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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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Bugeye squeaker
Synodontis contractus
Mochokidae Least Concern
bujurqui
Bujurquina eurhinus
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Apoparuana
Bujurquina apoparuana
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Cordemadi
Bujurquina cordemadi
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Hophrys
Bujurquina hophrys
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Huallagae
Bujurquina huallagae
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Labiosa
Bujurquina labiosa
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Mariae
Bujurquina mariae
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Megalospilus
Bujurquina megalospilus
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Moriorum
Bujurquina moriorum
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Peregrinabunda
Bujurquina peregrinabunda
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Syspilus
Bujurquina syspilus
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Tambopatae
Bujurquina tambopatae
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bujurquina Zamorensis
Bujurquina zamorensis
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bukhara stone loach
Dzihunia amudarjensis
Least Concern
Bukoba lampeye
Lacustricola bukobanus
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Bulgarian minnow
Phoxinus strandjae
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Bulgarian spined loach
Cobitis strumicae
Cobitidae Least Concern
Bulgarian stone loach
Oxynoemacheilus bureschi
Nemacheilidae Least Concern
Bull chub
Nocomis raneyi
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Bulldog
Marcusenius macrolepidotus
Mormyridae Least Concern Edible
Bullhead
Cottus gobio
Cottidae Least Concern
Bullhead minnow
Pimephales vigilax
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Bulolo rainbowfish
Chilatherina bulolo
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern
Bumblebee catfish
Batrochoglanis villosus
Pseudopimelodidae Least Concern
Bumblebee goby
Brachygobius doriae
Gobiidae Least Concern
Bunjako barb
Enteromius magdalenae
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Bunocephalus Aloikae
Bunocephalus aloikae
Aspredinidae Least Concern
Bunocephalus Doriae
Bunocephalus doriae
Aspredinidae Least Concern
Bunocephalus Erondinae
Bunocephalus erondinae
Aspredinidae Least Concern
Bunocephalus Larai
Bunocephalus larai
Aspredinidae Least Concern
Bunocephalus Minerim
Bunocephalus minerim
Aspredinidae Least Concern
Burbot
Lota lota
Lotidae Least Concern Edible
Burgess' cory
Hoplisoma burgessi
Least Concern
Burmese Badis
Badis ruber
Badidae Least Concern
Burmese bat catfish
Exostoma labiatum
Sisoridae Least Concern
Burmese carplet
Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Burmese loach
Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei
Cobitidae Least Concern
Burmese river shad
Gudusia variegata
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Burmese stone loach
Balitora burmanica
Balitoridae Least Concern
Burmese trout
Raiamas guttatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Burrhead chub
Macrhybopsis marconis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Burrhead shiner
Notropis asperifrons
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Burrhead shiner
Alburnops asperifrons
Least Concern
Bushymouth catfish
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Loricariidae Least Concern
Butis Gymnopomus
Butis gymnopomus
Eleotridae Least Concern
Butter Catfish
Schilbe uranoscopus
Schilbeidae Least Concern
Butterfish
Siluranodon auritus
Schilbeidae Least Concern