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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
Wallago Maculatus
Wallago maculatus
Siluridae
Edible
Walleye
Sander vitreus
Percidae
Least Concern
Edible
Wami tilapia
Oreochromis urolepis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Wara wara
Hypostomus ventromaculatus
Loricariidae
Edible
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
Centrarchidae
Least Concern
Edible
Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible
West African pygmy herring
Sierrathrissa leonensis
Dorosomatidae
Least Concern
Edible
Western bottlenose mormyrid
Mormyrus lacerda
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Western rainbowfish
Melanotaenia australis
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
White Sands pupfish
Cyprinodon tularosa
Cyprinodontidae
Endangered
Edible
White-blotched river stingray
Potamotrygon leopoldi
Potamotrygonidae
Vulnerable
Edible
White-eye
Oxyzygonectes dovii
Anablepidae
Least Concern
Edible
Whiteside pencilfish
Nannostomus bifasciatus
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Widehead catfish
Clarotes laticeps
Bagridae
Least Concern
Edible
William's mbuna
Maylandia greshakei
Cichlidae
Near Threatened
Edible
X-ray tetra
Pristella maxillaris
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Xenocypris Davidi
Xenocypris davidi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Yangtse grenadier anchovy
Coilia brachygnathus
Engraulidae
Edible
Yangtze sturgeon
Acipenser dabryanus
Acipenseridae
EW
Edible
Yarkon Bream
Acanthobrama telavivensis
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Yellow rabbit characin
Leporellus vittatus
Anostomidae
Least Concern
Edible
Yellow rasbora
Rasbora lateristriata
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Yellow Sand Cichlid
Xenotilapia flavipinnis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Yellow swordtail
Xiphophorus clemenciae
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Yellow tetra
Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Yellow-belly bream
Serranochromis robustus
Cichlidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Yellowfin
Xenocypris macrolepis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Yellowhump eartheater
Geophagus pellegrini
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Yellowtail tetra
Alestopetersius caudalis
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Yucatan flagfish
Garmanella pulchra
Cyprinodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Zaire lampeye
Hypsopanchax platysternus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Zebra lampeye
Hypsopanchax zebra
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Zebra loach
Botia striata
Botiidae
Endangered
Edible
Zebra pleco
Hypancistrus zebra
Loricariidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Zenarchopterus Ectuntio
Zenarchopterus ectuntio
Zenarchopteridae
Least Concern
Edible
Zig-zag eel
Mastacembelus armatus
Mastacembelidae
Least Concern
Edible
Zigzag barb
Enteromius miolepis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Zucchini catfish
Isorineloricaria spinosissima
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Edible