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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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Yahuarachi
Potamorhina altamazonica
Curimatidae Least Concern
Yahuarachi
Curimatella meyeri
Curimatidae Least Concern
Yahuarachi
Potamorhina pristigaster
Curimatidae Least Concern
Yahuarachi
Potamorhina latior
Curimatidae Least Concern
Yahyaoui barbel
Luciobarbus yahyaouii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Yakati rainbowfish
Melanotaenia angfa
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern
Yakutian char
Salvelinus jacuticus
Salmonidae Least Concern
Yangambi butterbarbel
Schilbe yangambianus
Schilbeidae Least Concern
Yaoshania Pachychilus
Yaoshania pachychilus
Least Concern
Yaqui sucker
Catostomus bernardini
Catostomidae Least Concern
Yasuhikotakia Caudipunctata
Yasuhikotakia caudipunctata
Botiidae Least Concern
Yaté's goby
Stenogobius yateiensis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Yaya curimata
Cyphocharax helleri
Curimatidae Least Concern
Yazoo shiner
Notropis rafinesquei
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Yellow acara
Aequidens metae
Cichlidae Least Concern
Yellow barb
Enteromius manicensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Yellow barbell
Carasobarbus luteus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Yellow bass
Morone mississippiensis
Moronidae Least Concern
Yellow belly cichlid
Trichromis salvini
Cichlidae Least Concern
Yellow bullhead
Ameiurus natalis
Ictaluridae Least Concern
Yellow catfish
Tachysurus fulvidraco
Bagridae Least Concern
Yellow cory
Corydoras flaveolus
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Yellow cory
Hoplisoma flaveolus
Least Concern
Yellow Meeki
Thorichthys affinis
Cichlidae Least Concern
Yellow rabbit characin
Leporellus vittatus
Anostomidae Least Concern Edible
Yellow Sand Cichlid
Xenotilapia flavipinnis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Yellow tetra
Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Yellow-dotted Pleco
Hypostomus microstomus
Loricariidae Least Concern
Yellow-fin Tetras
Brycinus leuciscus
Alestidae Least Concern
Yellow-jaw Tetra
Hyphessobrycon agulha
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Yellowbelly gudgeon
Allomogurnda nesolepis
Eleotridae Least Concern
Yellowcheek
Elopichthys bambusa
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Yellowfin
Xenocypris macrolepis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Yellowfin river pellona
Pellona flavipinnis
Pristigasteridae Least Concern
Yellowfin shiner
Notropis lutipinnis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Yellowfin shiner
Hydrophlox lutipinnis
Least Concern
Yellowjacket cichlid
Parachromis friedrichsthalii
Cichlidae Least Concern
Yellowtail mullet
Minimugil cascasia
Least Concern
Yellowtail rasbora
Rasbora tornieri
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Yellowtail tetra
Alestopetersius caudalis
Alestidae Least Concern Edible
Yepez' tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus yepezi
Apteronotidae Least Concern
Yoke darter
Etheostoma juliae
Percidae Least Concern
Yu loach
Lepidocephalichthys manipurensis
Cobitidae Least Concern
Yucatan flagfish
Garmanella pulchra
Cyprinodontidae Least Concern Edible
Yucatan gambusia
Gambusia yucatana
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Yucatan goby
Gobiosoma yucatanum
Gobiidae Least Concern
Yunnanilus Cruciatus
Yunnanilus cruciatus
Nemacheilidae Least Concern
Yunnanilus Jinxiensis
Yunnanilus jinxiensis
Nemacheilidae Least Concern