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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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Striped marlin
Kajikia audax
LC 🌊 Marine
Striped mojarra
Eugerres plumieri
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Striped panchax
Aplocheilus lineatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Striped parrotfish
Scarus iseri
LC 🌊 Marine
Striped seaperch
Embiotoca lateralis
LC 🌊 Marine
Striped snakehead
Channa striata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Striped swordtail
Xiphophorus multilineatus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Striped tubeshoulder
Mirorictus taningi
🌊 Marine
Striped-fin flounder
Perissias taeniopterus
LC 🌊 Marine
Stripefin brotula
Neobythites marginatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Stripefin ronquil
Rathbunella hypoplecta
🌊 Marine
Stripesnout false moray
Chlopsis apterus
LC 🌊 Marine
Stripetail rockfish
Sebastes saxicola
🌊 Marine
Suckermouth catfish
Hypostomus plecostomus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sudis Hyalina
Sudis hyalina
DD 🌊 Marine
Sulphur molly
Poecilia sulphuraria
EN 💧 Freshwater
Sumatra barb
Puntigrus tetrazona
LC 💧 Freshwater
Sun-set wrasse
Thalassoma grammaticum
LC 🌊 Marine
Sunset wrasse
Thalassoma lutescens
LC 🌊 Marine
Sunshinefish
Chromis insolata
LC 🌊 Marine
Surf eel
Ichthyapus ophioneus
LC 🌊 Marine
Surge clingfish
Tomicodon rupestris
LC 🌊 Marine
Suspicious lizardfish
Saurida suspicio
LC 🌊 Marine
Suttkus Sea Toad
Chaunax suttkusi
LC 🌊 Marine
Swallow damsel
Azurina hirundo
NT 🌊 Marine
Swollenbulb Dragonfish
Eustomias bigelowi
LC 🌊 Marine
Swordspine croaker
Bairdiella ensifera
LC 🌊 Marine
Swordspine snook
Centropomus ensiferus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Swordtail jawfish
Lonchopisthus micrognathus
LC 🌊 Marine
Swordtail platyfish
Xiphophorus xiphidium
LC 💧 Freshwater
Synaphobranchus Oregoni
Synaphobranchus oregoni
LC 🌊 Marine
Syngnathus Carinatus
Syngnathus carinatus
DD 🌊 Marine
Taaning's lantern fish
Diaphus termophilus
LC 🌊 Marine
Tadpole whiptail
Squalogadus modificatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Tailbar cichlid
Vieja hartwegi
EN 💧 Freshwater
Tailspot cardinalfish
Apogon dovii
LC 🌊 Marine
Tallfin croaker
Micropogonias altipinnis
LC 🌊 Marine
Tamasopo cichlid
Herichthys tamasopoensis
VU 💧 Freshwater
Tapertail
Radiicephalus elongatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Tapertail ribbonfish
Trachipterus fukuzakii
LC 🌊 Marine
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
VU 🔄 Diadromous
Tarpon snook
Centropomus pectinatus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Tattler
Serranus phoebe
LC 🌊 Marine
Teacher brotula
Calamopteryx robinsorum
LC 🌊 Marine
Teardrop mosquito
Gambusia sexradiata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Teardrop tubeshoulder
Holtbyrnia innesi
LC 🌊 Marine
Telescopefish
Gigantura indica
LC 🌊 Marine
Ten spotted live-bearer
Cnesterodon decemmaculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
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