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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
Bulldog goodeid
Alloophorus robustus
Goodeidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Buroca toothcarp
Poeciliopsis retropinna
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Cabocolo tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus caboclo
Apteronotidae
Vulnerable
Cambeva Pascuali
Cambeva pascuali
Vulnerable
Campylomormyrus Bredoi
Campylomormyrus bredoi
Mormyridae
Vulnerable
Carachi
Orestias albus
Cyprinodontidae
Vulnerable
Cardinal Nothobranchius
Nothobranchius cardinalis
Nothobranchiidae
Vulnerable
Carian loach
Oxynoemacheilus germencicus
Nemacheilidae
Vulnerable
Carlana Eigenmanni
Carlana eigenmanni
Acestrorhamphidae
Vulnerable
Carnegie's toothcarp
Cnesterodon carnegiei
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Carolina pygmy sunfish
Elassoma boehlkei
Elassomatidae
Vulnerable
Edible
cascudo-cego
Ancistrus formoso
Loricariidae
Vulnerable
Cascudo-preto
Pogonopoma obscurum
Loricariidae
Vulnerable
Catfish
Clarias laeviceps
Clariidae
Vulnerable
Cathorops Mapale
Cathorops mapale
Ariidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Catostomus Conchos
Catostomus conchos
Catostomidae
Vulnerable
Caura cory
Corydoras boehlkei
Callichthyidae
Vulnerable
Caura cory
Hoplisoma boehlkei
Vulnerable
Cave angel fish
Cryptotora thamicola
Balitoridae
Vulnerable
Cave Knifefish
Eigenmannia vicentespelaea
Sternopygidae
Vulnerable
Celebes rainbowfish
Marosatherina ladigesi
Telmatherinidae
Vulnerable
Ceyhan spring minnow
Pseudophoxinus zekayi
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Ceylonese combtail
Belontia signata
Osphronemidae
Vulnerable
Chaca Serica
Chaca serica
Chacidae
Vulnerable
Chaetostoma Branickii
Chaetostoma branickii
Loricariidae
Vulnerable
Chaetostoma Dorsale
Chaetostoma dorsale
Loricariidae
Vulnerable
Chaetostoma Dupouii
Chaetostoma dupouii
Loricariidae
Vulnerable
Chaetostoma Formosae
Chaetostoma formosae
Loricariidae
Vulnerable
Chaetostoma Joropo
Chaetostoma joropo
Loricariidae
Vulnerable
Chaetostoma Marmorescens
Chaetostoma marmorescens
Loricariidae
Vulnerable
Chaetostoma Tachiraense
Chaetostoma tachiraense
Loricariidae
Vulnerable
Characidium Wangyapoik
Characidium wangyapoik
Crenuchidae
Vulnerable
Checkered pupfish
Cualac tessellatus
Cyprinodontidae
Vulnerable
Cheirodon Australe
Cheirodon australe
Characidae
Vulnerable
Chendol Lubricus
Chendol lubricus
Chaudhuriidae
Vulnerable
Cherry barb
Puntius titteya
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Chesapeake logperch
Percina bimaculata
Percidae
Vulnerable
Chiangmai stream goby
Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis
Gobiidae
Vulnerable
Chiapaheros Grammodes
Chiapaheros grammodes
Cichlidae
Vulnerable
Chiapas catfish
Lacantunia enigmatica
Vulnerable
Chihuahua chub
Gila nigrescens
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Chihuahua mosquitofish
Gambusia zarskei
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Chilo trout
Salmo chilo
Salmonidae
Vulnerable
Chiloglanis Camarabounyi
Chiloglanis camarabounyi
Mochokidae
Vulnerable
Chiloglanis Elisabethianus
Chiloglanis elisabethianus
Mochokidae
Vulnerable
Chiloglanis Harbinger
Chiloglanis harbinger
Mochokidae
Vulnerable
Chiloglanis Lamottei
Chiloglanis lamottei
Mochokidae
Vulnerable
Chiloglanis Macropterus
Chiloglanis macropterus
Mochokidae
Vulnerable