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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
Mahogany snapper
Lutjanus mahogoni
LC
🌊 Marine
Malacoctenus Zacae
Malacoctenus zacae
LC
🌊 Marine
Malawi eyebiter
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
LC
💧 Freshwater
Man-of-war fish
Nomeus gronovii
LC
🌊 Marine
Manducus Maderensis
Manducus maderensis
DD
🌊 Marine
Manefish
Caristius macropus
🌊 Marine
Mangrove blenny
Lupinoblennius vinctus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mangrove gambusia
Gambusia rhizophorae
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mangrove Goby
Ctenogobius manglicola
LC
🌊 Marine
Mangrove molly
Poecilia orri
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mangrove rivulus
Kryptolebias marmoratus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Manyray Loosejaw
Aristostomias polydactylus
LC
🌊 Marine
Manytooth conger
Conger triporiceps
LC
🌊 Marine
Marbled blenny
Paraclinus marmoratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Marbled cusk-eel
Lepophidium marmoratum
LC
🌊 Marine
Marbled grouper
Dermatolepis inermis
DD
🌊 Marine
Marbled hatchetfish
Carnegiella strigata
LC
💧 Freshwater
Marbled headstander
Abramites hypselonotus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Marbled moray
Uropterygius macularius
LC
🌊 Marine
Marbled puffer
Sphoeroides dorsalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Marbled swamp eel
Synbranchus marmoratus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Marbled swordtail
Xiphophorus meyeri
EW
💧 Freshwater
Margarita blenny
Malacoctenus margaritae
LC
🌊 Marine
Margined snake eel
Ophichthus cruentifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Margined tonguefish
Symphurus marginatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Margintail conger
Paraconger caudilimbatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Marion's spiderfish
Bathytyphlops marionae
LC
🌊 Marine
Marked goby
Ctenogobius stigmaticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Marlin sucker
Remora osteochir
LC
🌊 Marine
Marlin-spike grenadier
Nezumia bairdii
🌊 Marine
Masked goby
Coryphopterus personatus
VU
🌊 Marine
Masked moray
Gymnothorax panamensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Masked stargazer
Gillellus healae
LC
🌊 Marine
Maul's waryfish
Scopelosaurus mauli
LC
🌊 Marine
Maurolicus Breviculus
Maurolicus breviculus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mayan sea catfish
Ariopsis assimilis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mayan tetra
Hyphessobrycon compressus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mazatlan sole
Achirus mazatlanus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Mediterranean slimehead
Hoplostethus mediterraneus
LC
🌊 Marine
Medusafish
Icichthys lockingtoni
🌊 Marine
Megamouth shark
Megachasma pelagios
LC
🌊 Marine
Melamphaes Janae
Melamphaes janae
LC
🌊 Marine
Melamphaes Laeviceps
Melamphaes laeviceps
LC
🌊 Marine
Melamphaes Microps
Melamphaes microps
LC
🌊 Marine
Melamphaes Pumilus
Melamphaes pumilus
DD
🌊 Marine
Melamphaes Spinifer
Melamphaes spinifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Melánfido
Melamphaes polylepis
DD
🌊 Marine
Melanocetus Niger
Melanocetus niger
LC
🌊 Marine