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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
Montezuma swordtail
Xiphophorus montezumae
DD
💧 Freshwater
Moon Loosejaw
Aristostomias lunifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Moon silverside
Atherinella argentea
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Mooneye cusk-eel
Ophidion selenops
LC
🌊 Marine
Moonlight gourami
Trichopodus microlepis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moonstruck stargazer
Dactyloscopus lunaticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Moorish idol
Zanclus cornutus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mottled cusk-eel
Lepophidium jeannae
LC
🌊 Marine
Mottled flounder
Bothus maculiferus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mottled jawfish
Opistognathus maxillosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mottled soapfish
Rypticus bicolor
LC
🌊 Marine
Mountain molly
Poecilia teresae
EN
💧 Freshwater
Mountain swordatail
Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl
DD
💧 Freshwater
Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
VU
💧 Freshwater
Muddy arrowtooth eel
Ilyophis brunneus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mullet snapper
Lutjanus aratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Multibarred triplefin
Axoclinus multicinctus
VU
🌊 Marine
Multiray Dragonfish
Eustomias braueri
DD
🌊 Marine
Multispotted Goby
Sicydium salvini
💧 Freshwater
Multispotted goby
Sicydium multipunctatum
LC
💧 Freshwater
Multistar Dragonfish
Eustomias polyaster
DD
🌊 Marine
Munda round ray
Urotrygon munda
NT
🌊 Marine
Munk's pygmy devil ray
Mobula munkiana
VU
🌊 Marine
Murray's abyssal anglerfish
Melanocetus murrayi
LC
🌊 Marine
Murray's smooth-head
Conocara murrayi
LC
🌊 Marine
Mushroom scorpionfish
Scorpaena inermis
LC
🌊 Marine
Mussel blenny
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Mustachioed snake-eel
Herpetoichthys fossatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mutton hamlet
Alphestes afer
LC
🌊 Marine
Nacreous lanternfish
Lampanyctus vadulus
LC
🌊 Marine
Naked blenny
Stathmonotus gymnodermis
LC
🌊 Marine
Naked goby
Gobiosoma bosc
LC
🌊 Marine
Naked-belly searobin
Bellator gymnostethus
LC
🌊 Marine
Nakednape eelpout
Pachycara gymninium
🌊 Marine
Nansenia Pelagica
Nansenia pelagica
DD
🌊 Marine
Narrow-striped anchovy
Anchoa colonensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Narrowfin smooth-hound
Mustelus norrisi
NT
🌊 Marine
Narrowhead flyingfish
Cypselurus angusticeps
🌊 Marine
Narrownecked oceanic eel
Derichthys serpentinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Nassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus
CR
🌊 Marine
Needle-tooth moray
Uropterygius macrocephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Neon goby
Elacatinus oceanops
LC
🌊 Marine
Neon tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Netdevil
Borophryne apogon
LC
🌊 Marine
Network sole
Achirus scutum
LC
🌊 Marine
Network triplefin
Enneanectes reticulatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Nezumia Cyrano
Nezumia cyrano
LC
🌊 Marine