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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
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Elegant coris
Coris venusta
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Elegant firefish
Nemateleotris decora
Microdesmidae Least Concern Edible
Elegant unicornfish
Naso elegans
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Elongate sole
Solea elongata
Soleidae Least Concern Edible
Elongate surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Elongate tonguesole
Symphurus ligulatus
Cynoglossidae Least Concern Edible
Elongate unicornfish
Naso lopezi
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Ember parrotfish
Scarus rubroviolaceus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Emerald coral goby
Paragobiodon xanthosoma
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Emperor red snapper
Lutjanus sebae
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
English sole
Parophrys vetulus
Pleuronectidae Least Concern Edible
Epaulette surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Erisphex Pottii
Erisphex pottii
Aploactinidae Least Concern Edible
Eritrean butterflyfish
Chaetodon paucifasciatus
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Eschmeyer's scorpionfish
Rhinopias eschmeyeri
Scorpaenidae Least Concern Edible
Estuarine stonefish
Synanceia horrida
Synanceiidae Least Concern Edible
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Engraulidae Least Concern Edible
European conger
Conger conger
Congridae Least Concern Edible
European pilchard
Sardina pilchardus
Clupeidae Least Concern Edible
Ewa blenny
Plagiotremus ewaensis
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Eyebar goby
Gnatholepis cauerensis
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Falkland sprat
Sprattus fuegensis
Clupeidae Least Concern Edible
False cleanerfish
Aspidontus taeniatus
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
False halfbeak
Oxyporhamphus similis
Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible
False leopard
Macropharyngodon ornatus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
False red stumpnose
Chrysoblephus lophus
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
False scad
Caranx rhonchus
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
False stonefish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Scorpaenidae Least Concern Edible
Fantail filefish
Pervagor spilosoma
Monacanthidae Least Concern Edible
Fat greenling
Hexagrammos otakii
Hexagrammidae Least Concern Edible
Ferrer's goby
Pseudaphya ferreri
Least Concern Edible
Filament-finned prawn-goby
Stonogobiops nematodes
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Fine flounder
Paralichthys adspersus
Paralichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Finelined surgeonfish
Acanthurus grammoptilus
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Finescale dottyback
Lubbockichthys multisquamatus
Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible
Finescale triggerfish
Balistes polylepis
Balistidae Least Concern Edible
Finless sole
Pardachirus marmoratus
Soleidae Least Concern Edible
Finspot wrasse
Xenojulis margaritacea
Least Concern Edible
Fire-tail devil
Labracinus cyclophthalmus
Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible
Five-eyed flounder
Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus
Paralichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Five-lined snapper
Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Fivebeard rockling
Ciliata mustela
Lotidae Least Concern Edible
Fivelined threadfin bream
Nemipterus tambuloides
Nemipteridae Least Concern Edible
Fivesaddle parrotfish
Scarus scaber
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Fivespot flounder
Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus
Paralichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Fivestripe wrasse
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Flagfin prawn goby
Mahidolia mystacina
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Flagtail dartfish
Ptereleotris uroditaenia
Microdesmidae Least Concern Edible