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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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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