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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
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosidae Least Concern Edible
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Alosidae Least Concern 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
Armored catfish
Hypostomus watwata
Loricariidae Least Concern Edible
Asian pencil halfbeak
Hyporhamphus intermedius
Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible
Banded kokopu
Galaxias fasciatus
Galaxiidae Least Concern Edible
Banded puffer
Colomesus psittacus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern 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 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
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
California killifish
Fundulus parvipinnis
Fundulidae Least Concern 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
Cisco
Coregonus artedi
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Common snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Centropomidae Least Concern Edible
Cutthroat trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Diamond killifish
Fundulus xenicus
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Dolly varden
Salvelinus malma
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Drab sole
Achirus achirus
Achiridae Least Concern Edible
Eulachon
Thaleichthys pacificus
Osmeridae Least Concern Edible
European Flounder
Platichthys flesus
Pleuronectidae Least Concern Edible
European smelt
Osmerus eperlanus
Osmeridae Least Concern Edible
Fat sleeper
Dormitator maculatus
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Feathered river-garfish
Zenarchopterus dispar
Zenarchopteridae Least Concern Edible
Flathead sillago
Sillaginopsis panijus
Sillaginidae Least Concern Edible
Four-eyed sleeper
Bostrychus sinensis
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Fourspine sculpin
Cottus kazika
Cottidae Least Concern Edible
Fourspine stickleback
Apeltes quadracus
Gasterosteidae Least Concern Edible
Freshwater mullet
Pseudomyxus capensis
Least Concern Edible
Frog Goby
Tridentiger brevispinis
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Giant African threadfin
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Polynemidae Least Concern Edible
Giant catfish
Netuma thalassina
Ariidae Least Concern Edible