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Fish Species of Israel

Native and commonly occurring fish across 1 ocean region - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.

341
Total Species
35
Threatened
116
Edible
1
Ocean Region
Damselfish
Chromis chromis
LC 🌊 Marine
Danube sturgeon
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
CR 🔄 Diadromous
Delicate round herring
Spratelloides delicatulus
LC 🌊 Marine
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
LC 🌊 Marine
Diamondback puffer
Lagocephalus guentheri
LC 🌊 Marine
Dogtooth grouper
Epinephelus caninus
DD 🌊 Marine
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
VU 🌊 Marine
Dusky shark
Carcharhinus obscurus
EN 🌊 Marine
East Atlantic peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
LC 🌊 Marine
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
LC 💧 Freshwater
Electric lantern fish
Electrona risso
LC 🌊 Marine
Emperor angelfish
Pomacanthus imperator
LC 🌊 Marine
Epigonus Constanciae
Epigonus constanciae
LC 🌊 Marine
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
LC 🌊 Marine
European conger
Conger conger
LC 🌊 Marine
European eel
Anguilla anguilla
CR 🔄 Diadromous
European finless eel
Apterichtus caecus
LC 🌊 Marine
European hake
Merluccius merluccius
LC 🌊 Marine
European pilchard
Sardina pilchardus
LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★
False scad
Caranx rhonchus
LC 🌊 Marine
Fangtooth moray
Enchelycore anatina
LC 🌊 Marine
Five-spotted wrasse
Symphodus roissali
LC 🌊 Marine
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Flying gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
LC 🌊 Marine
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
LC 🌊 Marine
Four-spotted goby
Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Foureyed sole
Microchirus ocellatus
DD 🌊 Marine
Fourlined terapon
Pelates quadrilineatus
🌊 Marine
Freshwater angelfish
Pterophyllum scalare
LC 💧 Freshwater
Fries's goby
Lesueurigobius friesii
LC 🌊 Marine
Frogface goby
Oxyurichthys papuensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Gadella
Gadella maraldi
LC 🌊 Marine
Garrick
Cyclothone braueri
LC 🌊 Marine
Glacier lantern fish
Benthosema glaciale
LC 🌊 Marine
Glasshead grenadier
Hymenocephalus italicus
LC 🌊 Marine
Goldband goatfish
Upeneus moluccensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Goldblotch grouper
Epinephelus costae
DD 🌊 Marine
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Goldstripe sardinella
Sardinella gibbosa
LC 🌊 Marine
Gonostoma Denudatum
Gonostoma denudatum
LC 🌊 Marine
Greasy grouper
Epinephelus tauvina
DD 🌊 Marine
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
VU 🌊 Marine
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
LC 🌊 Marine
Greater forkbeard
Phycis blennoides
🌊 Marine
Greater pipefish
Syngnathus acus
LC 🌊 Marine
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
LC 🌊 Marine
Green swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
LC 💧 Freshwater
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