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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
Longfinned disk pacu
Myleus setiger
LC 💧 Freshwater
Longlure frogfish
Antennarius multiocellatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Longnose armoured searobin
Peristedion antillarum
LC 🌊 Marine
Longnose greeneye
Parasudis truculenta
LC 🌊 Marine
Longnose tapirfish
Polyacanthonotus challengeri
LC 🌊 Marine
Longrayed whiptail
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Longsnout blacksmelt
Dolicholagus longirostris
LC 🌊 Marine
Longsnout scorpionfish
Pontinus castor
LC 🌊 Marine
Longspine scorpionfish
Pontinus longispinis
LC 🌊 Marine
Longspine snipefish
Macroramphosus scolopax
LC 🌊 Marine
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
LC 🌊 Marine
Longtail knifefish
Sternopygus macrurus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Longtail sole
Apionichthys dumerili
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Longwing spinyfin
Diretmoides pauciradiatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Loosejaw
Aristostomias tittmanni
LC 🌊 Marine
Lophiobrycon Weitzmani
Lophiobrycon weitzmani
EN 💧 Freshwater
Loreto tetra
Hyphessobrycon loretoensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
loricaria circular
Pseudohemiodon lamina
LC 💧 Freshwater
Loricariichthys Platymetopon
Loricariichthys platymetopon
LC 💧 Freshwater
Luetken's lanternfish
Diaphus luetkeni
LC 🌊 Marine
Luminous lanternfish
Lampadena luminosa
LC 🌊 Marine
Luminousline Dragonfish
Grammatostomias dentatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Luvar
Luvarus imperialis
LC 🌊 Marine
Lyre goby
Evorthodus lyricus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Lyrefin pearlfish
Simpsonichthys boitonei
EN 💧 Freshwater
Macana
Adontosternarchus balaenops
LC 💧 Freshwater
Macrosmia Phalacra
Macrosmia phalacra
🌊 Marine
Madalena
Roestes molossus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Madamango sea catfish
Cathorops spixii
🌊 Marine
Madeira lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Malabar danio
Devario malabaricus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Man-of-war fish
Nomeus gronovii
LC 🌊 Marine
Manaus mouse catfish
Nemadoras humeralis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Manducus Maderensis
Manducus maderensis
DD 🌊 Marine
Mangrove rivulus
Kryptolebias marmoratus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Many spotted cory
Corydoras multimaculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Manyscaled blenny
Starksia multilepis
LC 🌊 Marine
Manytooth conger
Conger triporiceps
LC 🌊 Marine
Maparate
Hypophthalmus marginatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Maracaibo leatherjacket
Oligoplites palometa
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Maratecoara Lacortei
Maratecoara lacortei
LC 💧 Freshwater
Marbled grouper
Dermatolepis inermis
DD 🌊 Marine
Marbled hatchetfish
Carnegiella strigata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Marbled headstander
Abramites hypselonotus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Marbled moray
Uropterygius macularius
LC 🌊 Marine
Marbled puffer
Sphoeroides dorsalis
LC 🌊 Marine
Marbled swamp eel
Synbranchus marmoratus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Margay pencil catfish
Trichomycterus maracaya
LC 💧 Freshwater
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