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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
Slippery dick
Halichoeres bivittatus
Labridae
Least Concern
Edible
Sliteye shark
Loxodon macrorhinus
Carcharhinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Small Bengal silver-biddy
Gerres setifer
Gerreidae
Edible
Small red scorpionfish
Scorpaena notata
Scorpaenidae
Least Concern
Edible
Small scale croaker
Nibea leptolepis
Sciaenidae
Least Concern
Edible
Small toothed jobfish
Aphareus furca
Lutjanidae
Least Concern
Edible
Small-scale sillago
Sillago parvisquamis
Sillaginidae
Endangered
Edible
Small-spotted picarel
Spicara flexuosum
Sparidae
Edible
Smalleye croaker
Nebris microps
Sciaenidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smalleye smooth-hound
Mustelus higmani
Triakidae
Endangered
Edible
Smallmouth moonflounder
Monolene microstoma
Bothidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smallmouth scad
Alepes apercna
Carangidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smallmouth squirrelfish
Sargocentron microstoma
Holocentridae
Least Concern
Edible
Smallnose fanskate
Sympterygia bonapartii
Arhynchobatidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Smallscale weakfish
Cynoscion microlepidotus
Sciaenidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smallscaled grouper
Epinephelus polylepis
Epinephelidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smallspotted grunter
Pomadasys commersonnii
Haemulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smalltail wrasse
Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Labridae
Data Deficient
Edible
Smalltooth emperor
Lethrinus microdon
Lethrinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smalltooth flounder
Pseudorhombus jenynsii
Paralichthyidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smalltooth sand tiger
Odontaspis ferox
Odontaspididae
Endangered
Edible
Smalltoothed argentine
Glossanodon leioglossus
Argentinidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smiler
Opistognathus jacksoniensis
Opistognathidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smooth hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena
Sphyrnidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Smooth oreo dory
Pseudocyttus maculatus
Oreosomatidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Smooth sandeel
Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
Ammodytidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smooth stargazer
Kathetostoma averruncus
Uranoscopidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smooth weakfish
Cynoscion leiarchus
Sciaenidae
Least Concern
Edible
Smooth-fin blenny
Ecsenius frontalis
Blenniidae
Least Concern
Edible
Snaggletooth
Borostomias antarcticus
Stomiidae
Least Concern
Edible
Snaggletooth shark
Hemipristis elongata
Hemigaleidae
Endangered
Edible
Snowy grouper
Hyporthodus niveatus
Epinephelidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Snubnose grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
Epinephelidae
Least Concern
Edible
Sôhachi
Cleisthenes pinetorum
Least Concern
Edible
Sohal surgeonfish
Acanthurus sohal
Acanthuridae
Least Concern
Edible
Sona sea catfish
Sciades sona
Ariidae
Edible
Sona sea catfish
Pseudosciades sona
Edible
Sonora scorpionfish
Scorpaena sonorae
Scorpaenidae
Least Concern
Edible
Sordid rubberlip
Plectorhinchus sordidus
Haemulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Sordid snapper
Paracaesio sordida
Lutjanidae
Least Concern
Edible
Southern African anchovy
Engraulis capensis
Engraulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Southern anchovy
Stolephorus scitulus
Engraulidae
Edible
Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer
Canthigaster figueiredoi
Tetraodontidae
Least Concern
Edible
Southern barracudina
Magnisudis prionosa
Alepisauridae
Least Concern
Edible
Southern blue devil
Paraplesiops meleagris
Plesiopidae
Least Concern
Edible
Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
Scombridae
Endangered
Edible
Southern common seabream
Pagrus africanus
Sparidae
Least Concern
Edible
Southern flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma
Paralichthyidae
Near Threatened
Edible