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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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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
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