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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
Lebiasina Provenzanoi
Lebiasina provenzanoi
Lebiasinidae
Vulnerable
Leiopotherapon Plumbeus
Leiopotherapon plumbeus
Terapontidae
Vulnerable
Lentipes Dimetrodon
Lentipes dimetrodon
Gobiidae
Vulnerable
Leon Springs pupfish
Cyprinodon bovinus
Cyprinodontidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Leopard splitfin
Xenotaenia resolanae
Vulnerable
Lepidocephalus Spectrum
Lepidocephalus spectrum
Vulnerable
Leporacanthicus Joselimai
Leporacanthicus joselimai
Loricariidae
Vulnerable
Leporinus Guttatus
Leporinus guttatus
Anostomidae
Vulnerable
Leptobotia Bellacauda
Leptobotia bellacauda
Botiidae
Vulnerable
Leptobotia Elongata
Leptobotia elongata
Botiidae
Vulnerable
Leptobotia Hengyangensis
Leptobotia hengyangensis
Botiidae
Vulnerable
Leptobotia Orientalis
Leptobotia orientalis
Botiidae
Vulnerable
Leptobotia Punctata
Leptobotia punctata
Botiidae
Vulnerable
Leptocypris Konkoureensis
Leptocypris konkoureensis
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Leuciscus Merzbacheri
Leuciscus merzbacheri
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Liniparhomaloptera Obtusirostris
Liniparhomaloptera obtusirostris
Vulnerable
Little galaxias
Galaxiella toourtkoourt
Galaxiidae
Vulnerable
Little rainbowfish
Melanotaenia wilsoni
Melanotaeniidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Loach minnow
Rhinichthys cobitis
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Lobocheilos Falcifer
Lobocheilos falcifer
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Long-faced Loach
Acantopsis octoactinotos
Cobitidae
Vulnerable
Long-tailed river stingray
Plesiotrygon iwamae
Potamotrygonidae
Vulnerable
Longfin tilapia
Oreochromis macrochir
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Longnose sooty grunter
Hephaestus epirrhinos
Terapontidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Lophiosilurus Alexandri
Lophiosilurus alexandri
Vulnerable
Lower Congo River mormyrid
Mormyrus cyaneus
Mormyridae
Vulnerable
Luciobarbus Lanigarensis
Luciobarbus lanigarensis
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Luciocyprinus Langsoni
Luciocyprinus langsoni
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Malabar pufferfish
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Tetraodontidae
Vulnerable
Malabar snakehead
Channa diplogramma
Channidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Malapterurus Teugelsi
Malapterurus teugelsi
Malapteruridae
Vulnerable
Mangar
Luciobarbus esocinus
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Manipur garra
Garra manipurensis
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Maratecoara Splendida
Maratecoara splendida
Rivulidae
Vulnerable
Marcusenius Cuangoanus
Marcusenius cuangoanus
Mormyridae
Vulnerable
Marcusenius Ntemensis
Marcusenius ntemensis
Mormyridae
Vulnerable
Mareike's tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus mareikeae
Apteronotidae
Vulnerable
Marmara goby
Knipowitschia mermere
Gobiidae
Vulnerable
Mascota jumprock
Moxostoma mascotae
Catostomidae
Vulnerable
Masked corydoras
Hoplisoma metae
Vulnerable
Mastacembelus Aviceps
Mastacembelus aviceps
Mastacembelidae
Vulnerable
Mastacembelus Crassus
Mastacembelus crassus
Mastacembelidae
Vulnerable
Mastacembelus Latens
Mastacembelus latens
Mastacembelidae
Vulnerable
Matilebias Litzi
Matilebias litzi
Vulnerable
Matilebias Paucisquama
Matilebias paucisquama
Vulnerable
Matilebias Periodicus
Matilebias periodicus
Vulnerable
Maya pupfish
Cyprinodon maya
Cyprinodontidae
Vulnerable
Mayland's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maylandi
Melanotaeniidae
Vulnerable
Edible