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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
Striped bass
Morone saxatilis
Moronidae Least Concern
Striped mojarra
Eugerres plumieri
Gerreidae Least Concern
Strongylura Fluviatilis
Strongylura fluviatilis
Belonidae Least Concern
Strongylura Forsythia
Strongylura forsythia
Belonidae
Sturgeon
Acipenser sturio
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Swordspine snook
Centropomus ensiferus
Centropomidae Least Concern
Tade gray mullet
Planiliza planiceps
Least Concern Edible
Taiwan earthworm goby
Luciogobius opisthoproctus
Gobiidae
Takifugu Ocellatus
Takifugu ocellatus
Tetraodontidae Near Threatened
Takifugu Poecilonotus
Takifugu poecilonotus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Tank goby
Glossogobius giuris
Gobiidae Least Concern
Tapiroid grunter
Mesopristes cancellatus
Terapontidae Least Concern
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Megalopidae Vulnerable Edible
Tarpon snook
Centropomus pectinatus
Centropomidae Least Concern
Tasmanian smelt
Retropinna tasmanica
Retropinnidae Least Concern
Tasmanian whitebait
Lovettia sealii
Least Concern Edible
Tete sea catfish
Ariopsis seemanni
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Tetraroge Nigra
Tetraroge nigra
Tetrarogidae Least Concern
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Mugilidae Near Threatened Edible
Thin sand-eel
Yirrkala tenuis
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Mugilidae Near Threatened Edible
Threadfin goby
Sicyopterus longifilis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Threadfin shad
Dorosoma petenense
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Threadless blenny
Meiacanthus anema
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Three-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteidae Least Concern
Timucu
Strongylura timucu
Belonidae Least Concern
Toli shad
Tenualosa toli
Dorosomatidae Vulnerable
Tongue sole
Cynoglossus semilaevis
Cynoglossidae Data Deficient
Torrent fish
Cheimarrichthys fosterae
Vulnerable
Transparent sand dart
Kraemeria cunicularia
Kraemeriidae Least Concern
Tropical carp-gudgeon
Hypseleotris cyprinoides
Eleotridae Data Deficient
Tropical sand goby
Acentrogobius caninus
Gobiidae Least Concern
True sole
Heteromycteris proboscideus
Soleidae Data Deficient Edible
Tubenose goby
Proterorhinus marmoratus
Gobiidae Near Threatened Edible
Turkey moray
Gymnothorax meleagris
Muraenidae Least Concern
Turkish brook lamprey
Lampetra lanceolata
Petromyzontidae Endangered
Twaite shad
Alosa fallax
Alosidae Least Concern
Two-spot red snapper
Lutjanus bohar
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Typhlachirus Lipophthalmus
Typhlachirus lipophthalmus
Data Deficient
Vachelli's glass perchlet
Ambassis vachellii
Ambassidae Least Concern
Vaqueira longfin herring
Opisthopterus effulgens
Pristigasteridae Data Deficient
Vendace
Coregonus albula
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Violet goby
Gobioides broussonnetii
Gobiidae Least Concern
Viviparous halfbeak
Zenarchopterus gilli
Zenarchopteridae Least Concern
Walter's toadfish
Batrachoides waltersi
Batrachoididae Least Concern
Walton's mudskipper
Periophthalmus waltoni
Gobiidae Least Concern
Wandering seabream
Acanthopagrus vagus
Sparidae Vulnerable Edible
Warrior catfish
Hemiarius dioctes
Ariidae