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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
Kumakuma
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
Pimelodidae Least Concern Edible
Kunapari
Chaetobranchus flavescens
Cichlidae Least Concern
Kunar snowtrout
Schizothorax labiatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Kura barbel
Barbus lacerta
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Kura bleak
Alburnus filippii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Kura chub
Alburnoides eichwaldii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Kura goby
Ponticola cyrius
Gobiidae Least Concern
Kura loach
Oxynoemacheilus brandtii
Nemacheilidae Least Concern
Kura nase
Chondrostoma cyri
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Kuria labeo
Labeo gonius
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Kuschakewitsch loach
Iskandaria kuschakewitschi
Least Concern
Kutum
Rutilus frisii
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
La Plata croaker
Pachyurus bonariensis
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Labeo Alluaudi
Labeo alluaudi
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Angra
Labeo angra
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Annectens
Labeo annectens
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Labeo Barbatus
Labeo barbatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Batesii
Labeo batesii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Caeruleus
Labeo caeruleus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Camerunensis
Labeo camerunensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Cyclopinnis
Labeo cyclopinnis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Degeni
Labeo degeni
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Dhonti
Labeo dhonti
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Erythropterus
Labeo erythropterus
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Labeo Falcipinnis
Labeo falcipinnis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Forskalii
Labeo forskalii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Fulakariensis
Labeo fulakariensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Greenii
Labeo greenii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Horie
Labeo horie
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Kibimbi
Labeo kibimbi
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Kirkii
Labeo kirkii
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Lineatus
Labeo lineatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Longipinnis
Labeo longipinnis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Lualabaensis
Labeo lualabaensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Macrostoma
Labeo macrostoma
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Microphthalmus
Labeo microphthalmus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Nasus
Labeo nasus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Nigrescens
Labeo nigrescens
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Nigripinnis
Labeo nigripinnis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Nunensis
Labeo nunensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Parvus
Labeo parvus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Quadribarbis
Labeo quadribarbis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Roseopunctatus
Labeo roseopunctatus
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Sanagaensis
Labeo sanagaensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeo Senegalensis
Labeo senegalensis
Cyprinidae Least Concern Edible
Labeo Simpsoni
Labeo simpsoni
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeobarbus Altipinnis
Labeobarbus altipinnis
Cyprinidae Least Concern
Labeobarbus Axelrodi
Labeobarbus axelrodi
Cyprinidae Least Concern