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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
Largenose catshark
Apristurus nasutus
LC
🌊 Marine
Largesacle jawfish
Opistognathus megalepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Largescale fat snook
Centropomus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Largescaled Neoscopelid
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus
LC
🌊 Marine
Largetooth cookiecutter shark
Isistius plutodus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lasiognathus Saccostoma
Lasiognathus saccostoma
LC
🌊 Marine
Lavender sculpin
Leiocottus hirundo
🌊 Marine
Least killifish
Heterandria formosa
LC
💧 Freshwater
Least puffer
Sphoeroides parvus
LC
🌊 Marine
Leastfoot blenny
Paraclinus ditrichus
DD
🌊 Marine
Leatherjacket
Oligoplites saurus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lemon shark
Negaprion brevirostris
VU
🌊 Marine
Leopard corydoras
Corydoras julii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Leopard cusk eel
Lepophidium pardale
LC
🌊 Marine
Leopard goby
Tigrigobius saucrus
LC
🌊 Marine
Leopard grouper
Mycteroperca rosacea
LC
🌊 Marine
Leopard searobin
Prionotus scitulus
LC
🌊 Marine
Leopard shark
Triakis semifasciata
LC
🌊 Marine
Leopard toadfish
Opsanus pardus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lepidophanes Gaussi
Lepidophanes gaussi
LC
🌊 Marine
Leptostomias Gladiator
Leptostomias gladiator
LC
🌊 Marine
Lerma catfish
Ictalurus dugesii
💧 Freshwater
Lerma livebearer
Poeciliopsis infans
LC
💧 Freshwater
Lesser amberjack
Seriola fasciata
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesser bream
Brama dussumieri
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesser spiny eel
Macrognathus aculeatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Lestidiops Bathyopteryx
Lestidiops bathyopteryx
DD
🌊 Marine
Lestidiops Neles
Lestidiops neles
LC
🌊 Marine
Lestidiops Pacificus
Lestidiops pacificus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lestrolepis Intermedia
Lestrolepis intermedia
LC
🌊 Marine
Letharchus Aliculatus
Letharchus aliculatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Letter opener
Ophidion nocomis
LC
🌊 Marine
Leucicorus Atlanticus
Leucicorus atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Leucicorus Lusciosus
Leucicorus lusciosus
DD
🌊 Marine
Lightfish
Ichthyococcus ovatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Limbaugh's damselfish
Chromis limbaughi
LC
🌊 Marine
Limpid-wing flyingfish
Cheilopogon unicolor
🌊 Marine
Lined lanternshark
Etmopterus bullisi
LC
🌊 Marine
Lined seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
VU
🌊 Marine
Lined sole
Achirus lineatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
🌊 Marine
Linked Cutthroat Eel
Haptenchelys texis
LC
🌊 Marine
Linophryne Pennibarbata
Linophryne pennibarbata
LC
🌊 Marine
Little anchovy
Anchoa parva
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Little bigscale
Melamphaes parvus
LC
🌊 Marine
Little croaker
Stellifer stellifer
DD
🌊 Marine
Little gulper shark
Centrophorus uyato
EN
🌊 Marine
Little-eye round herring
Jenkinsia majua
LC
🌊 Marine