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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