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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
Filtered Least Concern ✕ Clear all
Green sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Centrarchidae Least Concern Edible
Green swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Green terror
Andinoacara rivulatus
Cichlidae Least Concern
Green's moon tetra
Bathyaethiops greeni
Alestidae Least Concern
Greenback Characin
Apareiodon ibitiensis
Parodontidae Least Concern
Greenbottle pufferfish
Auriglobus nefastus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Greenbreast darter
Etheostoma jordani
Percidae Least Concern
Greenface aulonocara
Aulonocara saulosi
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Greenface sandsifter
Lethrinops furcifer
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Greenfin darter
Etheostoma chlorobranchium
Percidae Least Concern
Greenfin shiner
Cyprinella chloristia
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Greenhead shiner
Notropis chlorocephalus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Greenhead shiner
Hydrophlox chlorocephalus
Least Concern
Greenline Robber
Rhabdalestes septentrionalis
Alestidae Least Concern
Greenside darter
Etheostoma blennioides
Percidae Least Concern
Greenstreaked eartheater
Biotodoma cupido
Cichlidae Least Concern
Greenstripe barb
Puntius vittatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Greenstripe pencilfish
Nannostomus marilynae
Lebiasinidae Least Concern Edible
Greenway's grunter
Hannia greenwayi
Least Concern
Greenwood's happy
Sargochromis greenwoodi
Cichlidae Least Concern
Greenwoodochromis Abeelei
Greenwoodochromis abeelei
Cichlidae Least Concern
Greenwoodochromis Staneri
Greenwoodochromis staneri
Cichlidae Least Concern
Gregori's labeo
Labeo gregorii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Grey-banded loach
Nemacheilus selangoricus
Nemacheilidae Least Concern Edible
Guadalupe darter
Percina apristis
Percidae Least Concern
Guadalupe roundnose minnow
Dionda nigrotaeniata
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Guapore Chalceus
Chalceus guaporensis
Chalceidae Least Concern
Guapore corydoras
Gastrodermus guapore
Least Concern
Guapore corydoras
Corydoras guapore
Callichthyidae Least Concern
Guaporé thorny catfish
Amblydoras affinis
Doradidae Least Concern
Guapote
Parachromis dovii
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Guapucha
Grundulus bogotensis
Acestrorhamphidae Least Concern
Guardian darter
Etheostoma oophylax
Percidae Least Concern
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio
Gobionidae Least Concern Edible
Guenther's mouthbrooder
Chromidotilapia guntheri
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Guianacara Dacrya
Guianacara dacrya
Cichlidae Least Concern
Guianacara Sphenozona
Guianacara sphenozona
Cichlidae Least Concern
Guianacara Stergiosi
Guianacara stergiosi
Cichlidae Least Concern
Guinean bichir
Polypterus ansorgii
Polypteridae Least Concern
Guinean killi
Archiaphyosemion guineense
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern
Guitarrita
Bunocephalus coracoideus
Aspredinidae Least Concern
Gulf darter
Etheostoma swaini
Percidae Least Concern
Gulf gambusia
Gambusia vittata
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Gulf killifish
Fundulus grandis
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Gulf logperch
Percina suttkusi
Percidae Least Concern
Gulf silverside
Atherinella alvarezi
Atherinopsidae Least Concern
Guntea loach
Lepidocephalichthys guntea
Cobitidae Least Concern
Guppy
Poecilia reticulata
Poeciliidae Least Concern