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