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Marine Fish Species

All saltwater fish species — from shallow coral reefs to the abyssal deep sea. Explore ocean zones, depth ranges, and global distribution.

18,138
Total Species
328
Endangered (EN+CR)
2,394
Edible Species
450
Families
Filtered Least Concern Edible only ✕ Clear all
Abbott's moray eel
Gymnothorax eurostus
Muraenidae Least Concern Edible
Achilles tang
Acanthurus achilles
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
African coris
Coris gaimard
Labridae Least Concern Edible
African eel blenny
Haliophis guttatus
Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible
African halfbeak
Hyporhamphus picarti
Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible
African moonfish
Selene dorsalis
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
African striped grunt
Parapristipoma octolineatum
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible
Agujon needlefish
Tylosurus acus
Belonidae Least Concern Edible
Alaska plaice
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
Pleuronectidae Least Concern Edible
Alfonsino
Beryx decadactylus
Berycidae Least Concern Edible
Alice argentina
Argentina aliceae
Argentinidae Least Concern Edible
Ambanoro prawn-goby
Vanderhorstia ambanoro
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Amberstripe scad
Decapterus muroadsi
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
Ambon chromis
Pycnochromis amboinensis
Least Concern Edible
Ambon damsel
Pomacentrus amboinensis
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
American fourspot flounder
Hippoglossina oblonga
Paralichthyidae Least Concern Edible
American smooth flounder
Liopsetta putnami
Pleuronectidae Least Concern Edible
American whitespotted filefish
Cantherhines macrocerus
Monacanthidae Least Concern Edible
Amioides Polyacanthus
Amioides polyacanthus
Least Concern Edible
Andhra anchovy
Stolephorus andhraensis
Engraulidae Least Concern Edible
Angler
Lophius piscatorius
Lophiidae Least Concern Edible
Angola croaker
Miracorvina angolensis
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Angola rockfish
Scorpaena angolensis
Scorpaenidae Least Concern Edible
Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Antarctic armless flounder
Mancopsetta maculata
Achiropsettidae Least Concern Edible
aquaculture, gamefish, aquarium
Parajulis poecilepterus
Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Caffrogobius caffer
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Pseudanthias taeniatus
Anthiadidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Halichoeres iridis
Labridae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Paracirrhites xanthus
Cirrhitidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Syngnathus phlegon
Syngnathidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Coris ballieui
Labridae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Poroanthias pelicieri
Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Symphodus ocellatus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Ecsenius minutus
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Valenciennea persica
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Xenocephalus elongatus
Uranoscopidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Uranoscopus japonicus
Uranoscopidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Tripterygion tripteronotum
Tripterygiidae Least Concern Edible
aquarium
Thalassoma cupido
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Arabian angelfish
Pomacanthus asfur
Pomacanthidae Least Concern Edible
Arabian butterflyfish
Chaetodon melapterus
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Arabian pandora
Pagellus affinis
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Arabian yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus arabicus
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Areolate grouper
Epinephelus areolatus
Epinephelidae Least Concern Edible
Armed grunt
Conodon serrifer
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible