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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
Filtered Least Concern ✕ Clear all
Tenellus Ternetzi
Tenellus ternetzi
Doradidae Least Concern
Tenellus Trimaculatus
Tenellus trimaculatus
Doradidae Least Concern
Tengara catfish
Mystus tengara
Bagridae Least Concern
Tennessee shiner
Paranotropis leuciodus
Least Concern
Tennessee shiner
Notropis leuciodus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Terek barbel
Barbus ciscaucasicus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Terek nase
Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Tessellated darter
Etheostoma olmstedi
Percidae Least Concern
Teta
Hypostomus robinii
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
Tetra
Knodus breviceps
Stevardiidae Least Concern
Tetra
Creagrutus magoi
Stevardiidae Least Concern
Tetra
Hemigrammus iota
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Tetra
Hemigrammus orthus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Tetra
Hemigrammus cylindricus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Tetra
Hyphessobrycon heliacus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Tetra
Hyphessobrycon loweae
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Tetra
Hyphessobrycon mutabilis
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Tetra Toucan
Tucanoichthys tucano
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Tetracamphilius Notatus
Tetracamphilius notatus
Amphiliidae Least Concern
Tetragonopterus Anostomus
Tetragonopterus anostomus
Characidae Least Concern
Tetragonopterus Araguaiensis
Tetragonopterus araguaiensis
Characidae Least Concern
Tetragonopterus Carvalhoi
Tetragonopterus carvalhoi
Characidae Least Concern
Tetragonopterus Denticulatus
Tetragonopterus denticulatus
Characidae Least Concern
Tetragonopterus Franciscoensis
Tetragonopterus franciscoensis
Characidae Least Concern
Tetragonopterus Rarus
Tetragonopterus rarus
Characidae Least Concern
Tetranematichthys Barthemi
Tetranematichthys barthemi
Auchenipteridae Least Concern
Tetranematichthys Quadrifilis
Tetranematichthys quadrifilis
Auchenipteridae Least Concern
Tetranematichthys Wallacei
Tetranematichthys wallacei
Auchenipteridae Least Concern
Tex-Mex gambusia
Gambusia speciosa
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Texan tetra
Astyanax argentatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Texas logperch
Percina carbonaria
Percidae Least Concern
Texas shiner
Notropis amabilis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Thai river sprat
Clupeichthys aesarnensis
Ehiravidae Least Concern
Thamalakane barb
Enteromius thamalakanensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Thick lipped gourami
Trichogaster labiosa
Osphronemidae Least Concern
Thick-lipped catfish
Pachyula crassilabris
Least Concern
Thick-lipped Fish
Marcusenius cyprinoides
Mormyridae Least Concern
Thicklip chub
Cyprinella labrosa
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Thicklipped happy
Thoracochromis albolabris
Cichlidae Least Concern
Thin-line dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma resticulosa
Cichlidae Least Concern
Thinface cichlid
Serranochromis angusticeps
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Thoracochromis Bakongo
Thoracochromis bakongo
Cichlidae Least Concern
Thoracochromis Brauschi
Thoracochromis brauschi
Cichlidae Least Concern
Thoracochromis Callichromus
Thoracochromis callichromus
Cichlidae Least Concern
Thoracochromis Lucullae
Thoracochromis lucullae
Cichlidae Least Concern
Thoracochromis Stigmatogenys
Thoracochromis stigmatogenys
Cichlidae Least Concern
Threadfin acara
Acarichthys heckelii
Cichlidae Least Concern
Threadfin cichlid
Petrochromis trewavasae
Cichlidae Least Concern