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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
Bananinha
Hemiodus orthonops
Hemiodontidae
Least Concern
Banarescu's barb
Capoeta banarescui
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Banded acara
Bujurquina vittata
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Banded allotoca
Allotoca goslinei
Goodeidae
EW
Banded archerfish
Toxotes jaculatrix
Toxotidae
Least Concern
Banded astyanax
Psalidodon fasciatus
Least Concern
Banded banjo
Platystacus cotylephorus
Aspredinidae
Least Concern
Banded cichlid
Heros severus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Banded corydoras
Scleromystax barbatus
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Banded ctenopoma
Microctenopoma fasciolatum
Anabantidae
Least Concern
Edible
Banded darter
Etheostoma zonale
Percidae
Least Concern
Banded gourami
Trichogaster fasciata
Osphronemidae
Least Concern
Banded jewel cichlid
Hemichromis elongatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Banded jewelfish
Hemichromis fasciatus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Banded jewelfish
Hemichromis frempongi
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Banded killifish
Fundulus diaphanus
Fundulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Banded knifefish
Gymnotus carapo
Gymnotidae
Least Concern
Banded Lamba
Labiobarbus fasciatus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Banded lampeye
Aplocheilichthys spilauchen
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Banded leporinus
Leporinus fasciatus
Anostomidae
Least Concern
Banded Madagascar cichlid
Paretroplus maromandia
Cichlidae
Endangered
Banded mogurnda
Mogurnda cingulata
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Banded mountain loach
Acanthocobitis urophthalmus
Endangered
Banded neolebias
Neolebias lozii
Distichodontidae
Critically Endangered
Banded panchax
Epiplatys annulatus
Nothobranchiidae
Least Concern
Banded pygmy sunfish
Elassoma zonatum
Elassomatidae
Least Concern
Banded pyrrhulina
Pyrrhulina vittata
Lebiasinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Banded rainbowfish
Melanotaenia trifasciata
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Banded sculpin
Cottus carolinae
Cottidae
Least Concern
Banded snubnose goby
Pseudogobius cinctus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Banded sunfish
Enneacanthus obesus
Centrarchidae
Least Concern
Banded tetra
Astyanax aeneus
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Banded Tigris loach
Oxynoemacheilus frenatus
Nemacheilidae
Least Concern
Banded tilapia
Tilapia sparrmanii
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Banded Topminnow
Fundulus cingulatus
Fundulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bandfin darter
Etheostoma zonistium
Percidae
Least Concern
Bandfin shiner
Coccotis zonistius
Least Concern
Bandfin shiner
Luxilus zonistius
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Bandfin splitfin
Allodontichthys zonistius
Vulnerable
Bandit corydoras
Corydoras melini
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Bandit corydoras
Hoplisoma melini
Least Concern
Bandtail snubnose goby
Pseudogobius hoesei
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Bandtail tetra
Moenkhausia dichroura
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bandula barb
Pethia bandula
Cyprinidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Bane Mormyrid
Petrocephalus bane
Mormyridae
Least Concern
Bangana Almorae
Bangana almorae
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Bangana Brevirostris
Bangana brevirostris
Cyprinidae
Bangana Devdevi
Bangana devdevi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern