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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
Black lined barb
Systomus pleurotaenia
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Black Madagascar cichlid
Ptychochromoides itasy
Cichlidae
Critically Endangered
Black madtom
Noturus funebris
Ictaluridae
Least Concern
Black midas cichlid
Amphilophus astorquii
Cichlidae
Critically Endangered
Black mogurnda
Mogurnda furva
Eleotridae
Critically Endangered
Black morpho tetra
Poecilocharax weitzmani
Crenuchidae
Least Concern
Edible
Black mudfish
Neochanna diversus
Galaxiidae
Endangered
Black neon tetra
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Black phantom tetra
Megalamphodus megalopterus
Least Concern
Edible
Black pin cichlid
Teleocichla preta
Cichlidae
Black prochilodus
Prochilodus nigricans
Prochilodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Black redhorse
Moxostoma duquesnei
Catostomidae
Least Concern
Black River madtom
Noturus maydeni
Ictaluridae
Least Concern
Black ruby barb
Pethia nigrofasciata
Cyprinidae
Vulnerable
Black sculpin
Cottus baileyi
Cottidae
Least Concern
Black Sea bleak
Alburnus schischkovi
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Black Sea tadpole-goby
Benthophilus nudus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Black sharkminnow
Labeo chrysophekadion
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Black shinner
Pseudopungtungia nigra
Vulnerable
Black splitfin
Xenotoca melanosoma
Goodeidae
Endangered
Black spot piranha
Pygocentrus cariba
Serrasalmidae
Least Concern
Black stiphodon
Stiphodon atratus
Gobiidae
Black tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Black tilapia
Oreochromis placidus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Black wolf-fish
Hoplias curupira
Erythrinidae
Least Concern
Black-backed hampala
Hampala siamensis
Cyprinidae
Black-finned Madagascar cichlid
Ptychochromis ernestmagnusi
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Black-jacket tetra
Moenkhausia takasei
Acestrorhamphidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Black-Lined Loach
Ambastaia nigrolineata
Botiidae
Vulnerable
Blackback barb
Enteromius barnardi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackbanded darter
Percina nigrofasciata
Percidae
Least Concern
Blackbanded gauvina
Oxyeleotris herwerdenii
Eleotridae
Data Deficient
Blackbanded limia
Limia melanonotata
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Blackbanded rainbowfish
Melanotaenia nigrans
Melanotaeniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackbanded sunfish
Enneacanthus chaetodon
Centrarchidae
Near Threatened
Blackbarred limia
Limia nigrofasciata
Poeciliidae
Critically Endangered
Edible
Blackbelly limia
Limia melanogaster
Poeciliidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Blackbelt cichlid
Vieja maculicauda
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackbrow bleak
Acanthobrama microlepis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Blackchin shiner
Miniellus heterodon
Least Concern
Blackchin shiner
Notropis heterodon
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Blackear Payara
Cynodon meionactis
Cynodontidae
Least Concern
Blackedge tetra
Tyttocharax madeirae
Stevardiidae
Least Concern
Blackfin cisco
Coregonus nigripinnis
Salmonidae
Data Deficient
Blackfin darter
Etheostoma nigripinne
Percidae
Least Concern
Blackfin eel goby
Taenioides nigrimarginatus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Blackfin gambusia
Gambusia atrora
Poeciliidae
Data Deficient
Blackfin goodea
Goodea atripinnis
Goodeidae
Least Concern
Edible