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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
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