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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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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