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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
Diaphus Subtilis
Diaphus subtilis
DD
🌊 Marine
Dibranchus Tremendus
Dibranchus tremendus
LC
🌊 Marine
Dientudo
Cynopotamus argenteus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Digitate cusk eel
Dicrolene introniger
LC
🌊 Marine
Discus ray
Paratrygon aiereba
CR
💧 Freshwater
Discus tetra
Brachychalcinus orbicularis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Distocyclus Conirostris
Distocyclus conirostris
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ditropichthys Storeri
Ditropichthys storeri
DD
🌊 Marine
Dog snapper
Lutjanus jocu
DD
🔄 Diadromous
Dogtooth Characin
Cynodon septenarius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dogtooth herring
Chirocentrodon bleekerianus
LC
🌊 Marine
Dogtooth Toothy
Oligosarcus solitarius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dolichosudis Fuliginosa
Dolichosudis fuliginosa
LC
🌊 Marine
Dorado
Salminus brasiliensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dorado plateado
Salminus hilarii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Doras
Ossancora punctata
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dragonfin tetra
Pseudocorynopoma doriae
LC
💧 Freshwater
Duckbill barracudina
Magnisudis atlantica
LC
🌊 Marine
Duckbill catfish
Sorubim lima
LC
💧 Freshwater
Duckbill flathead
Bembrops anatirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Dumeril's lanternfish
Diaphus dumerilii
DD
🌊 Marine
Dusky cardinalfish
Phaeoptyx pigmentaria
LC
🌊 Marine
Dusky flounder
Syacium papillosum
LC
🌊 Marine
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
VU
🌊 Marine
Dusky millions fish
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dusky shark
Carcharhinus obscurus
EN
🌊 Marine
Dusky smooth-hound
Mustelus canis
NT
🌊 Marine
Duskycheek tonguefish
Symphurus plagusia
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf batfish
Ogcocephalus pumilus
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf codling
Notophycis marginata
🌊 Marine
Dwarf corydoras
Corydoras hastatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf Dory
Zenion hololepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf gourami
Trichogaster lalius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf marbled catfish
Microglanis poecilus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf mullet
Mugil curvidens
🌊 Marine
Dwarf sand perch
Diplectrum bivittatum
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf saury
Scomberesox simulans
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf sucker
Otocinclus mariae
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf wrasse
Doratonotus megalepis
LC
🌊 Marine
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