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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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Bridled goby
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Bridled grouper
Epinephelus heniochus
Epinephelidae Least Concern Edible
Bridled parrotfish
Scarus frenatus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Scophthalmidae Least Concern Edible
Broad-barred goby
Gobiodon histrio
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Broad-barred king mackerel
Scomberomorus semifasciatus
Scombridae Least Concern Edible
Broadgilled hagfish
Eptatretus cirrhatus
Myxinidae Least Concern Edible
Broadhead anchovy
Stolephorus brachycephalus
Engraulidae Least Concern Edible
Broadstriped cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus angustatus
Apogonidae Least Concern Edible
Bronzestripe grunt
Haemulon boschmae
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible
Brown chub
Kyphosus bigibbus
Kyphosidae Least Concern Edible
Brown coral blenny
Atrosalarias holomelas
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Brown dottyback
Pseudochromis fuscus
Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible
Brown puller
Chromis hypsilepis
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
Brown ray
Raja miraletus
Rajidae Least Concern Edible
Brown surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Brown-spotted spinefoot
Siganus stellatus
Siganidae Least Concern Edible
Brownback trevally
Carangoides praeustus
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
Brownburnie
Chaetodon blackburnii
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Brownspotted grouper
Epinephelus chlorostigma
Epinephelidae Least Concern Edible
Brownstripe red snapper
Lutjanus vitta
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Bucchich's goby
Gobius bucchichi
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Buffalo trunkfish
Lactophrys trigonus
Ostraciidae Least Concern Edible
Bulldog dentex
Virididentex acromegalus
Least Concern Edible
Bullseye jawfish
Opistognathus scops
Opistognathidae Least Concern Edible
Bullseye puffer
Sphoeroides annulatus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern Edible
Bumphead parrotfish
Scarus perrico
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Bumpnose trevally
Atropus hedlandensis
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
Burgess' butterflyfish
Chaetodon burgessi
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Burrito grunt
Anisotremus interruptus
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible
Butter hamlet
Hypoplectrus unicolor
Serranidae Least Concern Edible
Butterfly goby
Amblygobius albimaculatus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Cabinza grunt
Isacia conceptionis
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible
Cachema weakfish
Cynoscion phoxocephalus
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Calico surfperch
Amphistichus koelzi
Embiotocidae Least Concern Edible
California flounder
Paralichthys californicus
Paralichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Callanthias Japonicus
Callanthias japonicus
Callanthiidae Least Concern Edible
Cameroon croaker
Pseudotolithus moorii
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Canary dentex
Dentex canariensis
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Canary drum
Umbrina canariensis
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Canary wrasse
Halichoeres chrysus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Canarytop wrasse
Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Candelamoa parrotfish
Hipposcarus harid
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Cape bonnetmouth
Emmelichthys nitidus
Emmelichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Cape dory
Zeus capensis
Zeidae Least Concern Edible
Cape gurnard
Chelidonichthys capensis
Triglidae Least Concern Edible
Cape redfish
Sebastes capensis
Sebastidae Least Concern Edible
Cape scaldfish
Arnoglossus capensis
Bothidae Least Concern Edible