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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
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8,150 species
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Mylochromis obtusus
Cichlidae Least Concern
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Lethrinops christyi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Nyassachromis purpurans
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Nimbochromis venustus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion georgiae
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Melanotaenia rubrivittata
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern
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Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Guianacara geayi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Taeniacara candidi
Least Concern Edible
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Melanotaenia rumberponensis
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern
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Ctenobrycon hauxwellianus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Callochromis pleurospilus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Kryptopterus geminus
Siluridae Least Concern Edible
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Petrochromis fasciolatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion bualanum
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Chitala borneensis
Notopteridae Least Concern
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Leporinus granti
Anostomidae Least Concern Edible
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Plesiolebias aruana
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Auchenipterichthys thoracatus
Auchenipteridae Least Concern Edible
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Acentronichthys leptos
Heptapteridae Least Concern Edible
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Lestradea stappersii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis balteatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pseudotropheus perspicax
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Plesiolebias lacerdai
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Tramitichromis variabilis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys fasciolatus
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Hemibates stenosoma
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Taeniolethrinops furcicauda
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pterolebias zonatus
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Baileychromis centropomoides
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Stigmatochromis modestus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pseudotropheus crabro
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cyphocharax multilineatus
Curimatidae Least Concern Edible
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Balitoropsis zollingeri
Balitoridae Least Concern
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Petrochromis famula
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cyprichromis leptosoma
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Neolamprologus prochilus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pao leiurus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Corematodus taeniatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pethia stoliczkana
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Julidochromis marlieri
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Apistogramma linkei
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aulonocranus dewindti
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Otopharynx decorus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis anaphyrmus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys esekanus
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis melanotaenia
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible