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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
Blackfin pearlfish
Argolebias nigripinnis
Near Threatened Edible
Blackfin pupfish
Cyprinodon beltrani
Cyprinodontidae Vulnerable
Blackfin silverside
Atherinella crystallina
Atherinopsidae Least Concern
Blackfin sisorid-catfishes
Gagata dolichonema
Sisoridae Least Concern
Blackfin sucker
Thoburnia atripinnis
Catostomidae Near Threatened
Blackfin sucker
Vexillichthys atripinnis
Near Threatened
Blackfin tilapia
Sarotherodon linnellii
Cichlidae Critically Endangered
Blackfinned snakehead
Channa melanoptera
Channidae Data Deficient Edible
Blackfinned toothcarp
Priapichthys nigroventralis
Poeciliidae Data Deficient
Blackgullet cichlid
Thorichthys pasionis
Cichlidae Least Concern
Blackhand paradise fish
Polynemus melanochir
Polynemidae Least Concern
Blacklancer catfish
Bagrichthys hypselopterus
Bagridae Least Concern Edible
Blackline algae eater
Paracrossochilus vittatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blackline barb
Barbodes dorsimaculatus
Cyprinidae Edible
Blackline myleus
Myloplus nigrolineatus
Serrasalmidae
Blackline penguinfish
Thayeria boehlkei
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Blackline rasbora
Rasbora borapetensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Blackline tetra
Hyphessobrycon scholzei
Acestrorhamphidae Data Deficient Edible
Blacklined zipper loach
Paracanthocobitis nigrolineata
Blacklipped pike cichlid
Crenicichla celidochilus
Cichlidae Least Concern
Blackmast
Craterocephalus stramineus
Atherinidae Least Concern
Blackmouth pyrrhulina
Pyrrhulina melanostomus
Lebiasinidae
Blackmouth shiner
Miniellus melanostomus
Vulnerable
Blacknose Butterfly Barb
Enteromius candens
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blacknose dace
Rhinichthys atratulus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blacknose shiner
Notropis heterolepis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blacknose silverside
Chirostoma promelas
Atherinopsidae Endangered
Blackseam Cichlid
Apistogramma hongsloi
Cichlidae Least Concern
Blackside dace
Chrosomus cumberlandensis
Cyprinidae Endangered
Blackside darter
Percina maculata
Percidae Least Concern
Blackskin catfish
Clarias meladerma
Clariidae Least Concern
Blackspot allotoca
Allotoca maculata
Goodeidae Critically Endangered
Blackspot barb
Dawkinsia filamentosa
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspot climbing perch
Microctenopoma intermedium
Anabantidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspot shiner
Notropis atrocaudalis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blackspotted livebearer
Poeciliopsis turneri
Poeciliidae Data Deficient
Blackspotted nothobranch
Nothobranchius melanospilus
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern
Blackspotted snakehead
Channa panaw
Channidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspotted squeaker
Synodontis nigromaculatus
Mochokidae Least Concern
Blackspotted toothcarp
Phallichthys tico
Poeciliidae Vulnerable
Blackspotted topminnow
Fundulus olivaceus
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Blackstripe barb
Enteromius macrops
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blackstripe Cichlid
Vieja fenestrata
Cichlidae Least Concern
Blackstripe corydoras
Hoplisoma bondi
Least Concern
Blackstripe corydoras
Corydoras bondi
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Blackstripe livebearer
Poeciliopsis prolifica
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Blackstripe minnow
Tampichthys rasconis
Cyprinidae Endangered
Blackstripe pencilfish
Nannostomus harrisoni
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible