New 🐟 Mercury Safety Guide & Omega-3 Rankings Updated for 2026. View Omega-3 Rankings →

🇧🇷

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
Cyphocharax Vexillapinnus
Cyphocharax vexillapinnus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dappled catfish
Aspidoras maculosus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Darter characin
Characidium fasciatum
DD 💧 Freshwater
Darter characine
Apareiodon affinis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dashed knifefish
Iracema caiana
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dekeyseria Scaphirhyncha
Dekeyseria scaphirhyncha
LC 💧 Freshwater
Demon eartheater
Satanoperca jurupari
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dentón
Cynopotamus amazonum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Deuterodon Langei
Deuterodon langei
LC 💧 Freshwater
Deuterodon Singularis
Deuterodon singularis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dientudo
Cynopotamus argenteus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Discus ray
Paratrygon aiereba
CR 💧 Freshwater
Discus tetra
Brachychalcinus orbicularis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Distocyclus Conirostris
Distocyclus conirostris
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dogtooth Characin
Cynodon septenarius
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dogtooth Toothy
Oligosarcus solitarius
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dorado
Salminus brasiliensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dorado plateado
Salminus hilarii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Doras
Ossancora punctata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dragonfin tetra
Pseudocorynopoma doriae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Duckbill catfish
Sorubim lima
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dusky millions fish
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dwarf corydoras
Corydoras hastatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dwarf gourami
Trichogaster lalius
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dwarf marbled catfish
Microglanis poecilus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dwarf sucker
Otocinclus mariae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
LC 💧 Freshwater
Eel cory
Aspidoras velites
DD 💧 Freshwater
Eigenmann's toothcarp
Phalloptychus eigenmanni
CR 💧 Freshwater
Eigenmannia Macrops
Eigenmannia macrops
LC 💧 Freshwater
Elachocharax Geryi
Elachocharax geryi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Elachocharax Junki
Elachocharax junki
LC 💧 Freshwater
Elachocharax Mitopterus
Elachocharax mitopterus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Elachocharax Pulcher
Elachocharax pulcher
LC 💧 Freshwater
Electric eel
Electrophorus electricus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Elegant corydoras
Corydoras elegans
LC 💧 Freshwater
Elizabeth´s dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma elizabethae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Emerald cichlid
Hypselecara temporalis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Engraulisoma Taeniatum
Engraulisoma taeniatum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Entomocorus Melaphareus
Entomocorus melaphareus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Epactionotus Bilineatus
Epactionotus bilineatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Epactionotus Gracilis
Epactionotus gracilis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Epactionotus Itaimbezinho
Epactionotus itaimbezinho
LC 💧 Freshwater
Erythrinus Erythrinus
Erythrinus erythrinus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Eurycheilichthys Limulus
Eurycheilichthys limulus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Eurycheilichthys Pantherinus
Eurycheilichthys pantherinus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Exallodontus Aguanai
Exallodontus aguanai
LC 💧 Freshwater
Exastilithoxus Fimbriatus
Exastilithoxus fimbriatus
DD 💧 Freshwater
← All Countries 🌊 Browse by Ocean 🔤 All Species A–Z