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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
Hampala Sabana
Hampala sabana
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Hampala Salweenensis
Hampala salweenensis
Cyprinidae Data Deficient
Handlirsch's minnow
Pseudophoxinus handlirschi
Cyprinidae EX Edible
Hannelore's killi
Aphyosemion hanneloreae
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern
Haplochromis Acidens
Haplochromis acidens
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Aelocephalus
Haplochromis aelocephalus
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Akika
Haplochromis akika
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Albertianus
Haplochromis albertianus
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Altigenis
Haplochromis altigenis
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Ampullarostratus
Haplochromis ampullarostratus
Cichlidae Vulnerable
Haplochromis Angustifrons
Haplochromis angustifrons
Cichlidae Least Concern
Haplochromis Annectidens
Haplochromis annectidens
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Antleter
Haplochromis antleter
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Apogonoides
Haplochromis apogonoides
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Aquila
Haplochromis aquila
Cichlidae
Haplochromis Arcanus
Haplochromis arcanus
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Argens
Haplochromis argens
Cichlidae Vulnerable
Haplochromis Argenteus
Haplochromis argenteus
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Artaxerxes
Haplochromis artaxerxes
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Aureus
Haplochromis aureus
Cichlidae
Haplochromis Avium
Haplochromis avium
Cichlidae Vulnerable
Haplochromis Azureus
Haplochromis azureus
Cichlidae Vulnerable
Haplochromis Barbarae
Haplochromis barbarae
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Bareli
Haplochromis bareli
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Bartoni
Haplochromis bartoni
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Bayoni
Haplochromis bayoni
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Beadlei
Haplochromis beadlei
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Bicolor
Haplochromis bicolor
Cichlidae Vulnerable
Haplochromis Boops
Haplochromis boops
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis borleyi redfin
Copadichromis borleyi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Haplochromis Brownae
Haplochromis brownae
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Bullatus
Haplochromis bullatus
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Bwathondii
Haplochromis bwathondii
Cichlidae Vulnerable
Haplochromis Cassius
Haplochromis cassius
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Cavifrons
Haplochromis cavifrons
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Chilotes
Haplochromis chilotes
Cichlidae Least Concern
Haplochromis Chlorochrous
Haplochromis chlorochrous
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Chromogynos
Haplochromis chromogynos
Cichlidae Vulnerable
Haplochromis Chrysogynaion
Haplochromis chrysogynaion
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Cinctus
Haplochromis cinctus
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Cinereus
Haplochromis cinereus
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Haplochromis Cnester
Haplochromis cnester
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Concilians
Haplochromis concilians
Cichlidae
Haplochromis Coprologus
Haplochromis coprologus
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Crassilabris
Haplochromis crassilabris
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Crebridens
Haplochromis crebridens
Cichlidae Least Concern
Haplochromis Crocopeplus
Haplochromis crocopeplus
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Haplochromis Cronus
Haplochromis cronus
Cichlidae Data Deficient