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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
Lantern minnow
Tampichthys ipni
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Laocypris Hispida
Laocypris hispida
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Laos Tiger Catfish
Batasio tigrinus
Bagridae
Data Deficient
Laotian shad
Tenualosa thibaudeaui
Dorosomatidae
Vulnerable
Large finned lampeye
Procatopus nototaenia
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Large razorbelly minnow
Salmostoma bacaila
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Large scale scraper
Capoeta aculeata
Cyprinidae
Large spotted grunter
Parauchenoglanis megalasma
Claroteidae
Large-eye Chinese Bream
Sinibrama macrops
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Large-eye silverside
Atherinella sallei
Atherinopsidae
Data Deficient
Large-scaled Barb
Neolissochilus sumatranus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber
Brachyalestes ferox
Vulnerable
Largefin pupfish
Cyprinodon verecundus
Cyprinodontidae
Vulnerable
Largelip killifish
Tlaloc labialis
Least Concern
Edible
Largemouth black bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
Least Concern
Largemouth perch
Percichthys colhuapiensis
Percichthyidae
Largemouth shiner
Cyprinella bocagrande
Cyprinidae
Critically Endangered
Largemouth squeaker
Synodontis macrostoma
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Largemouth yellowfish
Labeobarbus kimberleyensis
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Largescale foureyes
Anableps anableps
Anablepidae
Least Concern
Largescale pupfish
Cyprinodon macrolepis
Cyprinodontidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Largescale stoneroller
Campostoma oligolepis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Largescale sucker
Catostomus macrocheilus
Catostomidae
Least Concern
Edible
Largescale yellowfish
Labeobarbus marequensis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Largescaled rasbora
Rasbora paucisqualis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Largespot livebearer
Poeciliopsis pleurospilus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Largespot river stingray
Potamotrygon falkneri
Potamotrygonidae
Least Concern
Largespot squeaker
Synodontis macrostigma
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Largespotted snakehead
Parachanna insignis
Channidae
Least Concern
Edible
Largespring gambusia
Gambusia geiseri
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Largetooth limia
Limia grossidens
Poeciliidae
Critically Endangered
Largetooth silverside
Chirostoma arge
Atherinopsidae
Data Deficient
Larvophile dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma barlowi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Las Vegas Dace
Rhinichthys deaconi
Cyprinidae
EX
Lasiancistrus Guacharote
Lasiancistrus guacharote
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Lasiancistrus Heteracanthus
Lasiancistrus heteracanthus
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Lasiancistrus Saetiger
Lasiancistrus saetiger
Loricariidae
Data Deficient
Lasiancistrus Schomburgkii
Lasiancistrus schomburgkii
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Lasiancistrus Tentaculatus
Lasiancistrus tentaculatus
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Lateral striped pike cichlid
Crenicichla vittata
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Lateral striped tetra
Astyanax lineatus
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Lates Lakdiva
Lates lakdiva
Latidae
Lates Uwisara
Lates uwisara
Latidae
Lattice Robber
Micralestes humilis
Alestidae
Least Concern
Laubuka Brahmaputraensis
Laubuka brahmaputraensis
Cyprinidae
Laubuka Fasciata
Laubuka fasciata
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Laubuka Latens
Laubuka latens
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Laubuka Parafasciata
Laubuka parafasciata
Cyprinidae