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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
Melanostomias Biseriatus
Melanostomias biseriatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Melanostomias Macrophotus
Melanostomias macrophotus
LC
🌊 Marine
Melanostomias Margaritifer
Melanostomias margaritifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Melanostomias Melanopogon
Melanostomias melanopogon
LC
🌊 Marine
Membras Vagrans
Membras vagrans
DD
🌊 Marine
Metallic lantern fish
Myctophum affine
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican barred snapper
Hoplopagrus guentherii
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican blenny
Paraclinus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican blindcat
Prietella phreatophila
VU
💧 Freshwater
Mexican cusk-eel
Lepophidium stigmatistium
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican false moray
Chlopsis kazuko
DD
🌊 Marine
Mexican flounder
Cyclopsetta chittendeni
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican goatfish
Mulloidichthys dentatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican goby
Ctenogobius claytonii
VU
🔄 Diadromous
Mexican grenadier
Coryphaenoides mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican halfbeak
Hyporhamphus mexicanus
DD
💧 Freshwater
Mexican hogfish
Bodianus diplotaenia
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican hornshark
Heterodontus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican jawfish
Opistognathus mexicanus
🌊 Marine
Mexican lampfish
Triphoturus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican needlefish
Tylosurus fodiator
🌊 Marine
Mexican river gizzard shad
Dorosoma anale
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mexican sand perch
Diplectrum macropoma
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican stargazer
Dactyloscopus metoecus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican tetra
Astyanax mexicanus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mexican worm blenny
Stathmonotus lugubris
LC
🌊 Marine
Michael Sars smooth-head
Bathytroctes michaelsarsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Micropogonias Megalops
Micropogonias megalops
🌊 Marine
Middling thread herring
Opisthonema medirastre
LC
🌊 Marine
Midwater eelpout
Melanostigma pammelas
🌊 Marine
Midwater scorpionfish
Ectreposebastes imus
LC
🌊 Marine
Milkfish
Chanos chanos
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Mimetic midshipman
Porichthys mimeticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic blenny
Gobioclinus guppyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic cardinalfish
Apogon phenax
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic sandab
Citharichthys gordae
DD
🌊 Marine
Mirrorwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger
LC
🌊 Marine
Misty grouper
Hyporthodus mystacinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mixe swordtail
Xiphophorus mixei
💧 Freshwater
Mixomyrophis Pusillipinna
Mixomyrophis pusillipinna
DD
🌊 Marine
Mocosa ruff
Schedophilus haedrichi
LC
🌊 Marine
Molly
Poecilia sphenops
LC
💧 Freshwater
Molly miller
Scartella cristata
LC
🌊 Marine
Monkeyface prickleback
Cebidichthys violaceus
🌊 Marine
Monognathus Rosenblatti
Monognathus rosenblatti
LC
🌊 Marine
Monomitopus Agassizii
Monomitopus agassizii
LC
🌊 Marine
Montecristo cichlid
Oscura heterospila
DD
💧 Freshwater