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Fish Species of Vietnam

Native and commonly occurring fish across 1 ocean region - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.

93
Total Species
10
Threatened
33
Edible
1
Ocean Region
African pompano
Alectis ciliaris
LC 🌊 Marine
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
LC 🌊 Marine
Amazon sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Belanger's croaker
Johnius belangerii
LC 🌊 Marine
Bigeye scad
Selar crumenophthalmus
LC 🌊 Marine
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
VU 🌊 Marine
Bigmouth buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Bigwing halfbeak
Oxyporhamphus micropterus
🌊 Marine
Blue sea chub
Kyphosus cinerascens
LC 🌊 Marine
Blue tilapia
Oreochromis aureus
💧 Freshwater
Bony-eared assfish
Acanthonus armatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Brassy chub
Kyphosus vaigiensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Brown bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Brown chub
Kyphosus bigibbus
LC 🌊 Marine
Bullet tuna
Auxis rochei
LC 🌊 Marine
Chinese muddy loach
Misgurnus mizolepis
💧 Freshwater
Chinese sturgeon
Acipenser sinensis
CR 🔄 Diadromous
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
LC 🌊 Marine
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
LC 💧 Freshwater
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★
Croaking gourami
Trichopsis vittata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Deepbody boarfish
Antigonia capros
LC 🌊 Marine
Dwarf Dory
Zenion hololepis
LC 🌊 Marine
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
LC 💧 Freshwater
European eel
Anguilla anguilla
CR 🔄 Diadromous
Giant gourami
Osphronemus goramy
LC 💧 Freshwater
Glasseye
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
LC 🌊 Marine
Hairfin dwarfgoby
Eviota prasites
LC 🌊 Marine
Hound needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
LC 🌊 Marine
Humpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
LC 🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
VU 🌊 Marine
Japanese eel
Anguilla japonica
EN 🔄 Diadromous
Japanese wobbegong
Orectolobus japonicus
LC 🌊 Marine
John dory
Zeus faber
DD 🌊 Marine
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
LC 🌊 Marine
Largemouth black bass
Micropterus salmoides
LC 💧 Freshwater
Live sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
LC 🌊 Marine
Longfin yellowtail
Seriola rivoliana
LC 🌊 Marine
Longfinned bullseye
Cookeolus japonicus
LC 🌊 Marine
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
LC 🌊 Marine
Mandarin fish
Siniperca chuatsi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mirror lanternfish
Lampadena speculigera
LC 🌊 Marine
Mirrorwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger
LC 🌊 Marine
Morari
Cabdio morar
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
VU 💧 Freshwater
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