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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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1,211 species
Enteromius Quadrilineatus
Enteromius quadrilineatus
Cyprinidae Endangered
Enteromius Stauchi
Enteromius stauchi
Cyprinidae Endangered
Enteromius Subinensis
Enteromius subinensis
Cyprinidae Endangered
Enteromius Thysi
Enteromius thysi
Cyprinidae Endangered
Ereğli minnow
Garra kemali
Cyprinidae Endangered
Eugnathogobius Stictos
Eugnathogobius stictos
Gobiidae Endangered
Euphrates spring minnow
Pseudophoxinus firati
Cyprinidae Endangered
Evia barbel
Barbus euboicus
Cyprinidae Endangered
Evrotas minnow
Pelasgus laconicus
Cyprinidae Endangered
Ewens pygmy perch
Nannoperca variegata
Percichthyidae Endangered
Eyespot rasbora
Brevibora dorsiocellata
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Farlowella Venezuelensis
Farlowella venezuelensis
Loricariidae Endangered
Fat spring minnow
Pseudophoxinus crassus
Cyprinidae Endangered
Few-spotted toothcarp
Poeciliopsis paucimaculata
Poeciliidae Endangered
Fiery redfin
Pseudobarbus phlegethon
Cyprinidae Endangered
Flame lampeye
Plataplochilus chalcopyrus
Poeciliidae Endangered
Flame tetra
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Acestrorhamphidae Endangered Edible
Flathead trout
Salmo platycephalus
Salmonidae Endangered Edible
Flatjaw minnow
Tampichthys mandibularis
Cyprinidae Endangered
Flinders ranges mogurnda
Mogurnda clivicola
Eleotridae Endangered
Fluvitrygon Kittipongi
Fluvitrygon kittipongi
Dasyatidae Endangered
Fly River rainbowfish
Melanotaenia sexlineata
Melanotaeniidae Endangered
Fly river thryssa
Thryssa rastrosa
Engraulidae Endangered
Folifer Yunnanensis
Folifer yunnanensis
Endangered
Fortescus grunter
Leiopotherapon aheneus
Terapontidae Endangered Edible
Fountain darter
Etheostoma fonticola
Percidae Endangered
Four-spotted Madagascar cichlid
Ptychochromis oligacanthus
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
Fourspotted toothcarp
Phallichthys quadripunctatus
Poeciliidae Endangered
Freshwater sardinella
Sardinella tawilis
Dorosomatidae Endangered
Galapagos cuskeel
Ogilbia galapagosensis
Dinematichthyidae Endangered
Galaxias
Galaxias neocaledonicus
Galaxiidae Endangered
gamefish
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis
Diplomystidae Endangered Edible
Gangfisch
Coregonus macrophthalmus
Salmonidae Endangered
Garcialebias Nigrofasciatus
Garcialebias nigrofasciatus
Endangered
Garcialebias Reicherti
Garcialebias reicherti
Endangered
Garra Dunsirei
Garra dunsirei
Cyprinidae Endangered
Garra Emarginata
Garra emarginata
Cyprinidae Endangered
Garra Hughi
Garra hughi
Cyprinidae Endangered
Garra Kalakadensis
Garra kalakadensis
Cyprinidae Endangered
Garra Lautior
Garra lautior
Cyprinidae Endangered
Garra Mamshuqa
Garra mamshuqa
Cyprinidae Endangered
Garra Mlapparaensis
Garra mlapparaensis
Cyprinidae Endangered
Garra Simbalbaraensis
Garra simbalbaraensis
Cyprinidae Endangered
Garra Wanae
Garra wanae
Cyprinidae Endangered
Ghatsa Santhamparaiensis
Ghatsa santhamparaiensis
Balitoridae Endangered
Giant freshwater whipray
Urogymnus polylepis
Dasyatidae Endangered
Giant red tail gourami
Osphronemus laticlavius
Osphronemidae Endangered
Giant redfin
Pseudobarbus skeltoni
Cyprinidae Endangered