🇧🇷
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