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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
Midwater scorpionfish
Ectreposebastes imus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mirror lanternfish
Lampadena speculigera
LC
🌊 Marine
Mirrorwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger
LC
🌊 Marine
Misty grouper
Hyporthodus mystacinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Molly miller
Scartella cristata
LC
🌊 Marine
Monomitopus Agassizii
Monomitopus agassizii
LC
🌊 Marine
Monrovia doctorfish
Acanthurus monroviae
LC
🌊 Marine
Mottled flounder
Bothus maculiferus
LC
🌊 Marine
Moustache jawfish
Opistognathus lonchurus
LC
🌊 Marine
Muddy arrowtooth eel
Ilyophis brunneus
LC
🌊 Marine
Multiray Dragonfish
Eustomias braueri
DD
🌊 Marine
Multispotted lanternfish
Scopelopsis multipunctatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Muraena Melanotis
Muraena melanotis
LC
🌊 Marine
Murray's abyssal anglerfish
Melanocetus murrayi
LC
🌊 Marine
Murray's smooth-head
Conocara murrayi
LC
🌊 Marine
Mushroom scorpionfish
Scorpaena inermis
LC
🌊 Marine
Mutton hamlet
Alphestes afer
LC
🌊 Marine
Muzzled blenny
Omobranchus punctatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Nacreous lanternfish
Lampanyctus vadulus
LC
🌊 Marine
Naked snout rattail
Haplomacrourus nudirostris
🌊 Marine
Nansenia Atlantica
Nansenia atlantica
LC
🌊 Marine
Narcetes Erimelas
Narcetes erimelas
LC
🌊 Marine
Narrowfin smooth-hound
Mustelus norrisi
NT
🌊 Marine
Narrowmouthed catshark
Schroederichthys bivius
LC
🌊 Marine
Narrownecked oceanic eel
Derichthys serpentinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Narrownose smooth-hound
Mustelus schmitti
CR
🌊 Marine
Neobythites Braziliensis
Neobythites braziliensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Nichol's lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Noble lampfish
Lampanyctus nobilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Nobulb Loosejaw
Aristostomias grimaldii
LC
🌊 Marine
Normichthys Yahganorum
Normichthys yahganorum
🌊 Marine
Northern red snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
VU
🌊 Marine
Northern sennet
Sphyraena borealis
LC
🌊 Marine
Notal lanternfish
Lampadena notialis
LC
🌊 Marine
Notolycodes Schmidti
Notolycodes schmidti
🌊 Marine
Nurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
VU
🌊 Marine
Obese dragonfish
Opostomias micripnus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocean sunfish
Mola mola
VU
🌊 Marine
Ocean triggerfish
Canthidermis sufflamen
LC
🌊 Marine
Oceanic puffer
Lagocephalus lagocephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Oceanic two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus obtusirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
CR
🌊 Marine
Ocellate Cusk-eel
Neobythites ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated frogfish
Fowlerichthys ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated moray
Gymnothorax ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated Toadfish
Porichthys oculofrenum
DD
🌊 Marine
Offshore lizardfish
Synodus poeyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Ogcocephalus Cubifrons
Ogcocephalus cubifrons
LC
🌊 Marine