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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