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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