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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
Vatani rohtee
Rohtee ogilbii
Least Concern
Veil-finned Madagascar cichlid
Ptychochromis insolitus
Cichlidae
Critically Endangered
Veilfin Tetra
Hyphessobrycon elachys
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Veladykov's tooth-carp
Esmaeilius vladykovi
Velioglu's chub
Alburnoides velioglui
Cyprinidae
Velvety sole
Brachirus villosus
Soleidae
Least Concern
Venezuela Molly
Limia heterandria
Poeciliidae
Veracruz tetra
Astyanax finitimus
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Verduya's hap
Copadichromis trimaculatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Verlorenvlei redfin
Pseudobarbus verloreni
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Vermiculated sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Vermilion darter
Etheostoma chermocki
Percidae
Critically Endangered
Victoria barb
Enteromius viktorianus
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Victoria robber
Brycinus jacksonii
Alestidae
Least Concern
Victoria robber
Brachyalestes jacksonii
Least Concern
Victoria Snake Catfish
Clariallabes petricola
Clariidae
Data Deficient
Victoria stonebasher
Marcusenius victoriae
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Victoria tilapia
Oreochromis variabilis
Cichlidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Vieja de Agua
Loricariichthys anus
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Vietnames snakehead
Channa hoaluensis
Channidae
Edible
Vietnamese white cloud minnow
Tanichthys micagemmae
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Villa Lopez pupfish
Cyprinodon ceciliae
Cyprinodontidae
EX
Villasboas' tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus villasboasi
Apteronotidae
Vulnerable
Villeta climbing catfish
Astroblepus homodon
Astroblepidae
Least Concern
Villwock's killifish
Anatolichthys villwocki
Least Concern
Vimba bream
Vimba vimba
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Vimba Elongata
Vimba elongata
Cyprinidae
Vinagarra Elongata
Vinagarra elongata
Vinagarra Findolabium
Vinagarra findolabium
Endangered
Vinagarra Laichowensis
Vinagarra laichowensis
Data Deficient
Viola
Loricariichthys melanocheilus
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Virgin chub
Gila seminuda
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Virgin spinedace
Lepidomeda mollispinis
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Viridian Green Astyanax
Bryconamericus pyahu
Stevardiidae
Least Concern
Vogelkop blue-eye
Pseudomugil reticulatus
Pseudomugilidae
Critically Endangered
Vogelkop river garfish
Zenarchopterus ornithocephala
Zenarchopteridae
Vulnerable
Volcano Rasbora
Rasbora vulcanus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Volga dwarf goby
Hyrcanogobius bergi
Volga pikeperch
Sander volgensis
Percidae
Least Concern
Edible
Volga shad
Alosa volgensis
Alosidae
EX
Edible
Volga undermouth
Chondrostoma variabile
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Volk's sculpin
Alpinocottus volki
Least Concern
Voodoo whiff
Citharichthys uhleri
Paralichthyidae
Data Deficient
Waccamaw darter
Etheostoma perlongum
Percidae
Vulnerable
Waccamaw killifish
Fundulus waccamensis
Fundulidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Waccamaw silverside
Menidia extensa
Atherinopsidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Wader Goa
Barbodes microps
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Wahrindi
Synodontis schall
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Edible