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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
Filtered Least Concern Edible only ✕ Clear all
Giant mottled eel
Anguilla marmorata
Anguillidae Least Concern Edible
Giant mud-gudgeon
Ophiocara gigas
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Gloomy sea catfish
Cathorops hypophthalmus
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Glossogobius Olivaceus
Glossogobius olivaceus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Goldsilk seabream
Acanthopagrus berda
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Goldspotted grenadier anchovy
Coilia dussumieri
Engraulidae Least Concern Edible
Gray eel-catfish
Plotosus canius
Plotosidae Least Concern Edible
Greenback mullet
Planiliza subviridis
Least Concern Edible
Grey snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Guinea croaker
Pseudotolithus epipercus
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Guinean tilapia
Coptodon guineensis
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Half fringelip mullet
Moolgarda heterocheilos
Least Concern Edible
Half fringelip mullet
Crenimugil heterocheilos
Mugilidae Least Concern Edible
Hamilton's thryssa
Thryssa hamiltonii
Engraulidae Least Concern Edible
Hardyhead silverside
Atherinomorus lacunosus
Atherinidae Least Concern Edible
Harry hotlips
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible
Hasselt's goby
Callogobius hasseltii
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Humpback whitefish
Coregonus pidschian
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Inanga
Galaxias maculatus
Galaxiidae Least Concern Edible
Indian pellona
Pellona ditchela
Pristigasteridae Least Concern Edible
Inland silverside
Menidia beryllina
Atherinopsidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese halfbeak
Hyporhamphus sajori
Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese icefish
Salangichthys microdon
Salangidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese seabass
Lateolabrax japonicus
Lateolabracidae Least Concern Edible
Koaro
Galaxias brevipinnis
Galaxiidae Least Concern Edible
Largescale mullet
Planiliza macrolepis
Least Concern Edible
Long tongue sole
Cynoglossus lingua
Cynoglossidae Least Concern Edible
Longtail Silverbiddy
Gerres longirostris
Gerreidae Least Concern Edible
Longtail sole
Apionichthys dumerili
Achiridae Least Concern Edible
Madagascar sea catfish
Arius madagascariensis
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Marsh killifish
Fundulus confluentus
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Masu salmon
Oncorhynchus masou
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Northern mud gudgeon
Ophiocara porocephalum
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Northern mud gudgeon
Ophiocara porocephala
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Northern snubnose garfish
Arrhamphus sclerolepis
Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible
Obscure pufferfish
Takifugu obscurus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern Edible
Olive flathead-gudgeon
Butis amboinensis
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Oriental sole
Brachirus orientalis
Soleidae Least Concern Edible
Otomebora mullet
Planiliza melinoptera
Least Concern Edible
Pacific fat sleeper
Dormitator latifrons
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Pacific foureyed fish
Anableps dowii
Anablepidae Least Concern Edible
Pacific rainbow smelt
Osmerus dentex
Osmeridae Least Concern Edible
Pacific redfin
Pseudaspius brandtii
Least Concern Edible
Paradise threadfin
Polynemus paradiseus
Polynemidae Least Concern Edible
Peled
Coregonus peled
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Pond smelt
Hypomesus olidus
Osmeridae Least Concern Edible