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Fish Species of France

Native and commonly occurring fish across 2 ocean regions - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.

326
Total Species
41
Threatened
109
Edible
2
Ocean Regions
Abyssal halosaur
Halosauropsis macrochir
LC 🌊 Marine
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
LC 🌊 Marine
Alfonsino
Beryx decadactylus
LC 🌊 Marine
Allis shad
Alosa alosa
CR 🔄 Diadromous
Angelshark
Squatina squatina
CR 🌊 Marine
Angler
Lophius piscatorius
LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★
Arctic char
Salvelinus alpinus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Argentinian silverside
Odontesthes bonariensis
DD 🔄 Diadromous
Arrowtail
Melanonus zugmayeri
LC 🌊 Marine
Asp
Leuciscus aspius
LC 💧 Freshwater
Atlantic batfish
Dibranchus atlanticus
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic cod
Gadus morhua
VU 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic croaker
Micropogonias undulatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic fanfish
Pterycombus brama
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
NT 🌊 Marine
Atlantic herring
Clupea harengus
LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic pomfret
Brama brama
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic sailor lightfish
Polymetme thaeocoryla
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
NT 🔄 Diadromous 🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic saury
Scomberesox saurus
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
🌊 Marine
Baillon's wrasse
Symphodus bailloni
LC 🌊 Marine
Balbo sabretooth
Evermannella balbo
LC 🌊 Marine
Ballan wrasse
Labrus bergylta
LC 🌊 Marine
Barrelfish
Hyperoglyphe perciformis
LC 🌊 Marine
Basking shark
Cetorhinus maximus
EN 🌊 Marine
Beaked Searsid
Mentodus rostratus
LC 🌊 Marine
Bean's bigscale
Scopelogadus beanii
DD 🌊 Marine
Benttooth bristlemouth
Cyclothone acclinidens
LC 🌊 Marine
Bermuda lantern fish
Hygophum hygomii
LC 🌊 Marine
Bermuda sea chub
Kyphosus sectatrix
LC 🌊 Marine
Bicolor eel
Chlopsis bicolor
LC 🌊 Marine
Big-Scale Sand-Smelt
Atherina boyeri
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
VU 🌊 Marine
Bighead goby
Ponticola kessleri
LC 💧 Freshwater
Bighead searsid
Holtbyrnia anomala
LC 🌊 Marine
Bigscale deepsea smelt
Melanolagus bericoides
LC 🌊 Marine
Bitterling
Rhodeus sericeus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Black acara
Cichlasoma bimaculatum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Black bullhead
Ameiurus melas
LC 💧 Freshwater
Black cardinal fish
Epigonus telescopus
LC 🌊 Marine
Black gemfish
Nesiarchus nasutus
LC 🌊 Marine
Black seabream
Spondyliosoma cantharus
LC 🌊 Marine
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