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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
aquarium
Lamprologus ocellatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Copadichromis verduyni
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Hemigrammus levis
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Garcialebias viarius
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Brycon melanopterus
Bryconidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Parapristella georgiae
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Protomelas labridens
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Bathyclarias nyasensis
Clariidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Mylochromis ericotaenia
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Nimbapanchax petersi
Nothobranchiidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Alticorpus profundicola
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Edible
aquarium
Aphyosemion buytaerti
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Nannocharax occidentalis
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Xenotilapia sima
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aphyosemion wachtersi
Nothobranchiidae
Data Deficient
Edible
aquarium
Aequidens diadema
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Ctenopharynx intermedius
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Nothobranchius janpapi
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Ectodus descampsii
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
aquarium
Lethrinops lunaris
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Telmatochromis vittatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Puntigrus partipentazona
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Neolamprologus pleuromaculatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Dasyloricaria filamentosa
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Docimodus johnstoni
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aphyosemion schluppi
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
aquarium
Hypsolebias flammeus
Rivulidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Hoplias aimara
Erythrinidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Gymnogeophagus setequedas
Cichlidae
Near Threatened
Edible
aquarium
Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus
Hypopomidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Bathybates ferox
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aphyosemion labarrei
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Rineloricaria microlepidogaster
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Marcusenius nyasensis
Mormyridae
Edible
aquarium
Labidochromis shiranus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Mormyrops breviceps
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Lethrinops macracanthus
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Edible
aquarium
Betta renata
Osphronemidae
Vulnerable
Edible
aquarium
Austrolebias patriciae
Rivulidae
Vulnerable
Edible
aquarium
Protomelas marginatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Xenotilapia tenuidentata
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Tropheops lucerna
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Copadichromis nkatae
Cichlidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Oreochromis saka
Cichlidae
Edible
aquarium
Luciocephalus aura
Osphronemidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Hypsolebias hellneri
Rivulidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Nannostomus anduzei
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible