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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
Night sergeant
Abudefduf taurus
LC
🌊 Marine
Nile tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Noble lampfish
Lampanyctus nobilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Nobulb Loosejaw
Aristostomias grimaldii
LC
🌊 Marine
Nocturnal pearlfish
Echiodon exsilium
LC
🌊 Marine
North African catfish
Clarias gariepinus
LC
💧 Freshwater
North Atlantic slope dragonet
Centrodraco acanthopoma
LC
🌊 Marine
North Pacific daggertooth
Anotopterus nikparini
LC
🌊 Marine
North Pacific hake
Merluccius productus
LC
🌊 Marine
North-Pacific argentine
Argentina sialis
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern checkmark cichlid
Theraps intermedius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern clingfish
Gobiesox maeandricus
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern hog sucker
Hypentelium nigricans
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern kingfish
Menticirrhus saxatilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern lampfish
Stenobrachius leucopsarus
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern pearleye
Benthalbella dentata
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern pike
Esox lucius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern platyfish
Xiphophorus gordoni
EN
💧 Freshwater
Northern puffer
Sphoeroides maculatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern red snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
VU
🌊 Marine
Northern sennet
Sphyraena borealis
LC
🌊 Marine
Notchtongue goby
Bathygobius curacao
LC
🌊 Marine
Notropis Imeldae
Notropis imeldae
DD
💧 Freshwater
Nurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
VU
🌊 Marine
Oaxaca killifish
Profundulus punctatus
DD
💧 Freshwater
Oaxaca Killifish
Profundulus oaxacae
DD
💧 Freshwater
Oaxaca livebearer
Poeciliopsis lutzi
DD
💧 Freshwater
Occidental blenny
Starksia occidentalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocean sunfish
Mola mola
VU
🌊 Marine
Ocean triggerfish
Canthidermis sufflamen
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocean whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps
LC
🌊 Marine
Oceanic puffer
Lagocephalus lagocephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Oceanic two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus obtusirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
CR
🌊 Marine
Ocellate Cusk-eel
Neobythites ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated electric ray
Diplobatis ommata
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated frogfish
Fowlerichthys ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated killifish
Floridichthys polyommus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ocellated moray
Gymnothorax ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated Pipefish
Bryx randalli
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated turbot
Pleuronichthys ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Offshore lizardfish
Synodus poeyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Offshore silver hake
Merluccius albidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ogcocephalus Cubifrons
Ogcocephalus cubifrons
LC
🌊 Marine
Oilfish
Ruvettus pretiosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Okapi goby
Lythrypnus okapia
LC
🌊 Marine
Olivaceous wormfish
Microdesmus affinis
LC
🌊 Marine
Olive rockfish
Sebastes serranoides
🌊 Marine