Ringtail pike cichlid
Crenicichla saxatilis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Rio Grande cichlid
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Rio Napo cory
Gastrodermus napoensis
Least Concern Edible
Rio Napo cory
Corydoras napoensis
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Rio pearlfish
Nematolebias whitei
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
Rita
Rita rita
Ritidae Least Concern Edible
Rita Gogra
Rita gogra
Ritidae Least Concern Edible
Rita Kuturnee
Rita kuturnee
Ritidae Least Concern Edible
River goby
Awaous banana
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
River hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus sternicla
Gasteropelecidae Least Concern Edible
River threadfin
Polydactylus macrophthalmus
Polynemidae Data Deficient Edible
Roach
Rutilus rutilus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Road cory
Hoplisoma baderi
Least Concern Edible
Road cory
Corydoras baderi
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Rocky kurper
Sandelia bainsii
Anabantidae Endangered Edible
Roeboides Myersii
Roeboides myersii
Characidae Least Concern Edible
Rosefin barb
Enteromius argenteus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Rosefin rasbora
Rasbora dusonensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Rosy bitterling
Rhodeus ocellatus
Cyprinidae Data Deficient Edible
Rosy curimata
Cyphocharax saladensis
Curimatidae Least Concern Edible
Rosy tetra
Megalamphodus rosaceus
Least Concern Edible
Roundtooth hap
Mylochromis sphaerodon
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Royal blue hap
Otopharynx heterodon
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Royal tetra
Inpaichthys kerri
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Ruaha lampeye
Lacustricola omoculatus
Poeciliidae Vulnerable Edible
Rudolf lates
Lates longispinis
Latidae Data Deficient Edible
Rummy-nose tetra
Petitella rhodostoma
Edible
Russetfin topminnow
Fundulus escambiae
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Russian bitterling
Acheilognathus asmussii
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Sabaki tilapia
Oreochromis spilurus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Saberfin killie
Terranatos dolichopterus
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
Sahul rainbowfish
Melanotaenia sahulensis
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern Edible
Sailfin shiner
Pteronotropis hypselopterus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Salmo Cettii
Salmo cettii
Salmonidae Critically Endangered Edible
Salmon catfish
Bleekeriella leptaspis
Least Concern Edible
Salmon catfish
Neoarius leptaspis
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Salt and Pepper catfish
Hoplisoma habrosum
Near Threatened Edible
Salt and Pepper catfish
Corydoras habrosus
Callichthyidae Near Threatened Edible
Salt Creek pupfish
Cyprinodon salinus
Cyprinodontidae Endangered Edible
San Francisco croaker
Pachyurus francisci
Sciaenidae Data Deficient Edible
San Francisco piranha
Pygocentrus piraya
Serrasalmidae Least Concern Edible
Sandkhol carp
Thynnichthys sandkhol
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Sandwich Island sleeper
Eleotris sandwicensis
Eleotridae Data Deficient Edible
Sattar snowtrout
Schizopyge curvifrons
Least Concern Edible
Sattar snowtrout
Schizothorax curvifrons
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Savanna tetra
Hyphessobrycon stegemanni
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Scaly osman
Diptychus maculatus
Least Concern Edible
Scaphognathops Bandanensis
Scaphognathops bandanensis
Cyprinidae Vulnerable Edible