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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
Waigeo rainbowfish
Melanotaenia catherinae
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Walking catfish
Clarias brachysoma
Clariidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Walking snakehead
Channa orientalis
Channidae
Vulnerable
Wall canyon sucker
Catostomus murivallis
Catostomidae
Wallace's Payara
Hydrolycus wallacei
Cynodontidae
Least Concern
Wallaceochromis Humilis
Wallaceochromis humilis
Least Concern
Wallaceochromis Rubrolabiatus
Wallaceochromis rubrolabiatus
Wallaceochromis Signatus
Wallaceochromis signatus
Wallaciia Anamiri
Wallaciia anamiri
Wallaciia Compressiceps
Wallaciia compressiceps
Data Deficient
Wallaciia Heckeli
Wallaciia heckeli
Least Concern
Wallaciia Notophthalmus
Wallaciia notophthalmus
Least Concern
Wallaciia Regani
Wallaciia regani
Least Concern
Wallaciia Urosema
Wallaciia urosema
Endangered
Wallaciia Virgatula
Wallaciia virgatula
Data Deficient
Wallaciia Wallacii
Wallaciia wallacii
Least Concern
Wallago
Wallago attu
Siluridae
Vulnerable
Edible
Wallago Hexanema
Wallago hexanema
Siluridae
Wallago Leerii
Wallago leerii
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible
Wallago Maculatus
Wallago maculatus
Siluridae
Edible
Wallago Micropogon
Wallago micropogon
Siluridae
Data Deficient
Walleye
Sander vitreus
Percidae
Least Concern
Edible
Wami tilapia
Oreochromis urolepis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Wapoga Mogurnda
Mogurnda wapoga
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Wara wara
Hypostomus ventromaculatus
Loricariidae
Edible
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
Centrarchidae
Least Concern
Edible
Warner sucker
Catostomus warnerensis
Catostomidae
Endangered
Warpaint shiner
Coccotis coccogenis
Least Concern
Warpaint shiner
Luxilus coccogenis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Warrior darter
Etheostoma bellator
Percidae
Vulnerable
Warrior shiner
Lythrurus alegnotus
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Wart-lobed chiseled-tooth catfish
Glaridoglanis verruciloba
Watercress darter
Etheostoma nuchale
Percidae
Endangered
Wayanad leaffish
Pristolepis pentacantha
Pristolepididae
Waziristan snowtrout
Schizocypris brucei
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Weatherfish
Misgurnus fossilis
Cobitidae
Least Concern
Wedged zipper loach
Paracanthocobitis triangula
Wedgespot shiner
Miniellus greenei
Least Concern
Weed shiner
Notropis texanus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Weed shiner
Alburnops texanus
Least Concern
Welch's grunter
Bidyanus welchi
Terapontidae
Least Concern
Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible
Werner's catfish
Clarias werneri
Clariidae
Least Concern
Werner's killifish
Aplocheilus werneri
Aplocheilidae
Endangered
Wertheimeria Maculata
Wertheimeria maculata
Least Concern
West African bichir
Polypterus retropinnis
Polypteridae
Least Concern
West African freshwater goby
Awaous lateristriga
Gobiidae
Least Concern
West African lungfish
Protopterus annectens
Protopteridae
Least Concern