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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
Filtered Least Concern ✕ Clear all
Rohteichthys Microlepis
Rohteichthys microlepis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Roloff's Krib
Pelvicachromis roloffi
Cichlidae Least Concern
Roman nose goby
Awaous acritosus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Romanogobio Parvus
Romanogobio parvus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Romanogobio Vladykovi
Romanogobio vladykovi
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Roncador catfish
Aspidoras brunneus
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Rondonacara Hoehnei
Rondonacara hoehnei
Least Concern
Roque toothcarp
Phalloceros anisophallos
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Rosa's Sole
Apionichthys rosai
Achiridae Least Concern
Rosefin barb
Enteromius argenteus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Rosefin rasbora
Rasbora dusonensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Rosefin shiner
Lythrurus ardens
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rosen's tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus roseni
Apteronotidae Least Concern
Rosy barb
Pethia conchonius
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rosy curimata
Cyphocharax saladensis
Curimatidae Least Concern Edible
Rosy tetra
Megalamphodus rosaceus
Least Concern Edible
Rosyface shiner
Notropis rubellus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rosyside dace
Clinostomus funduloides
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rough shiner
Notropis baileyi
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rough shiner
Alburnops baileyi
Least Concern
Round tail paradisefish
Macropodus ocellatus
Osphronemidae Least Concern
Round whitefish
Prosopium cylindraceum
Salmonidae Least Concern
Round-sail Pleco
Hypostomus hemicochliodon
Loricariidae Least Concern
Round-scaled barbell
Barbus cyclolepis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Roundbelly pellonuline
Laeviscutella dekimpei
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Roundnose knifefish
Rhamphichthys hahni
Rhamphichthyidae Least Concern
Roundnose minnow
Dionda episcopa
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Roundtooth hap
Mylochromis sphaerodon
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Roux's pygmy-goby
Pandaka rouxi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Royal blue hap
Otopharynx heterodon
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Royal panaque
Panaque nigrolineatus
Loricariidae Least Concern
Royal sprat
Microthrissa royauxi
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Royal tetra
Inpaichthys kerri
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Rubricatochromis Lifalili
Rubricatochromis lifalili
Least Concern
Rubricatochromis Stellifer
Rubricatochromis stellifer
Least Concern
Ruby tetra
Axelrodia riesei
Least Concern
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Ruffe
Gymnocephalus cernua
Percidae Least Concern
Rupununi Astyanax
Astyanax rupununi
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Russetfin topminnow
Fundulus escambiae
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Russian bitterling
Acheilognathus asmussii
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Russian river tule perch
Hysterocarpus traskii
Embiotocidae Least Concern
Rust corydoras
Corydoras rabauti
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Rust corydoras
Osteogaster rabauti
Least Concern
Rutilus Heckelii
Rutilus heckelii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Ruwenzori lampeye
Platypanchax modestus
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Sabah Danio
Nematabramis everetti
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Sabaki tilapia
Oreochromis spilurus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible