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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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Elephant Nose
Petrocephalus pellegrini
Mormyridae Least Concern
Elephant snout
Mormyrus hasselquistii
Mormyridae Least Concern Edible
Elephant-snout fish
Mormyrus kannume
Mormyridae Least Concern Edible
elephant-trunk mormyrid
Campylomormyrus elephas
Mormyridae Least Concern
Elephantnose fish
Gnathonemus petersii
Mormyridae Least Concern
Elizabeth´s dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma elizabethae
Cichlidae Least Concern
Ellipse spot toothcarp
Phalloceros harpagos
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Elongate glass-perchlet
Chanda nama
Ambassidae Least Concern
Elongate glassfish
Pseudoambassis elongata
Least Concern
Elongate Mudskipper
Pseudapocryptes elongatus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Elongate tigerfish
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Alestidae Least Concern Edible
Elongated eartheater
Gymnogeophagus mekinos
Cichlidae Least Concern
Elongated Turkana robber
Micralestes elongatus
Alestidae Least Concern
Elongated whiptail catfish
Rineloricaria longicauda
Loricariidae Least Concern
Ember tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern Edible
Emerald catfish
Corydoras splendens
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Emerald catfish
Brochis splendens
Least Concern
Emerald cichlid
Hypselecara temporalis
Cichlidae Least Concern
Emerald darter
Etheostoma baileyi
Percidae Least Concern
Emerald shiner
Notropis atherinoides
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Empire gudgeon
Hypseleotris compressa
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Encheloclarias Baculum
Encheloclarias baculum
Clariidae Least Concern
Engraulicypris Gariepinus
Engraulicypris gariepinus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Engraulicypris Moeruensis
Engraulicypris moeruensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Engraulicypris Ngalala
Engraulicypris ngalala
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Engraulisoma Taeniatum
Engraulisoma taeniatum
Triportheidae Least Concern
Enneacampus Kaupi
Enneacampus kaupi
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Enteromius Aboinensis
Enteromius aboinensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Amanpoae
Enteromius amanpoae
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Anema
Enteromius anema
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Ansorgii
Enteromius ansorgii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Arcislongae
Enteromius arcislongae
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Aspilus
Enteromius aspilus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Atakorensis
Enteromius atakorensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Atromaculatus
Enteromius atromaculatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Baudoni
Enteromius baudoni
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Bawkuensis
Enteromius bawkuensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Brazzai
Enteromius brazzai
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Brichardi
Enteromius brichardi
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Carens
Enteromius carens
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Cercops
Enteromius cercops
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Chicapaensis
Enteromius chicapaensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Chiumbeensis
Enteromius chiumbeensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Chlorotaenia
Enteromius chlorotaenia
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Dialonensis
Enteromius dialonensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Diamouanganai
Enteromius diamouanganai
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Ditinensis
Enteromius ditinensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Enteromius Eburneensis
Enteromius eburneensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern