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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
Eleotris Bosetoi
Eleotris bosetoi
Eleotridae
Eleotris Brachyurus
Eleotris brachyurus
Eleotridae
Eleotris Daganensis
Eleotris daganensis
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Eleotris Diamsoi
Eleotris diamsoi
Eleotridae
Eleotris Douniasi
Eleotris douniasi
Eleotridae
Eleotris Fasciata
Eleotris fasciata
Eleotridae
Data Deficient
Eleotris Pellegrini
Eleotris pellegrini
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Eleotris Sahanaensis
Eleotris sahanaensis
Eleotridae
Eleotris Senegalensis
Eleotris senegalensis
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Eleotris Soaresi
Eleotris soaresi
Eleotridae
Eleotris Sumatraensis
Eleotris sumatraensis
Eleotridae
Eleotris Tecta
Eleotris tecta
Eleotridae
Data Deficient
Eleotris Tubularis
Eleotris tubularis
Eleotridae
Data Deficient
Eleotris Valadei
Eleotris valadei
Eleotridae
Eleotris Vomerodentata
Eleotris vomerodentata
Eleotridae
Data Deficient
Elephant ear gourami
Osphronemus exodon
Osphronemidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Elephant Fish
Pollimyrus isidori
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Elephant Nose
Mormyrus subundulatus
Mormyridae
Vulnerable
Elephant Nose
Petrocephalus pellegrini
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Elephant snout
Mormyrus hasselquistii
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
Elephant-snout fish
Mormyrus kannume
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Edible
elephant-trunk mormyrid
Campylomormyrus elephas
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Elephantnose fish
Gnathonemus petersii
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Elizabeth springs goby
Chlamydogobius micropterus
Gobiidae
Vulnerable
Elizabeth´s dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma elizabethae
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Ellipse spot toothcarp
Phalloceros harpagos
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Ellopostoma Megalomycter
Ellopostoma megalomycter
Vulnerable
Elokhin sculpin
Abyssocottus elochini
Data Deficient
Elongate glass-perchlet
Chanda nama
Ambassidae
Least Concern
Elongate glassfish
Pseudoambassis elongata
Least Concern
Elongate hatchetfish
Triportheus elongatus
Triportheidae
Edible
Elongate mbuna
Chindongo elongatus
Near Threatened
Elongate Mudskipper
Pseudapocryptes elongatus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Elongate nothobranch
Nothobranchius elongatus
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Elongate tigerfish
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Alestidae
Least Concern
Edible
Elongate toothcarp
Poeciliopsis elongata
Poeciliidae
Near Threatened
Elongated dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma angayuara
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Elongated eartheater
Gymnogeophagus mekinos
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Elongated Kerala Mystus
Mystus heoki
Bagridae
Elongated Madagascar cichlid
Oxylapia polli
Cichlidae
Endangered
Elongated stone sucker
Garra elongata
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Elongated Turkana robber
Micralestes elongatus
Alestidae
Least Concern
Elongated whiptail catfish
Rineloricaria longicauda
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Ember tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Emerald bowfin
Amia ocellicauda
Amiidae
Emerald catfish
Corydoras splendens
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Emerald catfish
Brochis splendens
Least Concern
Emerald cichlid
Hypselecara temporalis
Cichlidae
Least Concern