Edible fish  are fish species that are suitable for human consumption. Depending on their habitat, a distinction is made between freshwater fish and saltwater fish (sea fish). Some fish species occur in both saltwater and freshwater, for example eel and salmon. Not all of them are suitable for breeding in aquaponics or aquaculture. Here is an overview of the preferred fish species for aquaponics systems.

• eels
  • eels
• Ayu
• perch-like fish
  • eaglefish , also eaglefish
  • bluefish , also known as blue perch
  • brown grouper
  • perch , perch
  • dolphin mackerel
  • red mullet , also sea mullet
  • gilthead bream , also known as sea bream
  • striped bream
  •  Nile perch
  • Barramundi
  • sea ​​bass
  • Red Snapper , also known as Red Snapper
  • Tilapia  (cichlid)
  • barracudas
  • Bonito
  • mackerel
  • swordfish
  • tuna
  • pike-perch
• cod
  • cod
  • Alaska pollack , also  Alaska pollock
  • coalfish , also  pollack
  • haddock
  • Hoki
  • whiting , also merlan
• trout-like fish
  • brown trout
  • Coregonus , name for whitefish, char and vendace
  • Danube salmon
  • rainbow trout
  • char
  • Atlantic salmon
  • Pacific salmon
• salmon
• pike
• herring-like fish
  • anchovy
  • sardine
  • sprat
  • herring
• carp fish
  • bream , also lead
  • carp
  • tench
• gurnard
• Puffer fish , Japanese " Fugu "
• John Dory  (also known as King Herring)
• flatfish
  • plaice
  • flounder
  • halibut
  • Greenland halibut
  • dab
  • lemon sole
  • turbot
  • sole
• redfish
• monkfish
• wolffish
• sturgeon
  • beluga sturgeon
• catfish
  • Wels , also Catfish
  • catfish
  • Pangasius

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