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