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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
Sadler's robber
Brycinus sadleri
Alestidae
Least Concern
Saffron darter
Etheostoma flavum
Percidae
Least Concern
Saffron shiner
Hydrophlox rubricroceus
Least Concern
Saffron shiner
Notropis rubricroceus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Sahara aphanius
Apricaphanius saourensis
Critically Endangered
Sahul rainbowfish
Melanotaenia sahulensis
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Sail cory
Hoplisoma armatum
Least Concern
Sail-fin molly
Poecilia velifera
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Sailfin corydoras
Scleromystax macropterus
Callichthyidae
Endangered
Sailfin dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma uaupesi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Sailfin glass perchlet
Pseudoambassis agrammus
Least Concern
Sailfin glass perchlet
Ambassis agrammus
Ambassidae
Least Concern
Sailfin shiner
Pteronotropis hypselopterus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
sailfin silversides
Telmatherina antoniae
Telmatherinidae
Near Threatened
Sailfin tetra
Crenuchus spilurus
Crenuchidae
Least Concern
Saisi lampeye
Lacustricola matthesi
Poeciliidae
Endangered
Sakarya chub
Squalius pursakensis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Sakarya Gudgeon
Gobio sakaryaensis
Gobionidae
Least Concern
Sakarya spined loach
Cobitis simplicispina
Cobitidae
Least Concern
Sakasaka
Trematocara kufferathi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Sakasaka
Trematocara variabile
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Sakhalin stickleback
Pungitius tymensis
Gasterosteidae
Data Deficient
Sakhalinian char
Salvelinus vasiljevae
Salmonidae
Salado shiner
Notropis saladonis
Cyprinidae
EX
Salamanderfish
Lepidogalaxias salamandroides
Lepidogalaxiidae
Endangered
Salariopsis Atlantica
Salariopsis atlantica
Endangered
Salgir gudgeon
Gobio krymensis
Gobionidae
Near Threatened
Salinas chub
Gila modesta
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Salminus Affinis
Salminus affinis
Bryconidae
Data Deficient
Salminus Franciscanus
Salminus franciscanus
Bryconidae
Least Concern
Salmo Aphelios
Salmo aphelios
Salmonidae
Endangered
Salmo Balcanicus
Salmo balcanicus
Salmonidae
Critically Endangered
Salmo Brunoi
Salmo brunoi
Salmonidae
Salmo Cenerinus
Salmo cenerinus
Salmonidae
Salmo Cettii
Salmo cettii
Salmonidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Salmo Duhani
Salmo duhani
Salmonidae
Salmo Ekmekciae
Salmo ekmekciae
Salmonidae
Salmo Emireae
Salmo emireae
Salmonidae
Salmo Epimolos
Salmo epimolos
Salmonidae
Salmo Ezenami
Salmo ezenami
Salmonidae
Critically Endangered
Salmo Farioides
Salmo farioides
Salmonidae
Near Threatened
Salmo Ferox
Salmo ferox
Salmonidae
Data Deficient
Salmo Lourosensis
Salmo lourosensis
Salmonidae
Endangered
Salmo Lumi
Salmo lumi
Salmonidae
Endangered
Salmo Macedonicus
Salmo macedonicus
Salmonidae
Least Concern
Salmo Montenigrinus
Salmo montenigrinus
Salmonidae
Data Deficient
Salmo Nigripinnis
Salmo nigripinnis
Salmonidae
Vulnerable
Salmo Pallaryi
Salmo pallaryi
Salmonidae
EX