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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
Australian grayling
Prototroctes maraena
Retropinnidae Vulnerable Edible
Awaous Guamensis
Awaous guamensis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Awaous Jayakari
Awaous jayakari
Gobiidae Least Concern
Ayu sweetfish
Plecoglossus altivelis
Plecoglossidae Data Deficient
Backwaters silverside
Membras analis
Atherinopsidae Data Deficient
Bagamoyo goby
Acentrogobius simplex
Gobiidae Least Concern
Bagre-bagre
Aspistor luniscutis
Ariidae Least Concern
Bairdiella Veraecrucis
Bairdiella veraecrucis
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Bakoko
Rhynchopelates oxyrhynchus
Terapontidae Edible
Bald glassy
Ambassis gymnocephalus
Ambassidae Least Concern
Banded kokopu
Galaxias fasciatus
Galaxiidae Least Concern Edible
Banded mulletgoby
Hemigobius hoevenii
Least Concern
Banded puffer
Colomesus psittacus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern Edible
Banded Toadfish
Marilyna pleurosticta
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Banded-tail glassy perchlet
Ambassis urotaenia
Ambassidae Least Concern
Barebreast goby
Silhouettea sibayi
Gobiidae Endangered
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Latidae Least Concern
Barred mudskipper
Periophthalmus argentilineatus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Bascanichthys Longipinnis
Bascanichthys longipinnis
Ophichthidae Data Deficient
Bathygobius Ostreicola
Bathygobius ostreicola
Gobiidae
Bay anchovy
Anchoa mitchilli
Engraulidae Least Concern
Bay whiff
Citharichthys spilopterus
Paralichthyidae Least Concern
Beachsalmon
Leptobrama muelleri
Leptobramidae
Beady pipefish
Hippichthys penicillus
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Bean-eyed snake moray
Uropterygius cyamommatus
Muraenidae
Bearded croaker
Johnius amblycephalus
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Bearded flathead goby
Glossogobius bicirrhosus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Bearded roguefish
Tetraroge barbata
Tetrarogidae Least Concern
Bearded worm goby
Taenioides cirratus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Bellybarred pipefish
Hippichthys spicifer
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Beluga
Acipenser huso
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Bengal yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus datnia
Sparidae Data Deficient Edible
Bering cisco
Coregonus laurettae
Salmonidae Least Concern
Bermuda killifish
Fundulus bermudae
Fundulidae
Besudo sea catfish
Cathorops tuyra
Ariidae Data Deficient Edible
Big-Scale Sand-Smelt
Atherina boyeri
Atherinidae Least Concern Edible
Bigeye ilisha
Ilisha megaloptera
Pristigasteridae Least Concern Edible
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
Bigmouth sanddab
Citharichthys gilberti
Paralichthyidae Least Concern
Bigmouth sea catfish
Ketengus typus
Bigmouth sleeper
Gobiomorus dormitor
Eleotridae Least Concern
Bigspine grunt
Pomadasys empherus
Haemulidae Data Deficient
Bigtoothed pellonula
Pellonula vorax
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Birdsong's mudskipper
Boleophthalmus birdsongi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Biringo
Gymnogobius castaneus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Black and Caspian Sea sprat
Clupeonella cultriventris
Ehiravidae Least Concern
Black bream
Acanthopagrus butcheri
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Black flounder
Rhombosolea retiaria
Pleuronectidae Data Deficient Edible