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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
Pacific hatchet fish
Argyropelecus affinis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific headlightfish
Diaphus pacificus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific herring
Clupea pallasii
DD
🔄 Diadromous
Pacific kingcroaker
Menticirrhus elongatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific lamprey
Entosphenus tridentatus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Pacific leopard flounder
Bothus leopardinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific longnose chimaera
Harriotta raleighana
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific mud eel
Pythonichthys asodes
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific mutton hamlet
Alphestes immaculatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific ocean perch
Sebastes alutus
🌊 Marine
Pacific pearlfish
Carapus dubius
DD
🌊 Marine
Pacific pomfret
Brama japonica
🌊 Marine
Pacific pompano
Peprilus simillimus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific porgy
Calamus brachysomus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific portholefish
Diplophos taenia
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific reef bass
Pseudogramma thaumasia
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific rock sole
Lepidopsetta bilineata
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific sanddab
Citharichthys sordidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific sardine
Sardinops sagax
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific saury
Cololabis saira
🌊 Marine
Pacific scabbardfish
Lepidopus fitchi
🌊 Marine
Pacific seahorse
Hippocampus ingens
VU
🌊 Marine
Pacific sierra
Scomberomorus sierra
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific silverstripe halfbeak
Hyporhamphus naos
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific sleeper
Gobiomorus maculatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pacific sleeper shark
Somniosus pacificus
NT
🌊 Marine
Pacific smalleye croaker
Nebris occidentalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific spiny dogfish
Squalus suckleyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish
Scorpaena mystes
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific stargazer
Astroscopus zephyreus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific thread herring
Opisthonema libertate
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific viperfish
Chauliodus macouni
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific worm eel
Myrophis vafer
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacuma toadfish
Batrachoides surinamensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Painted greenling
Oxylebius pictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Paintspotted moray
Gymnothorax pictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pairedspot Dragonfish
Eustomias kreffti
LC
🌊 Marine
Pale cardinalfish
Apogon planifrons
LC
🌊 Marine
Pale snipe eel
Nemichthys larseni
LC
🌊 Marine
Pale threadtail snipe eel
Nemichthys curvirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Paleback goby
Gobulus myersi
LC
🌊 Marine
Palebelly searsid
Barbantus curvifrons
LC
🌊 Marine
Palefin dragonet
Synchiropus goodenbeani
LC
🌊 Marine
Palegold searsid
Maulisia argipalla
LC
🌊 Marine
Palehead blenny
Gobioclinus gobio
LC
🌊 Marine
Palenose moray
Echidna nocturna
LC
🌊 Marine
Palenque priapella
Priapella compressa
DD
💧 Freshwater
Palespotted eel
Ophichthus puncticeps
LC
🌊 Marine