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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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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
Hawaiian flagtail
Kuhlia sandvicensis
Kuhliidae Edible
Hawaiian ladyfish
Elops hawaiensis
Elopidae Data Deficient Edible
Humpback whitefish
Coregonus pidschian
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Inanga
Galaxias maculatus
Galaxiidae Least Concern Edible
Indian mottled eel
Anguilla bengalensis
Anguillidae Near Threatened Edible
Indian pellona
Pellona ditchela
Pristigasteridae Least Concern Edible
Inland silverside
Menidia beryllina
Atherinopsidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese Amago
Oncorhynchus rhodurus
Salmonidae Edible
Japanese grenadier anchovy
Coilia nasus
Engraulidae Endangered Edible
Japanese halfbeak
Hyporhamphus sajori
Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese icefish
Salangichthys microdon
Salangidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese lates
Lates japonicus
Latidae Vulnerable Edible
Japanese seabass
Lateolabrax japonicus
Lateolabracidae Least Concern Edible
Javan ilisha
Ilisha pristigastroides
Pristigasteridae Data Deficient Edible
Kaluga
Acipenser dauricus
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Keeljaw needlefish
Tylosurus melanotus
Belonidae Edible
King threadfin
Polydactylus macrochir
Polynemidae Edible
Koaro
Galaxias brevipinnis
Galaxiidae Least Concern Edible
Largescale mullet
Planiliza macrolepis
Least Concern Edible
Largescaled mullet
Parachelon grandisquamis
Data Deficient Edible
Lebranche mullet
Mugil liza
Mugilidae Data Deficient Edible
Long tongue sole
Cynoglossus lingua
Cynoglossidae Least Concern Edible
Longarm mullet
Osteomugil cunnesius
Edible
Longcomb sawfish
Pristis zijsron
Pristidae Critically Endangered Edible
Longtail shad
Tenualosa macrura
Dorosomatidae Near Threatened 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
Milk shark
Rhizoprionodon acutus
Carcharhinidae Vulnerable Edible
Mozambique sea catfish
Plicofollis polystaphylodon
Ariidae Edible
Mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Navaga
Eleginus nawaga
Gadidae Edible
New Zealand longfin eel
Anguilla dieffenbachii
Anguillidae Endangered Edible
Noodlefish
Salanx cuvieri
Salangidae Data Deficient Edible
North African shad
Alosa algeriensis
Alosidae Endangered 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