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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
Roughback batfish
Ogcocephalus parvus
LC 🌊 Marine
Roughear scad
Decapterus tabl
LC 🌊 Marine
Roughneck grunt
Haemulopsis corvinaeformis
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Roughskin dogfish
Centroscymnus owstonii
VU 🌊 Marine
Roughskin spurdog
Cirrhigaleus asper
DD 🌊 Marine
Roughtail stingray
Bathytoshia centroura
VU 🌊 Marine
Roughtongue Bass
Pronotogrammus martinicensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Round sardinella
Sardinella aurita
LC 🌊 Marine
Round scad
Decapterus punctatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Round-sail Pleco
Hypostomus hemicochliodon
LC 💧 Freshwater
Roundnose lanternfish
Centrobranchus nigroocellatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Royal flagfin
Aulopus filamentosus
LC 🌊 Marine
Royal tetra
Inpaichthys kerri
LC 💧 Freshwater
Rudderfish
Centrolophus niger
LC 🌊 Marine
Rudis rattail
Coryphaenoides rudis
LC 🌊 Marine
Rufous lanternfish
Symbolophorus rufinus
LC 🌊 Marine
Rust corydoras
Corydoras rabauti
LC 💧 Freshwater
Saccopharynx Harrisoni
Saccopharynx harrisoni
DD 🌊 Marine
Saddle cichlid
Aequidens tetramerus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Saddled moray
Gymnothorax conspersus
LC 🌊 Marine
Sail-fin molly
Poecilia velifera
VU 💧 Freshwater
Sailfin corydoras
Scleromystax macropterus
EN 💧 Freshwater
Sailfin molly
Poecilia latipinna
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Sailfin tetra
Crenuchus spilurus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sailor's grunt
Haemulon parra
LC 🌊 Marine
San Blas skate
Dipturus garricki
LC 🌊 Marine
San Francisco piranha
Pygocentrus piraya
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sand diver
Synodus intermedius
LC 🌊 Marine
Sand fish
Awaous tajasica
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sand knifefish
Gymnorhamphichthys rosamariae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sand perch
Diplectrum formosum
LC 🌊 Marine
Sand stargazer
Dactyloscopus tridigitatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Sand tiger shark
Carcharias taurus
CR 🌊 Marine
Sand tilefish
Malacanthus plumieri
LC 🌊 Marine
Santa Catarina Tetra
Mimagoniates rheocharis
NT 💧 Freshwater
Santa Cruz whiptail catfish
Rineloricaria strigilata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sapphire striped tetra
Heterocharax virgulatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sarapó
Gymnotus arapaima
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sarapó
Gymnotus cataniapo
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sarapó
Gymnotus melanopleura
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sarapó
Gymnotus onca
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sarapó
Gymnotus obscurus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sargassum pipefish
Syngnathus pelagicus
LC 🌊 Marine
Sargassum triggerfish
Xanthichthys ringens
LC 🌊 Marine
Sartor Elongatus
Sartor elongatus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Saucereye porgy
Calamus calamus
LC 🌊 Marine
Savanna tetra
Hyphessobrycon stegemanni
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sawcheek cardinalfish
Apogon quadrisquamatus
LC 🌊 Marine
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