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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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1,260 species
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Plesiolebias aruana
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Auchenipterichthys thoracatus
Auchenipteridae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Acentronichthys leptos
Heptapteridae Least Concern Edible
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Lestradea stappersii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis balteatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pseudotropheus perspicax
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Plesiolebias lacerdai
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Tramitichromis variabilis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys fasciolatus
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Hemibates stenosoma
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Taeniolethrinops furcicauda
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pterolebias zonatus
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Baileychromis centropomoides
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Stigmatochromis modestus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pseudotropheus crabro
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cyphocharax multilineatus
Curimatidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Petrochromis famula
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Cyprichromis leptosoma
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Neolamprologus prochilus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pao leiurus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Corematodus taeniatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pethia stoliczkana
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Julidochromis marlieri
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Apistogramma linkei
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aulonocranus dewindti
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Otopharynx decorus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Mylochromis anaphyrmus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Epiplatys esekanus
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Mylochromis melanotaenia
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion maculatum
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Cynopoecilus melanotaenia
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Xenotilapia boulengeri
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion ferranti
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Micropanchax keilhacki
Poeciliidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Curimata vittata
Curimatidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Charax condei
Characidae Least Concern Edible
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Tatia aulopygia
Auchenipteridae Least Concern Edible
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Farlowella rugosa
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
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Bathybates minor
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Schizodon fasciatus
Anostomidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Xenotilapia longispinis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Plesiolebias glaucopterus
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Neolamprologus modestus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Telmatochromis bifrenatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Cynodonichthys chucunaque
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Genyochromis mento
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Nannocharax ansorgii
Distichodontidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion schioetzi
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible