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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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Roeboides Ilseae
Roeboides ilseae
Characidae Vulnerable
Roestes Itupiranga
Roestes itupiranga
Acestrorhynchidae Vulnerable
Rosa's round ray
Heliotrygon rosai
Vulnerable
Rosette river stingray
Potamotrygon schroederi
Potamotrygonidae Vulnerable
Roughhead shiner
Notropis semperasper
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Rounded filament barb
Dawkinsia crassa
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Roundtail chub
Gila robusta
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Ruaha lampeye
Lacustricola omoculatus
Poeciliidae Vulnerable Edible
Sabanejewia Romanica
Sabanejewia romanica
Cobitidae Vulnerable
Sail-fin molly
Poecilia velifera
Poeciliidae Vulnerable
Salmo Nigripinnis
Salmo nigripinnis
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salmo Stomachicus
Salmo stomachicus
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salmostoma Belachi
Salmostoma belachi
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Evasus
Salvelinus evasus
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Faroensis
Salvelinus faroensis
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Gracillimus
Salvelinus gracillimus
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Killinensis
Salvelinus killinensis
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Lonsdalii
Salvelinus lonsdalii
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Mallochi
Salvelinus mallochi
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Maxillaris
Salvelinus maxillaris
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Murta
Salvelinus murta
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Perisii
Salvelinus perisii
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Struanensis
Salvelinus struanensis
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Salvelinus Thingvallensis
Salvelinus thingvallensis
Salmonidae Vulnerable
San Felipe gambusia
Gambusia clarkhubbsi
Poeciliidae Vulnerable
San Ignacio pupfish
Cyprinodon bobmilleri
Cyprinodontidae Vulnerable
Sanaga Bulldog
Marcusenius sanagaensis
Mormyridae Vulnerable
Santa Elena toothcarp
Poeciliopsis santaelena
Poeciliidae Vulnerable
Sardina Plateada
Atherinella sardina
Atherinopsidae Vulnerable
Sarmarutilus Rubilio
Sarmarutilus rubilio
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Scaphognathops Bandanensis
Scaphognathops bandanensis
Cyprinidae Vulnerable Edible
Scardinius Knezevici
Scardinius knezevici
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Schelly
Coregonus stigmaticus
Salmonidae Vulnerable
Schistura Atra
Schistura atra
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Chindwinica
Schistura chindwinica
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Curtistigma
Schistura curtistigma
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Deansmarti
Schistura deansmarti
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Fascimaculata
Schistura fascimaculata
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Jarutanini
Schistura jarutanini
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Kaysonei
Schistura kaysonei
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Khugae
Schistura khugae
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Kodaguensis
Schistura kodaguensis
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Kohatensis
Schistura kohatensis
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Kontumensis
Schistura kontumensis
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Machensis
Schistura machensis
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Nagaensis
Schistura nagaensis
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Oedipus
Schistura oedipus
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable
Schistura Pakistanica
Schistura pakistanica
Nemacheilidae Vulnerable