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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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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
Pacific sandperch
Prolatilus jugularis
Pinguipedidae Edible
Pama croaker
Otolithoides pama
Sciaenidae Data Deficient Edible
Pangasius Krempfi
Pangasius krempfi
Pangasiidae Vulnerable Edible
Paradise threadfin
Polynemus paradiseus
Polynemidae Least Concern Edible
Peled
Coregonus peled
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Persian sturgeon
Acipenser persicus
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Pointed sawfish
Anoxypristis cuspidata
Pristidae Critically Endangered Edible
Polynesian longfinned eel
Anguilla megastoma
Anguillidae Data Deficient Edible
Pond smelt
Hypomesus olidus
Osmeridae Least Concern Edible
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
Sand grey mullet
Myxus elongatus
Mugilidae Edible
Sardine cisco
Coregonus sardinella
Salmonidae Edible
Scale croaker
Nibea squamosa
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Sea trout
Salmo trutta
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Senegalese tonguesole
Cynoglossus senegalensis
Cynoglossidae Near Threatened Edible
Sheepshead minnow
Cyprinodon variegatus
Cyprinodontidae Least Concern Edible
Short-finned eel
Anguilla australis
Anguillidae Near Threatened Edible
Shortjaw kokopu
Galaxias postvectis
Galaxiidae Endangered Edible
Shortnose Gizzard Shad
Anodontostoma chacunda
Dorosomatidae Least Concern Edible
Sicklefin mullet
Neochelon falcipinnis
Data Deficient 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
Slender bambooshark
Chiloscyllium indicum
Hemiscylliidae Vulnerable 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
So-iuy mullet
Planiliza haematocheilus
Edible
Soldier catfish
Osteogeneiosus militaris
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Soldier croaker
Nibea soldado
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
South African mullet
Chelon richardsonii
Mugilidae Edible
Speckled longfin eel
Anguilla reinhardtii
Anguillidae Least Concern Edible