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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
Rectangle spot moon tetra
Bathyaethiops breuseghemi
Alestidae Least Concern
Rectoris Longibarbus
Rectoris longibarbus
Cyprinidae Critically Endangered
Rectoris Longifinus
Rectoris longifinus
Cyprinidae
Rectoris Luxiensis
Rectoris luxiensis
Cyprinidae Data Deficient
Rectoris Mutabilis
Rectoris mutabilis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Rectoris Posehensis
Rectoris posehensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Red barred killi
Aphyosemion elberti
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern
Red breast cichlid
Cribroheros longimanus
Cichlidae Least Concern
Red Canarese barb
Hypselobarbus thomassi
Cyprinidae Critically Endangered
Red devil
Amphilophus labiatus
Cichlidae Edible
Red discus
Symphysodon discus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Red Dwarf Rasbora
Microrasbora rubescens
Cyprinidae Endangered
Red edge dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma viejita
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Red eye barb
Puntius kelumi
Cyprinidae Endangered
Red fin barb
Pethia reval
Cyprinidae Endangered
Red fin labeo
Labeo porcellus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Red finned kuruva
Systomus rufus
Cyprinidae
Red garra
Garra rufa
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Red Madagascar cichlid
Paretroplus petiti
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Red mahseer
Tor sinensis
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Red neon blue-eye
Pseudomugil luminatus
Pseudomugilidae Endangered
Red Pangani barb
Enteromius venustus
Cyprinidae Data Deficient
Red pencilfish
Nannostomus mortenthaleri
Lebiasinidae Critically Endangered
Red phantom tetra
Megalamphodus sweglesi
Least Concern Edible
Red piranha
Pygocentrus nattereri
Serrasalmidae Least Concern
Red rainbowfish
Glossolepis incisa
Melanotaeniidae Endangered Edible
Red River pupfish
Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis
Cyprinodontidae Least Concern Edible
Red River shiner
Alburnops bairdi
Least Concern
Red sculpin
Procottus jeittelesii
Least Concern
Red seam snakehead
Channa gachua
Channidae Least Concern Edible
Red shiner
Cyprinella lutrensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Red stripe barb
Garra culiciphaga
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Red striped lampeye
Plataplochilus miltotaenia
Poeciliidae Vulnerable Edible
Red tailed tinfoil
Barbonymus altus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Red top williamsi
Pseudotropheus williamsi
Cichlidae Near Threatened Edible
Red Victoria nothobranch
Nothobranchius robustus
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern
Red zebra
Maylandia estherae
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Red-back moon tetra
Bathyaethiops flammeus
Alestidae
Red-banded Madagascar cichlid
Paretroplus loisellei
Cichlidae Endangered
Red-bellied Madagascar cichlid
Paretroplus dambabe
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Red-Bellied Tetra
Markiana geayi
Stevardiidae Least Concern
Red-blotched river stingray
Potamotrygon ocellata
Potamotrygonidae Data Deficient
Red-fin Tetra
Micralestes occidentalis
Alestidae Least Concern
red-finned distichodus
Distichodus notospilus
Distichodontidae Least Concern
Red-finned killi
Aphyosemion amoenum
Nothobranchiidae Endangered
Red-finned mud carp
Henicorhynchus ornatipinnis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Red-finned rainbowfish
Melanotaenia rubripinnis
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern
Red-flanked largemouth bream
Serranochromis swartzi
Cichlidae