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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
Dusky pipefish
Syngnathus floridae
LC
🌊 Marine
Dusky Sergeant
Abudefduf concolor
LC
🌊 Marine
Dusky shark
Carcharhinus obscurus
EN
🌊 Marine
Dusky smooth-hound
Mustelus canis
NT
🌊 Marine
Dwarf batfish
Ogcocephalus pumilus
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf cardinalfish
Apogon mosavi
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf Dory
Zenion hololepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf frogfish
Antennarius pauciradiatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf gourami
Trichogaster lalius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf molly
Poecilia chica
DD
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf perch
Micrometrus minimus
🌊 Marine
Dwarf pipefish
Cosmocampus hildebrandi
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf round herring
Jenkinsia lamprotaenia
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf sand perch
Diplectrum bivittatum
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf seahorse
Hippocampus zosterae
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf stonebasher
Pollimyrus castelnaui
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf weakfish
Cynoscion nannus
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf wrasse
Doratonotus megalepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Dwarf-red rockfish
Sebastes rufinanus
🌊 Marine
Dysalotus Oligoscolus
Dysalotus oligoscolus
LC
🌊 Marine
Eared blacksmelt
Lipolagus ochotensis
🌊 Marine
Earspot cusk eel
Ophidion fulvum
NT
🌿 Brackish
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eastern Pacific bonito
Sarda chiliensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Eastern Pacific flagfin
Aulopus bajacali
LC
🌊 Marine
Eigenmann's anchovy
Anchoa eigenmannia
LC
🌊 Marine
Electric lantern fish
Electrona risso
LC
🌊 Marine
Elephantnose fish
Gnathonemus petersii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Elongate anchovy
Anchoviella elongata
LC
🌊 Marine
Elongate blenny
Starksia elongata
LC
🌊 Marine
Elongate grunt
Haemulopsis elongatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Elongate tonguefish
Symphurus elongatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Elongated bristlemouth fish
Sigmops elongatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ember parrotfish
Scarus rubroviolaceus
LC
🌊 Marine
Emblem goby
Microgobius emblematicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Emerald clingfish
Acyrtops beryllinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Emerald sleeper
Erotelis smaragdus
LC
🌊 Marine
Emperor cichlid
Aulonocara nyassae
NT
💧 Freshwater
English sole
Parophrys vetulus
LC
🌊 Marine
Enigmatic goby
Evermannia longipinnis
DD
🌊 Marine
Eptatretus Minor
Eptatretus minor
DD
🌊 Marine
Equatorial eel
Apterichtus equatorialis
LC
🌊 Marine
Erect goby
Microgobius erectus
LC
🌊 Marine
Estuarine sea catfish
Cathorops aguadulce
💧 Freshwater
Estuary goby
Gobionellus microdon
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eucinostomus Melanopterus
Eucinostomus melanopterus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Eugerres Mexicanus
Eugerres mexicanus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eustomias Acinosus
Eustomias acinosus
DD
🌊 Marine