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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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Speckled tonguesole
Cynoglossus puncticeps
Cynoglossidae Least Concern Edible
Speckled worm-eel
Myrophis punctatus
Ophichthidae Least Concern Edible
Speigler's mullet
Osteomugil speigleri
Edible
Spinecheek gudgeon
Eleotris acanthopomus
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Spotted catfish
Arius maculatus
Ariidae Edible
Spotted sicklefish
Drepane punctata
Drepaneidae Least Concern Edible
Spotty-face anchovy
Stolephorus waitei
Engraulidae Data Deficient Edible
Squaretail mullet
Ellochelon vaigiensis
Mugilidae Least Concern Edible
Starry sturgeon
Acipenser stellatus
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Stone flounder
Platichthys bicoloratus
Pleuronectidae Vulnerable Edible
Sturgeon
Acipenser sturio
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Tade gray mullet
Planiliza planiceps
Least Concern Edible
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Megalopidae Vulnerable Edible
Tasmanian whitebait
Lovettia sealii
Least Concern Edible
Tete sea catfish
Ariopsis seemanni
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Mugilidae Near Threatened Edible
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Mugilidae Near Threatened Edible
Threadless blenny
Meiacanthus anema
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
True sole
Heteromycteris proboscideus
Soleidae Data Deficient Edible
Tubenose goby
Proterorhinus marmoratus
Gobiidae Near Threatened Edible
Two-spot red snapper
Lutjanus bohar
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Vendace
Coregonus albula
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Wandering seabream
Acanthopagrus vagus
Sparidae Vulnerable 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
White sturgeon
Acipenser transmontanus
Acipenseridae Vulnerable 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
Yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus latus
Sparidae Data Deficient Edible
Yucatan pupfish
Cyprinodon artifrons
Cyprinodontidae Least Concern Edible