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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
Pentherichthys Atratus
Pentherichthys atratus
LC 🌊 Marine
Perceptor Spiderfish
Bathypterois perceptor
LC 🌊 Marine
Peristedion Greyae
Peristedion greyae
LC 🌊 Marine
Peruvian tetra
Hyphessobrycon peruvianus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Phenacogaster Jancupa
Phenacogaster jancupa
LC 💧 Freshwater
Photostomias Atrox
Photostomias atrox
LC 🌊 Marine
Photostomias Guernei
Photostomias guernei
LC 🌊 Marine
Phreatobius Cisternarum
Phreatobius cisternarum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Physiculus Kaupi
Physiculus kaupi
🌊 Marine
Piaba
Astyanax unitaeniatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piaba
Aphyocharacidium bolivianum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piaba
Astyanax kullanderi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piaba-camaleão
Ammocryptocharax minutus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piabina Anhembi
Piabina anhembi
DD 💧 Freshwater
Piabinha
Planaltina glandipedis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piabinha
Compsura heterura
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piabinha
Macropsobrycon xinguensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piabussú
Steindachnerina notonota
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piau-galo
Schizodon dissimilis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pike characin
Boulengerella cuvieri
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pike characin
Acestrorhynchus microlepis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pike cichlid
Crenicichla johanna
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pike cichlid
Crenicichla lepidota
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piked dogfish
Squalus acanthias
VU 🌊 Marine
Pillar wire eel
Saurenchelys stylura
LC 🌊 Marine
Pimelodella Boliviana
Pimelodella boliviana
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pimelodella Cristata
Pimelodella cristata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pimelodella Leptosoma
Pimelodella leptosoma
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pimelodella Spelaea
Pimelodella spelaea
CR 💧 Freshwater
Pimelodus Argenteus
Pimelodus argenteus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pinch piranha
Serrasalmus eigenmanni
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pineapple pleco
Pseudorinelepis genibarbis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pink cusk-eel
Genypterus blacodes
VU 🌊 Marine
Pink flabby whalefish
Cetostoma regani
DD 🌊 Marine
Pink wormfish
Microdesmus longipinnis
LC 🌊 Marine
Pinktail chalceus
Chalceus macrolepidotus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pipehorse
Amphelikturus dendriticus
LC 🌊 Marine
Piquira
Characidium laterale
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piracicaba Whiptail Catfish
Loricaria piracicabae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pirambeba
Serrasalmus humeralis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Piraxixira
Micromischodus sugillatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pirillo
Physopyxis lyra
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pituna Poranga
Pituna poranga
LC 💧 Freshwater
Plainfin sole
Achirus declivis
LC 🌊 Marine
Planaltina Britskii
Planaltina britskii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Planiloricaria Cryptodon
Planiloricaria cryptodon
LC 💧 Freshwater
Plate fish
Bothus lunatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Plectrochilus Machadoi
Plectrochilus machadoi
LC 💧 Freshwater
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