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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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Mottled cardinalfish
Fowleria vaiulae
Apogonidae Least Concern
Mottled cusk-eel
Lepophidium jeannae
Ophidiidae Least Concern
Mottled flounder
Bothus maculiferus
Bothidae Least Concern
Mottled fusilier
Dipterygonotus balteatus
Caesionidae Least Concern
Mottled grouper
Mycteroperca rubra
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Mottled jawfish
Opistognathus maxillosus
Opistognathidae Least Concern Edible
Mottled mojarra
Ulaema lefroyi
Gerreidae Least Concern
Mottled moray
Echidna delicatula
Muraenidae Least Concern
Mottled scorpionfish
Pontinus clemensi
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Mottled soapfish
Rypticus bicolor
Grammistidae Least Concern Edible
Mottled sole
Aseraggodes melanostictus
Soleidae Least Concern
Mottled spinefoot
Siganus fuscescens
Siganidae Least Concern Edible
Mottled tonguefish
Symphurus varius
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
Mottled triplefin
Forsterygion malcolmi
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Mottled twister
Bellapiscis lesleyae
Least Concern
Mourner
Hetereleotris caminata
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mournful dottyback
Pseudochromis lugubris
Pseudochromidae Least Concern
Mournful Goby
Priolepis ailina
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mourning pygmygoby
Trimma pentherum
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mouse catshark
Galeus murinus
Pentanchidae Least Concern
Mousey klipfish
Fucomimus mus
Clinidae Least Concern
Moustache grouper
Hyporthodus chabaudi
Epinephelidae Least Concern Edible
Moustache jawfish
Opistognathus lonchurus
Opistognathidae Least Concern Edible
Moustache longfin
Plesiops mystaxus
Plesiopidae Least Concern
Moustached rockskipper
Antennablennius australis
Least Concern
Moustached thryssa
Thryssa mystax
Engraulidae Least Concern Edible
Moyer's dragonet
Synchiropus moyeri
Callionymidae Least Concern
Mozambique fangblenny
Meiacanthus mossambicus
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Mozambique scorpionfish
Parascorpaena mossambica
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Mud goby
Valenciennea limicola
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mud reef-goby
Exyrias belissimus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Mud skate
Bathyraja taranetzi
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern
Mudbank filefish
Paramonacanthus sulcatus
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Muddy arrowtooth eel
Ilyophis brunneus
Synaphobranchidae Least Concern
Mudslope goby
Acentrogobius vanderloosi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mueller's flounder
Arnoglossus muelleri
Bothidae Least Concern
Mueller's rockskipper
Istiblennius muelleri
Blenniidae Least Concern
Mullet snapper
Lutjanus aratus
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Multi-barred cardinalfish
Nectamia luxuria
Apogonidae Least Concern
Multibarred shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus multicinctus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Multicolor angelfish
Centropyge multicolor
Pomacanthidae Least Concern Edible
Multicolour dottyback
Ogilbyina novaehollandiae
Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible
Multipore searsid
Normichthys operosus
Platytroctidae Least Concern
Multispine damselfish
Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Multispotted grouper
Epinephelus gabriellae
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Multispotted lanternfish
Scopelopsis multipunctatus
Myctophidae Least Concern
Munahosi cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus cheni
Apogonidae Least Concern
Munchskin skate
Rajella caudaspinosa
Rajidae Least Concern