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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
Narrownose smooth-hound
Mustelus schmitti
CR 🌊 Marine
Nematolebias Papilliferus
Nematolebias papilliferus
CR 💧 Freshwater
Neobythites Braziliensis
Neobythites braziliensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Neon tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Nichol's lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi
LC 🌊 Marine
Nile tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Noble lampfish
Lampanyctus nobilis
LC 🌊 Marine
Nobulb Loosejaw
Aristostomias grimaldii
LC 🌊 Marine
Normichthys Yahganorum
Normichthys yahganorum
🌊 Marine
North African catfish
Clarias gariepinus
LC 💧 Freshwater
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
Ochmacanthus Reinhardtii
Ochmacanthus reinhardtii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Odd Astyanax
Bryconamericus uporas
LC 💧 Freshwater
Odontesthes Bicudo
Odontesthes bicudo
EN 💧 Freshwater
Odontesthes Incisa
Odontesthes incisa
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Odontesthes Piquava
Odontesthes piquava
NT 💧 Freshwater
Odontesthes Retropinnis
Odontesthes retropinnis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Odontostilbe Paraguayensis
Odontostilbe paraguayensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Offshore lizardfish
Synodus poeyi
LC 🌊 Marine
Ogcocephalus Cubifrons
Ogcocephalus cubifrons
LC 🌊 Marine
Oilfish
Ruvettus pretiosus
LC 🌊 Marine
Oligosarcus Acutirostris
Oligosarcus acutirostris
LC 💧 Freshwater
Oligosarcus Brevioris
Oligosarcus brevioris
LC 💧 Freshwater
Oligosarcus Paranensis
Oligosarcus paranensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Olive cory
Corydoras ehrhardti
LC 💧 Freshwater
Omosudid
Omosudis lowii
LC 🌊 Marine
Onefin skate
Gurgesiella dorsalifera
VU 🌊 Marine
Oneirodes Anisacanthus
Oneirodes anisacanthus
DD 🌊 Marine
Oneirodes Carlsbergi
Oneirodes carlsbergi
LC 🌊 Marine
Oneirodes Notius
Oneirodes notius
LC 🌊 Marine
Oneline pencilfish
Nannostomus unifasciatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Onesided livebearer
Jenynsia lineata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Onesided livebearer
Jenynsia multidentata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Opossum pipefish
Microphis lineatus
🔄 Diadromous
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