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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
Samanti loach
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis
Nemacheilidae
Critically Endangered
Samii's riffle minnow
Alburnoides samiii
Cyprinidae
Sampa
Heterobranchus longifilis
Clariidae
Least Concern
San Domingo cichlid
Thorichthys callolepis
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
San Felipe gambusia
Gambusia clarkhubbsi
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
San Francisco croaker
Pachyurus francisci
Sciaenidae
Data Deficient
Edible
San Francisco piranha
Pygocentrus piraya
Serrasalmidae
Least Concern
Edible
San Ignacio pupfish
Cyprinodon bobmilleri
Cyprinodontidae
Vulnerable
San Marcos gambusia
Gambusia georgei
Poeciliidae
EX
Sanaga Bulldog
Marcusenius sanagaensis
Mormyridae
Vulnerable
Sanaga mormyrid
Mormyrops caballus
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Sanaga pygmy herring
Thrattidion noctivagus
Dorosomatidae
Data Deficient
Sanagia Velifera
Sanagia velifera
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Sand fish
Awaous tajasica
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Sand knifefish
Gymnorhamphichthys rosamariae
Rhamphichthyidae
Least Concern
Sand roller
Percopsis transmontana
Percopsidae
Least Concern
Sand shiner
Notropis stramineus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Sand shiner
Miniellus stramineus
Least Concern
Sandbar shiner
Notropis scepticus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Sande's mouth almighty
Glossamia sandei
Apogonidae
Least Concern
Sandhills chub
Semotilus lumbee
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Sandkhol carp
Thynnichthys sandkhol
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Edible
Sands' cory
Hoplisoma davidsandsi
Least Concern
Sandstone Catfish
Neosilurus manjandi
Plotosidae
Sandwich Island sleeper
Eleotris sandwicensis
Eleotridae
Data Deficient
Edible
Sangama cory
Brochis virginiae
Least Concern
Santa ana speckled dace
Rhinichthys gabrielino
Cyprinidae
Santa Ana sucker
Pantosteus santaanae
Endangered
Santa Catarina Tetra
Mimagoniates rheocharis
Stevardiidae
Near Threatened
Santa cruz cory
Hoplisoma cruziensis
Data Deficient
Santa Cruz pupfish
Cyprinodon arcuatus
Cyprinodontidae
EX
Santa Cruz whiptail catfish
Rineloricaria strigilata
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Santa Elena toothcarp
Poeciliopsis santaelena
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Santee chub
Cyprinella zanema
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Sapayo cichlid
Andinoacara sapayensis
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Saposhnikovi shad
Alosa saposchnikowii
Alosidae
Data Deficient
Sapphire dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma salpinction
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Sapphire stiphodon
Stiphodon sapphirinus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Sapphire striped tetra
Heterocharax virgulatus
Acestrorhynchidae
Least Concern
Sapphire toothcarp
Priapella chamulae
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Sapucaia toothcarp
Phalloceros leptokeras
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Sara’s longtail knifefish
Sternopygus sarae
Sternopygidae
Sarabia cichlid
Paraneetroplus bulleri
Least Concern
Saramacca cory
Corydoras saramaccensis
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Sarapó
Gymnotus arapaima
Gymnotidae
Least Concern
Sarapó
Gymnotus cataniapo
Gymnotidae
Least Concern
Sarapó
Gymnotus obscurus
Gymnotidae
Least Concern
Sarapó
Gymnotus melanopleura
Gymnotidae
Least Concern