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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
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Tuba Cichlid
Tomocichla tuba
Cichlidae Least Concern
Tubenose sculpin
Cottus nasalis
Cottidae Least Concern
Tuberoschistura Baenzigeri
Tuberoschistura baenzigeri
Nemacheilidae Least Concern
Tuberoschistura Cambodgiensis
Tuberoschistura cambodgiensis
Nemacheilidae Least Concern
Tucan fish
Chalceus erythrurus
Chalceidae Least Concern Edible
Tucuman Whiptail Catfish
Loricaria tucumanensis
Loricariidae Least Concern
Tufi
Foerschichthys flavipinnis
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern
Tugun
Coregonus tugun
Salmonidae Least Concern
Tui chub
Siphateles bicolor
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Tupi toothcarp
Phalloceros tupinamba
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Turkana haplo
Haplochromis turkanae
Cichlidae Least Concern
Turkana jewel cichlid
Rubricatochromis exsul
Least Concern
Turkestan catfish
Glyptosternon reticulatum
Sisoridae Least Concern
Turkestan sculpin
Cottus spinulosus
Cottidae Least Concern
Turquoise cichlid
Kronoheros umbrifer
Least Concern
Turquoise darter
Etheostoma inscriptum
Percidae Least Concern
Turquoise killifish
Nothobranchius furzeri
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern
Turrubarés toothcarp
Poeciliopsis turrubarensis
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Turushuqui
Ossancora eigenmanni
Doradidae Least Concern
Tuskaloossa darter
Etheostoma douglasi
Percidae Least Concern
Tuvira-redonda
Gymnotus sylvius
Gymnotidae Least Concern
Tuzla chub
Squalius aristotelis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Twig catfish, Stick catfish
Harttia guianensis
Loricariidae Least Concern
Two spot loach
Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma
Nemacheilidae Least Concern
Two-spot Apistogramma
Apistogramma rupununi
Cichlidae Least Concern
Two-striped Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
Two-tone cory
Hoplisoma bicolor
Least Concern
Twosaddle corydoras
Corydoras weitzmani
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Twosaddle corydoras
Hoplisoma weitzmani
Least Concern
Twospot astyanax
Astyanax bimaculatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Twospot Astyanax
Astyanax argyrimarginatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Twospot catfish
Mystus nigriceps
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Twospot climbing perch
Ctenopoma nigropannosum
Anabantidae Least Concern
Twospot lebiasina
Lebiasina bimaculata
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Twospot livebearer
Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Twospot rasbora
Rasbora elegans
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Twostripe corydoras
Corydoras bifasciatus
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Twostripe corydoras
Brochis bifasciata
Least Concern
Twostripe lyretail
Aphyosemion bivittatum
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
Twostripe pencilfish
Nannostomus digrammus
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Twostriped dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma bitaeniata
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Tylochromis Aristoma
Tylochromis aristoma
Cichlidae Least Concern
Tylochromis Intermedius
Tylochromis intermedius
Cichlidae Least Concern
Tylochromis Jentinki
Tylochromis jentinki
Cichlidae Least Concern
Tylochromis Labrodon
Tylochromis labrodon
Cichlidae Least Concern
Tylochromis Lateralis
Tylochromis lateralis
Cichlidae Least Concern
Tylochromis Leonensis
Tylochromis leonensis
Cichlidae Least Concern
Tylochromis Pulcher
Tylochromis pulcher
Cichlidae Least Concern