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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
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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
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