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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
aquarium
Aphyosemion maculatum
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Cynopoecilus melanotaenia
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Xenotilapia boulengeri
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aphyosemion ferranti
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Micropanchax keilhacki
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Curimata vittata
Curimatidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Charax condei
Characidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Hepsetus odoe
Hepsetidae
Least Concern
aquarium
Tatia aulopygia
Auchenipteridae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Farlowella rugosa
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Bathybates minor
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Schizodon fasciatus
Anostomidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Xenotilapia longispinis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Plesiolebias glaucopterus
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Neolamprologus modestus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Telmatochromis bifrenatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Cynodonichthys chucunaque
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Genyochromis mento
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Nannocharax ansorgii
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Mastacembelus plagiostomus
Mastacembelidae
Least Concern
aquarium
Aphyosemion schioetzi
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Gephyrochromis lawsi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Pseudanos gracilis
Anostomidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Plataplochilus cabindae
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Mesoheros ornatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
aquarium
Labidochromis maculicauda
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Pimelodus ornatus
Pimelodidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Pseudotropheus fuscus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Cyclocheilichthys janthochir
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Amatitlania septemfasciata
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Cyprinodon riverendi
Cyprinodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Xenotilapia caudafasciata
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Nannostomus marginatus
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
aquarium
Hemigrammus collettii
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Hemiodus unimaculatus
Hemiodontidae
Least Concern
aquarium
Laemolyta taeniata
Anostomidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Simochromis diagramma
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Lethrinops macrophthalmus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Callopanchax toddi
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Otopharynx ovatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Opsaridium microcephalum
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
aquarium
Peckoltia vittata
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Labidochromis gigas
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Trachelyopterus coriaceus
Auchenipteridae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Grammatotria lemairii
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Stigmatochromis woodi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Lethrinops macrochir
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible