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Diadromous Fish Species

Fish that migrate between freshwater and saltwater — including anadromous species like salmon and catadromous species like eels.

794
Total Species
36
Endangered (EN+CR)
227
Edible Species
93
Families
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Acanthogobius Hasta
Acanthogobius hasta
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Acanthogobius Lactipes
Acanthogobius lactipes
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Acoupa weakfish
Cynoscion acoupa
Sciaenidae Vulnerable Edible
Adriatic sturgeon
Acipenser naccarii
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
African longfin eel
Anguilla mossambica
Anguillidae Near Threatened Edible
African mottled eel
Anguilla labiata
Anguillidae Edible
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosidae Least Concern Edible
American eel
Anguilla rostrata
Anguillidae Endangered Edible
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Alosidae Least Concern Edible
Amur sturgeon
Acipenser schrenckii
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Amur whitefish
Coregonus ussuriensis
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Arctic cisco
Coregonus autumnalis
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Arctic lamprey
Lethenteron camtschaticum
Petromyzontidae Least Concern Edible
Arius Manillensis
Arius manillensis
Ariidae Data Deficient Edible
Armored catfish
Hypostomus watwata
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
Asian pencil halfbeak
Hyporhamphus intermedius
Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Salmonidae Near Threatened Edible
Australian grayling
Prototroctes maraena
Retropinnidae Vulnerable Edible
Bakoko
Rhynchopelates oxyrhynchus
Terapontidae Edible
Banded kokopu
Galaxias fasciatus
Galaxiidae Least Concern Edible
Banded puffer
Colomesus psittacus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern Edible
Beluga
Acipenser huso
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Bengal yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus datnia
Sparidae Data Deficient Edible
Besudo sea catfish
Cathorops tuyra
Ariidae Data Deficient Edible
Big-Scale Sand-Smelt
Atherina boyeri
Atherinidae Least Concern Edible
Bigeye ilisha
Ilisha megaloptera
Pristigasteridae Least Concern Edible
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
Black bream
Acanthopagrus butcheri
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Black flounder
Rhombosolea retiaria
Pleuronectidae Data Deficient Edible
Black Sea shad
Alosa tanaica
Alosidae Least Concern Edible
Black snook
Centropomus nigrescens
Centropomidae Least Concern Edible
Blackchin tilapia
Sarotherodon melanotheron
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Blackfin snook
Centropomus medius
Centropomidae Least Concern Edible
Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Blueback shad
Alosa aestivalis
Alosidae Vulnerable Edible
Bluespot mullet
Moolgarda seheli
Least Concern Edible
Bluetail mullet
Moolgarda buchanani
Least Concern Edible
Bobo croaker
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Brown drombus
Drombus triangularis
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Bull shark
Carcharhinus leucas
Carcharhinidae Vulnerable Edible
California killifish
Fundulus parvipinnis
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Caribbean sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon porosus
Carcharhinidae Vulnerable Edible
Caspian anadromous shad
Alosa kessleri
Alosidae Least Concern Edible
Chilean silverside
Odontesthes regia
Atherinopsidae Least Concern Edible
Chinese gizzard shad
Clupanodon thrissa
Dorosomatidae Least Concern Edible
Chinese noodlefish
Salanx chinensis
Salangidae Data Deficient Edible
Chinese paddlefish
Psephurus gladius
Polyodontidae EX Edible