List of edible fish

This is a list of fish that are considered as suited for human consumption. This list is simply a copy of list of fish common names where the most obviously unedible species are removed. Of course some of the removed species can be eaten, but the species here are regularly caught to be sold as food.

A

• American sole
• Anchovy
• Antarctic Cod
• Arrowtooth Eel
• Asian Carp
• Atka Mackerel
• Atlantic Cod
• Atlantic Eel
• Atlantic herring
• Atlantic Salmon
• Atlantic Trout
• Australasian Salmon

B

• black mackerel
• bluefin tuna
• brook trout
• butterfish

C

• California halibut
• capelin
• carp
• cherry salmon
• chinook salmon
• chum salmon
• cod
• coho salmon

D

E

• eel
• European eel
• European flounder

F

• flatfish
• flounder
• freshwater eel
• freshwater herring

G

H

• haddock
• harvestfish
• herring

I

J

K

L

M

• mackerel
• mahi-mahi

N

• Northern anchovy
• Norwegian Atlantic salmon

O

P

• Pacific cod
• Pacific herring
• Pacific salmon
• Pacific trout
• pelagic cod
• pink salmon
• pollock

Q

R

• rainbow trout
• red snapper
• round herring
• Russian sturgeon (eggs only)

S

• salmon
• sardine
• saury
• sea bass
• shrimpfish
• silver carp
• skipjack tuna
• sole
• snook
• Spanish mackerel
• sturgeon (eggs only)
• surf sardine
• swamp-eel
• swordfish

T

• trout
• tuna
• turbot

U

V

W

• walu also known as butter fish.
• whiting

X

Y

• yellowfin tuna

Z

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species
• List of fish common names