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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
White River springfish
Crenichthys baileyi
Goodeidae Endangered
White Sands pupfish
Cyprinodon tularosa
Cyprinodontidae Endangered Edible
White shiner
Luxilus albeolus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
White stripe cory
Hoplisoma albolineatum
Least Concern
White stripe cory
Corydoras albolineatus
Callichthyidae Least Concern
White striped cory
Gastrodermus bilineatus
Data Deficient
White sucker
Catostomus commersonii
Catostomidae Least Concern
White water goby
Glossogobius torrentis
Gobiidae Least Concern
White-blotched river stingray
Potamotrygon leopoldi
Potamotrygonidae Vulnerable Edible
White-dotted grouper
Epinephelus polystigma
Epinephelidae Least Concern
White-eye
Oxyzygonectes dovii
Anablepidae Least Concern Edible
White-eye bream
Ballerus sapa
Cyprinidae Least Concern
White-finned gudgeon
Romanogobio albipinnatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
White-rimmed stingray
Fluvitrygon signifer
Dasyatidae Endangered
Whitebarred catfish
Agamyxis pectinifrons
Doradidae Least Concern
Whitefin pupfish
Cyprinodon albivelis
Cyprinodontidae Data Deficient
Whitefin shiner
Cyprinella nivea
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Whitehead's sawtooth pellonuline
Potamothrissa whiteheadi
Dorosomatidae Data Deficient
Whitehead's Sprat
Microthrissa whiteheadi
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Whiteline topminnow
Fundulus albolineatus
Fundulidae EX
Whitelip Cichlid
Placidochromis phenochilus
Cichlidae Endangered
Whitemouth shiner
Miniellus alborus
Least Concern
Whitemouth shiner
Notropis alborus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Whitepatched splitfin
Allodontichthys hubbsi
Endangered
Whiteside pencilfish
Nannostomus bifasciatus
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Whitespot Eartheater
Satanoperca leucosticta
Cichlidae Least Concern
Whitetail shiner
Cyprinella galactura
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Whitetip rainbowfish
Melanotaenia albimarginata
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern
Whole fin toothcarp
Cnesterodon holopteros
Poeciliidae Endangered
Wichmann's mouth almighty
Glossamia wichmanni
Apogonidae Near Threatened
Wide cory
Gastrodermus latus
Least Concern
Wide halftooth characin
Hemiodus atranalis
Hemiodontidae Least Concern
Wide-lipped Natron tilapia
Oreochromis latilabris
Cichlidae Vulnerable
Widehead catfish
Clarotes laticeps
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Widemouth blindcat
Satan eurystomus
Ictaluridae Vulnerable
Widemouth gambusia
Gambusia eurystoma
Poeciliidae Critically Endangered
William's mbuna
Maylandia greshakei
Cichlidae Near Threatened Edible
Wilpita rasbora
Rasbora wilpita
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Wimple piranha
Catoprion mento
Serrasalmidae Least Concern
Wingfin anchovy
Pterengraulis atherinoides
Engraulidae Least Concern
Wirz's goby
Oxuderces wirzi
Wokam rainbowfish
Melanotaenia wokamensis
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern
Wolf cory
Corydoras geoffroy
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Wolff's catfish
Mystus wolffii
Bagridae Least Concern
Wood River sculpin
Cottus leiopomus
Cottidae Near Threatened
Wood Tatia
Tatia boemia
Auchenipteridae Least Concern
Wormjawed mormyrid
Campylomormyrus tamandua
Mormyridae Least Concern
Wounded darter
Etheostoma vulneratum
Percidae Least Concern