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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