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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
Pollimyrus Adspersus
Pollimyrus adspersus
Mormyridae Least Concern
Pollimyrus Brevis
Pollimyrus brevis
Mormyridae Least Concern
Pollimyrus Cuandoensis
Pollimyrus cuandoensis
Mormyridae
Pollimyrus Eburneensis
Pollimyrus eburneensis
Mormyridae Least Concern
Pollimyrus Guttatus
Pollimyrus guttatus
Mormyridae Data Deficient
Pollimyrus Ibalazambai
Pollimyrus ibalazambai
Mormyridae
Pollimyrus Krameri
Pollimyrus krameri
Mormyridae
Pollimyrus Macroterops
Pollimyrus macroterops
Mormyridae Data Deficient
Pollimyrus Maculipinnis
Pollimyrus maculipinnis
Mormyridae Data Deficient
Pollimyrus Marianne
Pollimyrus marianne
Mormyridae Least Concern
Pollimyrus Nigripinnis
Pollimyrus nigripinnis
Mormyridae Least Concern
Pollimyrus Pedunculatus
Pollimyrus pedunculatus
Mormyridae Data Deficient
Pollimyrus Petricolus
Pollimyrus petricolus
Mormyridae Least Concern
Pollimyrus Plagiostoma
Pollimyrus plagiostoma
Mormyridae Least Concern
Pollimyrus Pulverulentus
Pollimyrus pulverulentus
Mormyridae Least Concern
Pollimyrus Schreyeni
Pollimyrus schreyeni
Mormyridae Least Concern
Pollimyrus Stappersii
Pollimyrus stappersii
Mormyridae
Pollimyrus Tumifrons
Pollimyrus tumifrons
Mormyridae Least Concern
Pollimyrus Vanneer
Pollimyrus vanneer
Mormyridae
Pollimyrus Weyli
Pollimyrus weyli
Mormyridae
Polycentrus Jundia
Polycentrus jundia
Polycentridae
Polynemus Bidentatus
Polynemus bidentatus
Polynemidae
Polypterus Teugelsi
Polypterus teugelsi
Polypteridae Data Deficient
Poma snakehead
Channa pomanensis
Channidae Edible
Pomatoschistus Montenegrensis
Pomatoschistus montenegrensis
Gobiidae
Pond loach
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Cobitidae Least Concern Edible
Pongo characin
Parodon pongoensis
Parodontidae Least Concern Edible
Pontian Betta
Betta pulchra
Osphronemidae Data Deficient
Pontic spined loach
Cobitis pontica
Cobitidae Near Threatened
Ponticola Alasanicus
Ponticola alasanicus
Gobiidae
Pontine spined loach
Cobitis feroniae
Cobitidae
Pool barb
Puntius sophore
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Poor man's tropheus
Hypsophrys nematopus
Cichlidae Near Threatened
Popeye shiner
Notropis ariommus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Popoche chub
Algansea popoche
Endangered
Popondetta blue-eye
Pseudomugil connieae
Pseudomugilidae Endangered
Popta's buntingi
Adrianichthys poptae
Endangered
Poptella Abathes
Poptella abathes
Acestrorhamphidae
Poptella Brevispina
Poptella brevispina
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Poptella Fortispina
Poptella fortispina
Acestrorhamphidae
Poptella Magnuspina
Poptella magnuspina
Acestrorhamphidae
Poptella Paraguayensis
Poptella paraguayensis
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Poptella Spinula
Poptella spinula
Acestrorhamphidae
Porcupine river stingray
Potamotrygon histrix
Potamotrygonidae Near Threatened
Poreless gudgeon
Oxyeleotris nullipora
Eleotridae Least Concern
Poropanchax Luxophthalmus
Poropanchax luxophthalmus
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Poropanchax Pepo
Poropanchax pepo
Poeciliidae
Poropanchax Stigmatopygus
Poropanchax stigmatopygus
Poeciliidae Least Concern