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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
European Flounder
Platichthys flesus
Pleuronectidae Least Concern Edible
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Moronidae Near Threatened Edible
European smelt
Osmerus eperlanus
Osmeridae Least Concern Edible
Eyebrow goby
Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema
Gobiidae Least Concern
Fairy mullet
Agonostomus telfairii
Mugilidae Least Concern
False baelama anchovy
Thryssa encrasicholoides
Engraulidae Data Deficient
Fantail mullet
Mugil trichodon
Mugilidae Least Concern
Far Eastern smooth flounder
Liopsetta pinnifasciata
Pleuronectidae Data Deficient Edible
Fat sleeper
Dormitator maculatus
Eleotridae Least Concern Edible
Fat snook
Centropomus parallelus
Centropomidae Least Concern
Feathered river-garfish
Zenarchopterus dispar
Zenarchopteridae Least Concern Edible
Finescale sleeper
Gobiomorus polylepis
Eleotridae Data Deficient
Flag-tailed glass perchlet
Ambassis miops
Ambassidae Least Concern
Flat-headed goby
Luciogobius guttatus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Flat-nosed pipepfish
Coelonotus argulus
Least Concern
Flat-tail mullet
Gracilimugil argenteus
Edible
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
Fourfinger threadfin
Eleutheronema tetradactylum
Polynemidae
Fourhorn sculpin
Myoxocephalus quadricornis
Cottidae Least Concern
Fourspine sculpin
Cottus kazika
Cottidae Least Concern Edible
Fourspine stickleback
Apeltes quadracus
Gasterosteidae Least Concern Edible
Freshwater demoiselle
Neopomacentrus taeniurus
Pomacentridae Data Deficient
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 pipefish
Microphis fluviatilis
Syngnathidae Data Deficient
Freshwater Sole
Trinectes fluviatilis
Achiridae Least Concern
Freshwater whipray
Urogymnus dalyensis
Dasyatidae Least Concern
Frillfin goby
Bathygobius soporator
Gobiidae Least Concern
Fringebarbel sturgeon
Acipenser nudiventris
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Frog Goby
Tridentiger brevispinis
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Full moony
Monodactylus falciformis
Monodactylidae Least Concern
Fundulus Pulvereus
Fundulus pulvereus
Fundulidae Least Concern
Gagora catfish
Arius gagora
Ariidae Near Threatened
Galathea gizzard shad
Nematalosa galatheae
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Galaxias Platei
Galaxias platei
Galaxiidae Least Concern
Ganges river sprat
Corica soborna
Ehiravidae Least Concern
Ganges shark
Glyphis gangeticus
Critically Endangered
Ganges stingray
Himantura fluviatilis
Dasyatidae
Gangetic sleeper
Odonteleotris macrodon
Eleotridae Data Deficient
Gasterosteus Nipponicus
Gasterosteus nipponicus
Gasterosteidae Least Concern
Genidens Planifrons
Genidens planifrons
Ariidae
Geotria Macrostoma
Geotria macrostoma
Geotriidae Least Concern
Giant African threadfin
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Polynemidae Least Concern Edible