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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
Acutenose skate
Dipturus tengu
Rajidae
Near Threatened
African angelshark
Squatina africana
Squatinidae
Near Threatened
African brown skate
Raja parva
Rajidae
Near Threatened
Angolan dentex
Dentex angolensis
Sparidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Arabian carpetshark
Chiloscyllium arabicum
Hemiscylliidae
Near Threatened
Arabian smooth-hound
Mustelus mosis
Triakidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Arrowhead dogfish
Deania profundorum
Centrophoridae
Near Threatened
Artedielloides Auriculatus
Artedielloides auriculatus
Near Threatened
Atlantic halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Pleuronectidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Atlantic sawtail cat shark
Galeus atlanticus
Pentanchidae
Near Threatened
Australian bluespotted maskray
Neotrygon australiae
Dasyatidae
Near Threatened
Axelrod's Reef-Bass
Pseudogramma axelrodi
Grammistidae
Near Threatened
Baldwin's major
Stegastes baldwini
Pomacentridae
Near Threatened
Bali sardinella
Sardinella lemuru
Dorosomatidae
Near Threatened
Balloon shark
Cephaloscyllium sufflans
Scyliorhinidae
Near Threatened
Baraka's whipray
Maculabatis ambigua
Dasyatidae
Near Threatened
Bengal whipray
Brevitrygon walga
Dasyatidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Bicolored foxface
Siganus uspi
Siganidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Bigeye grunt
Brachydeuterus auritus
Haemulidae
Near Threatened
Bigeyed sixgill shark
Hexanchus nakamurai
Hexanchidae
Near Threatened
Bight skate
Dipturus gudgeri
Rajidae
Near Threatened
Bignose shark
Carcharhinus altimus
Carcharhinidae
Near Threatened
Bigtail skate
Dipturus macrocauda
Rajidae
Near Threatened
Birdbeak dogfish
Deania calceus
Centrophoridae
Near Threatened
Black grouper
Mycteroperca bonaci
Epinephelidae
Near Threatened
Blackbar devil
Plectroglyphidodon dickii
Pomacentridae
Near Threatened
Blackmouth Croaker
Pentheroscion mbizi
Sciaenidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Blackspot seabream
Pagellus bogaraveo
Sparidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Blackspot skate
Dipturus campbelli
Rajidae
Near Threatened
Blackspot tuskfish
Choerodon schoenleinii
Labridae
Near Threatened
Edible
Blackspotted croaker
Protonibea diacanthus
Sciaenidae
Near Threatened
Blonde ray
Raja brachyura
Rajidae
Near Threatened
Blotched stingray
Urotrygon chilensis
Urotrygonidae
Near Threatened
Blotchy swell shark
Cephaloscyllium umbratile
Scyliorhinidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Blue shark
Prionace glauca
Carcharhinidae
Near Threatened
Blue stingray
Dasyatis chrysonota
Dasyatidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Blunt-toothed snake eel
Pisodonophis daspilotus
Ophichthidae
Near Threatened
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus
Hexanchidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Bluntnose stingray
Hypanus say
Dasyatidae
Near Threatened
Bombay-duck
Harpadon nehereus
Synodontidae
Near Threatened
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
Albulidae
Near Threatened
Bower's parrotfish
Chlorurus bowersi
Labridae
Near Threatened
Branchiostegus Albus
Branchiostegus albus
Malacanthidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Branchiostegus Argentatus
Branchiostegus argentatus
Malacanthidae
Near Threatened
Branchiostegus Auratus
Branchiostegus auratus
Malacanthidae
Near Threatened
Edible
Brazilian electric ray
Narcine brasiliensis
Narcinidae
Near Threatened
Breaksea cod
Epinephelides armatus
Near Threatened
Bristly catshark
Bythaelurus hispidus
Scyliorhinidae
Near Threatened