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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
Mirror-scale Chalceus
Chalceus spilogyros
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mirrorwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger
LC 🌊 Marine
Misty grouper
Hyporthodus mystacinus
LC 🌊 Marine
Moema Apurinan
Moema apurinan
DD 💧 Freshwater
Moema Heterostigma
Moema heterostigma
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Chrysargyrea
Moenkhausia chrysargyrea
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Cotinho
Moenkhausia cotinho
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Grandisquamis
Moenkhausia grandisquamis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Hemigrammoides
Moenkhausia hemigrammoides
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Jamesi
Moenkhausia jamesi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Lopesi
Moenkhausia lopesi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Megalops
Moenkhausia megalops
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Miangi
Moenkhausia miangi
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Surinamensis
Moenkhausia surinamensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mojarita
Aphyocharax pusillus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mojarra
Bryconamericus iheringii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mojarrita
Prodontocharax melanotus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Molly
Poecilia sphenops
LC 💧 Freshwater
Molly miller
Scartella cristata
LC 🌊 Marine
Monomitopus Agassizii
Monomitopus agassizii
LC 🌊 Marine
Monrovia doctorfish
Acanthurus monroviae
LC 🌊 Marine
Mormyrus tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus mormyrus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Morse Knifefish
Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moth Whiptail Catfish
Loricaria simillima
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mottled flounder
Bothus maculiferus
LC 🌊 Marine
Mourning tetra
Brycon pesu
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mouse Catfish
Tenellus leporhinus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Moustache jawfish
Opistognathus lonchurus
LC 🌊 Marine
Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
VU 💧 Freshwater
Muckraker
Gobionellus stomatus
LC 🌿 Brackish
Mud sleeper
Butis koilomatodon
LC 🔄 Diadromous
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
Myloplus Torquatus
Myloplus torquatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
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
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