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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
Burnt tail fish
Balantiocheilos ambusticauda
Cyprinidae
Critically Endangered
Buroca toothcarp
Poeciliopsis retropinna
Poeciliidae
Vulnerable
Burrhead chub
Macrhybopsis marconis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Burrhead shiner
Notropis asperifrons
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Burrhead shiner
Alburnops asperifrons
Least Concern
Buru glass perchlet
Ambassis buruensis
Ambassidae
Data Deficient
Bushymouth catfish
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Butis Bargabhimae
Butis bargabhimae
Eleotridae
Butis Gymnopomus
Butis gymnopomus
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Buton glassy perchlet
Ambassis buton
Ambassidae
Data Deficient
Butter Catfish
Schilbe uranoscopus
Schilbeidae
Least Concern
Butter catfish
Ompok bimaculatus
Siluridae
Near Threatened
Edible
Butterfish
Siluranodon auritus
Schilbeidae
Least Concern
Butterfish
Schilbe brevianalis
Schilbeidae
Least Concern
Butterfly barb
Enteromius hulstaerti
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Butterfly Loach
Sewellia breviventralis
Balitoridae
Critically Endangered
Butterfly splitfin
Ameca splendens
Goodeidae
Critically Endangered
Buzi River Bream
Chetia brevicauda
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Cá Chát Hoa
Acrossocheilus iridescens
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
cá dầu sông
Pseudohemiculter hainanensis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Cá Lợ thân thâp
Cyprinus multitaeniatus
Cyprinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
cá mỡ
Garra laichowensis
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
cá thèo
Pterocryptis cochinchinensis
Siluridae
Least Concern
Edible
cá thiên hô
Pseudolaubuca sinensis
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
cá trày tràng
Ochetobius elongatus
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Cabdio Crassus
Cabdio crassus
Cyprinidae
Cabdio Occidentalis
Cabdio occidentalis
Cyprinidae
Cabdio Ukhrulensis
Cabdio ukhrulensis
Cyprinidae
Data Deficient
Cabocolo tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus caboclo
Apteronotidae
Vulnerable
Cachama
Colossoma macropomum
Serrasalmidae
Near Threatened
Cachorra
Roestes ogilviei
Acestrorhynchidae
Least Concern
Cachorrinho
Acestrorhynchus altus
Acestrorhynchidae
Data Deficient
Cachorrinho
Acestrorhynchus nasutus
Acestrorhynchidae
Least Concern
Cactus catfish, Cactus pleco
Pseudacanthicus serratus
Loricariidae
Least Concern
Cactus Roach
Rutilus virgo
Cyprinidae
Least Concern
Cacuchi largemouth bream
Serranochromis cacuchi
Cichlidae
Cacunda
Roeboides microlepis
Characidae
Least Concern
Caddo madtom
Noturus taylori
Ictaluridae
Endangered
Cadwalader's Tetra
Brachypetersius cadwaladeri
Alestidae
Least Concern
Caecieleotris Morrisi
Caecieleotris morrisi
Caecocypris Basimi
Caecocypris basimi
Critically Endangered
Caecogobius Cryptophthalmus
Caecogobius cryptophthalmus
Gobiidae
Critically Endangered
Caelatoglanis Zonatus
Caelatoglanis zonatus
Erethistidae
Caenotropus Maculosus
Caenotropus maculosus
Chilodidae
Least Concern
Caenotropus Schizodon
Caenotropus schizodon
Chilodidae
Least Concern
Caete river dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma caetei
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Caga
Trachelyopterus amblops
Auchenipteridae
Least Concern
Cahaba shiner
Paranotropis cahabae
Endangered