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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
Atlantic sabretooth anchovy
Lycengraulis grossidens
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Atlantic sailfish
Istiophorus albicans
🌊 Marine
Atlantic sailor lightfish
Polymetme thaeocoryla
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
NT
🔄 Diadromous
🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic Shorttail Eel
Coloconger meadi
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic Snaggletooth
Astronesthes atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic thread herring
Opisthonema oglinum
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantirivulus Simplicis
Atlantirivulus simplicis
EN
💧 Freshwater
Atopomesus Pachyodus
Atopomesus pachyodus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Auchenipterichthys Punctatus
Auchenipterichthys punctatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Auchenipterus Britskii
Auchenipterus britskii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Auchenipterus Menezesi
Auchenipterus menezesi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Auchenipterus Nigripinnis
Auchenipterus nigripinnis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Australoheros Scitulus
Australoheros scitulus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Austrolebias Varzeae
Austrolebias varzeae
VU
💧 Freshwater
Avocet snipe eel
Avocettina infans
LC
🌊 Marine
Avocettina Paucipora
Avocettina paucipora
LC
🌊 Marine
Azores chromis
Chromis limbata
LC
🌊 Marine
backfin tapirfish
Lipogenys gillii
🌊 Marine
Bagre
Pimelodella lateristriga
DD
💧 Freshwater
Bagre Hueso
Leptodoras acipenserinus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Bagre Misionero
Parapimelodus valenciennis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Bagre Trompudo
Iheringichthys labrosus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Bagre-pedra
Imparfinis hollandi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Bagrinho
Phenacorhamdia unifasciata
NT
💧 Freshwater
Bagrinho-de-caverna
Ituglanis passensis
VU
💧 Freshwater
Bagrinho-de-caverna
Ituglanis bambui
CR
💧 Freshwater
Bagrinho-do-tietê
Heptapterus multiradiatus
CR
💧 Freshwater
Bahia sprat
Rhinosardinia bahiensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
bait
Triportheus angulatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Balao halfbeak
Hemiramphus balao
LC
🌊 Marine
Balbo sabretooth
Evermannella balbo
LC
🌊 Marine
Ball Astyanax
Moenkhausia comma
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ballyhoo halfbeak
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Bananinha
Hemiodus orthonops
LC
💧 Freshwater
Banded acara
Bujurquina vittata
LC
💧 Freshwater
Banded banjo
Platystacus cotylephorus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Banded butterflyfish
Chaetodon striatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Banded cichlid
Heros severus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Banded corydoras
Scleromystax barbatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Banded cusk eel
Raneya brasiliensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Banded driftfish
Psenes arafurensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Banded knifefish
Gymnotus carapo
LC
💧 Freshwater
Banded rudderfish
Seriola zonata
LC
🌊 Marine
Banded yellowfish
Centriscops humerosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Bandit corydoras
Corydoras melini
LC
💧 Freshwater
Bandtail tetra
Moenkhausia dichroura
LC
💧 Freshwater