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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
Keeltail needlefish
Platybelone argalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Kerbert's kali
Kali kerberti
LC
🌊 Marine
King gar
Scomberesox scombroides
🌊 Marine
King mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla
LC
🌊 Marine
King of herrings
Regalecus glesne
LC
🌊 Marine
King weakfish
Macrodon ancylodon
LC
🌊 Marine
Kitefin shark
Dalatias licha
VU
🌊 Marine
Knifetail Pomfret
Taractes rubescens
LC
🌊 Marine
Krefft's Blind Numbfish
Benthobatis kreffti
VU
🌊 Marine
Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish
Ceratias holboelli
LC
🌊 Marine
La Plata skate
Atlantoraja platana
EN
🌊 Marine
Laemonema Goodebeanorum
Laemonema goodebeanorum
LC
🌊 Marine
Lancer dragonet
Callionymus bairdi
LC
🌊 Marine
Lane snapper
Lutjanus synagris
NT
🌊 Marine
Lantern bass
Serranus baldwini
LC
🌊 Marine
Lanternfish
Bolinichthys indicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Large-finned lanternfish
Hygophum macrochir
LC
🌊 Marine
Large-toothed conger
Bathyuroconger vicinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Largebarbel Snaggletooth
Astronesthes macropogon
LC
🌊 Marine
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
LC
🌊 Marine
Largescaled Neoscopelid
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus
LC
🌊 Marine
Largetooth cookiecutter shark
Isistius plutodus
LC
🌊 Marine
Leatherjacket
Oligoplites saurus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lemon shark
Negaprion brevirostris
VU
🌊 Marine
Lepidophanes Gaussi
Lepidophanes gaussi
LC
🌊 Marine
Leptostomias Gladiator
Leptostomias gladiator
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesser amberjack
Seriola fasciata
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesser bream
Brama dussumieri
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesser guitarfish
Zapteryx brevirostris
EN
🌊 Marine
Lestrolepis Intermedia
Lestrolepis intermedia
LC
🌊 Marine
Letharchus Aliculatus
Letharchus aliculatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Lightfish
Ichthyococcus ovatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lined seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
VU
🌊 Marine
Lined sole
Achirus lineatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Little croaker
Stellifer stellifer
DD
🌊 Marine
Littlescale threadfin
Polydactylus oligodon
LC
🌊 Marine
Live sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
LC
🌊 Marine
Lizard catshark
Schroederichthys saurisqualus
VU
🌊 Marine
Lobisomem
Notoscopelus caudispinosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lofty triplefin
Enneanectes altivelis
LC
🌊 Marine
Long snouted lancetfish
Alepisaurus ferox
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbarb dragonfish
Flagellostomias boureei
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbarb scaly dragonfish
Stomias longibarbatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbeard grenadier
Ventrifossa macropogon
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin escolar
Scombrolabrax heterolepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin mako
Isurus paucus
EN
🌊 Marine
Longfin scorpionfish
Scorpaena agassizii
LC
🌊 Marine