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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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Red hind
Epinephelus guttatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Red hogfish
Decodon puellaris
LC 🌊 Marine
Red lionfish
Pterois volitans
LC 🌊 Marine
Red pike conger
Cynoponticus coniceps
DD 🌊 Marine
Red piranha
Pygocentrus nattereri
LC 💧 Freshwater
Red Scorpionfish
Pontinus furcirhinus
LC 🌊 Marine
Red sea catfish
Bagre pinnimaculatus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Red seam snakehead
Channa gachua
LC 💧 Freshwater
Red shiner
Cyprinella lutrensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Red zebra
Maylandia estherae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Red-eye round herring
Etrumeus sadina
LC 🌊 Marine
Redband parrotfish
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
LC 🌊 Marine
Redbelly triplefin
Enneanectes jordani
LC 🌊 Marine
Redbreast sunfish
Lepomis auritus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Redbreast tilapia
Coptodon rendalli
LC 💧 Freshwater
Redear herring
Harengula humeralis
LC 🌊 Marine
Redear sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Redeye piranha
Serrasalmus rhombeus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Redeye tetra
Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Redfin parrotfish
Sparisoma rubripinne
LC 🌊 Marine
Redhead Goby
Elacatinus puncticulatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Redhook myleus
Myloplus rubripinnis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Redlight goby
Coryphopterus urospilus
LC 🌊 Marine
Redlip blenny
Ophioblennius macclurei
LC 🌊 Marine
Redmouth whalefish
Rondeletia loricata
LC 🌊 Marine
Redrump blenny
Xenomedea rhodopyga
LC 🌊 Marine
redside cichlid
Cichlasoma istlanum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Redspotted hawkfish
Amblycirrhitus pinos
LC 🌊 Marine
Redstripe rockfish
Sebastes proriger
🌊 Marine
Redtail sharkminnow
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor
CR 💧 Freshwater
Redtail surfperch
Amphistichus rhodoterus
🌊 Marine
Redtail triggerfish
Xanthichthys mento
LC 🌊 Marine
Reef croaker
Odontoscion dentex
LC 🌊 Marine
Reef finspot
Paraclinus integripinnis
LC 🌊 Marine
Reef perch
Micrometrus aurora
🌊 Marine
Reef silverside
Hypoatherina harringtonensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Reef squirrelfish
Sargocentron coruscum
LC 🌊 Marine
Reef Wormfish
Microdesmus bahianus
LC 🌊 Marine
Reef-cave brotula
Grammonus claudei
LC 🌊 Marine
Reefsand blenny
Ekemblemaria myersi
LC 🌊 Marine
Regal demoiselle
Neopomacentrus cyanomos
LC 🌊 Marine
Regan's anchovy
Anchoa argentivittata
LC 🌊 Marine
Reinhardt's lantern fish
Hygophum reinhardtii
LC 🌊 Marine
Rendezvous fish
Polymetme corythaeola
LC 🌊 Marine
Reticulate toadfish
Sanopus reticulatus
EN 🌊 Marine
Reticulated goosefish
Lophiodes reticulatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Reverse gland lanternfish
Symbolophorus reversus
LC 🌊 Marine
Revillagigedo barnacle
Acanthemblemaria mangognatha
VU 🌊 Marine
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