List of ACTINOPTERYGII species in Brazil
This is a list of ACTINOPTERYGII in Brazil according to the IUCN Red List.
This list was last updated 2019-09-14
This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.
Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.
| scientific_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notarius grandicassis | Thomas Sea Catfish | 197018 | LC |
| Stegastes sanctipauli | Saint Paul's Gregory | 40711 | LC |
| Odontognathus mucronatus | Guiana Longfin Herring | 16465969 | LC |
| Cathorops arenatus | Yellow Sea Catfish | 196818 | LC |
| Rhinosardinia amazonica | Amazon Spinejaw Sprat | 16466198 | LC |
| Anchoviella sanfranciscana | 129294756 | DD | |
| Sciades passany | Passany Sea Catfish | 197031 | DD |
| Porichthys pauciradiatus | Few-rayed Toadfish | 16441799 | LC |
| Amphiarius phrygiatus | Kukwari Sea Catfish | 197078 | LC |
| Notarius rugispinis | Softhead Sea Catfish | 197079 | LC |
| Etropus crossotus | Fringed Flounder | 16777804 | LC |
| Pimelodella kronei | 17283 | DD | |
| Urophycis regia | Spotted Codling | 47145877 | LC |
| Pseudophallus mindii | Freshwater Pipefish | 65373278 | DD |
| Porogadus abyssalis | 60482715 | DD | |
| Dolichosudis fuliginosa | 13485395 | LC | |
| Pontinus nigropunctatus | St Helena Deep Water Scorpionfish | 17977 | LC |
| Choranthias salmopunctatus | 1615 | LC | |
| Atherinella blackburni | Beach Silverside | 16410245 | LC |
| Leucicorus atlanticus | 190110 | LC | |
| Notarius quadriscutis | Bressou Sea Catfish | 190119 | LC |
| Cynoponticus savanna | Conger | 190153 | LC |
| Aulotrachichthys atlanticus | Brazilian Luminous Roughy | 123356887 | DD |
| Canthigaster figueiredoi | Southern Atlantic Sharpnose-puffer | 190172 | LC |
| Centropristis fuscula | Twospot Sea Bass | 190178 | LC |
| Prognathodes brasiliensis | 165613 | LC | |
| Pseudomyrophis fugesae | Diminutive Worm Eel | 190220 | LC |
| Paraconger guianensis | 190225 | LC | |
| Bagre bagre | Coco Sea Catfish | 190228 | LC |
| Symphurus oculellus | Caribbean Smalleyed Tonguefish | 190230 | LC |
| Sciades herzbergii | Pemecou Sea Catfish | 190245 | LC |
| Orthopristis ruber | Corocoro | 190247 | LC |
| Aulotrachichthys argyrophanus | Western Luminous Roughy | 20662062 | DD |
| Phenacoscorpius nebris | Short-tube Scorpionfish | 190254 | LC |
| Eustomias tetranema | 190256 | DD | |
| Trinectes microphthalmus | Smalleye Sole | 190275 | LC |
| Anchoviella lepidentostole | Broadband Anchovy | 20662092 | LC |
| Anchoviella guianensis | Guyana Anchovy | 190288 | LC |
| Poromitra kukuevi | 135432051 | DD | |
| Thalassophryne nattereri | Copper Joe Toadfish | 190323 | LC |
| Neoconger mucronatus | Ridged Eel | 190342 | LC |
| Paralabrax dewegeri | Vieja Parrot Rock-Bass | 190365 | LC |
| Hoplunnis macrura | Freckled Pikeconger | 190375 | LC |
| Anchoviella cayennensis | Cayenne Anchovy | 20662212 | LC |
| Arapaima gigas | Pirarucu | 1991 | DD |
| Lycengraulis batesii | Anchovy | 190460 | LC |
| Sparisoma amplum | Reef Parrotfish | 190723 | LC |
