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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
Filtered Least Concern ✕ Clear all
black fish
Carassioides acuminatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Black ghost
Apteronotus albifrons
Apteronotidae Least Concern
Black lampeye
Micropanchax antinorii
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Black lancer catfish
Bagrichthys macracanthus
Bagridae Least Concern
Black madtom
Noturus funebris
Ictaluridae Least Concern
Black morpho tetra
Poecilocharax weitzmani
Crenuchidae Least Concern Edible
Black neon tetra
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Black phantom tetra
Megalamphodus megalopterus
Least Concern Edible
Black prochilodus
Prochilodus nigricans
Prochilodontidae Least Concern Edible
Black redhorse
Moxostoma duquesnei
Catostomidae Least Concern
Black River madtom
Noturus maydeni
Ictaluridae Least Concern
Black sculpin
Cottus baileyi
Cottidae Least Concern
Black Sea tadpole-goby
Benthophilus nudus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Black sharkminnow
Labeo chrysophekadion
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Black spot piranha
Pygocentrus cariba
Serrasalmidae Least Concern
Black tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Black tilapia
Oreochromis placidus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Black wolf-fish
Hoplias curupira
Erythrinidae Least Concern
Blackback barb
Enteromius barnardi
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Blackbanded darter
Percina nigrofasciata
Percidae Least Concern
Blackbanded limia
Limia melanonotata
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Blackbanded rainbowfish
Melanotaenia nigrans
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern Edible
Blackbelt cichlid
Vieja maculicauda
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Blackbrow bleak
Acanthobrama microlepis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Blackchin shiner
Miniellus heterodon
Least Concern
Blackchin shiner
Notropis heterodon
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blackear Payara
Cynodon meionactis
Cynodontidae Least Concern
Blackedge tetra
Tyttocharax madeirae
Stevardiidae Least Concern
Blackfin darter
Etheostoma nigripinne
Percidae Least Concern
Blackfin eel goby
Taenioides nigrimarginatus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Blackfin goodea
Goodea atripinnis
Goodeidae Least Concern Edible
Blackfin silverside
Atherinella crystallina
Atherinopsidae Least Concern
Blackfin sisorid-catfishes
Gagata dolichonema
Sisoridae Least Concern
Blackgullet cichlid
Thorichthys pasionis
Cichlidae Least Concern
Blackhand paradise fish
Polynemus melanochir
Polynemidae Least Concern
Blacklancer catfish
Bagrichthys hypselopterus
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Blackline algae eater
Paracrossochilus vittatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blackline penguinfish
Thayeria boehlkei
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Blackline rasbora
Rasbora borapetensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Blacklipped pike cichlid
Crenicichla celidochilus
Cichlidae Least Concern
Blackmast
Craterocephalus stramineus
Atherinidae Least Concern
Blacknose Butterfly Barb
Enteromius candens
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blacknose dace
Rhinichthys atratulus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blacknose shiner
Notropis heterolepis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blackseam Cichlid
Apistogramma hongsloi
Cichlidae Least Concern
Blackside darter
Percina maculata
Percidae Least Concern
Blackskin catfish
Clarias meladerma
Clariidae Least Concern
Blackspot barb
Dawkinsia filamentosa
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible