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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
South American silver croaker
Plagioscion squamosissimus
LC 💧 Freshwater
South American silver porgy
Diplodus argenteus
LC 🌊 Marine
Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer
Canthigaster figueiredoi
LC 🌊 Marine
Southern Cut-throat Eel
Histiobranchus australis
DD 🌊 Marine
Southern eagle ray
Myliobatis goodei
VU 🌊 Marine
Southern fintail snipe eel
Avocettina acuticeps
LC 🌊 Marine
Southern lanternfish
Lampanyctus australis
LC 🌊 Marine
Southern lanternshark
Etmopterus granulosus
LC 🌊 Marine
Southern lightfish
Ichthyococcus australis
LC 🌊 Marine
Southern puffer
Sphoeroides nephelus
LC 🌊 Marine
Southern red snapper
Lutjanus purpureus
🌊 Marine
Southern sawtail catshark
Galeus mincaronei
VU 🌊 Marine
Southern sleeper shark
Somniosus antarcticus
LC 🌊 Marine
Southern stingray
Hypanus americanus
NT 🌊 Marine
Southwest Atlantic butterfish
Stromateus brasiliensis
🌊 Marine
Spanish flag
Gonioplectrus hispanus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spanish hogfish
Bodianus rufus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spearfish remora
Remora brachyptera
LC 🌊 Marine
Speckled pavon
Cichla temensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Speckled piranha
Serrasalmus spilopleura
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spectrolebias Reticulatus
Spectrolebias reticulatus
NT 💧 Freshwater
Spicule anchovy
Anchoa spinifer
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Spined pygmy shark
Squaliolus laticaudus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spined whiff
Citharichthys dinoceros
LC 🌊 Marine
Spinner shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna
VU 🌊 Marine
Spiny catfish
Acanthodoras cataphractus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spiny Dwarf Catfish
Scoloplax dolicholophia
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spiny-back eel
Notacanthus sexspinis
🌊 Marine
Spinycheek sleeper
Eleotris pisonis
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Spinycheek soldierfish
Corniger spinosus
LC 🌊 Marine
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotback corydoras
Corydoras blochi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotback skate
Atlantoraja castelnaui
CR 🌊 Marine
Spotfin burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin flounder
Cyclopsetta fimbriata
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin goby
Oxyurichthys stigmalophius
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin hogfish
Bodianus pulchellus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotlight lanternfish
Diaphus lucidus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spottail curimata
Curimatopsis evelynae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spottail leporinus
Leporinus melanopleura
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma piauiensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Spotted goatfish
Pseudupeneus maculatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotted headstander
Chilodus punctatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted hoplo
Megalechis thoracata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted leporinus
Leporinus maculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted metynnis
Metynnis maculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted moray
Gymnothorax moringa
LC 🌊 Marine
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