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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
Fijian zebra dwarfgoby
Eviota pseudozebrina
Gobiidae Least Concern
Filament blenny
Emblemaria hyltoni
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Filament cod
Physiculus longifilis
Moridae
Filament cusk
Homostolus acer
Ophidiidae Least Concern
Filament-finned parrotfish
Scarus altipinnis
Labridae Least Concern
Filament-finned prawn-goby
Stonogobiops nematodes
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Filamentbeard Dragonfish
Leptostomias haplocaulus
Stomiidae Least Concern
Filamented pygmy sand-goby
Grallenia lipi
Least Concern
Filamented rattail
Coryphaenoides filifer
Macrouridae
Filamentous anthiine
Meganthias filiferus
Data Deficient
Filamentous blenny
Cirripectes filamentosus
Blenniidae Least Concern
Filamentous Dragonfish
Astronesthes similus
Stomiidae Least Concern
Filamentous perchlet
Sayonara robertsi
Filamentous rattail
Gadomus aoteanus
Macrouridae
Filamentous scorpionfish
Hipposcorpaena filamentosa
Filamentous shrimpgoby
Myersina filifer
Gobiidae Least Concern
Filamentous wrasse
Paracheilinus filamentosus
Labridae Least Concern
Filesnout grenadier
Coelorinchus denticulatus
Macrouridae
Filetail catshark
Parmaturus xaniurus
Pentanchidae Least Concern
Filetail fanskate
Sympterygia lima
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern
Fimbriate moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Muraenidae Least Concern
Fin-joined goby
Gobulus birdsongi
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Fine flounder
Paralichthys adspersus
Paralichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Fine Patterned Puffer
Takifugu flavipterus
Tetraodontidae
Fine-spined skate
Bathyraja microtrachys
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern
Fine-spotted leopard whipray
Himantura tutul
Dasyatidae
Finebulb Dragonfish
Eustomias leptobolus
Stomiidae Data Deficient
Finelined surgeonfish
Acanthurus grammoptilus
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Finescale dottyback
Lubbockichthys multisquamatus
Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible
Finescale menhaden
Brevoortia gunteri
Alosidae Least Concern
Finescale mora
Antimora microlepis
Moridae Data Deficient
Finescale razorfish
Cymolutes torquatus
Labridae Least Concern
Finescale triggerfish
Balistes polylepis
Balistidae Least Concern Edible
Finespotted jawfish
Opistognathus punctatus
Opistognathidae Least Concern
Finespotted moray
Gymnothorax dovii
Muraenidae Least Concern
Finespotted plunderfish
Pogonophryne permitini
Harpagiferidae
Finetooth shark
Carcharhinus isodon
Carcharhinidae Near Threatened
Fingered dragonet
Dactylopus dactylopus
Callionymidae Least Concern
Finless eel
Apterichtus kendalli
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Finless flounder
Neoachiropsetta milfordi
Achiropsettidae Least Concern
Finless sleeper ray
Temera hardwickii
Vulnerable Edible
Finless sole
Pardachirus marmoratus
Soleidae Least Concern Edible
Finned worm eel
Echelus uropterus
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Finny snake eel
Caecula pterygera
Data Deficient
Finspot dwarfgoby
Eviota variola
Gobiidae Least Concern
Finspot gurnard
Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis
Triglidae
Finspot ray
Rostroraja cervigoni
Rajidae Near Threatened
Finspot wrasse
Xenojulis margaritacea
Least Concern Edible