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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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Bathybates hornii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Moema staecki
Rivulidae Least Concern Edible
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Biotoecus opercularis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Roeboides dayi
Characidae Least Concern Edible
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Tramitichromis trilineatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Variabilichromis moorii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Puntius mahecola
Cyprinidae Data Deficient Edible
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Tramitichromis lituris
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cardiopharynx schoutedeni
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cunningtonia longiventralis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Callopanchax monroviae
Nothobranchiidae Critically Endangered Edible
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Mylochromis guentheri
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion seegersi
Nothobranchiidae Data Deficient Edible
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Bathyclarias rotundifrons
Clariidae Least Concern Edible
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Parosphromenus sumatranus
Osphronemidae Near Threatened Edible
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Alticorpus mentale
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Oryzias wolasi
Adrianichthyidae Data Deficient Edible
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Auchenoglanis biscutatus
Claroteidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys barmoiensis
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Copadichromis mloto
Cichlidae Data Deficient Edible
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Rhamphochromis lucius
Cichlidae Edible
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Lethrinops mylodon
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Lamprologus ocellatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pseudorasbora elongata
Cyprinidae Least Concern
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Copadichromis verduyni
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Astatotilapia burtoni
Cichlidae Least Concern
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Hemigrammus levis
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Garcialebias viarius
Endangered Edible
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Melanotaenia ammeri
Melanotaeniidae Near Threatened
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Mastacembelus ellipsifer
Mastacembelidae Least Concern
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Brycon melanopterus
Bryconidae Least Concern Edible
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Melanotaenia arguni
Melanotaeniidae Endangered
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Parapristella georgiae
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Protomelas labridens
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Bathyclarias nyasensis
Clariidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis ericotaenia
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Nimbapanchax petersi
Nothobranchiidae Endangered Edible
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Alticorpus profundicola
Cichlidae Data Deficient Edible
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Aphyosemion buytaerti
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Nannocharax occidentalis
Distichodontidae Least Concern Edible
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Xenotilapia sima
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Aphyosemion wachtersi
Nothobranchiidae Data Deficient Edible
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Aequidens diadema
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Melanotaenia bowmani
Melanotaeniidae Critically Endangered
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Melanotaenia dumasi
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern
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Ctenopharynx intermedius
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Nothobranchius janpapi
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Ectodus descampsii
Cichlidae Vulnerable Edible