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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