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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
Sharavati Batasio
Batasio sharavatiensis
Bagridae
Endangered
Shark mullet
Squalomugil nasutus
Sharktail distichodus
Distichodus fasciolatus
Distichodontidae
Least Concern
Sharp-nosed catfish
Potamosilurus macrorhynchus
Ariidae
Least Concern
Sharp-nosed river mullet
Cestraeus oxyrhyncus
Mugilidae
Data Deficient
Sharp-toothed grunter
Syncomistes carcharus
Terapontidae
Near Threatened
Sharp-toothed pacu
Tometes kranponhah
Serrasalmidae
Sharpbelly
Hemiculter leucisculus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Sharpbelly Pangasiid
Pseudolais pleurotaenia
Pangasiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Sharpfin Chubsucker
Erimyzon tenuis
Catostomidae
Least Concern
Sharphead darter
Etheostoma acuticeps
Percidae
Vulnerable
Sharphead eartheater
Satanoperca acuticeps
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Sharpjawed buntingi
Oryzias orthognathus
Adrianichthyidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Sharpnose darter
Percina oxyrhynchus
Percidae
Least Concern
Sharpnose grunter
Syncomistes butleri
Terapontidae
Least Concern
Sharpnose shiner
Notropis oxyrhynchus
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Sharpnose silverside
Chirostoma labarcae
Atherinopsidae
Data Deficient
Sharpnosed cory
Corydoras oxyrhynchus
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Sharpnosed sawtooth pellonuline
Potamothrissa acutirostris
Dorosomatidae
Least Concern
Sharpray
Capoetobrama kuschakewitschi
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Sharptooth tetra
Micralestes acutidens
Alestidae
Least Concern
Shaw Galaxias
Galaxias gunaikurnai
Galaxiidae
Critically Endangered
Shawnee darter
Etheostoma tecumsehi
Percidae
Endangered
Sheep-pacu
Acnodon normani
Serrasalmidae
Least Concern
Edible
Sheepshead swordtail
Xiphophorus birchmanni
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Shield darter
Percina peltata
Percidae
Least Concern
Shield-head Catfish
Synodontis serratus
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Shining pencilfish
Nannostomus nitidus
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Shinyscaled curimata
Curimatopsis macrolepis
Curimatidae
Least Concern
Edible
Shire tilapia
Oreochromis shiranus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Shirin tooth-carp
Esmaeilius shirini
Shirvan roachling
Pseudophoxinus atropatenus
Cyprinidae
Critically Endangered
Shoal bass
Micropterus cataractae
Centrarchidae
Near Threatened
Shoal chub
Macrhybopsis hyostoma
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Short barbelled catfish
Megalosciades augustus
Least Concern
Short barbelled catfish
Nemapteryx augusta
Ariidae
Least Concern
Short barbelled suckermouth
Chiloglanis brevibarbis
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Short dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma brevis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Short-bearded Madagascar catfish
Gogo brevibarbis
Anchariidae
Data Deficient
Short-bodied olive barb
Systomus timbiri
Cyprinidae
Short-hairfin anchovy
Setipinna brevifilis
Engraulidae
Data Deficient
Short-headed sculpin
Cottinella boulengeri
Least Concern
Short-keel pipefish
Hippichthys parvicarinatus
Syngnathidae
Least Concern
Short-lined Pyrrhulina
Pyrrhulina brevis
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Short-snout pugolovka
Benthophilus leptorhynchus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Short-sword platyfish
Xiphophorus continens
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Short-tail Galaxias
Galaxias brevissimus
Galaxiidae
Critically Endangered
Short-tailed river stingray
Potamotrygon brachyura
Potamotrygonidae
Vulnerable