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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
Gymnogobius Taranetzi
Gymnogobius taranetzi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Gymnogobius Urotaenia
Gymnogobius urotaenia
Gobiidae Least Concern
Hades’ snake moray
Uropterygius hades
Muraenidae
Half fringelip mullet
Moolgarda heterocheilos
Least Concern Edible
Half fringelip mullet
Crenimugil heterocheilos
Mugilidae Least Concern Edible
Hamilton's thryssa
Thryssa hamiltonii
Engraulidae Least Concern Edible
Hardhead halfbeak
Chriodorus atherinoides
Hemiramphidae Least Concern
Hardhead silverside
Atherinomorus stipes
Atherinidae Least Concern
Hardyhead silverside
Atherinomorus lacunosus
Atherinidae Least Concern Edible
Harry hotlips
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible
Hasselt's goby
Callogobius hasseltii
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Hawaiian flagtail
Kuhlia sandvicensis
Kuhliidae Edible
Hawaiian ladyfish
Elops hawaiensis
Elopidae Data Deficient Edible
Hemiarius Harmandi
Hemiarius harmandi
Ariidae
Hickory shad
Alosa mediocris
Alosidae Least Concern
Highfin goby
Gobionellus oceanicus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Highlands long-finned eel
Anguilla interioris
Anguillidae Data Deficient
Hilsa shad
Tenualosa ilisha
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Hogchoker
Trinectes maculatus
Achiridae Least Concern
Horn dragonet
Callionymus curvicornis
Callionymidae Least Concern
Horse-eye jack
Caranx latus
Carangidae Least Concern
Humpback cardinal
Fibramia lateralis
Apogonidae Least Concern
Humpback whitefish
Coregonus pidschian
Salmonidae Least Concern Edible
Humpbacked cardinalfish
Yarica hyalosoma
Apogonidae Least Concern
Hypseleotris Guentheri
Hypseleotris guentheri
Eleotridae
Ice goby
Leucopsarion petersii
Gobiidae Least Concern
Ichthyocampus Carce
Ichthyocampus carce
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Inanga
Galaxias maculatus
Galaxiidae Least Concern Edible
Inconspicuous blue-eye
Pseudomugil inconspicuus
Pseudomugilidae Least Concern
Indian hump head
Kurtus indicus
Kurtidae
Indian mottled eel
Anguilla bengalensis
Anguillidae Near Threatened Edible
Indian mud moray
Gymnothorax tile
Muraenidae Least Concern
Indian pellona
Pellona ditchela
Pristigasteridae Least Concern Edible
Indo-Pacific tarpon
Megalops cyprinoides
Megalopidae Data Deficient
Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby
Favonigobius reichei
Gobiidae Least Concern
Indonesian goby
Mugilogobius platystoma
Gobiidae Least Concern
Indonesian longfinned eel
Anguilla malgumora
Anguillidae
Indonesian shortfin eel
Anguilla bicolor
Anguillidae Near Threatened
Inland silverside
Menidia beryllina
Atherinopsidae Least Concern Edible
Ira's snook
Centropomus irae
Centropomidae Near Threatened
Isis goby
Bryaninops isis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Japanese Amago
Oncorhynchus rhodurus
Salmonidae Edible
Japanese Bullhead
Cottus hangiongensis
Cottidae Least Concern
Japanese eel
Anguilla japonica
Anguillidae Endangered
Japanese grenadier anchovy
Coilia nasus
Engraulidae Endangered Edible
Japanese halfbeak
Hyporhamphus sajori
Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese huchen
Parahucho perryi
Salmonidae Critically Endangered
Japanese icefish
Salangichthys microdon
Salangidae Least Concern Edible