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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
Turkestan sculpin
Cottus spinulosus
Cottidae Least Concern
Turkish spined loach
Cobitis turcica
Cobitidae Endangered
Turkmenian crested loach
Paraschistura cristata
Nemacheilidae
Turquoise cichlid
Kronoheros umbrifer
Least Concern
Turquoise darter
Etheostoma inscriptum
Percidae Least Concern
Turquoise killifish
Nothobranchius furzeri
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern
Turrubarés toothcarp
Poeciliopsis turrubarensis
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Turushuqui
Ossancora eigenmanni
Doradidae Least Concern
Tuscumbia darter
Etheostoma tuscumbia
Percidae Vulnerable
Tuskaloossa darter
Etheostoma douglasi
Percidae Least Concern
Tuvira-redonda
Gymnotus sylvius
Gymnotidae Least Concern
Tuxedo Darter
Etheostoma lemniscatum
Percidae Vulnerable
Tuxpan splitfin
Allodontichthys tamazulae
Vulnerable
Tuzla chub
Squalius aristotelis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Tvarnun simon
Tristramella simonis
Cichlidae Vulnerable
Twee redfin
Sedercypris erubescens
Critically Endangered
Twig catfish, Stick catfish
Harttia guianensis
Loricariidae Least Concern
Twin dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma feconat
Cichlidae
Two line cory
Hoplisoma parallelum
Data Deficient
Two spot barb
Pethia cumingii
Cyprinidae Endangered
Two spot loach
Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma
Nemacheilidae Least Concern
Two spot toothcarp
Phallotorynus dispilos
Poeciliidae Endangered
Two-finned round herring
Spratellomorpha bianalis
Ehiravidae Data Deficient
Two-spot Apistogramma
Apistogramma rupununi
Cichlidae Least Concern
two-spot mystus
Mystus bimaculatus
Bagridae Near Threatened
Two-striped Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
Two-tone cory
Hoplisoma bicolor
Least Concern
Twoband cichlid
Vieja bifasciata
Cichlidae Data Deficient Edible
Twoline skiffia
Skiffia bilineata
Goodeidae Endangered Edible
Twosaddle corydoras
Corydoras weitzmani
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Twosaddle corydoras
Hoplisoma weitzmani
Least Concern
Twospine blackfish
Gadopsis bispinosa
Percichthyidae Near Threatened
Twospot astyanax
Astyanax bimaculatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Twospot Astyanax
Astyanax argyrimarginatus
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Twospot catfish
Mystus nigriceps
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Twospot climbing perch
Ctenopoma nigropannosum
Anabantidae Least Concern
Twospot lebiasina
Lebiasina bimaculata
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Twospot livebearer
Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Twospot rasbora
Rasbora elegans
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Twostripe corydoras
Corydoras bifasciatus
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Twostripe corydoras
Brochis bifasciata
Least Concern
Twostripe lyretail
Aphyosemion bivittatum
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
Twostripe pencilfish
Nannostomus digrammus
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Twostriped dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma bitaeniata
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Tyee sucker
Catostomus tsiltcoosensis
Catostomidae
Tylochromis Aristoma
Tylochromis aristoma
Cichlidae Least Concern
Tylochromis Elongatus
Tylochromis elongatus
Cichlidae Data Deficient
Tylochromis Intermedius
Tylochromis intermedius
Cichlidae Least Concern