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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
Festive Rivulus
Atlantirivulus luelingi
Rivulidae
Least Concern
Fewpored gudgeon
Oxyeleotris paucipora
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Fieryblack shiner
Cyprinella pyrrhomelas
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Filament Glassfish
Gymnochanda filamentosa
Ambassidae
Least Concern
Filespine chulín
Rhamdia laticauda
Heptapteridae
Least Concern
Fimbriate gudgeon
Oxyeleotris fimbriata
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Fine spotted cory
Hoplisoma polystictum
Least Concern
Fine spotted cory
Corydoras polystictus
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Finescale dace
Chrosomus neogaeus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Finescale razorbelly minnow
Salmostoma phulo
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Finescale tigerfish
Datnioides microlepis
Datnioididae
Least Concern
Edible
Fire eel
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia
Mastacembelidae
Least Concern
Edible
Fire fin barb
Pethia melanomaculata
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Fire-eyed loach
Barbucca diabolica
Least Concern
Firehead tetra
Petitella bleheri
Least Concern
Edible
Firemouth cichlid
Thorichthys meeki
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Firetailed gudgeon
Hypseleotris galii
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Firewood catfish
Sorubimichthys planiceps
Pimelodidae
Least Concern
Fischer's Victoria squeaker
Synodontis afrofischeri
Mochokidae
Least Concern
Five-barred Lamprologus
Neolamprologus tretocephalus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Fiveband barb
Desmopuntius pentazona
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Flag acara
Laetacara curviceps
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Flag cichlid
Mesonauta festivus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Flag tailed panda cory
Corydoras oiapoquensis
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Flag tailed panda cory
Hoplisoma oiapoquensis
Least Concern
Flag tetra
Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Edible
Flagfin shiner
Pteronotropis signipinnis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Flagtail catfish
Dianema urostriatum
Callichthyidae
Least Concern
Flagtail Tetra
Moenkhausia bonita
Acestrorhamphidae
Least Concern
Flametail tetra
Aphyocharax erythrurus
Characidae
Least Concern
Edible
Flannelmouth sucker
Catostomus latipinnis
Catostomidae
Least Concern
Flapnose sea catfish
Sciades dowii
Ariidae
Least Concern
Edible
Flat bullhead
Ameiurus platycephalus
Ictaluridae
Least Concern
Flathead catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Ictaluridae
Least Concern
Edible
Flathead chub
Platygobio gracilis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Flathead gudgeon
Philypnodon grandiceps
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Flatnose catfish
Notoglanidium macrostoma
Claroteidae
Least Concern
Flatwhiskered catfish
Pinirampus pirinampu
Pimelodidae
Least Concern
Edible
Flavescent peacock
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
Centrarchidae
Least Concern
Edible
Flier cichlid
Archocentrus centrarchus
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Florida gar
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Lepisosteidae
Least Concern
Florida sand darter
Ammocrypta bifascia
Percidae
Least Concern
Fluvial shiner
Notropis edwardraneyi
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Fluvial shiner
Alburnops edwardraneyi
Least Concern
Fluviphylax Obscurus
Fluviphylax obscurus
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Fluviphylax Palikur
Fluviphylax palikur
Poeciliidae
Least Concern
Fluviphylax Simplex
Fluviphylax simplex
Poeciliidae
Least Concern