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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
Gollum snakehead
Aenigmachanna gollum
Vulnerable
Gomes's round ray
Heliotrygon gomesi
Vulnerable
Gongota loach
Canthophrys gongota
Least Concern
Goonch
Bagarius bagarius
Sisoridae Vulnerable
Goonch
Bagarius yarrelli
Sisoridae Vulnerable
Gorgeous barb
Clypeobarbus bellcrossi
Cyprinidae Data Deficient Edible
Gorongosa Killifish
Nothobranchius kadleci
Nothobranchiidae Near Threatened
Gorongoza kneria
Parakneria mossambica
Kneriidae Least Concern
Gossamer blenny
Omobranchus ferox
Blenniidae Least Concern
Gosse´s dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma gossei
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Graceful pimelodella
Pimelodella gracilis
Heptapteridae Least Concern
Graceful priapella
Priapella bonita
Poeciliidae Data Deficient
graham's epiplatys
Epiplatys grahami
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern
Graham's stonebasher
Cyphomyrus grahami
Mormyridae Least Concern
Graham's stonebasher
Hippopotamyrus grahami
Mormyridae Least Concern
Grand Cayman limia
Limia caymanensis
Poeciliidae Near Threatened
Granular pugolovka
Benthophilus granulosus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Granulated catfish
Pterodoras granulosus
Doradidae Least Concern Edible
Graodus Imeldae
Graodus imeldae
Data Deficient
Grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Grass-eater
Distichodus rostratus
Distichodontidae Least Concern Edible
Grass-eater
Ichthyborus monodi
Distichodontidae Least Concern
Grasseichthys Gabonensis
Grasseichthys gabonensis
Kneriidae Vulnerable
Grasseichthys Zamba
Grasseichthys zamba
Kneriidae
Gravel chub
Erimystax x-punctatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Gray bichir
Polypterus senegalus
Polypteridae Least Concern Edible
Gray corydoras
Hoplisoma griseum
Endangered
Gray loach
Triplophysa dorsalis
Nemacheilidae Least Concern Edible
Gray Madagascar catfish
Ancharius griseus
Anchariidae Endangered
Gray redhorse
Moxostoma congestum
Catostomidae Least Concern
Gray's stone loach
Balitora brucei
Balitoridae Near Threatened
Grayling
Thymallus thymallus
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Great freshwater stingray
Potamotrygon rex
Potamotrygonidae Near Threatened
Great Lake Galaxias
Paragalaxias eleotroides
Endangered
Great snakehead
Channa marulius
Channidae Least Concern Edible
Greater jumprock
Moxostoma lachneri
Catostomidae Least Concern
Greater redhorse
Moxostoma valenciennesi
Catostomidae Least Concern
Greater scissortail
Rasbora caudimaculata
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Green Borneo sucker
Gastromyzon lepidogaster
Balitoridae Least Concern
Green carplet
Horadandia atukorali
Vulnerable
Green dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma aguarico
Cichlidae
Green dwarf tetra
Odontocharacidium aphanes
Least Concern
Green gold catfish
Corydoras melanotaenia
Callichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Green gold catfish
Osteogaster melanotaenia
Least Concern Edible
Green goodea
Goodea luitpoldii
Goodeidae
Green guapote
Mayaheros beani
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Green happy
Sargochromis codringtonii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Green labeo
Labeo fisheri
Cyprinidae Endangered