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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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Eel worm goby
Taenioides anguillaris
Gobiidae Least Concern
Eleotris Oxycephala
Eleotris oxycephala
Eleotridae Least Concern
Eleotris Vittata
Eleotris vittata
Eleotridae Least Concern
Emerald goby
Ctenogobius smaragdus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Eucinostomus Melanopterus
Eucinostomus melanopterus
Gerreidae Least Concern
Eugnathogobius Illotus
Eugnathogobius illotus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Eulachon
Thaleichthys pacificus
Osmeridae Least Concern Edible
European Flounder
Platichthys flesus
Pleuronectidae Least Concern Edible
European smelt
Osmerus eperlanus
Osmeridae Least Concern Edible
Eyebrow goby
Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema
Gobiidae Least Concern
Fairy mullet
Agonostomus telfairii
Mugilidae Least Concern
Fantail mullet
Mugil trichodon
Mugilidae Least Concern
Fat sleeper
Dormitator maculatus
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Fat snook
Centropomus parallelus
Centropomidae Least Concern
Feathered river-garfish
Zenarchopterus dispar
Zenarchopteridae Least Concern Edible
Flag-tailed glass perchlet
Ambassis miops
Ambassidae Least Concern
Flat-headed goby
Luciogobius guttatus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Flat-nosed pipepfish
Coelonotus argulus
Least Concern
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Mugilidae Least Concern
Flathead sillago
Sillaginopsis panijus
Sillaginidae Least Concern Edible
Flathead Sleeper
Butis humeralis
Eleotridae Least Concern
Four-eyed sleeper
Bostrychus sinensis
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Fourhorn sculpin
Myoxocephalus quadricornis
Cottidae Least Concern
Fourspine sculpin
Cottus kazika
Cottidae Least Concern Edible
Fourspine stickleback
Apeltes quadracus
Gasterosteidae Least Concern Edible
Freshwater herring
Potamalosa richmondia
Clupeidae Least Concern
Freshwater mangrovegoby
Mugilogobius notospilus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Freshwater moray
Gymnothorax polyuranodon
Muraenidae Least Concern
Freshwater mullet
Pseudomyxus capensis
Least Concern Edible
Freshwater Sole
Trinectes fluviatilis
Achiridae Least Concern
Freshwater whipray
Urogymnus dalyensis
Dasyatidae Least Concern
Frillfin goby
Bathygobius soporator
Gobiidae Least Concern
Frog Goby
Tridentiger brevispinis
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Full moony
Monodactylus falciformis
Monodactylidae Least Concern
Fundulus Pulvereus
Fundulus pulvereus
Fundulidae Least Concern
Galathea gizzard shad
Nematalosa galatheae
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Galaxias Platei
Galaxias platei
Galaxiidae Least Concern
Ganges river sprat
Corica soborna
Ehiravidae Least Concern
Gasterosteus Nipponicus
Gasterosteus nipponicus
Gasterosteidae Least Concern
Geotria Macrostoma
Geotria macrostoma
Geotriidae Least Concern
Giant African threadfin
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Polynemidae Least Concern Edible
Giant bully
Gobiomorphus gobioides
Eleotridae Least Concern
Giant catfish
Netuma thalassina
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Giant mottled eel
Anguilla marmorata
Anguillidae Least Concern Edible
Giant mud-gudgeon
Ophiocara gigas
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Giant mudskipper
Periophthalmodon schlosseri
Gobiidae Least Concern
Gilchrist's round herring
Gilchristella aestuaria
Ehiravidae Least Concern
Gloomy sea catfish
Cathorops hypophthalmus
Ariidae Least Concern Edible