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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
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Duckbill pugolovka
Anatirostrum profundorum
Gobiidae Least Concern
Duckbilled catfish
Cochlefelis spatula
Ariidae Least Concern
Duopalatinus Emarginatus
Duopalatinus emarginatus
Least Concern
Duopalatinus Peruanus
Duopalatinus peruanus
Least Concern
Dupouyichthys Sapito
Dupouyichthys sapito
Least Concern
Duringlanis Altae
Duringlanis altae
Least Concern
Duringlanis Perugiae
Duringlanis perugiae
Least Concern
Duringlanis Romani
Duringlanis romani
Least Concern
Dusky darter
Percina sciera
Percidae Least Concern
Dusky millions fish
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
Poeciliidae Least Concern Edible
Dusky panaque
Panaqolus nocturnus
Loricariidae Least Concern
Dusky shiner
Notropis cummingsae
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Dusky shiner
Pteronotropis cummingsae
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Duskyfin glassy perchlet
Parambassis wolffii
Ambassidae Least Concern
Duskystripe shiner
Luxilus pilsbryi
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Dwarf Altai osman
Oreoleuciscus humilis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Dwarf barb
Enteromius brevidorsalis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Dwarf bumblebee catfish
Pseudomystus leiacanthus
Bagridae Least Concern
Dwarf Chameleon Fish
Badis blosyrus
Badidae Least Concern
Dwarf citharine
Nannocharax machadoi
Distichodontidae Least Concern Edible
Dwarf corydoras
Gastrodermus hastatus
Least Concern
Dwarf corydoras
Corydoras hastatus
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Dwarf ctenopoma
Microctenopoma nanum
Anabantidae Least Concern
Dwarf Curimata
Cyphocharax microcephalus
Curimatidae Least Concern
dwarf distichodus
Distichodus decemmaculatus
Distichodontidae Least Concern
Dwarf gourami
Trichogaster lalius
Osphronemidae Least Concern
Dwarf hatchetfish
Carnegiella schereri
Gasteropelecidae Least Concern
Dwarf marbled catfish
Microglanis poecilus
Pseudopimelodidae Least Concern
Dwarf medaka
Oryzias minutillus
Adrianichthyidae Least Concern
Dwarf noodlefish
Sundasalanx praecox
Ehiravidae Least Concern
dwarf otocinclus
Otocinclus vestitus
Loricariidae Least Concern
dwarf otocinclus
Otocinclus vittatus
Loricariidae Least Concern
Dwarf panaque
Panaqolus gnomus
Loricariidae Least Concern
Dwarf panchax
Aplocheilus parvus
Aplocheilidae Least Concern
Dwarf rainbowfish
Melanotaenia praecox
Melanotaeniidae Least Concern Edible
Dwarf rasbora
Boraras maculatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Dwarf scissortail rasbora
Rasbosoma spilocerca
Least Concern
Dwarf stonebasher
Pollimyrus castelnaui
Mormyridae Least Concern
Dwarf sucker
Otocinclus mariae
Loricariidae Least Concern
Dzihunia Ilan
Dzihunia ilan
Least Concern
Earth eater
Gymnogeophagus labiatus
Cichlidae Least Concern
East African red finned barb
Enteromius apleurogramma
Cyprinidae Least Concern
East Coast barb
Enteromius toppini
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Eastern bottlenose mormyrid
Mormyrus longirostris
Mormyridae Least Concern Edible
Eastern creek chubsucker
Erimyzon oblongus
Catostomidae Least Concern
Eastern happy
Astatotilapia calliptera
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Eastern Honduras molly
Poecilia hondurensis
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Eastern Madagascar cichlid
Paretroplus polyactis
Cichlidae Least Concern