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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
Eakin's plunderfish
Pogonophryne eakini
Harpagiferidae
Eared blacksmelt
Lipolagus ochotensis
Bathylagidae
Eared conger
Castleichthys auritus
Data Deficient
Earle's soldierfish
Myripristis earlei
Holocentridae Least Concern
Earle's splitfin
Luzonichthys earlei
Anthiadidae Least Concern
Earspot longfin
Plesiops auritus
Plesiopidae
Earspot snakeblenny
Ophiclinops hutchinsi
Clinidae Least Concern
Earthworm snake-eel
Yirrkala lumbricoides
Ophichthidae Data Deficient
East African sardinella
Sardinella neglecta
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
East African skate
Okamejei heemstrai
Rajidae Least Concern
East Asian fourfinger threadfin
Eleutheronema rhadinum
Polynemidae
East Atlantic African spadefish
Ephippus goreensis
Ephippidae Least Concern
East Atlantic opah
Lampris lauta
Lampridae
East Atlantic peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
Labridae Least Concern
East China leg skate
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis
Anacanthobatidae
East coast flounder
Arnoglossus dalgleishi
Bothidae Data Deficient
East Indian lipsucker
Andamia heteroptera
Blenniidae Data Deficient
East indian soldierfish
Myripristis trachyacron
Holocentridae Least Concern
East Indies siltgoby
Amblygobius cheraphilus
Gobiidae Least Concern
East Pacific Frogmouth
Chaunax latipunctatus
Chaunacidae Least Concern
East-Pacific ventbrotula
Ventichthys biospeedoi
Data Deficient
Easter damselfish
Chrysiptera rapanui
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Easter filefish
Thamnaconus paschalis
Monacanthidae Data Deficient
Easter Island butterflyfish
Chaetodon litus
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Easter island flyingfish
Cheilopogon rapanouiensis
Exocoetidae Least Concern
Easter island moray
Gymnothorax nasuta
Muraenidae Least Concern
Eastern Angel Shark
Squatina albipunctata
Squatinidae Vulnerable
Eastern Atlantic cleaner clingfish
Diplecogaster tonstricula
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Eastern Australian banjofish
Banjos aculeatus
Banjosidae
Eastern Australian legskate
Sinobatis filicauda
Anacanthobatidae Data Deficient
Eastern Australian longtail dragonet
Callionymus ogilbyi
Callionymidae
Eastern banded catshark
Atelomycterus marnkalha
Scyliorhinidae Data Deficient
Eastern barhead damselfish
Neoglyphidodon mitratus
Pomacentridae
Eastern blue devil
Paraplesiops bleekeri
Plesiopidae Edible
Eastern blue groper
Achoerodus viridis
Labridae Near Threatened
Eastern bluespot goby
Pseudogobius eos
Gobiidae Least Concern
Eastern cleaner-clingfish
Cochleoceps orientalis
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Eastern clingfish
Aspasmogaster costata
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Eastern dwarf false catshark
Planonasus indicus
Data Deficient
Eastern eel-slickhead
Leptoderma ospesca
Alepocephalidae
Eastern eelgoby
Taenioides mordax
Gobiidae
Eastern fiddler ray
Trygonorrhina fasciata
Trygonorrhinidae Least Concern
Eastern footballer
Atypichthys latus
Kyphosidae Edible
Eastern fortescue
Centropogon australis
Tetrarogidae Least Concern
Eastern frogfish
Batrachomoeus dubius
Batrachoididae Least Concern
Eastern gobbleguts
Vincentia novaehollandiae
Apogonidae
Eastern headspot dwarfgoby
Eviota karaspila
Gobiidae Least Concern
Eastern highfin spurdog
Squalus albifrons
Squalidae Least Concern