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Fish Species of Tunisia
Native and commonly occurring fish across 1 ocean region — with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.
88
Total Species
8
Threatened
26
Edible
1
Ocean Region
African sailfin flyingfish
Parexocoetus mento
🌊 Marine
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
LC
🌊 Marine
Arabian monocle bream
Scolopsis ghanam
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
LC
🌊 Marine
🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic pomfret
Brama brama
LC
🌊 Marine
Balbo sabretooth
Evermannella balbo
LC
🌊 Marine
Bermuda lantern fish
Hygophum hygomii
LC
🌊 Marine
Bermuda sea chub
Kyphosus sectatrix
LC
🌊 Marine
Blacktip grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Blue runner
Caranx crysos
LC
🌊 Marine
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
VU
🌊 Marine
Blunthead puffer
Sphoeroides pachygaster
LC
🌊 Marine
Boa dragonfish
Stomias boa
LC
🌊 Marine
Brushtooth lizardfish
Saurida undosquamis
LC
🌊 Marine
Bullet tuna
Auxis rochei
LC
🌊 Marine
Cocco's lanternfish
Gonichthys cocco
LC
🌊 Marine
Common Atlantic grenadier
Nezumia aequalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
LC
💧 Freshwater
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
LC
🌊 Marine
🍽️ ★★★★★
Crested oarfish
Lophotus lacepede
LC
🌊 Marine
Crevalle jack
Caranx hippos
LC
🌊 Marine
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
LC
🌊 Marine
Diamondback puffer
Lagocephalus guentheri
LC
🌊 Marine
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
VU
🌊 Marine
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
LC
💧 Freshwater
Electric lantern fish
Electrona risso
LC
🌊 Marine
Garrick
Cyclothone braueri
LC
🌊 Marine
Glasshead grenadier
Hymenocephalus italicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Goldband goatfish
Upeneus moluccensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Gracile lizardfish
Saurida gracilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
LC
🌊 Marine
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
VU
🌊 Marine
Half-naked hatchetfish
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
LC
🌊 Marine
Hardyhead silverside
Atherinomorus lacunosus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Indian sweeper
Pempheris mangula
🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
VU
🌊 Marine
John dory
Zeus faber
DD
🌊 Marine
Klunzinger's ponyfish
Equulites klunzingeri
🌊 Marine
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
LC
🌊 Marine
Largemouth black bass
Micropterus salmoides
LC
💧 Freshwater
Lesser amberjack
Seriola fasciata
LC
🌊 Marine
Lightfish
Ichthyococcus ovatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Madeira lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Mediterranean slimehead
Hoplostethus mediterraneus
LC
🌊 Marine
Molly miller
Scartella cristata
LC
🌊 Marine
Moontail bullseye
Priacanthus hamrur
LC
🌊 Marine