| Scarus trispinosus | Greenback Parrotfish | 190748 | EN |
| Sparisoma axillare | Gray Parrotfish | 190751 | DD |
| Scarus zelindae | Zelinda's Parrotfish | 190760 | DD |
| Sparisoma tuiupiranga | 190770 | LC | |
| Ariosoma opistophthalmum | 199006 | LC | |
| Bascanichthys paulensis | 199007 | LC | |
| Pseudomyrophis frio | Slender Worm Eel | 199086 | LC |
| Cynoscion jamaicensis | Silver Salmon | 47147457 | LC |
| Cynoscion leiarchus | Smooth Weakfish | 47147468 | LC |
| Herpetoichthys regius | Sea Snake | 199135 | DD |
| Rhinosardinia bahiensis | Bahia Sprat | 98822629 | LC |
| Phaenomonas longissima | Short-maned Sand Eel | 199156 | LC |
| Gordiichthys leibyi | String Eel | 199157 | LC |
| Akko dionaea | Atlantic Specter Goby | 190967 | DD |
| Pseudophichthys splendens | Purplemouthed Conger | 199161 | LC |
| Cynoscion microlepidotus | Smallscale Weakfish | 47147556 | LC |
| Ophichthus cylindroideus | Tentacle-nose Eel | 199217 | LC |
| Cynoscion steindachneri | Smalltooth Weakfish | 47147616 | LC |
| Cynoscion virescens | Salmon | 47147660 | LC |
| Isopisthus parvipinnis | Croaker | 47147702 | LC |
| Lonchurus elegans | Chinese Butterfish | 47147840 | DD |
| Atherinella brasiliensis | Robust Silverside | 16411567 | LC |
| Polyprion americanus Brazilian subpopulation | Wreckfish | 43973 | CR |
| Lonchurus lanceolatus | Chinese Butterfish | 47147979 | LC |
| Nebris microps | Croaker | 47148013 | LC |
| Ophioscion punctatissimus | Impostor Drum | 47148202 | LC |
| Centropomus ensiferus | Swordspine Snook | 191831 | LC |
| Centropomus mexicanus | Constantino Snook | 191832 | LC |
| Centropomus pectinatus | Tarpon Snook | 191833 | LC |
| Caecorhamdella brasiliensis | 3451 | DD | |
| Lophotus machadoi | 123374976 | DD | |
| Campellolebias brucei | Santa Catarina Sabrefin | 3708 | VU |
| Genyatremus cavifrons | Torroto Grunt | 79711881 | DD |
| Dolichopteryx rostrata | 18140823 | LC | |
| Boulengerella xyrekes | 167631 | LC | |
| Corydoras ehrhardti | 167635 | LC | |
| Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis | Lemon tetra | 167630 | LC |
| Bryconops gracilis | 167639 | LC | |
| Microschemobrycon elongatus | 167632 | LC | |
| Jupiaba poranga | 167643 | LC | |
| Characidium schubarti | 167646 | LC | |
| Roeboides affinis | 167642 | LC | |
| Lepthoplosternum tordilho | 167656 | EN | |
| Lithoxus bovallii | 167658 | LC | |
| Pseudotocinclus tietensis | 167660 | VU | |
| Corydoras adolfoi | Adolf's catfish | 167665 | LC |
| Harttia longipinna | 167666 | LC | |
| Corydoras gracilis | 167668 | LC | |
| Astyanax guaporensis | 167672 | LC | |
| Moenkhausia georgiae | 167671 | LC | |
| Glanidium catharinensis | 167674 | DD | |
| Melanorivulus apiamici | 167675 | LC | |
| Gymnotus jonasi | 167676 | LC | |
| Cephalosilurus fowleri | 167678 | LC | |
| Hypsolebias picturatus | 167679 | VU | |
| Sternarchorhynchus mormyrus | 167680 | LC | |
| Hemigrammus hyanuary | Costello Tetra | 167683 | LC |
| Bunocephalus knerii | Banjo catfish | 167684 | LC |
| Aspidoras maculosus | 167686 | LC | |
