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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
South European Nase
Protochondrostoma genei
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
South Indian flying barb
Esomus barbatus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
southeastern blue sucker
Cycleptus meridionalis
Catostomidae
Least Concern
Southern African Pike
Hepsetus cuvieri
Hepsetidae
Least Concern
Southern banjo catfish
Amaralia oviraptor
Aspredinidae
Least Concern
Southern barred minnow
Opsaridium peringueyi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Southern blue catfish
Ictalurus meridionalis
Ictaluridae
Southern brook lamprey
Ichthyomyzon gagei
Petromyzontidae
Least Concern
Southern Burmese river gizzard shad
Gonialosa whiteheadi
Data Deficient
Southern cavefish
Typhlichthys subterraneus
Amblyopsidae
Near Threatened
Southern checkmark cichlid
Chuco godmanni
Least Concern
Southern Churchill
Petrocephalus wesselsi
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Southern deepbody
Hypsopanchax jubbi
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Edible
Southern driftwood catfish
Trachelyopterus lucenai
Auchenipteridae
Least Concern
Southern leatherside chub
Lepidomeda aliciae
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Southern logperch
Percina austroperca
Percidae
Least Concern
Southern Madagascar cichlid
Ptychochromis mainty
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Southern mountain swordtail
Xiphophorus monticolus
Poeciliidae
Southern mouthbrooder
Pseudocrenilabrus philander
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Southern platyfish
Xiphophorus maculatus
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Southern pond loach
Seminemacheilus ispartensis
Nemacheilidae
Vulnerable
Southern purplespotted gudgeon
Mogurnda adspersa
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Southern pygmy perch
Nannoperca australis
Percichthyidae
Near Threatened
Southern redbelly dace
Chrosomus erythrogaster
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Southern sand darter
Ammocrypta meridiana
Percidae
Least Concern
Southern saratoga
Scleropages leichardti
Osteoglossidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Southern sidespot barb
Enteromius niggie
Cyprinidae
Southern splash tetra
Pyrrhulina australis
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Southern striped raphael
Platydoras armatulus
Doradidae
Least Concern
Southern studfish
Fundulus stellifer
Fundulidae
Least Concern
Southern tandan
Neosilurus equinus
Plotosidae
Least Concern
Spangled cichlid
Limnochromis auritus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Spangled darter
Etheostoma obama
Percidae
Spangled perch
Leiopotherapon unicolor
Terapontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Spanish minnowcarp
Anaecypris hispanica
Near Threatened
Spanish toothcarp
Apricaphanius iberus
Near Threatened
Spanner barb
Striuntius lateristriga
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Sparano cory
Brochis difluviatilis
Least Concern
Sparano cory
Corydoras difluviatilis
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Spatula-barbeled catfish
Phyllonemus typus
Bagridae
Least Concern
Spatuloricaria Atratoensis
Spatuloricaria atratoensis
Loricariidae
Data Deficient
Spatuloricaria Caquetae
Spatuloricaria caquetae
Loricariidae
Data Deficient
Spatuloricaria Curvispina
Spatuloricaria curvispina
Loricariidae
Data Deficient
Spatuloricaria Euacanthagenys
Spatuloricaria euacanthagenys
Loricariidae
Data Deficient
Spatuloricaria Evansii
Spatuloricaria evansii
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Spatuloricaria Fimbriata
Spatuloricaria fimbriata
Loricariidae
Data Deficient
Spatuloricaria Gymnogaster
Spatuloricaria gymnogaster
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Spatuloricaria Lagoichthys
Spatuloricaria lagoichthys
Loricariidae
Least Concern