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Fish Species of Brazil

Native and commonly occurring fish across 2 ocean regions - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.

2,136
Total Species
159
Threatened
352
Edible
2
Ocean Regions
Filtered: 💧 Freshwater ✕ Clear all
Melanorivulus Parnaibensis
Melanorivulus parnaibensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Menezes' Sole
Apionichthys menezesi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Meridian Tetra
Hyphessobrycon meridionalis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mesensis tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus mesensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Meunier's Jupiaba
Jupiaba meunieri
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microcharacidium Eleotrioides
Microcharacidium eleotrioides
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microcharacidium Gnomus
Microcharacidium gnomus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Secundus
Microglanis secundus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Micromyzon Akamai
Micromyzon akamai
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Callops
Microschemobrycon callops
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Casiquiare
Microschemobrycon casiquiare
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Elongatus
Microschemobrycon elongatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Guaporensis
Microschemobrycon guaporensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microsternarchus Bilineatus
Microsternarchus bilineatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Millet
Crenicichla alta
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mirror-scale Chalceus
Chalceus spilogyros
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moema Apurinan
Moema apurinan
DD 💧 Freshwater
Moema Heterostigma
Moema heterostigma
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Chrysargyrea
Moenkhausia chrysargyrea
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Cotinho
Moenkhausia cotinho
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Grandisquamis
Moenkhausia grandisquamis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Hemigrammoides
Moenkhausia hemigrammoides
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Jamesi
Moenkhausia jamesi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Lopesi
Moenkhausia lopesi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Megalops
Moenkhausia megalops
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Miangi
Moenkhausia miangi
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Surinamensis
Moenkhausia surinamensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mojarita
Aphyocharax pusillus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mojarra
Bryconamericus iheringii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mojarrita
Prodontocharax melanotus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Molly
Poecilia sphenops
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mormyrus tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus mormyrus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Morse Knifefish
Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moth Whiptail Catfish
Loricaria simillima
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mourning tetra
Brycon pesu
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mouse Catfish
Tenellus leporhinus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
VU 💧 Freshwater
Myloplus Torquatus
Myloplus torquatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Nematolebias Papilliferus
Nematolebias papilliferus
CR 💧 Freshwater
Neon tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Nile tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
LC 💧 Freshwater
North African catfish
Clarias gariepinus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Ochmacanthus Reinhardtii
Ochmacanthus reinhardtii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Odd Astyanax
Bryconamericus uporas
LC 💧 Freshwater
Odontesthes Bicudo
Odontesthes bicudo
EN 💧 Freshwater
Odontesthes Piquava
Odontesthes piquava
NT 💧 Freshwater
Odontesthes Retropinnis
Odontesthes retropinnis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Odontostilbe Paraguayensis
Odontostilbe paraguayensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
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