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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
Neoharriotta Carri
Neoharriotta carri
NT
🌊 Marine
Northern red snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
VU
🌊 Marine
Nurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
VU
🌊 Marine
Oceanic two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus obtusirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
CR
🌊 Marine
Ocellated frogfish
Fowlerichthys ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated moray
Gymnothorax ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated Toadfish
Porichthys oculofrenum
DD
🌊 Marine
Offshore lizardfish
Synodus poeyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Oilfish
Ruvettus pretiosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Orange filefish
Aluterus schoepfii
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific blackchin
Scopelengys tristis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacuma toadfish
Batrachoides surinamensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pale cardinalfish
Apogon planifrons
LC
🌊 Marine
Paleback goby
Gobulus myersi
LC
🌊 Marine
Passany sea catfish
Sciades passany
DD
🌊 Marine
Patchtail tonguefish
Symphurus rhytisma
LC
🌊 Marine
Pearlfish
Carapus bermudensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pearly razorfish
Xyrichtys novacula
LC
🌊 Marine
Pelican flounder
Chascanopsetta lugubris
LC
🌊 Marine
Peristedion Greyae
Peristedion greyae
LC
🌊 Marine
Plate fish
Bothus lunatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pluma porgy
Calamus pennatula
LC
🌊 Marine
Pluto skate
Fenestraja plutonia
LC
🌊 Marine
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pond perch
Diplectrum radiale
LC
🌊 Marine
Porichthys Bathoiketes
Porichthys bathoiketes
LC
🌊 Marine
Porkfish
Anisotremus virginicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Prickly brown ray
Dipturus teevani
LC
🌊 Marine
Pugnose grenadier
Sphagemacrurus grenadae
LC
🌊 Marine
Pugnose pipefish
Bryx dunckeri
LC
🌊 Marine
Purplemouthed conger
Pseudophichthys splendens
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy filefish
Stephanolepis setifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen snapper
Etelis oculatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Queen triggerfish
Balistes vetula
NT
🌊 Marine
Rainbow parrotfish
Scarus guacamaia
NT
🌊 Marine
Rainbow runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
LC
🌊 Marine
Rake stardrum
Stellifer rastrifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Red barbier
Baldwinella vivanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Red cornetfish
Fistularia petimba
LC
🌊 Marine
Red hogfish
Decodon puellaris
LC
🌊 Marine
Red lionfish
Pterois volitans
LC
🌊 Marine
Red-eye round herring
Etrumeus sadina
LC
🌊 Marine
Redspotted hawkfish
Amblycirrhitus pinos
LC
🌊 Marine
Rio anchovy
Anchoa januaria
LC
🌊 Marine
Rock beauty
Holacanthus tricolor
LC
🌊 Marine
Rock hind
Epinephelus adscensionis
LC
🌊 Marine
Rosy razorfish
Xyrichtys martinicensis
LC
🌊 Marine