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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
aquarium
Chanda pulcinella
Ambassidae
Data Deficient
Edible
aquarium
Leporinus affinis
Anostomidae
Least Concern
aquarium
Cypholebias cinereus
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Orestias agassizii
Cyprinodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Epiplatys neumanni
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Lophiobagrus asperispinis
Bagridae
Data Deficient
aquarium
Paracyprichromis nigripinnis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Labidochromis textilis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Hyphessobrycon inconstans
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Hyphessobrycon reticulatus
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aphyocharax dentatus
Characidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Lebiasina multimaculata
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Siniperca roulei
Percichthyidae
Data Deficient
Edible
aquarium
Hypsolebias flavicaudatus
Rivulidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Placidochromis longimanus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Tropheus kasabae
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Epiplatys hildegardae
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Hypopomus artedi
Hypopomidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Leptolebias aureoguttatus
Rivulidae
Edible
aquarium
Gnathochromis pfefferi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Nannocharax latifasciatus
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Platystomatichthys sturio
Pimelodidae
Least Concern
aquarium
Scriptaphyosemion roloffi
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Taeniochromis holotaenia
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Tropheops macrophthalmus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Lethrinops gossei
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Caquetaia spectabilis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
aquarium
Aphyosemion loennbergii
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Triportheus rotundatus
Triportheidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Nimbochromis livingstonii
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Copadichromis likomae
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Lethrinops altus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Acrossocheilus paradoxus
Cyprinidae
Edible
aquarium
Mastacembelus platysoma
Mastacembelidae
Least Concern
aquarium
Copadichromis cyaneus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Enteromius ablabes
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Placidochromis johnstoni
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Labidochromis strigatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Rineloricaria fallax
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aphyosemion riggenbachi
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Aulonocara stonemani
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Epiplatys chevalieri
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Trematocranus labifer
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Edible
aquarium
Mchenga flavimanus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Gephyrochromis moorii
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
aquarium
Anablepsoides cryptocallus
Rivulidae
Endangered
Edible
aquarium
Aphyolebias wischmanni
Rivulidae
Edible
aquarium
Protomelas similis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible