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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
Horned lantern fish
Centrophryne spinulosa
LC
🌊 Marine
Horned lanternfish
Diaphus splendidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Horned searobin
Bellator militaris
LC
🌊 Marine
Horned whiff
Citharichthys cornutus
LC
🌊 Marine
Hornyhead turbot
Pleuronichthys verticalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Horsehair eel
Gordiichthys irretitus
LC
🌊 Marine
Hose blenny
Starksia hoesei
DD
🌊 Marine
Hospe mullet
Mugil hospes
LC
🌊 Marine
Hound needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
LC
🌊 Marine
Hourglass moray
Muraena clepsydra
LC
🌊 Marine
Hovering goby
Ptereleotris helenae
LC
🌊 Marine
Hubb's pearleye
Rosenblattichthys hubbsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Humpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
LC
🌊 Marine
Humpback grunt
Microlepidotus brevipinnis
LC
🌊 Marine
Hunchback scorpionfish
Scorpaena dispar
LC
🌊 Marine
Hundred fathom mora
Physiculus rastrelliger
🌊 Marine
Hymenocephalus Billsam
Hymenocephalus billsam
LC
🌊 Marine
Idiastion Kyphos
Idiastion kyphos
LC
🌊 Marine
Ijimaia Antillarum
Ijimaia antillarum
LC
🌊 Marine
Imitator Blenny
Malacoctenus erdmani
LC
🌊 Marine
Indian Bigscale
Melamphaes indicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Indian glassy fish
Parambassis ranga
LC
💧 Freshwater
Indian mud moray
Gymnothorax tile
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Indian sabretooth
Evermannella indica
LC
🌊 Marine
Indigo hamlet
Hypoplectrus indigo
LC
🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
VU
🌊 Marine
Indonesian snakehead
Channa micropeltes
LC
💧 Freshwater
Inotted lizardfish
Synodus evermanni
LC
🌊 Marine
Inshore sand perch
Diplectrum pacificum
LC
🌊 Marine
Insular bunquelovely
Symphysanodon octoactinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ipnops Meadi
Ipnops meadi
LC
🌊 Marine
Ipnops Murrayi
Ipnops murrayi
LC
🌊 Marine
Irish mojarra
Diapterus auratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Island frillfin
Bathygobius mystacium
LC
🌊 Marine
Island goby
Lythrypnus nesiotes
LC
🌊 Marine
Island kelpfish
Alloclinus holderi
LC
🌊 Marine
Isthmian priapella
Priapella intermedia
LC
💧 Freshwater
Jack Dempsey
Rocio octofasciata
LC
💧 Freshwater
Jack silverside
Atherinopsis californiensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Jaguar guapote
Parachromis managuensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Jambeau
Parahollardia lineata
LC
🌊 Marine
Javelin spookfish
Bathylychnops exilis
🌊 Marine
Jenny mojarra
Eucinostomus gula
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Jewel moray
Muraena lentiginosa
LC
🌊 Marine
Jordan's snapper
Lutjanus jordani
LC
🌊 Marine
Kali Indica
Kali indica
LC
🌊 Marine
Kamaka rainbowfish
Melanotaenia kamaka
LC
💧 Freshwater