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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
Cameroon killi
Aphyosemion cameronense
Nothobranchiidae Least Concern Edible
Cameroon lampeye
Micropanchax camerunensis
Poeciliidae Least Concern Edible
Camouflaged catfish
Bunocephalus amaurus
Aspredinidae Least Concern
Campellolebias Insularis
Campellolebias insularis
Rivulidae
Campellolebias Intermedius
Campellolebias intermedius
Rivulidae Critically Endangered
Campostoma Pullum
Campostoma pullum
Cyprinidae
Campylomormyrus Alces
Campylomormyrus alces
Mormyridae Least Concern
Campylomormyrus Bredoi
Campylomormyrus bredoi
Mormyridae Vulnerable
Campylomormyrus Cassaicus
Campylomormyrus cassaicus
Mormyridae Data Deficient
Campylomormyrus Christyi
Campylomormyrus christyi
Mormyridae Least Concern
Campylomormyrus Compressirostris
Campylomormyrus compressirostris
Mormyridae
Campylomormyrus Curvirostris
Campylomormyrus curvirostris
Mormyridae Least Concern
Campylomormyrus Luapulaensis
Campylomormyrus luapulaensis
Mormyridae Data Deficient
Campylomormyrus Mirus
Campylomormyrus mirus
Mormyridae Least Concern
Campylomormyrus Numenius
Campylomormyrus numenius
Mormyridae Least Concern
Campylomormyrus Orycteropus
Campylomormyrus orycteropus
Mormyridae Data Deficient
Campylomormyrus Phantasticus
Campylomormyrus phantasticus
Mormyridae Least Concern
Campylomormyrus Rhynchophorus
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
Mormyridae Least Concern
Campylomormyrus Tshokwe
Campylomormyrus tshokwe
Mormyridae Least Concern
Cana toothcarp
Neoheterandria cana
Poeciliidae Data Deficient
Canabrava catfish
Aspidoras carvalhoi
Callichthyidae Data Deficient
Canara barb
Hypselobarbus lithopidos
Cyprinidae Data Deficient
Canara pearlspot
Etroplus canarensis
Cichlidae Endangered
Canary kurper
Chetia flaviventris
Cichlidae Least Concern
Candidia Pingtungensis
Candidia pingtungensis
Cyprinidae
Candiru
Vandellia cirrhosa
Trichomycteridae Least Concern
Candirú
Tridentopsis cahuali
Trichomycteridae Near Threatened
Candiru
Trichomycterus papilliferus
Trichomycteridae Endangered
Candiru-Asu
Cetopsis candiru
Cetopsidae Least Concern
Candle hap
Stigmatochromis pholidophorus
Cichlidae Least Concern
Candy Cane Goby
Awaous flavus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Candy darter
Etheostoma osburni
Percidae Near Threatened
Canero
Cetopsis plumbea
Cetopsidae Least Concern
Canestrini's Goby
Ninnigobius canestrinii
Least Concern
Caney fork darter
Nothonotus starnesi
Canterbury mudfish
Neochanna burrowsius
Galaxiidae Critically Endangered
Capaz
Pimelodus grosskopfii
Pimelodidae Critically Endangered
Cape Fear shiner
Notropis mekistocholas
Cyprinidae Endangered
Cape Galaxias
Galaxias zebratus
Galaxiidae Data Deficient
Cape Kurper
Sandelia capensis
Anabantidae Data Deficient Edible
Cape whitefish
Cheilobarbus capensis
Endangered
Capetí toothcarp
Priapichthys darienensis
Poeciliidae Least Concern
Capitán de la Sabana
Eremophilus mutisii
Trichomycteridae Least Concern Edible
Capoeta Aydinensis
Capoeta aydinensis
Cyprinidae
Capoeta Capoetoides
Capoeta capoetoides
Cyprinidae
Capoeta Coadi
Capoeta coadi
Cyprinidae
Capoeta Ferdowsii
Capoeta ferdowsii
Cyprinidae
Capoeta Fusca
Capoeta fusca
Cyprinidae