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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
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