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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
Pseudoscopelus Scriptus
Pseudoscopelus scriptus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pseudoscopelus Scutatus
Pseudoscopelus scutatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Psilotris Boehlkei
Psilotris boehlkei
VU
🌊 Marine
Pterygoplichthys Anisitsi
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pudgy cuskeel
Spectrunculus grandis
LC
🌊 Marine
Puebla platyfish
Xiphophorus evelynae
DD
💧 Freshwater
Puffcheek blenny
Gobioclinus bucciferus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pugjaw wormfish
Cerdale floridana
LC
🌊 Marine
Pugnose grenadier
Sphagemacrurus grenadae
LC
🌊 Marine
Pugnose pipefish
Bryx dunckeri
LC
🌊 Marine
Purple reeffish
Chromis scotti
LC
🌊 Marine
Purplemouth moray
Gymnothorax vicinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Purplemouthed conger
Pseudophichthys splendens
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy argentine
Glossanodon pygmaeus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy filefish
Stephanolepis setifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy moray
Anarchias similis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy pikeconger
Nettenchelys pygmaea
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy poacher
Odontopyxis trispinosa
🌊 Marine
Pygmy puffer
Sphoeroides trichocephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy rockfish
Sebastes wilsoni
🌊 Marine
Pygmy shark
Euprotomicrus bispinatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy swordtail
Xiphophorus pygmaeus
DD
💧 Freshwater
Pygmy tonguefish
Symphurus parvus
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen croaker
Seriphus politus
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen parrotfish
Scarus vetula
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen snapper
Etelis oculatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Queen triggerfish
Balistes vetula
NT
🌊 Marine
Quillback
Carpiodes cyprinus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ragfish
Icosteus aenigmaticus
🌊 Marine
Ragged bigscale
Scopelogadus mizolepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Ragged goby
Bollmannia communis
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow parrotfish
Scarus guacamaia
NT
🌊 Marine
Rainbow runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes xyris
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow seaperch
Hypsurus caryi
🌊 Marine
Rainbow smelt
Osmerus mordax
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
LC
🔄 Diadromous
🍽️ ★★★★★
Rainbow wrasse
Halichoeres pictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainwater killifish
Lucania parva
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Ram cichlid
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Randall's soapfish
Rypticus randalli
LC
🌊 Marine
Raucous grunt
Haemulopsis leuciscus
LC
🌊 Marine
Razorback sucker
Xyrauchen texanus
CR
💧 Freshwater
Rearfin wormfish
Microdesmus retropinnis
LC
🌊 Marine
Red barbier
Baldwinella vivanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Red brotula
Brosmophycis marginata
LC
🌊 Marine
Red cornetfish
Fistularia petimba
LC
🌊 Marine
Red drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine