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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
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