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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
Smooth back river stingray
Potamotrygon orbignyi
Potamotrygonidae
Least Concern
Smooth freshwater stingray
Fontitrygon garouaensis
Dasyatidae
Critically Endangered
Smooth-cheek eartheater
Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smoothbelly goby
Sicydium gymnogaster
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Smoothbelly pellonuline
Congothrissa gossei
Dorosomatidae
Data Deficient
Smoothhead catfish
Clarias liocephalus
Clariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smudge spot cory
Hoplisoma simile
Least Concern
Snail bullhead
Ameiurus brunneus
Ictaluridae
Least Concern
Snail darter
Percina tanasi
Percidae
Vulnerable
Snaileater
Sargochromis mellandi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Snake catfish
Clarias theodorae
Clariidae
Least Concern
Snake River sucker
Chasmistes muriei
Catostomidae
EX
Snakehead
Channa argus
Channidae
Least Concern
Edible
Snakeskin gourami
Trichopodus pectoralis
Osphronemidae
Least Concern
Edible
Snowtrout
Schizothorax richardsonii
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Snubnose darter
Etheostoma simoterum
Percidae
Least Concern
Soconusco gambusia
Brachyrhaphis hartwegi
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Soffie
Parachondrostoma toxostoma
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Soft-spined catfish
Neosilurus mollespiculum
Plotosidae
Vulnerable
Softy hap
Mylochromis mollis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Soldatov's catfish
Silurus soldatovi
Siluridae
Least Concern
Soldatov's gudgeon
Gobio soldatovi
Gobionidae
Least Concern
Soldatov's thicklip gudgeon
Sarcocheilichthys soldatovi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Somalia catfish
Bagrus urostigma
Bagridae
Data Deficient
Somalia glass catfish
Parailia somalensis
Schilbeidae
Data Deficient
Somalian blind barb
Barbopsis devecchii
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Somalian cavefish
Garra andruzzii
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Somalian giant catfish
Pardiglanis tarabinii
Bagridae
Data Deficient
Someren's suckermouth
Chiloglanis somereni
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Somphongs’s Rasbora
Trigonostigma somphongsi
Cyprinidae
Critically Endangered
Sonora chub
Gila ditaenia
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Sonora sucker
Catostomus insignis
Catostomidae
Least Concern
Sonora topminnow
Poeciliopsis sonoriensis
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Sonoyta pupfish
Cyprinodon eremus
Cyprinodontidae
Endangered
Sooty darter
Etheostoma olivaceum
Percidae
Least Concern
Sooty grunter
Hephaestus fuliginosus
Terapontidae
Least Concern
Sorong rainbowfish
Melanotaenia fredericki
Melanotaeniidae
Near Threatened
Sorubim Maniradii
Sorubim maniradii
Pimelodidae
Least Concern
Soto la Marina shiner
Alburnops aguirrepequenoi
Vulnerable
South American catfish
Rhamdia quelen
Heptapteridae
Least Concern
South American Darter
Characidium boehlkei
Crenuchidae
Least Concern
South American freshwater stingray
Potamotrygon motoro
Potamotrygonidae
Least Concern
South American Grass Darter
Ammocryptocharax elegans
Crenuchidae
Least Concern
South American lungfish
Lepidosiren paradoxa
Lepidosirenidae
Least Concern
South American Mud Darter
Characidium steindachneri
Crenuchidae
Least Concern
South American Sand Darter
Characidium pellucidum
Crenuchidae
Least Concern
South American silver croaker
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Sciaenidae
Least Concern
Edible
South caucasian gudgeon
Romanogobio macropterus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern