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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
Betta Stiktos
Betta stiktos
Osphronemidae
Data Deficient
Betta Strohi
Betta strohi
Osphronemidae
Betta Tomi
Betta tomi
Osphronemidae
Endangered
Betta Tussyae
Betta tussyae
Osphronemidae
Endangered
Betta Uberis
Betta uberis
Osphronemidae
Vulnerable
Betta Waseri
Betta waseri
Osphronemidae
Endangered
Beyazsu chub
Alburnoides emineae
Cyprinidae
Beysehir bleak
Alburnus akili
Cyprinidae
EX
Edible
Beysehir dace
Squalius anatolicus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Beyşehir gudgeon
Gobio microlepidotus
Gobionidae
Vulnerable
Beysehir minnow
Pseudophoxinus battalgilae
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Beyşehir minnow
Pseudophoxinus caralis
Cyprinidae
Beysehir nase
Chondrostoma beysehirense
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Beysehir spined loach
Cobitis bilseli
Cobitidae
Endangered
Bhavania Arunachalensis
Bhavania arunachalensis
Biajaca
Nandopsis tetracanthus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Biara
Rhaphiodon vulpinus
Cynodontidae
Least Concern
Bibarba Bibarba
Bibarba bibarba
Bibarba Parvoculus
Bibarba parvoculus
Bicolor Bumblebee Catfish
Microglanis iheringi
Pseudopimelodidae
Least Concern
Bicolor minnow
Tampichthys dichroma
Cyprinidae
Critically Endangered
Big Baikal oilfish
Comephorus baikalensis
Comephoridae
Least Concern
Big Bend gambusia
Gambusia gaigei
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Big Eye Pimelodella
Pimelodella megalops
Heptapteridae
Least Concern
Big red cichlid
Paretroplus lamenabe
Cichlidae
Endangered
Big tailed lampeye
Lacustricola macrurus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Big White Fish
Anabarilius polylepis
Cyprinidae
Endangered
Big-eye mandarin fish
Siniperca knerii
Percichthyidae
Data Deficient
Big-head schizothoracin
Aspiorhynchus laticeps
Critically Endangered
Big-scaled redfin
Pseudaspius hakonensis
Least Concern
Bigeye chub
Hybopsis amblops
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Bigeye cichlid
Acaronia nassa
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Bigeye jumprock
Moxostoma ariommum
Catostomidae
Least Concern
Bigeye lates
Lates mariae
Latidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Bigeye shiner
Miniellus boops
Least Concern
Bigeye shiner
Notropis boops
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Bigeye silverside
Chirostoma grandocule
Atherinopsidae
Data Deficient
Bigeye squeaker
Synodontis alberti
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Bighead carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Bighead catfish
Clarias macrocephalus
Clariidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Bighead goby
Ponticola kessleri
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Bighead pupfish
Cyprinodon pachycephalus
Cyprinodontidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Bighead sculpin
Batrachocottus baicalensis
Cottocomephoridae
Least Concern
Bigmouth Apisto
Apistogramma norberti
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Bigmouth buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Catostomidae
Least Concern
Bigmouth chub
Nocomis platyrhynchus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Bigmouth shiner
Ericymba dorsalis
Least Concern
Bigmouth shiner
Notropis dorsalis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern