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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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Spangled perch
Leiopotherapon unicolor
Terapontidae Least Concern Edible
Spanner barb
Striuntius lateristriga
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Speckled pavon
Cichla temensis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Spiketail gourami
Parosphromenus filamentosus
Osphronemidae Endangered Edible
Spiketail platyfish
Xiphophorus andersi
Poeciliidae Endangered Edible
Spindle hap
Protomelas taeniolatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Spinibarbus Denticulatus
Spinibarbus denticulatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Spiny cat-fish
Agamyxis albomaculatus
Doradidae Least Concern Edible
Splash tetra
Copella arnoldi
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Splash tetra
Copella carsevennensis
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Splendid killifish
Anatolichthys splendens
EX Edible
Spot pangasius
Pangasius larnaudii
Pangasiidae Least Concern Edible
Spotfin betta
Betta macrostoma
Osphronemidae Vulnerable Edible
Spotfin chub
Cyprinella monacha
Cyprinidae Vulnerable Edible
Spotfin goby cichlid
Tanganicodus irsacae
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Spotfin tetra
Hyphessobrycon socolofi
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Spotfin tetra
Megalamphodus socolofi
Least Concern Edible
Spotscale barb
Enteromius holotaenia
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Spottail barb
Enteromius afrovernayi
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Spottail curimata
Curimatopsis evelynae
Curimatidae Least Concern Edible
Spottail shiner
Hudsonius hudsonius
Least Concern Edible
Spottail shiner
Notropis hudsonius
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Spotted algae eater
Gyrinocheilus pennocki
Gyrinocheilidae Least Concern Edible
Spotted betta
Betta picta
Osphronemidae Near Threatened Edible
Spotted blue-eye
Pseudomugil gertrudae
Pseudomugilidae Least Concern Edible
Spotted ctenopoma
Ctenopoma acutirostre
Anabantidae Least Concern Edible
Spotted hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus maculatus
Gasteropelecidae Least Concern Edible
Spotted headstander
Chilodus punctatus
Chilodidae Least Concern Edible
Spotted lampeye
Lacustricola maculatus
Poeciliidae Least Concern Edible
Spotted leporinus
Leporinus maculatus
Anostomidae Least Concern Edible
Spotted pike-characin
Boulengerella maculata
Ctenoluciidae Least Concern Edible
Spotted rainbowfish
Glossolepis maculosa
Melanotaeniidae Endangered Edible
Spotted skiffia
Skiffia multipunctata
Goodeidae Endangered Edible
Spotted snakehead
Channa punctata
Channidae Least Concern Edible
Spotted sorubim
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Pimelodidae Near Threatened Edible
Spotted steed
Hemibarbus maculatus
Gobionidae Least Concern Edible
Squeaker
Synodontis tanganyicae
Mochokidae Least Concern Edible
Sri Lanka giant snakehead
Channa ara
Channidae Edible
Starhead killi
Fenerbahce formosus
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
Starhead topminnow
Fundulus dispar
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Steindachner's cichlid
Herichthys steindachneri
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
Sterlet sturgeon
Acipenser ruthenus
Acipenseridae Endangered Edible
Stonelapping minnow
Ceratogarra cambodgiensis
Least Concern Edible
Straightfin barb
Enteromius paludinosus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Streaked prochilod
Prochilodus lineatus
Prochilodontidae Least Concern Edible
Stripeback hap
Buccochromis nototaenia
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Striped barb
Desmopuntius johorensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Striped bystranka
Alburnoides taeniatus
Cyprinidae Data Deficient Edible