Fish Species of Vietnam

Mrigal carp

Cirrhinus cirrhosus

VU 💧 Freshwater

Mud carp

Cirrhinus molitorella

NT 💧 Freshwater

Mud sleeper

Butis koilomatodon

LC 🔄 Diadromous

Nile tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

LC 💧 Freshwater

North African catfish

Clarias gariepinus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Ocean sunfish

Mola mola

VU 🌊 Marine

Orinoco sailfin catfish

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Paradisefish

Macropodus opercularis

LC 💧 Freshwater

Pennant coralfish

Heniochus acuminatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Philippine catfish

Clarias batrachus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Pompano dolphinfish

Coryphaena equiselis

LC 🌊 Marine

Pond smelt

Hypomesus olidus

LC 🔄 Diadromous

Prochilodus Argenteus

Prochilodus argenteus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Rainbow runner

Elagatis bipinnulata

LC 🌊 Marine

Rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

LC 🔄 Diadromous 🍽️ ★★★★★

Red cornetfish

Fistularia petimba

LC 🌊 Marine

Red drum

Sciaenops ocellatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Red lionfish

Pterois volitans

LC 🌊 Marine

Red piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri

LC 💧 Freshwater

Regal demoiselle

Neopomacentrus cyanomos

LC 🌊 Marine

Roho labeo

Labeo rohita

LC 💧 Freshwater

Rosy bitterling

Rhodeus ocellatus

DD 💧 Freshwater

Roudi escolar

Promethichthys prometheus

LC 🌊 Marine

Rough triggerfish

Canthidermis maculata

LC 🌊 Marine

Sail-fin molly

Poecilia velifera

VU 💧 Freshwater

Shark sucker

Remora remora

LC 🌊 Marine

Shortnose greeneye

Chlorophthalmus agassizi

LC 🌊 Marine

Skipjack tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

LC 🌊 Marine

Slender frostfish

Benthodesmus tenuis

LC 🌊 Marine

Smooth dreamer

Chaenophryne draco

LC 🌊 Marine

Snake mackerel

Gempylus serpens

LC 🌊 Marine

Southern flounder

Paralichthys lethostigma

NT 🌊 Marine

Spearfish remora

Remora brachyptera

LC 🌊 Marine

Spined loach

Cobitis taenia

LC 💧 Freshwater

Spotted steed

Hemibarbus maculatus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Striped catfish

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

EN 💧 Freshwater

Suckermouth catfish

Hypostomus plecostomus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Three spot gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Tropical two-wing flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

LC 🌊 Marine

Trypauchen Vagina

Trypauchen vagina

LC 🌊 Marine

Unicorn leatherjacket filefish

Aluterus monoceros

LC 🌊 Marine

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

LC 🌊 Marine

Wels catfish

Silurus glanis

LC 💧 Freshwater

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★

Zebra bullhead shark

Heterodontus zebra

LC 🌊 Marine