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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
Gal oya striped rasbora
Rasbora adisi
Cyprinidae
Galapagos cuskeel
Ogilbia galapagosensis
Dinematichthyidae
Endangered
Galaxias
Galaxias neocaledonicus
Galaxiidae
Endangered
Galaxias Anomalus
Galaxias anomalus
Galaxiidae
Critically Endangered
Galaxias Cobitinis
Galaxias cobitinis
Galaxiidae
Critically Endangered
Galaxias Globiceps
Galaxias globiceps
Galaxiidae
Vulnerable
Galaxy rasbora
Danio margaritatus
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Galeocharax Knerii
Galeocharax knerii
Characidae
Galibi tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus galibi
Apteronotidae
Near Threatened
Gambusia Hispaniolae
Gambusia hispaniolae
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
gamefish
Barbus peloponnesius
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
gamefish
Barbus plebejus
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
gamefish
Labeo rosae
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
gamefish
Neolissochilus stracheyi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
gamefish
Luciobarbus steindachneri
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
gamefish
Poropuntius laoensis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
gamefish
Diplomystes camposensis
Diplomystidae
Vulnerable
Edible
gamefish
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis
Diplomystidae
Endangered
Edible
gamefish
Salmo dentex
Salmonidae
Data Deficient
Edible
gamefish
Salmo fibreni
Salmonidae
Critically Endangered
gamefish
Luciobarbus bocagei
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
gamefish, aquarium
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
Acestrorhynchidae
Least Concern
Edible
gamefish, aquarium
Dimidiochromis kiwinge
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
gamefish, aquarium
Cichla monoculus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
gamefish, aquarium
Hoplarchus psittacus
Least Concern
Gamtoos redfin
Pseudobarbus swartzi
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Ganges river gizzard shad
Gonialosa manmina
Least Concern
Gangetic ailia
Ailia coila
Near Threatened
Edible
Gangetic gagata
Gagata gagata
Sisoridae
Least Concern
Gangetic hairfin anchovy
Setipinna phasa
Engraulidae
Least Concern
Gangetic koi
Anabas cobojius
Anabantidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Gangetic latia
Tariqilabeo latius
Least Concern
Gangetic leaffish
Nandus nandus
Nandidae
Least Concern
Edible
Gangetic loach
Botia rostrata
Botiidae
Vulnerable
Gangetic loach
Botia dayi
Botiidae
Vulnerable
Gangetic mystus
Mystus cavasius
Bagridae
Least Concern
Edible
Gangetic scissortail rasbora
Rasbora rasbora
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Gangfisch
Coregonus macrophthalmus
Salmonidae
Endangered
Gangue-Kala
Synodontis annectens
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Gaoligong mountain catfish
Exostoma gaoligongense
Sisoridae
Gar characin
Ctenolucius hujeta
Ctenoluciidae
Least Concern
Edible
Garcialebias Arachan
Garcialebias arachan
Vulnerable
Garcialebias Araucarianus
Garcialebias araucarianus
Data Deficient
Garcialebias Bagual
Garcialebias bagual
Critically Endangered
Garcialebias Botocudo
Garcialebias botocudo
Garcialebias Charrua
Garcialebias charrua
Near Threatened
Garcialebias Cheffei
Garcialebias cheffei
Garcialebias Lourenciano
Garcialebias lourenciano