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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
Farlowella Oxyrryncha
Farlowella oxyrryncha
LC
💧 Freshwater
Fat sleeper
Dormitator maculatus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Fat snook
Centropomus parallelus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Fathead
Cottunculus granulosus
🌊 Marine
Featherfin tetra
Hemigrammus unilineatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Festive lanternfish
Lampanyctus festivus
LC
🌊 Marine
Fierce pike smelt
Sudis atrox
LC
🌊 Marine
Filamentous Dragonfish
Astronesthes similus
LC
🌊 Marine
Fine spotted cory
Corydoras polystictus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Finetooth shark
Carcharhinus isodon
NT
🌊 Marine
Finless eel
Apterichtus kendalli
LC
🌊 Marine
Firewood catfish
Sorubimichthys planiceps
LC
💧 Freshwater
Flag acara
Laetacara curviceps
LC
💧 Freshwater
Flag tailed panda cory
Corydoras oiapoquensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Flag tetra
Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Flagtail catfish
Dianema urostriatum
LC
💧 Freshwater
Flagtail Tetra
Moenkhausia bonita
LC
💧 Freshwater
Flametail tetra
Aphyocharax erythrurus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Florida pompano
Trachinotus carolinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Fluviphylax Palikur
Fluviphylax palikur
LC
💧 Freshwater
Flying gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
LC
🌊 Marine
Flying halfbeak
Euleptorhamphus velox
LC
🌊 Marine
Foureyed flounder
Ancylopsetta kumperae
LC
🌊 Marine
Foureyes
Anableps microlepis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Fourwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys affinis
LC
🌊 Marine
Freckled driftfish
Psenes cyanophrys
LC
🌊 Marine
Freckled pike-conger
Hoplunnis macrura
LC
🌊 Marine
Freckled sand skate
Psammobatis lentiginosa
LC
🌊 Marine
Freckled soapfish
Rypticus bistrispinus
LC
🌊 Marine
French angelfish
Pomacanthus paru
LC
🌊 Marine
French butterflyfish
Prognathodes guyanensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Freshwater angelfish
Pterophyllum scalare
LC
💧 Freshwater
Freshwater croaker
Plagioscion ternetzi
DD
💧 Freshwater
Freshwater Tonguefish
Apionichthys nattereri
LC
💧 Freshwater
Fringed filefish
Monacanthus ciliatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Fringed flounder
Etropus crossotus
LC
🌊 Marine
Fringed pipefish
Anarchopterus criniger
LC
🌊 Marine
Gadomus Capensis
Gadomus capensis
🌊 Marine
Galapagos halosaur
Halosaurus attenuatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Galapagos shark
Carcharhinus galapagensis
LC
🌊 Marine
gamefish, aquarium
Cichla monoculus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Garman's lanternfish
Diaphus garmani
LC
🌊 Marine
Garrick
Cyclothone braueri
LC
🌊 Marine
Gastropsetta Frontalis
Gastropsetta frontalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Gelanoglanis Nanonocticolus
Gelanoglanis nanonocticolus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Gelatinous blindfish
Aphyonus gelatinosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Genidens Planifrons
Genidens planifrons
🔄 Diadromous
Geophagus Altifrons
Geophagus altifrons
LC
💧 Freshwater