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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
Freshwater bream
Abramis brama
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Freshwater butterflyfish
Pantodon buchholzi
Pantodontidae
Least Concern
Freshwater cobbler
Tandanus bostocki
Plotosidae
Near Threatened
Freshwater croaker
Plagioscion ternetzi
Sciaenidae
Data Deficient
Freshwater drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Sciaenidae
Least Concern
Freshwater garfish
Xenentodon cancila
Belonidae
Least Concern
Freshwater goby
Awaous aeneofuscus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Freshwater gudgeon
Eleotris aquadulcis
Eleotridae
Near Threatened
Freshwater minnow
Zacco platypus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Freshwater sardinella
Sardinella tawilis
Dorosomatidae
Endangered
Freshwater snake-eel
Lamnostoma kampeni
Ophichthidae
Least Concern
Freshwater snapper
Lutjanus fuscescens
Lutjanidae
Data Deficient
Freshwater sole
Brachirus selheimi
Soleidae
Least Concern
Freshwater tongue sole
Cynoglossus heterolepis
Cynoglossidae
Least Concern
Freshwater Tonguefish
Apionichthys nattereri
Achiridae
Least Concern
Freshwater tyulka
Clupeonella tscharchalensis
Ehiravidae
Fria toothcarp
Pseudopoecilia fria
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Friedrich's Kivu Haplo
Haplochromis adolphifrederici
Cichlidae
Fringed darter
Etheostoma crossopterum
Percidae
Least Concern
Fringed-lipped peninsula carp
Labeo fimbriatus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Fuelleborn's labeo
Labeo fuelleborni
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Fuelleborn's mouthbrooder
Haplochromis fuelleborni
Cichlidae
Fuelleborn's squeaker
Synodontis fuelleborni
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Fuerte silverside
Atherinella elegans
Atherinopsidae
Data Deficient
Fuller's cory
Corydoras fulleri
Callichthyidae
Fundulopanchax Avichang
Fundulopanchax avichang
Nothobranchiidae
Data Deficient
Fundulopanchax Clauseni
Fundulopanchax clauseni
Nothobranchiidae
Fundulopanchax Gresensi
Fundulopanchax gresensi
Nothobranchiidae
Data Deficient
Fundulopanchax Intermittens
Fundulopanchax intermittens
Nothobranchiidae
Data Deficient
Fundulopanchax Kamdemi
Fundulopanchax kamdemi
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Fundulopanchax Moensis
Fundulopanchax moensis
Nothobranchiidae
Data Deficient
Fundulopanchax Ndianus
Fundulopanchax ndianus
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Fundulopanchax Powelli
Fundulopanchax powelli
Nothobranchiidae
Critically Endangered
Fundulopanchax Traudeae
Fundulopanchax traudeae
Nothobranchiidae
Data Deficient
Fundulus Philpisteri
Fundulus philpisteri
Fundulidae
Critically Endangered
Furcodontichthys Novaesi
Furcodontichthys novaesi
Least Concern
Fuscotaeniatus
Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Fushun gudgeon
Gobio fushunensis
Gobionidae
Least Concern
Fusiform sculpin
Abyssocottus subulatus
Futuna's emperor
Akihito futuna
Critically Endangered
Gabon jewelfish
Aphyosemion cyanostictum
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Gabon killi
Aphyosemion gabunense
Nothobranchiidae
Edible
Gabriel's catfish
Aspidoras gabrieli
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Gagata Melanopterus
Gagata melanopterus
Sisoridae
Least Concern
Gagata Pakistanica
Gagata pakistanica
Sisoridae
Least Concern
Gagata Sexualis
Gagata sexualis
Sisoridae
Least Concern
Gagata Youssoufi
Gagata youssoufi
Sisoridae
Gal oya blue laubuka
Laubuka hema
Cyprinidae