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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
Dallia Delicatissima
Dallia delicatissima
Esocidae Least Concern
Dalmatian barbelgudgeon
Aulopyge huegelii
Cyprinidae Endangered Edible
Dalmatian Nase
Chondrostoma knerii
Cyprinidae Endangered
Damascus Barb
Garra nana
Cyprinidae Near Threatened
Danakilia Dinicolai
Danakilia dinicolai
Cichlidae
Danakilia Franchettii
Danakilia franchettii
Cichlidae Endangered
Danford's killifish
Anatolichthys danfordii
Critically Endangered
Daniel's catfish
Cochlefelis danielsi
Ariidae Least Concern
Danilevskii's dace
Leuciscus danilewskii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Danio Absconditus
Danio absconditus
Cyprinidae
Danio Aesculapii
Danio aesculapii
Cyprinidae Near Threatened
Danio Annulosus
Danio annulosus
Cyprinidae
Danio Assamila
Danio assamila
Cyprinidae
Danio Catenatus
Danio catenatus
Cyprinidae
Danio Choprae
Danio choprae
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Danio Concatenatus
Danio concatenatus
Cyprinidae
Danio Erythromicron
Danio erythromicron
Cyprinidae Endangered
Danio Feegradei
Danio feegradei
Cyprinidae
Danio Flagrans
Danio flagrans
Cyprinidae
Danio Htamanthinus
Danio htamanthinus
Cyprinidae
Danio Jaintianensis
Danio jaintianensis
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Danio Meghalayensis
Danio meghalayensis
Cyprinidae
Danio Muongthanhensis
Danio muongthanhensis
Cyprinidae
Danio Quagga
Danio quagga
Cyprinidae
Danio Quangbinhensis
Danio quangbinhensis
Cyprinidae Data Deficient
Danio Roseus
Danio roseus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Danio Sysphigmatus
Danio sysphigmatus
Cyprinidae
Danio Tinwini
Danio tinwini
Cyprinidae
Danio Trangi
Danio trangi
Cyprinidae Data Deficient
Danionella Cerebrum
Danionella cerebrum
Danionella Dracula
Danionella dracula
Data Deficient
Danionella Mirifica
Danionella mirifica
Data Deficient
Danionella Priapus
Danionella priapus
Data Deficient
Danionella Translucida
Danionella translucida
Least Concern
Danube barbel
Barbus balcanicus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Danube bleak
Alburnus chalcoides
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Danube delta dwarf goby
Knipowitschia cameliae
Gobiidae
Danube delta gudgeon
Romanogobio antipai
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Danube ruffe
Gymnocephalus baloni
Percidae Least Concern
Danube streber
Zingel streber
Percidae Least Concern
Danubian brook lamprey
Eudontomyzon vladykovi
Petromyzontidae Least Concern
Danubian longbarbel gudgeon
Romanogobio uranoscopus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Dappled catfish
Aspidoras maculosus
Callichthyidae Data Deficient
Dargo Galaxias
Galaxias mungadhan
Galaxiidae Critically Endangered
Darienheros Calobrensis
Darienheros calobrensis
Vulnerable
Dario Dayingensis
Dario dayingensis
Badidae
Dario Huli
Dario huli
Badidae Data Deficient
Dario Kajal
Dario kajal
Badidae