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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
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