An alphabetic list with the scientific names of all known recent freshwater fish species is presented. Also listed are the English and Dutch vernacular names in use for freshwater fishes and the various English (common) names of the freshwater aquarium fishes. The aim of this publication is six-fold: • to list the currently valid and correctly written scientific name of every recent freshwater fish species; • to stimulate the use of correctly written scientific names; • to list Dutch and some frequently used English vernacular names of freshwater aquarium fishes and freshwater aquacultural fishes; • to list some scientific names wrongly used by aquarists; • to present some aquarium book citations; • to present an overview of the freshwater and brackish water fishes recorded during the last centuries in various aquarium books. Although many scientific names are likely to change with scientific progress, we nevertheless present the list of currently valid scientific names now. This current list can already be used for finding the currently valid names and the correct spelling of these names. Further it cites the use of the names in the aquarium literature and the list also provides an overview of the known species of freshwater fish. We also provide the largest freshwater aquarium fish bibliography ever published. We hope the freshwater fish name list will stimulate the use of correctly written scientific names and bring some stabilization in the use of common names.