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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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Chanda pulcinella
Ambassidae Data Deficient Edible
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Leporinus affinis
Anostomidae Least Concern
aquarium
Cypholebias cinereus
Endangered Edible
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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
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Hyphessobrycon reticulatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Aphyocharax dentatus
Characidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Lebiasina multimaculata
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
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Siniperca roulei
Percichthyidae Data Deficient Edible
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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
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Hypopomus artedi
Hypopomidae Least Concern Edible
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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
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Copadichromis likomae
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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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
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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
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Trematocranus labifer
Cichlidae Data Deficient Edible
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Mchenga flavimanus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Gephyrochromis moorii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Anablepsoides cryptocallus
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
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Aphyolebias wischmanni
Rivulidae Edible
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Protomelas similis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible