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Fish Species of Venezuela
Native and commonly occurring fish across 2 ocean regions - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.
1,014
Total Species
64
Threatened
230
Edible
2
Ocean Regions
Tobaccofish
Serranus tabacarius
LC
🌊 Marine
Tomtate grunt
Haemulon aurolineatum
LC
🌊 Marine
Torroto grunt
Genyatremus luteus
🌊 Marine
Triplewart seadevil
Cryptopsaras couesii
LC
🌊 Marine
Tropical two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus volitans
LC
🌊 Marine
Trumpetfish
Aulostomus maculatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Twinspot bass
Serranus flaviventris
LC
🌊 Marine
Twospot cardinalfish
Apogon pseudomaculatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Twospot flounder
Bothus robinsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Unicorn leatherjacket filefish
Aluterus monoceros
LC
🌊 Marine
Urophycis Mystacea
Urophycis mystacea
🌊 Marine
Venezuela round stingray
Urotrygon venezuelae
EN
🌊 Marine
Vermilion snapper
Rhomboplites aurorubens
VU
🌊 Marine
Vieja
Paralabrax dewegeri
LC
🌊 Marine
Viper moray
Enchelycore nigricans
LC
🌊 Marine
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
LC
🌊 Marine
Warty dory
Allocyttus verrucosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Web burrfish
Chilomycterus antillarum
LC
🌊 Marine
Wenchman
Pristipomoides aquilonaris
LC
🌊 Marine
West Atlantic Cusk-eel
Dicrolene kanazawai
LC
🌊 Marine
Western Atlantic grenadier
Nezumia atlantica
LC
🌊 Marine
Western Atlantic seabream
Archosargus rhomboidalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Western deepsea cardinalfish
Epigonus occidentalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Western softhead grenadier
Malacocephalus occidentalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
EN
🌊 Marine
Whalehead dreamer
Lophodolos acanthognathus
LC
🌊 Marine
White grunt
Haemulon plumierii
LC
🌊 Marine
White margate
Haemulon album
DD
🌊 Marine
Whitefin sharksucker
Echeneis neucratoides
DD
🌊 Marine
Whitemouth croaker
Micropogonias furnieri
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitespotted eagle ray
Aetobatus narinari
EN
🌊 Marine
Whitetongue jack
Uraspis helvola
LC
🌊 Marine
Yellowfin grouper
Mycteroperca venenosa
NT
🌊 Marine
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
LC
🌊 Marine
🍽️ ★★★★★
Yellowhead jawfish
Opistognathus aurifrons
LC
🌊 Marine
Yellowmouth grouper
Mycteroperca interstitialis
VU
🌊 Marine
Yellowtail damselfish
Microspathodon chrysurus
LC
🌊 Marine
Yellowtail snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus
DD
🌊 Marine
Zabaleta anchovy
Anchovia clupeoides
LC
🌊 Marine