| Osteoglossum ferreirai | Black arawana | 167687 | LC |
| Listrura camposae | 167691 | VU | |
| Chaetobranchus semifasciatus | 167693 | LC | |
| Hypostomus varimaculosus | 167696 | LC | |
| Rineloricaria lima | Catfish | 167697 | DD |
| Electrophorus electricus | Electric eel | 167700 | LC |
| Bivibranchia simulata | 167702 | LC | |
| Characidium lanei | 167703 | LC | |
| Crenicichla prenda | 167705 | DD | |
| Steindachnerina amazonica | 167704 | LC | |
| Hypostomus luteus | 167707 | LC | |
| Parotocinclus longirostris | 167708 | LC | |
| Teleocichla centisquama | Slender pike cichlid | 167711 | DD |
| Characidium brevirostre | 167715 | LC | |
| Auchenipterus britskii | 167716 | LC | |
| Corydoras melini | Bandit corydoras | 167722 | LC |
| Copionodon pecten | 167723 | LC | |
| Parotocinclus haroldoi | 167727 | LC | |
| Trichomycterus longibarbatus | 167728 | LC | |
| Hemipsilichthys papillatus | 167730 | LC | |
| Platyurosternarchus macrostomus | 167731 | LC | |
| Charax macrolepis | 167732 | LC | |
| Astyanax trierythropterus | 167733 | VU | |
| Crenicichla cincta | 167734 | LC | |
| Scorpaenodes insularis | Red Scorpionfish | 60484396 | LC |
| Pimelodella pappenheimi | 167738 | LC | |
| Brycon orthotaenia | 167744 | VU | |
| Semaprochilodus taeniurus | Silver Prochilodus | 167746 | LC |
| Cambeva stawiarski | 167747 | LC | |
| Epactionotus gracilis | 167755 | LC | |
| Lepomis macrochirus | Bluegill | 61260 | LC |
| Glanapteryx niobium | 167758 | LC | |
| Schizodon rostratus | 167759 | LC | |
| Tatia aulopygia | 167756 | LC | |
| Austrolebias affinis | Killifish | 167765 | VU |
| Leporinus nijsseni | 167767 | LC | |
| Hypostomus unae | 167771 | LC | |
| Brycon polylepis | 167772 | LC | |
| Acestrorhynchus maculipinna | 167774 | LC | |
| Amblydoras monitor | 167778 | LC | |
| Centromochlus reticulatus | 167780 | LC | |
| Cyphocharax corumbae | 167782 | NT | |
| Deuterodon singularis | 167783 | LC | |
| Apistogramma gephyra | 167785 | LC | |
| Liosomadoras oncinus | Jaguar Catfish | 167786 | LC |
| Corydoras cervinus | 167789 | LC | |
| Creagrutus britskii | 167791 | LC | |
| Characidium stigmosum | 167796 | DD | |
| Crenicichla macrophthalma | 167799 | LC | |
| Eurycheilichthys limulus | 167800 | LC | |
| Rhamphichthys atlanticus | 167798 | DD | |
| Triportheus rotundatus | 167804 | LC | |
| Acentronichthys leptos | 167805 | LC | |
| Hyphessobrycon bentosi | Ornate Tetra | 167807 | LC |
| Apionichthys nattereri | 167810 | LC | |
| Hypostomus macrops | 167813 | LC | |
| Stellifer griseus | Gray Stardrum | 47148944 | LC |
| Stellifer microps | Smalleye Drum | 47149007 | LC |
| Stellifer naso | Naso Stardrum | 47149037 | LC |
| Barbantus elongatus | Elongated searsid | 60469249 | DD |
| Stellifer rastrifer | Rake Drum | 47149087 | LC |
| Achirus achirus | Drab Sole | 16404574 | LC |
| Engyophrys senta | American Spiny Flounder | 16765190 | LC |
| Prognathodes obliquus | Oblique Butterflyfish | 4363 | DD |
| Stellifer stellifer | Croaker | 47149357 | DD |
| Ctenogobius shufeldti | Freshwater Goby | 192934 | LC |
