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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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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
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