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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
Tiger fish
Hydrocynus vittatus
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tiger Limia
Poecilia islai
Poeciliidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Tiger loach
Syncrossus hymenophysa
Botiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tiger sorubim
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
Pimelodidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tiger-fish
Hydrocynus brevis
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tigerfish
Rhamphochromis longiceps
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Tigris bream
Acanthobrama marmid
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Toba betta
Betta rubra
Osphronemidae
Endangered
Edible
Tollo
Diplomystes chilensis
Diplomystidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Toothed carp
Epiplatys chaperi
Nothobranchiidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Top minnow
Belonesox belizanus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tor barb
Tor tor
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Torpedo robber
Alestes macrophthalmus
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Trahira
Hoplias malabaricus
Erythrinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Travancore black stinging catfish
Heteropneustes fuscus
Heteropneustidae
Edible
Tricolor sharkminnow
Balantiocheilos melanopterus
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Triplophysa Tenuis
Triplophysa tenuis
Nemacheilidae
Least Concern
Edible
Trout barb
Raiamas bola
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
True big-scale tetra
Brycinus macrolepidotus
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Tucan fish
Chalceus erythrurus
Chalceidae
Least Concern
Edible
Two-striped Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Twoband cichlid
Vieja bifasciata
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Twoline skiffia
Skiffia bilineata
Goodeidae
Endangered
Edible
Twospot catfish
Mystus nigriceps
Bagridae
Least Concern
Edible
Twospot lebiasina
Lebiasina bimaculata
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Twospot rasbora
Rasbora elegans
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Twostripe lyretail
Aphyosemion bivittatum
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Twostripe pencilfish
Nannostomus digrammus
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Twostriped dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma bitaeniata
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Upjaw barb
Coptostomabarbus wittei
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Upsidedown catfish
Synodontis batensoda
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Edible
Urmia Lake chub
Acanthobrama urmianus
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Uruguay tetra
Cheirodon interruptus
Characidae
Least Concern
Edible
Uruguayan eartheater
Gymnogeophagus australis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Usangu lampeye
Lacustricola usanguensis
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Variable platyfish
Xiphophorus variatus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Verduya's hap
Copadichromis trimaculatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Vermiculated sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Victoria tilapia
Oreochromis variabilis
Cichlidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Vietnames snakehead
Channa hoaluensis
Channidae
Edible
Volga pikeperch
Sander volgensis
Percidae
Least Concern
Edible
Volga shad
Alosa volgensis
Alosidae
EX
Edible
Waccamaw killifish
Fundulus waccamensis
Fundulidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Waccamaw silverside
Menidia extensa
Atherinopsidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Wahrindi
Synodontis schall
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Edible
Walking catfish
Clarias brachysoma
Clariidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Wallago
Wallago attu
Siluridae
Vulnerable
Edible
Wallago Leerii
Wallago leerii
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible