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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