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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
Bluefin stoneroller
Campostoma pauciradii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Bluefinned snakehead
Channa bleheri
Channidae Near Threatened Edible
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae Least Concern
Bluegrass darter
Etheostoma jimmycarter
Percidae
Bluegray mbuna
Pseudotropheus johannii
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bluegreen lampeye
Procatopus aberrans
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Bluehead chub
Nocomis leptocephalus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Bluehead shiner
Pteronotropis hubbsi
Cyprinidae Near Threatened
Bluehead sucker
Pantosteus discobolus
Least Concern
Bluelip haplo
Astatoreochromis straeleni
Cichlidae Least Concern
Bluemask darter
Etheostoma akatulo
Percidae Endangered
Bluemouth cichlid
Wajpamheros nourissati
Least Concern
Bluenose shiner
Pteronotropis welaka
Cyprinidae Vulnerable
Blueside darter
Etheostoma jessiae
Percidae Least Concern
Bluespot goby
Pseudogobius olorum
Gobiidae Least Concern
Bluespotted corydoras
Corydoras melanistius
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Bluespotted corydoras
Hoplisoma melanistium
Least Concern
Bluespotted snakehead
Channa cyanospilos
Channidae Data Deficient Edible
Bluespotted sunfish
Enneacanthus gloriosus
Centrarchidae Least Concern
Bluestripe darter
Percina cymatotaenia
Percidae Vulnerable
Bluestripe shiner
Cyprinella callitaenia
Cyprinidae Near Threatened
Bluetail goodea
Ataeniobius toweri
Endangered
Blunt- nosed snowtrout
Schizothorax molesworthi
Cyprinidae Data Deficient
Blunt-snout small-toothed sleeper
Microdous amblyrhynchos
Blunt-toothed African catfish
Clarias ngamensis
Clariidae Least Concern Edible
Bluntface shiner
Cyprinella camura
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Blunthead cichlid
Tropheus moorii
Cichlidae Near Threatened Edible
Blunthead silverside
Chirostoma melanoccus
Atherinopsidae Critically Endangered
Bluntnose darter
Etheostoma chlorosomum
Percidae Least Concern
Bluntnose knifefish
Brachyhypopomus brevirostris
Hypopomidae Least Concern
Bluntnose minnow
Pimephales notatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Bluntnose shiner
Alburnops simus
Endangered
Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline
Potamothrissa obtusirostris
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Blushing snailfish
Careproctus maslenikovae
Liparidae
Blyth's loach
Syncrossus berdmorei
Botiidae Near Threatened
Bocachico
Prochilodus magdalenae
Prochilodontidae Data Deficient
Bocochi pupfish
Cyprinodon salvadori
Cyprinodontidae Near Threatened
Boehlkea Weitzmani
Boehlkea weitzmani
Boeseman croaker
Boesemania microlepis
Sciaenidae Data Deficient
Boeseman's catfish
Hoplisoma boesemani
Least Concern
Boeseman's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
Melanotaeniidae Endangered Edible
Boga labeo
Labeo boga
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Boganida char
Salvelinus boganidae
Salmonidae Least Concern
Boggut labeo
Labeo boggut
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Boji Plains nothobranch
Nothobranchius bojiensis
Nothobranchiidae Vulnerable
Bold characodon
Characodon audax
Goodeidae Endangered
Bolivian cory
Brochis geryi
Least Concern
Bolivian cory
Corydoras geryi
Callichthyidae Least Concern