| Synodus bondi | Sharpnose Lizardfish | 46109137 | LC |
| Stygichthys typhlops | 20970 | DD | |
| Barathronus linsi | 135385583 | DD | |
| Anchoa pectoralis | Bigfin Anchovy | 98890443 | LC |
| Neobythites ocellatus | 20665060 | LC | |
| Bairdiella ronchus | Ground Croaker | 193265 | LC |
| Storrsia olsoni | 185135 | LC | |
| Platygillellus brasiliensis | Brazilian Sand Stargazer | 185137 | LC |
| Scartella itajobi | 185139 | LC | |
| Labrisomus cricota | Mock Blenny | 185148 | LC |
| Hypleurochilus fissicornis | 185149 | LC | |
| Lupinoblennius paivai | Paiva's Blenny | 185152 | EN |
| Scartella poiti | 185147 | VU | |
| Starksia multilepis | Manyscaled Blenny | 185159 | LC |
| Paraclinus arcanus | 185169 | LC | |
| Emblemaria australis | 185172 | LC | |
| Entomacrodus vomerinus | Rockpool Blenny | 185176 | LC |
| Labrisomus conditus | Masquerader Hairy Blenny | 185184 | LC |
| Paraclinus spectator | 185190 | LC | |
| Ophioblennius trinitatis | 185191 | LC | |
| Starksia brasiliensis | 185194 | LC | |
| Pterengraulis atherinoides | Wingfin Anchovy | 98988969 | LC |
| Colomesus psittacus | Banded Puffer | 193650 | LC |
| Eustomias spherulifer | 60470425 | LC | |
| Sphoeroides tyleri | Bearded Puffer | 193698 | LC |
| Chilomycterus spinosus ssp. spinosus | Brown Burrfish | 193826 | LC |
| Gigantactis herwigi | 60470674 | LC | |
| Microdesmus bahianus | Reef Wormfish | 20665821 | LC |
| Himantolophus albinares | Footballfish | 60470792 | DD |
| Apogon robbyi | Striped Cardinalfish | 185928 | LC |
| Himantolophus macroceras | 60470856 | DD | |
| Awaous tajasica | Sand fish | 185940 | LC |
| Eustomias curtifilis | 135435883 | DD | |
| Ctenogobius smaragdus | Emerald Goby | 185964 | LC |
| Diapterus auratus | Broad shad | 185971 | LC |
| Eleotris amblyopsis | Largescaled spinycheek sleeper | 185989 | LC |
| Luciobrotula brasiliensis | 135394947 | DD | |
| Eleotris pisonis | Small-scaled spinycheek sleeper | 185991 | LC |
| Eugerres brasilianus | Mojarra del Brasil | 185998 | LC |
| Gobiesox barbatulus | Lappetlip Clingfish | 186004 | LC |
| Gobioides broussonnetii | Violet Goby | 186007 | LC |
| Gobioides grahamae | Goby | 186006 | DD |
| Guavina guavina | Guavina | 186019 | LC |
| Syngnathus scovelli | American Gulf Pipefish | 202406 | LC |
| Eustomias dispar | 135436007 | DD | |
| Acanthurus bahianus | Ocean Surgeon | 177985 | LC |
| Eustomias ignotus | 135436158 | DD | |
| Cynolebias boitonei | Brasilia Lyrefin | 6083 | VU |
| Ophthalmolebias constanciae | Pearlfish | 6084 | VU |
| Leptolebias splendens | Annual Tropical Killifish | 6088 | VU |
| Anchoa januaria | 16406486 | LC | |
| Eustomias metamelas | 135436279 | DD | |
| Calamus mu | Flathead Porgy | 170177 | LC |
| Amazonsprattus scintilla | Rio Negro Pygmy Anchovy | 49830095 | LC |
| Cyclopsetta chittendeni | Mexican Flounder | 16439534 | LC |
| Brycon acuminatus | 39292 | DD | |
| Leptolebias marmoratus | Ginger Pearlfish | 39297 | VU |
| Notholebias minimus | Minute Pearlfish | 39298 | VU |
