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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
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Maylandia fainzilberi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Neolamprologus obscurus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Labidochromis freibergi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion punctatum
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Maylandia aurora
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Hemigrammus marginatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Maylandia hajomaylandi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Lophiobagrus aquilus
Bagridae Least Concern
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Alticorpus peterdaviesi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Neolamprologus leloupi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Hypopygus lepturus
Rhamphichthyidae Least Concern Edible
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Neolamprologus leleupi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys olbrechtsi
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis spilostichus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Mystus keletius
Bagridae Least Concern
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Docimodus evelynae
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Tramitichromis intermedius
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pseudacanthicus leopardus
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
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Lamprologus callipterus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Lethrinops albus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Copadichromis pleurostigmoides
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis formosus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Distichodus noboli
Distichodontidae Least Concern Edible
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Callochromis macrops
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Lophiobagrus brevispinis
Bagridae Least Concern
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Epapterus dispilurus
Auchenipteridae Least Concern
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Cyathochromis obliquidens
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Caquetaia kraussii
Cichlidae Least Concern
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Crossocheilus reticulatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Moenkhausia intermedia
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Bathyclarias longibarbis
Clariidae Least Concern Edible
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Acanthicus hystrix
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
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Greenwoodochromis christyi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pangio anguillaris
Cobitidae Least Concern Edible
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Metynnis lippincottianus
Serrasalmidae Least Concern Edible
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Telmatochromis dhonti
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cichlasoma portalegrense
Cichlidae Least Concern
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Nothobranchius neumanni
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Hyphessobrycon minor
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Diplotaxodon ecclesi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Hemigrammus ulreyi
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Acanthicus adonis
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
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Otopharynx argyrosoma
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Leporinus striatus
Anostomidae Least Concern Edible
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Placidochromis polli
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Triportheus pictus
Triportheidae Least Concern Edible
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Rachovia pyropunctata
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible