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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