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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
Melanorivulus Javahe
Melanorivulus javahe
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Melanorivulus Karaja
Melanorivulus karaja
Rivulidae
Vulnerable
Melanorivulus Kayabi
Melanorivulus kayabi
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Melanorivulus Kayapo
Melanorivulus kayapo
Rivulidae
Vulnerable
Melanorivulus Kunzei
Melanorivulus kunzei
Rivulidae
Vulnerable
Melanorivulus Leali
Melanorivulus leali
Rivulidae
Data Deficient
Melanorivulus Linearis
Melanorivulus linearis
Rivulidae
Melanorivulus Litteratus
Melanorivulus litteratus
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Melanorivulus Megaroni
Melanorivulus megaroni
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Melanorivulus Melanopterus
Melanorivulus melanopterus
Rivulidae
Melanorivulus Modestus
Melanorivulus modestus
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Melanorivulus Nigromarginatus
Melanorivulus nigromarginatus
Rivulidae
Melanorivulus Nigropunctatus
Melanorivulus nigropunctatus
Rivulidae
Melanorivulus Ofaie
Melanorivulus ofaie
Rivulidae
Melanorivulus Paresi
Melanorivulus paresi
Rivulidae
Data Deficient
Melanorivulus Parnaibensis
Melanorivulus parnaibensis
Rivulidae
Data Deficient
Melanorivulus Pictus
Melanorivulus pictus
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Melanorivulus Pindorama
Melanorivulus pindorama
Rivulidae
Data Deficient
Melanorivulus Pinima
Melanorivulus pinima
Rivulidae
Endangered
Melanorivulus Planaltinus
Melanorivulus planaltinus
Rivulidae
Data Deficient
Melanorivulus Proximus
Melanorivulus proximus
Rivulidae
Melanorivulus Punctatus
Melanorivulus punctatus
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Melanorivulus Rossoi
Melanorivulus rossoi
Rivulidae
Data Deficient
Melanorivulus Rubromarginatus
Melanorivulus rubromarginatus
Rivulidae
Vulnerable
Melanorivulus Rubroreticulatus
Melanorivulus rubroreticulatus
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Melanorivulus Rutilicaudus
Melanorivulus rutilicaudus
Rivulidae
Vulnerable
Melanorivulus Salmonicaudus
Melanorivulus salmonicaudus
Rivulidae
Vulnerable
Melanorivulus Scalaris
Melanorivulus scalaris
Rivulidae
Endangered
Melanorivulus Schuncki
Melanorivulus schuncki
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Melanorivulus Terena
Melanorivulus terena
Rivulidae
Melanorivulus Ubirajarai
Melanorivulus ubirajarai
Rivulidae
Vulnerable
Melanorivulus Violaceus
Melanorivulus violaceus
Rivulidae
Near Threatened
Melanorivulus Vittatus
Melanorivulus vittatus
Rivulidae
Endangered
Melanorivulus Wallacei
Melanorivulus wallacei
Rivulidae
Near Threatened
Melanorivulus Zygonectes
Melanorivulus zygonectes
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Melanosternarchus Amaru
Melanosternarchus amaru
Melanotaenia Affinis
Melanotaenia affinis
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Mele's stiphodon
Stiphodon mele
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Meleiro livebearer
Jenynsia sanctaecatarinae
Anablepidae
Endangered
Melid loach
Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki
Nemacheilidae
Least Concern
Melon barb
Haludaria fasciata
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Membras Argentea
Membras argentea
Atherinopsidae
Data Deficient
Menado pipefish
Microphis manadensis
Syngnathidae
Least Concern
Menderes bream
Vimba mirabilis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Menderes brook minnow
Pseudophoxinus maeandricus
Cyprinidae
Critically Endangered
Menderes nase
Chondrostoma meandrense
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Mendes' tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus mendesi
Apteronotidae
Endangered
Mendezi Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma mendezi
Cichlidae
Least Concern