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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
Japanese lates
Lates japonicus
Latidae Vulnerable Edible
Japanese pufferfish
Takifugu rubripes
Tetraodontidae Near Threatened
Japanese seabass
Lateolabrax japonicus
Lateolabracidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese smelt
Hypomesus japonicus
Osmeridae Least Concern
Jarbua terapon
Terapon jarbua
Terapontidae Least Concern
Javan ilisha
Ilisha pristigastroides
Pristigasteridae Data Deficient Edible
Jenny mojarra
Eucinostomus gula
Gerreidae Least Concern
Johnius Taiwanensis
Johnius taiwanensis
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Jugular blenny
Alloblennius jugularis
Least Concern
Kaalpens goby
Coryogalops william
Gobiidae Least Concern
Kaluga
Acipenser dauricus
Acipenseridae Critically Endangered Edible
Kampen's ilisha
Ilisha kampeni
Pristigasteridae Least Concern
Karut croaker
Johnius carutta
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Keeljaw needlefish
Tylosurus melanotus
Belonidae Edible
Kelee shad
Hilsa kelee
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Kiener's silverside
Teramulus kieneri
Atherinidae Least Concern
King threadfin
Polydactylus macrochir
Polynemidae Edible
Koaro
Galaxias brevipinnis
Galaxiidae Least Concern Edible
Koningsberger's herring
Herklotsichthys koningsbergeri
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Kranji drombus
Drombus globiceps
Gobiidae Least Concern
Kuhlia Caudavittata
Kuhlia caudavittata
Kuhliidae
Kuhlia Xenura
Kuhlia xenura
Kuhliidae
Large-eye croaker
Johnius plagiostoma
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Large-eye toadfish
Batrachoides gilberti
Batrachoididae Least Concern
Large-mouth goby
Redigobius macrostoma
Gobiidae Least Concern
Large-scale sillago
Sillaginops macrolepis
Sillaginidae
Large-scaled spinycheek sleeper
Eleotris amblyopsis
Eleotridae Least Concern
Large-tooth sawfish
Pristis perotteti
Pristidae
Largescale mullet
Planiliza macrolepis
Least Concern Edible
Largescale terapon
Terapon theraps
Terapontidae Least Concern
Largescaled mullet
Parachelon grandisquamis
Data Deficient Edible
Largesnout goby
Awaous melanocephalus
Gobiidae
largespined catfish
Nemapteryx macronotacantha
Ariidae
Largetooth sawfish
Pristis microdon
Pristidae
Leaf goblinfish
Neovespicula depressifrons
Least Concern
Leaftail croaker
Johnius trachycephalus
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Lebranche mullet
Mugil liza
Mugilidae Data Deficient Edible
Leptosynanceia Asteroblepa
Leptosynanceia asteroblepa
Lipstick goby
Sicyopus jonklaasi
Gobiidae Endangered
Little anchovy
Anchoa parva
Engraulidae Least Concern
Loach goby
Rhyacichthys aspro
Rhyacichthyidae Data Deficient
Lobed river mullet
Cestraeus plicatilis
Mugilidae Data Deficient
Long billed half beak
Rhynchorhamphus georgii
Hemiramphidae Least Concern
Long tongue sole
Cynoglossus lingua
Cynoglossidae Least Concern Edible
Long-spined glass perchlet
Ambassis interrupta
Ambassidae Least Concern
Longarm mullet
Osteomugil cunnesius
Edible
Longcomb sawfish
Pristis zijsron
Pristidae Critically Endangered Edible
Longfin crevalle jack
Caranx fischeri
Carangidae Least Concern