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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
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
VU 🌊 Marine
Grey wrasse
Symphodus cinereus
LC 🌊 Marine
Gulper shark
Centrophorus granulosus
EN 🌊 Marine
Günther's boafish
Stomias affinis
LC 🌊 Marine
Günther's grenadier
Coryphaenoides guentheri
LC 🌊 Marine
Half-naked hatchetfish
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
LC 🌊 Marine
Half-smooth golden pufferfish
Lagocephalus spadiceus
LC 🌊 Marine
Hardenberg's anchovy
Stolephorus insularis
DD 🌊 Marine
Hardyhead silverside
Atherinomorus lacunosus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Harlequin prawn-goby
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Honeycomb stingray
Himantura uarnak
EN 🌊 Marine
Hooded butterflyfish
Chaetodon larvatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Humpback turretfish
Tetrosomus gibbosus
LC 🌊 Marine
Hypleurochilus Bananensis
Hypleurochilus bananensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Indian anchovy
Stolephorus indicus
LC 🌊 Marine
Indian mackerel
Rastrelliger kanagurta
LC 🌊 Marine
Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus novemstriatus
🌊 Marine
Indian scad
Decapterus russelli
LC 🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
VU 🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sergeant
Abudefduf vaigiensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Japanese threadfin bream
Nemipterus japonicus
LC 🌊 Marine
Jewel lanternfish
Lampanyctus crocodilus
LC 🌊 Marine
John dory
Zeus faber
DD 🌊 Marine
Kitefin shark
Dalatias licha
VU 🌊 Marine
Large-eye dentex
Dentex macrophthalmus
LC 🌊 Marine
Large-scaled gurnard
Lepidotrigla cavillone
🌊 Marine
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
LC 🌊 Marine
Leerfish
Lichia amia
LC 🌊 Marine
Lesser amberjack
Seriola fasciata
LC 🌊 Marine
Lestidiops Sphyrenoides
Lestidiops sphyrenoides
LC 🌊 Marine
Lesueur's goby
Lesueurigobius suerii
LC 🌊 Marine
Lipophrys Trigloides
Lipophrys trigloides
LC 🌊 Marine
Little sleeper shark
Somniosus rostratus
LC 🌊 Marine
Live sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
LC 🌊 Marine
Longfin batfish
Platax teira
LC 🌊 Marine
Longfin tilapia
Oreochromis macrochir
VU 💧 Freshwater
Madeira lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Madeiran sardinella
Sardinella maderensis
VU 🌊 Marine
Malabar grouper
Epinephelus malabaricus
LC 🌊 Marine
Malawi eyebiter
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mango tilapia
Sarotherodon galilaeus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Marbled electric ray
Torpedo marmorata
VU 🌊 Marine
Marbled goby
Pomatoschistus marmoratus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
LC 🌊 Marine
Mediterranean dealfish
Trachipterus trachypterus
LC 🌊 Marine
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
LC 🌊 Marine
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
LC 🌊 Marine
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