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Fish Species of Venezuela
Native and commonly occurring fish across 2 ocean regions - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.
1,014
Total Species
64
Threatened
230
Edible
2
Ocean Regions
Myloplus Torquatus
Myloplus torquatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Narrowfin smooth-hound
Mustelus norrisi
NT
🌊 Marine
Nassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus
CR
🌊 Marine
Neblinichthys Pilosus
Neblinichthys pilosus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Neblinichthys Roraima
Neblinichthys roraima
NT
💧 Freshwater
Neoharriotta Carri
Neoharriotta carri
NT
🌊 Marine
Netted prochilod
Prochilodus reticulatus
💧 Freshwater
Nile tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Niobichthys Ferrarisi
Niobichthys ferrarisi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern red snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
VU
🌊 Marine
Nurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
VU
🌊 Marine
Oceanic two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus obtusirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
CR
🌊 Marine
Ocellated frogfish
Fowlerichthys ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated moray
Gymnothorax ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated Toadfish
Porichthys oculofrenum
DD
🌊 Marine
Offshore lizardfish
Synodus poeyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Oilfish
Ruvettus pretiosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Olga cory
Corydoras simulatus
VU
💧 Freshwater
Oneline pencilfish
Nannostomus unifasciatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Opossum pipefish
Microphis lineatus
🔄 Diadromous
Orange filefish
Aluterus schoepfii
LC
🌊 Marine
Orangefin tetra
Bryconops affinis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Orinoco Banjo
Bunocephalus aleuropsis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Orinoco eartheater
Biotodoma wavrini
LC
💧 Freshwater
Orinoco Needlefish
Pseudotylosurus microps
LC
💧 Freshwater
Orinoco sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Orinocodoras Eigenmanni
Orinocodoras eigenmanni
LC
💧 Freshwater
Orocue cory
Corydoras esperanzae
DD
💧 Freshwater
Oxyrhynchus tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus oxyrhynchus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pacific blackchin
Scopelengys tristis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacuma toadfish
Batrachoides surinamensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pale cardinalfish
Apogon planifrons
LC
🌊 Marine
Paleback goby
Gobulus myersi
LC
🌊 Marine
Paracanthopoma Parva
Paracanthopoma parva
LC
💧 Freshwater
Parapristella Aubynei
Parapristella aubynei
LC
💧 Freshwater
Parodon Guyanensis
Parodon guyanensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Parotocinclus Collinsae
Parotocinclus collinsae
LC
💧 Freshwater
Parotocinclus Eppleyi
Parotocinclus eppleyi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Parotocinclus Polyochrus
Parotocinclus polyochrus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Passany sea catfish
Sciades passany
DD
🌊 Marine
Patchtail tonguefish
Symphurus rhytisma
LC
🌊 Marine
Pearlfish
Carapus bermudensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pearly razorfish
Xyrichtys novacula
LC
🌊 Marine
Peixe-cigarra
Galeocharax gulo
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pelican flounder
Chascanopsetta lugubris
LC
🌊 Marine
Pemecou sea catfish
Sciades herzbergii
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Peristedion Greyae
Peristedion greyae
LC
🌊 Marine