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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
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