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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
Prickly sculpin
Cottus asper
Cottidae Least Concern Edible
Rainbow smelt
Osmerus mordax
Osmeridae Least Concern Edible
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Rainwater killifish
Lucania parva
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Red sea catfish
Bagre pinnimaculatus
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Red-tailed goby
Sicyopterus lagocephalus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Rippled coralgoby
Gobiodon rivulatus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Robust mullet
Osteomugil robustus
Least Concern Edible
Rock flagtail
Kuhlia rupestris
Kuhliidae Least Concern Edible
Round goby
Neogobius melanostomus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Scale croaker
Nibea squamosa
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Sea trout
Salmo trutta
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Sheepshead minnow
Cyprinodon variegatus
Cyprinodontidae Least Concern Edible
Shortnose Gizzard Shad
Anodontostoma chacunda
Dorosomatidae Least Concern Edible
Silver grunt
Pomadasys argenteus
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible
Singapore glassy perchlet
Ambassis kopsii
Ambassidae Least Concern Edible
Sixfinger threadfin
Polydactylus sexfilis
Polynemidae Least Concern Edible
Smalltooth weakfish
Cynoscion steindachneri
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Smooth flounder
Citharichthys stampflii
Paralichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Smoothmouth sea catfish
Carlarius heudelotii
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Soldier catfish
Osteogeneiosus militaris
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Soldier croaker
Nibea soldado
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Speckled longfin eel
Anguilla reinhardtii
Anguillidae Least Concern Edible
Speckled tonguesole
Cynoglossus puncticeps
Cynoglossidae Least Concern Edible
Speckled worm-eel
Myrophis punctatus
Ophichthidae Least Concern Edible
Spinecheek gudgeon
Eleotris acanthopomus
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Spotted sicklefish
Drepane punctata
Drepaneidae Least Concern Edible
Squaretail mullet
Ellochelon vaigiensis
Mugilidae Least Concern Edible
Tade gray mullet
Planiliza planiceps
Least Concern Edible
Tasmanian whitebait
Lovettia sealii
Least Concern Edible
Tete sea catfish
Ariopsis seemanni
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Threadless blenny
Meiacanthus anema
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Two-spot red snapper
Lutjanus bohar
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Vendace
Coregonus albula
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Weed cardinalfish
Foa brachygramma
Apogonidae Least Concern Edible
West African ilisha
Ilisha africana
Pristigasteridae Least Concern Edible
West African ladyfish
Elops lacerta
Elopidae Least Concern Edible
Western Ghat glassy perchlet
Parambassis thomassi
Ambassidae Least Concern Edible
White mullet
Mugil curema
Mugilidae Least Concern Edible
White sardine
Escualosa thoracata
Dorosomatidae Least Concern Edible
Whitespotted char
Salvelinus leucomaenis
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Yellow-eye mullet
Aldrichetta forsteri
Mugilidae Least Concern Edible
Yellowfin goby
Acanthogobius flavimanus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Yucatan pupfish
Cyprinodon artifrons
Cyprinodontidae Least Concern Edible