| Leptopanchax opalescens | Opalescent Pearlfish | 39299 | VU |
| Anchovia surinamensis | Surinam Anchovy | 98892186 | LC |
| Dactyloscopus crossotus | Bigeye Stargazer | 47143394 | LC |
| Dactyloscopus foraminosus | Reticulate Stargazer | 47143398 | LC |
| Rypticus randalli | Plain Soapfish | 16759357 | LC |
| Anchoviella jamesi | James's Anchovy | 49830509 | LC |
| Micrognathus erugatus | Smalljaw Pipefish | 65370734 | DD |
| Apionichthys dumerili | Longtail Sole | 16407184 | LC |
| Monomitopus americanus | 135396041 | LC | |
| Lepophidium collettei | Brazilian Cusk-Eel | 20675299 | LC |
| Enneanectes smithi | 178938 | VU | |
| Neobythites braziliensis | 135396104 | LC | |
| Enneanectes altivelis | Lofty Triplefin | 178978 | LC |
| Anchoviella alleni | Allen's Anchovy | 49830716 | LC |
| Photonectes uncinatus | 135437131 | DD | |
| Anchoviella vaillanti | Vaillant's Anchovy | 187274 | LC |
| Awaous flavus | Candy Cane Goby | 195512 | LC |
| Halichoeres dimidiatus | 187401 | LC | |
| Ancylopsetta kumperae | Foureyed Flounder | 154648 | DD |
| Stegastes fuscus | Dusky Damselfish | 154684 | LC |
| Sciades couma | Couma Sea Catfish | 154804 | LC |
| Platybelone argalus | Keeltail Needlefish | 154844 | LC |
| Muraena pavonina | Whitespot Moray | 195811 | LC |
| Ctenogobius thoropsis | Sperm Goby | 154871 | LC |
| Porichthys oculofrenum | Ocellated Toadfish | 154881 | DD |
| Xyrichtys incandescens | Razorfish | 187669 | LC |
| Ptereleotris randalli | Brazilian Dartfish | 195877 | LC |
| Batrachoides surinamensis | Pacuma Toadfish | 154930 | LC |
| Lycengraulis figueiredoi | Figueiredo's Anchovy | 98983227 | LC |
| Clepticus brasiliensis | 187719 | LC | |
| Halichoeres brasiliensis | Brazilian wrasse | 187732 | DD |
| Scopelosaurus herwigi | 154988 | LC | |
| Halichoeres penrosei | 187771 | LC | |
| Anchoviella juruasanga | Juruasanga Anchovy | 98893194 | LC |
| Sciades parkeri | Gillbacker Sea Catfish | 155018 | VU |
| Thalassoma noronhanum | Noronha wrasse | 187787 | LC |
| Amphichthys cryptocentrus | Bocon Toadfish | 155024 | LC |
| Hyporhamphus roberti | Central American Halfbeak | 155080 | LC |
| Malacoctenus delalandii | Delalande Blenny | 47144430 | LC |
| Bathycongrus vicinalis | Neighbor Conger | 155133 | LC |
| Hypsoblennius invemar | Tessellated Blenny | 46104071 | LC |
| Asarcenchelys longimanus | Emaciated Worm Eel | 155170 | DD |
| Saccogaster parva | 135388708 | DD | |
| Sciadonus robinsorum | 135388770 | DD | |
| Chlorophthalmus brasiliensis | 123321962 | LC | |
| Strongylura marina | Atlantic Needlefish | 155259 | LC |
| Paraclinus rubicundus | 155263 | LC | |
| Anchoviella brevirostris | Snubnose Anchovy | 155294 | LC |
| Gobioclinus kalisherae | Downy Blenny | 46104232 | LC |
| Tomicodon australis | 155312 | LC | |
| Upeneus parvus | Dwarf Goatfish | 16545164 | LC |
| Oxyropsis wrightiana | 167651 | LC | |
| Phreatobius cisternarum | 40714 | DD | |
| Otothyris rostrata | 167664 | LC | |
| Eustomias posti | 154665 | LC |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: