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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
Green neon tetra
Paracheirodon simulans
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Green panchax
Aplocheilus blockii
Aplocheilidae Least Concern
Green pufferfish
Dichotomyctere fluviatilis
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Green rivulus
Rivulus cylindraceus
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
Green sucker
Pantosteus virescens
Green sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Centrarchidae Least Concern Edible
Green swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Green terror
Andinoacara rivulatus
Cichlidae Least Concern
Green trout
Salmo viridis
Salmonidae Critically Endangered Edible
Green's moon tetra
Bathyaethiops greeni
Alestidae Least Concern
Greenback Characin
Apareiodon ibitiensis
Parodontidae Least Concern
Greenbottle pufferfish
Auriglobus nefastus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Greenbreast darter
Etheostoma jordani
Percidae Least Concern
Greenface aulonocara
Aulonocara saulosi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Greenface sandsifter
Lethrinops furcifer
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Greenfin darter
Etheostoma chlorobranchium
Percidae Least Concern
Greenfin shiner
Cyprinella chloristia
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Greenhead shiner
Notropis chlorocephalus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Greenhead shiner
Hydrophlox chlorocephalus
Least Concern
Greenline Robber
Rhabdalestes septentrionalis
Alestidae Least Concern
Greenside darter
Etheostoma blennioides
Percidae Least Concern
Greenspot goby
Acentrogobius chlorostigmatoides
Gobiidae
Greenstreaked eartheater
Biotodoma cupido
Cichlidae Least Concern
Greenstripe barb
Puntius vittatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Greenstripe pencilfish
Nannostomus marilynae
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Greenthroat darter
Etheostoma lepidum
Percidae Near Threatened
Greenway's grunter
Hannia greenwayi
Least Concern
Greenway's toothcarp
Scolichthys greenwayi
Poeciliidae Data Deficient
Greenwood's happy
Sargochromis greenwoodi
Cichlidae Least Concern
Greenwoodochromis Abeelei
Greenwoodochromis abeelei
Cichlidae Least Concern
Greenwoodochromis Staneri
Greenwoodochromis staneri
Cichlidae Least Concern
Gregori's labeo
Labeo gregorii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Grey Madagascar cichlid
Ptychochromis inornatus
Cichlidae Endangered
Grey-banded loach
Nemacheilus selangoricus
Nemacheilidae Least Concern Edible
Grijalva gambusia
Heterophallus milleri
Poeciliidae Data Deficient
Grijalva studfish
Xenodexia ctenolepis
Poeciliidae Data Deficient
Grotto sculpin
Cottus specus
Cottidae
Grundulus Cochae
Grundulus cochae
Acestrorhamphidae Near Threatened
Grundulus Quitoensis
Grundulus quitoensis
Acestrorhamphidae Critically Endangered
Grusinian scraper
Capoeta ekmekciae
Cyprinidae Near Threatened
Guadalupe bass
Micropterus treculii
Centrarchidae Near Threatened
Guadalupe darter
Percina apristis
Percidae Least Concern
Guadalupe roundnose minnow
Dionda nigrotaeniata
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Guama guppy
Micropoecilia minima
Poeciliidae
Guapore Chalceus
Chalceus guaporensis
Chalceidae Least Concern
Guapore corydoras
Gastrodermus guapore
Least Concern
Guapore corydoras
Corydoras guapore
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Guaporé thorny catfish
Amblydoras affinis
Doradidae Least Concern