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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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Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
Bigmouth sanddab
Citharichthys gilberti
Paralichthyidae Least Concern
Bigmouth sleeper
Gobiomorus dormitor
Eleotridae Least Concern
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 Sea salmon
Salmo labrax
Salmonidae Least Concern
Black Sea shad
Alosa tanaica
Alosidae Least Concern Edible
Black sea shad
Alosa maeotica
Alosidae Least Concern
Black snook
Centropomus nigrescens
Centropomidae Least Concern Edible
Black-spotted snubnose goby
Pseudogobius melanosticta
Gobiidae Least Concern
Black-striped pipefish
Syngnathus abaster
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Blackchin tilapia
Sarotherodon melanotheron
Cichlidae Least Concern Edible
Blackfin snook
Centropomus medius
Centropomidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspot snapper
Lutjanus ehrenbergii
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Blacktip sea catfish
Plicofollis dussumieri
Ariidae Least Concern
Bloch's gizzard shad
Nematalosa nasus
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Blotchcheek goby
Ctenogobius fasciatus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Blue salmon catfish
Neoarius graeffei
Ariidae Least Concern
Blue sea catfish
Ariopsis guatemalensis
Ariidae Least Concern
Blue-spotted pipefish
Hippichthys cyanospilos
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Bluespot mullet
Moolgarda seheli
Least Concern Edible
Bluespotted mudskipper
Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Bluestripe herring
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Bluetail mullet
Moolgarda buchanani
Least Concern Edible
Bobo croaker
Pseudotolithus elongatus
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Bobo mullet
Joturus pichardi
Mugilidae Least Concern
Boddart's goggle-eyed goby
Boleophthalmus boddarti
Gobiidae Least Concern
Bonga shad
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Bostrychus Africanus
Bostrychus africanus
Eleotridae Least Concern
Bottlenose jewfish
Johnius australis
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Bressou sea catfish
Aspistor quadriscutis
Ariidae Least Concern
Bressou sea catfish
Notarius quadriscutis
Ariidae Least Concern
Broad-mouthed mullet
Paramugil parmatus
Mugilidae Least Concern
Broad-striped anchovy
Anchoa hepsetus
Engraulidae Least Concern
Broadband anchovy
Anchoviella lepidentostole
Engraulidae Least Concern
Broadhead sleeper
Eleotris melanosoma
Eleotridae Least Concern
Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Brown drombus
Drombus triangularis
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Bullrout
Notesthes robusta
Least Concern
Burrowing goby
Croilia mossambica
Gobiidae Least Concern
California killifish
Fundulus parvipinnis
Fundulidae Least Concern Edible
Californian needlefish
Strongylura exilis
Belonidae Least Concern
Caroun croaker
Johnius carouna
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Caspian anadromous shad
Alosa kessleri
Alosidae Least Concern Edible