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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
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18,067 species
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Mylochromis spilostichus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Orestias tschudii
Cyprinodontidae Vulnerable Edible
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Epiplatys etzeli
Nothobranchiidae Endangered Edible
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Mystus keletius
Bagridae Least Concern
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Schultzites axelrodi
Data Deficient Edible
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Nimbapanchax viridis
Nothobranchiidae Near Threatened Edible
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Docimodus evelynae
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Tramitichromis intermedius
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Pseudacanthicus leopardus
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
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Brachygobius xanthomelas
Gobiidae Data Deficient Edible
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Lepidocephalichthys birmanicus
Cobitidae Edible
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Lamprologus callipterus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Lethrinops albus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Copadichromis pleurostigmoides
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Mylochromis formosus
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Epalzeorhynchos munense
Cyprinidae Vulnerable Edible
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Garra nigricollis
Cyprinidae Data Deficient
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Distichodus noboli
Distichodontidae Least Concern Edible
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Callochromis macrops
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Epiplatys ruhkopfi
Nothobranchiidae Endangered Edible
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Nothobranchius lourensi
Nothobranchiidae Near Threatened Edible
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Lophiobagrus brevispinis
Bagridae Least Concern
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Epapterus dispilurus
Auchenipteridae Least Concern
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Cyathochromis obliquidens
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Caquetaia kraussii
Cichlidae Least Concern
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Coreoperca kawamebari
Percichthyidae Edible
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Crossocheilus reticulatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
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Laimosemion gransabanae
Rivulidae Vulnerable Edible
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Callochromis melanostigma
Cichlidae Near Threatened Edible
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Tor tambra
Cyprinidae Data Deficient Edible
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Moenkhausia intermedia
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Bathyclarias longibarbis
Clariidae Least Concern Edible
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Acanthicus hystrix
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
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Telmatherina abendanoni
Telmatherinidae Near Threatened Edible
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Greenwoodochromis christyi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cynodonichthys siegfriedi
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
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Pangio anguillaris
Cobitidae Least Concern Edible
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Metynnis lippincottianus
Serrasalmidae Least Concern Edible
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Telmatochromis dhonti
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
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Cynodonichthys uroflammeus
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
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Garra spilota
Cyprinidae Near Threatened
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Champsochromis spilorhynchus
Cichlidae Endangered Edible
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Cichlasoma portalegrense
Cichlidae Least Concern
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Nothobranchius neumanni
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
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Austrolebias nioni
Rivulidae Endangered Edible
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Hyphessobrycon minor
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
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Diplotaxodon ecclesi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible