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Fish Species of Mexico
Native and commonly occurring fish across 2 ocean regions - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.
2,655
Total Species
165
Threatened
542
Edible
2
Ocean Regions
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Atlantic mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Atlantic needlefish
Strongylura marina
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
NT
🔄 Diadromous
🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic stingray
Hypanus sabinus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Banded puffer
Colomesus psittacus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Bay anchovy
Anchoa mitchilli
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Bay whiff
Citharichthys spilopterus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Bigmouth sanddab
Citharichthys gilberti
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Bigmouth sleeper
Gobiomorus dormitor
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Black snook
Centropomus nigrescens
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Blackfin snook
Centropomus medius
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Blotchcheek goby
Ctenogobius fasciatus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Blueback shad
Alosa aestivalis
VU
🔄 Diadromous
Broad-striped anchovy
Anchoa hepsetus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
LC
🔄 Diadromous
🍽️ ★★★★★
Bull shark
Carcharhinus leucas
VU
🔄 Diadromous
California halfbeak
Hyporhamphus rosae
DD
🔄 Diadromous
California killifish
Fundulus parvipinnis
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Californian needlefish
Strongylura exilis
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Caribbean sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon porosus
VU
🔄 Diadromous
Chameleon goby
Tridentiger trigonocephalus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Chinook salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Common sawfish
Pristis pristis
CR
🔄 Diadromous
Common snook
Centropomus undecimalis
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Crested goby
Lophogobius cyprinoides
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Darter goby
Ctenogobius boleosoma
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Dog snapper
Lutjanus jocu
DD
🔄 Diadromous
Dorosoma Cepedianum
Dorosoma cepedianum
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Eucinostomus Melanopterus
Eucinostomus melanopterus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Fat sleeper
Dormitator maculatus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Fat snook
Centropomus parallelus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Fourspine stickleback
Apeltes quadracus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Fundulus Pulvereus
Fundulus pulvereus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Goby
Gobioides grahamae
DD
🔄 Diadromous
Goldtail croaker
Bairdiella chrysoura
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Graceful mojarra
Eucinostomus gracilis
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Green sturgeon
Acipenser medirostris
EN
🔄 Diadromous
Grey snapper
Lutjanus griseus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Guatemala silverside
Atherinella guatemalensis
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Hardhead halfbeak
Chriodorus atherinoides
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Hardhead silverside
Atherinomorus stipes
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Highfin goby
Gobionellus oceanicus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Hogchoker
Trinectes maculatus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Indian mud moray
Gymnothorax tile
LC
🔄 Diadromous