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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
Olmec blind catfish
Rhamdia macuspanensis
NT
💧 Freshwater
Omosudid
Omosudis lowii
LC
🌊 Marine
One-eyed blenny
Paraclinus monophthalmus
LC
🌊 Marine
Oneirodes Basili
Oneirodes basili
DD
🌊 Marine
Opal allotoca
Allotoca dugesii
EN
💧 Freshwater
Opaleye
Girella nigricans
LC
🌊 Marine
Opata sucker
Catostomus wigginsi
VU
💧 Freshwater
Opossum pipefish
Microphis lineatus
🔄 Diadromous
Orange filefish
Aluterus schoepfii
LC
🌊 Marine
Orangeback bass
Serranus annularis
LC
🌊 Marine
Orangeside triggerfish
Sufflamen verres
LC
🌊 Marine
Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lituratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Orangespotted blenny
Hypleurochilus springeri
LC
🌊 Marine
Orangespotted goby
Nes longus
LC
🌊 Marine
Orangespotted Goby
Bollmannia chlamydes
LC
🌊 Marine
Orangethroat pikeblenny
Chaenopsis alepidota
LC
🌊 Marine
Orbicular batfish
Platax orbicularis
LC
🌊 Marine
Ordinary eel
Ethadophis byrnei
DD
🌊 Marine
Orinoco sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ornamented flyingfish
Cypselurus callopterus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ornate stargazer
Gillellus ornatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Oval damselfish
Chromis alta
LC
🌊 Marine
Oval flounder
Syacium ovale
LC
🌊 Marine
Oval Puffer
Sphoeroides rosenblatti
LC
🌊 Marine
Pachycara Suspectum
Pachycara suspectum
🌊 Marine
Pacific agujon needlefish
Tylosurus pacificus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific anchoveta
Cetengraulis mysticetus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific barracuda
Sphyraena argentea
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific barracudina
Lestidiops jayakari
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific bearded brotula
Brotula clarkae
DD
🌊 Marine
Pacific black scabbardfish
Aphanopus arigato
🌊 Marine
Pacific blackchin
Scopelengys tristis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific blackdragon
Idiacanthus antrostomus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific bumper
Chloroscombrus orqueta
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific Chub mackerel
Scomber japonicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific crevalle jack
Caranx caninus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific dog snapper
Lutjanus novemfasciatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific electric ray
Tetronarce californica
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific eyed flounder
Bothus constellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific fanfish
Pteraclis aesticola
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific fat sleeper
Dormitator latifrons
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Pacific flagfin mojarra
Eucinostomus currani
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Pacific flatiron herring
Harengula thrissina
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific gizzard shad
Dorosoma smithi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pacific graysby
Cephalopholis panamensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific hagfish
Eptatretus stoutii
DD
🌊 Marine
Pacific halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis
LC
🌊 Marine