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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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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