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Brackish Water Fish Species
Fish species found in estuaries, mangroves, lagoons, and coastal wetlands where fresh and salt water mix — uniquely adapted to changing salinity.
95
Total Species
7
Endangered (EN+CR)
8
Edible Species
24
Families
Indonesian eelgoby
Trypauchenichthys sumatrensis
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Interrupted dartfish
Parioglossus interruptus
Microdesmidae
Least Concern
Kappie blenny
Omobranchus woodi
Blenniidae
Least Concern
Knysna sandgoby
Psammogobius knysnaensis
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Knysna seahorse
Hippocampus capensis
Syngnathidae
Endangered
Edible
Kura shad
Alosa curensis
Alosidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Leptophilypnus Fluviatilis
Leptophilypnus fluviatilis
Eleotridae
Least Concern
Lidwill's dwarfgoby
Pandaka lidwilli
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Linecheek tank goby
Glossogobius sparsipapillus
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Luciogobius Dormitoris
Luciogobius dormitoris
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Luciogobius Fonticola
Luciogobius fonticola
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Marine goby
Tasmanogobius gloveri
Least Concern
Maugean skate
Zearaja maugeana
Endangered
Merauke toadfish
Marilyna meraukensis
Tetraodontidae
Least Concern
Mesogobius Nigronotatus
Mesogobius nigronotatus
Gobiidae
Mesogobius Nonultimus
Mesogobius nonultimus
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Miniature snubnose goby
Pseudogobius minimus
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Muckraker
Gobionellus stomatus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Mugilogobius Tigrinus
Mugilogobius tigrinus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Natterer's anchovy
Anchoviella nattereri
Engraulidae
Neostethus Amaricola
Neostethus amaricola
Phallostethidae
Data Deficient
Neostethus Djajaorum
Neostethus djajaorum
Phallostethidae
Data Deficient
Oligolepis Cylindriceps
Oligolepis cylindriceps
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Oligolepis Jaarmani
Oligolepis jaarmani
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Oreochromis Ismailiaensis
Oreochromis ismailiaensis
Cichlidae
Data Deficient
Oxyurichthys Visayanus
Oxyurichthys visayanus
Gobiidae
Pandaka Trimaculata
Pandaka trimaculata
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Parioglossus Triquetrus
Parioglossus triquetrus
Microdesmidae
Data Deficient
Pearlspot
Etroplus suratensis
Cichlidae
Least Concern
Edible
Periophthalmus Spilotus
Periophthalmus spilotus
Gobiidae
Vulnerable
Periophthalmus Walailakae
Periophthalmus walailakae
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Ponticola Bathybius
Ponticola bathybius
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Poreless dartfish
Parioglossus aporos
Microdesmidae
Data Deficient
Ratan goby
Ponticola ratan
Gobiidae
Least Concern
River pipefish
Syngnathus watermeyeri
Syngnathidae
Endangered
Edible
Sea-snail
Liparis barbatus
Liparidae
Shokihaze goby
Tridentiger barbatus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Short-spined goby
Gladiogobius brevispinis
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Slender thryssa
Thryssa stenosoma
Engraulidae
Data Deficient
Southern Caspian sprat
Clupeonella grimmi
Ehiravidae
Endangered
Spiny pugolovka
Benthophilus spinosus
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Taijiang snubnose goby
Pseudogobius taijiangensis
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Takifugu Coronoidus
Takifugu coronoidus
Tetraodontidae
Least Concern
Tridentiger Radiatus
Tridentiger radiatus
Gobiidae
Vertical blenny
Omobranchus verticalis
Blenniidae
Least Concern
Weber's mudskipper
Periophthalmus weberi
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Yellowfin snubnose goby
Pseudogobius fulvicaudus
Gobiidae
Least Concern