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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
Orange bellowfish
Notopogon fernandezianus
LC 🌊 Marine
Orange filefish
Aluterus schoepfii
LC 🌊 Marine
Orangeback bass
Serranus annularis
LC 🌊 Marine
Orinoco Banjo
Bunocephalus aleuropsis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Orinoco eartheater
Biotodoma wavrini
LC 💧 Freshwater
Orinoco Needlefish
Pseudotylosurus microps
LC 💧 Freshwater
Orinoco sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Ornate cory
Corydoras ornatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Orthosternarchus Tamandua
Orthosternarchus tamandua
LC 💧 Freshwater
Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Ostenfeld's lanternfish
Diaphus ostenfeldi
LC 🌊 Marine
Otocinclus Bororo
Otocinclus bororo
LC 💧 Freshwater
Otocinclus Caxarari
Otocinclus caxarari
LC 💧 Freshwater
Otocinclus Hasemani
Otocinclus hasemani
LC 💧 Freshwater
Otocinclus Mura
Otocinclus mura
LC 💧 Freshwater
Otocinclus Tapirape
Otocinclus tapirape
LC 💧 Freshwater
Otocinclus Xakriaba
Otocinclus xakriaba
LC 💧 Freshwater
Oxyropsis Carinata
Oxyropsis carinata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Oxyropsis Wrightiana
Oxyropsis wrightiana
LC 💧 Freshwater
Oyapock eartheater
Geophagus camopiensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pacific barracudina
Lestidiops jayakari
LC 🌊 Marine
Pacific blackchin
Scopelengys tristis
LC 🌊 Marine
Pacific fanfish
Pteraclis aesticola
LC 🌊 Marine
Pacific hatchet fish
Argyropelecus affinis
LC 🌊 Marine
Pacific portholefish
Diplophos taenia
LC 🌊 Marine
Pacora
Plagioscion surinamensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Pacuma toadfish
Batrachoides surinamensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Paiva's blenny
Lupinoblennius paivai
EN 💧 Freshwater
Pale Blue Tetra
Mimagoniates sylvicola
EN 💧 Freshwater
Pale cardinalfish
Apogon planifrons
LC 🌊 Marine
Pale threadtail snipe eel
Nemichthys curvirostris
LC 🌊 Marine
Paleback goby
Gobulus myersi
LC 🌊 Marine
Palespotted corydoras
Corydoras gossei
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pallid goby
Coryphopterus eidolon
VU 🌊 Marine
Palmitinho
Auchenipterus osteomystax
LC 💧 Freshwater
Panaqolus Purusiensis
Panaqolus purusiensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pancake batfish
Halieutichthys aculeatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Pantanal dwarf catfish
Scoloplax empousa
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pantanal eartheater
Satanoperca pappaterra
LC 💧 Freshwater
Paperbones
Luciosudis normani
LC 🌊 Marine
Papillate clingfish
Acyrtus artius
LC 🌊 Marine
Para molly
Poecilia parae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Paracanthopoma Parva
Paracanthopoma parva
LC 💧 Freshwater
Paraclinus Arcanus
Paraclinus arcanus
LC 🌊 Marine
Paraclinus Spectator
Paraclinus spectator
LC 🌊 Marine
Paraconger Guianensis
Paraconger guianensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Paradisefish
Macropodus opercularis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Paralichthys Isosceles
Paralichthys isosceles
DD 🌊 Marine
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