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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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Petrotilapia nigra
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Stiphodon semoni
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Orestias olivaceus
Cyprinodontidae
Vulnerable
Edible
aquarium
Renova oscari
Rivulidae
Vulnerable
Edible
aquarium
Otocinclus cocama
Loricariidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Oryzias luzonensis
Adrianichthyidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Pseudopimelodus pulcher
Pseudopimelodidae
Edible
aquarium
Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Nannocharax fasciatus
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Astyanax aurocaudatus
Acestrorhamphidae
Near Threatened
Edible
aquarium
Trematocranus placodon
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Brachyhypopomus beebei
Hypopomidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Epiplatys longiventralis
Nothobranchiidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Bathybates vittatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Anadoras grypus
Doradidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aphyosemion mimbon
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Bathybates fasciatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Apistogramma macmasteri
Cichlidae
Near Threatened
Edible
aquarium
Anostomus brevior
Anostomidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aphyosemion primigenium
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
aquarium
Otopharynx brooksi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Garcialebias adloffi
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Hyphessobrycon robustulus
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Bathybates graueri
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Neolamprologus brevis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aphyosemion polli
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Bathybates hornii
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Moema staecki
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Biotoecus opercularis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Roeboides dayi
Characidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Tramitichromis trilineatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Variabilichromis moorii
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Puntius mahecola
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
aquarium
Tramitichromis lituris
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Cunningtonia longiventralis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Callopanchax monroviae
Nothobranchiidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Mylochromis guentheri
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aphyosemion seegersi
Nothobranchiidae
Data Deficient
Edible
aquarium
Bathyclarias rotundifrons
Clariidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Parosphromenus sumatranus
Osphronemidae
Near Threatened
Edible
aquarium
Alticorpus mentale
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Oryzias wolasi
Adrianichthyidae
Data Deficient
Edible
aquarium
Auchenoglanis biscutatus
Claroteidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Epiplatys barmoiensis
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Copadichromis mloto
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Edible
aquarium
Rhamphochromis lucius
Cichlidae
Edible
aquarium
Lethrinops mylodon
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible