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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
Sockeye salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Salmonidae Least Concern
Soldier catfish
Osteogeneiosus militaris
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Soldier croaker
Nibea soldado
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Sompat grunt
Pomadasys jubelini
Haemulidae Least Concern
South African mullet
Chelon richardsonii
Mugilidae Edible
Southern flathead sculpin
Megalocottus taeniopterus
Cottidae Least Concern
Southern Japanese brook lamprey
Lethenteron hattai
Petromyzontidae
Southern ninespine stickleback
Pungitius platygaster
Gasterosteidae Least Concern
Southwestern goby
Afurcagobius suppositus
Near Threatened
Spangled gudgeon
Ophiocara ophicephalus
Eleotridae Least Concern
Sparidentex Belayewi
Sparidentex belayewi
Data Deficient
Speartooth shark
Glyphis glyphis
Vulnerable
Speckled goby
Redigobius bikolanus
Gobiidae Least Concern
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
Spectacled sandgoby
Istigobius diadema
Gobiidae
Speigler's mullet
Osteomugil speigleri
Edible
Sperm goby
Ctenogobius thoropsis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Spicule anchovy
Anchoa spinifer
Engraulidae Least Concern
Spinecheek gudgeon
Eleotris acanthopomus
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Spinycheek sleeper
Eleotris pisonis
Eleotridae Least Concern
Spirinchus Lanceolatus
Spirinchus lanceolatus
Osmeridae
Spotbanded scat
Selenotoca multifasciata
Scatophagidae Least Concern
Spotted catfish
Arius maculatus
Ariidae Edible
Spotted green goby
Acentrogobius viridipunctatus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Spotted mountain trout
Galaxias truttaceus
Galaxiidae Least Concern
Spotted scat
Scatophagus argus
Scatophagidae Least Concern
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 flounder
Platichthys stellatus
Pleuronectidae Least Concern
Starry sturgeon
Acipenser stellatus
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Steindachner's sea catfish
Cathorops steindachneri
Ariidae Data Deficient
Stenodus Nelma
Stenodus nelma
Salmonidae Least Concern
Stenogobius Blokzeyli
Stenogobius blokzeyli
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Stenogobius Fehlmanni
Stenogobius fehlmanni
Gobiidae Least Concern
Stenogobius Gymnopomus
Stenogobius gymnopomus
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Stimpson's goby
Sicyopterus stimpsoni
Gobiidae Near Threatened
Stinging eel catfish
Plotosus nkunga
Plotosidae
Stiphodon Atropurpureus
Stiphodon atropurpureus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Stiphodon Imperiorientis
Stiphodon imperiorientis
Gobiidae Vulnerable
Stiphodon Multisquamus
Stiphodon multisquamus
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Stiphodon Pelewensis
Stiphodon pelewensis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Stiphodon Percnopterygionus
Stiphodon percnopterygionus
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Stokell's smelt
Stokellia anisodon
Retropinnidae Least Concern
Stone flounder
Platichthys bicoloratus
Pleuronectidae Vulnerable Edible
Straightnose pipefish
Nerophis ophidion
Syngnathidae Least Concern