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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
Coastal shiner
Alburnops petersoni
Least Concern Edible
Coate’s Catfish
Neosilurus coatesi
Plotosidae
Coates' catfish
Potamosilurus coatesi
Ariidae Data Deficient
Coates' goby
Glossogobius coatesi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Coatzacoalcos gambusia
Heterophallus rachovii
Poeciliidae Data Deficient
Cobán toothcarp
Pseudoxiphophorus cataractae
Poeciliidae Vulnerable
Cobitis Afifeae
Cobitis afifeae
Cobitidae
Cobitis Albicoloris
Cobitis albicoloris
Cobitidae
Cobitis Aliyeae
Cobitis aliyeae
Cobitidae
Cobitis Amphilekta
Cobitis amphilekta
Cobitidae Data Deficient
Cobitis Anabelae
Cobitis anabelae
Cobitidae
Cobitis Arachthosensis
Cobitis arachthosensis
Cobitidae Endangered
Cobitis Arenae
Cobitis arenae
Cobitidae Data Deficient
Cobitis Australis
Cobitis australis
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Beijingensis
Cobitis beijingensis
Cobitidae
Cobitis Bilineata
Cobitis bilineata
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Brachysoma
Cobitis brachysoma
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Brevipinna
Cobitis brevipinna
Cobitidae Endangered
Cobitis Crassicauda
Cobitis crassicauda
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Dalmatina
Cobitis dalmatina
Cobitidae Endangered
Cobitis Dolichorhynchus
Cobitis dolichorhynchus
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Dorademiri
Cobitis dorademiri
Cobitidae
Cobitis Elongatoides
Cobitis elongatoides
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Emrei
Cobitis emrei
Cobitidae
Cobitis Erkakanae
Cobitis erkakanae
Cobitidae
Cobitis Faridpaki
Cobitis faridpaki
Cobitidae
Cobitis Fasciola
Cobitis fasciola
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Fimbriata
Cobitis fimbriata
Cobitidae Endangered
Cobitis Gladkovi
Cobitis gladkovi
Cobitidae
Cobitis Gracilis
Cobitis gracilis
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Guttata
Cobitis guttata
Cobitidae Data Deficient
Cobitis Hankugensis
Cobitis hankugensis
Cobitidae
Cobitis Hellenica
Cobitis hellenica
Cobitidae Near Threatened
Cobitis Herzegoviniensis
Cobitis herzegoviniensis
Cobitidae Endangered
Cobitis Illyrica
Cobitis illyrica
Cobitidae Endangered
Cobitis Jadovaensis
Cobitis jadovaensis
Cobitidae Critically Endangered
Cobitis Joergbohleni
Cobitis joergbohleni
Cobitidae
Cobitis Kaibarai
Cobitis kaibarai
Cobitidae Vulnerable
Cobitis Keyvani
Cobitis keyvani
Cobitidae
Cobitis Kurui
Cobitis kurui
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Lebedevi
Cobitis lebedevi
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Leptosoma
Cobitis leptosoma
Cobitidae
Cobitis Linea
Cobitis linea
Cobitidae
Cobitis Longitaeniatus
Cobitis longitaeniatus
Cobitidae Data Deficient
Cobitis Macrostigma
Cobitis macrostigma
Cobitidae
Cobitis Magnostriata
Cobitis magnostriata
Cobitidae Endangered
Cobitis Maroccana
Cobitis maroccana
Cobitidae Least Concern
Cobitis Matsubarae
Cobitis matsubarae
Cobitidae Least Concern