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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
Pygmy sculpin
Cottus paulus
Cottidae
Critically Endangered
Pygmy shiner
Notropis tropicus
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Pygmy sleeper
Hemieleotris latifasciata
Least Concern
Pygmy snapper
Lutjanus maxweberi
Lutjanidae
Data Deficient
Pygmy sunfish
Elassoma gilberti
Elassomatidae
Least Concern
Pygmy swordtail
Xiphophorus pygmaeus
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Pygmy whitefish
Prosopium coulterii
Salmonidae
Least Concern
Pygocentrus Palometa
Pygocentrus palometa
Serrasalmidae
Pyrrhulina Beni
Pyrrhulina beni
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Pyrrhulina Capim
Pyrrhulina capim
Lebiasinidae
Pyrrhulina Eleanorae
Pyrrhulina eleanorae
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Pyrrhulina Elongata
Pyrrhulina elongata
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Pyrrhulina Lugubris
Pyrrhulina lugubris
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Pyrrhulina Marilynae
Pyrrhulina marilynae
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Pyrrhulina Maxima
Pyrrhulina maxima
Lebiasinidae
Data Deficient
Pyrrhulina Obermulleri
Pyrrhulina obermulleri
Lebiasinidae
Data Deficient
Pyrrhulina Punctata
Pyrrhulina punctata
Lebiasinidae
Pyrrhulina Spilota
Pyrrhulina spilota
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Pyxiloricaria Menezesi
Pyxiloricaria menezesi
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Qianlabeo Striatus
Qianlabeo striatus
Quechulac silverside
Poblana squamata
Critically Endangered
Queen of Siam goby
Mugilogobius rambaiae
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Quiché tetra
Astyanax brevimanus
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Quillback
Carpiodes cyprinus
Catostomidae
Least Concern
Edible
Rabat barbel
Luciobarbus rabatensis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Rabbit cory
Brochis orphnopterus
Least Concern
Rabbit cory
Corydoras orphnopterus
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Raboseta
Cobitis paludica
Cobitidae
Least Concern
Racenisia Fimbriipinna
Racenisia fimbriipinna
Least Concern
Racer goby
Babka gymnotrachelus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Rachoviscus Crassiceps
Rachoviscus crassiceps
Acestrorhamphidae
Vulnerable
Racoma Ramzani
Racoma ramzani
Radhanagari loach
Indoreonectes radhanagari
Nemacheilidae
Ragged-tail pipefish
Microphis retzii
Syngnathidae
Least Concern
Raiamas Ansorgii
Raiamas ansorgii
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Raiamas Batesii
Raiamas batesii
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Raiamas Brachyrhabdotos
Raiamas brachyrhabdotos
Cyprinidae
Raiamas Buchholzi
Raiamas buchholzi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Raiamas Intermedius
Raiamas intermedius
Cyprinidae
Raiamas Kheeli
Raiamas kheeli
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Raiamas Levequei
Raiamas levequei
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Raiamas Longirostris
Raiamas longirostris
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Raiamas Marqueti
Raiamas marqueti
Cyprinidae
Raiamas Nigeriensis
Raiamas nigeriensis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Raiamas Salmolucius
Raiamas salmolucius
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Raiamas Scarciensis
Raiamas scarciensis
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Raiamas Shariensis
Raiamas shariensis
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Raiamas Steindachneri
Raiamas steindachneri
Cyprinidae
Least Concern