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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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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
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