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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
Flatscale triangular batfish
Malthopsis bulla
Ogcocephalidae
Flecked pikeblenny
Chaenopsis roseola
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Fleckfin dottyback
Pseudoplesiops wassi
Pseudochromidae Least Concern
Fleet klipfish
Climacoporus navalis
Least Concern
Fleshy-lipped spikefish
Tydemania navigatoris
Triacanthodidae
Fleshyfin dragonfish
Photonectes parvimanus
Stomiidae Least Concern
Floral banded wobbegong
Orectolobus floridus
Orectolobidae Least Concern
Floral blenny
Petroscirtes mitratus
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Floral wrasse
Cheilinus chlorourus
Labridae Least Concern
Florenciella Lugubris
Florenciella lugubris
Epigonidae
Flores mud moray
Gymnothorax davidsmithi
Muraenidae Least Concern
Florida blenny
Chasmodes saburrae
Blenniidae Least Concern
Florida hamlet
Hypoplectrus floridae
Serranidae Least Concern Edible
Florida pompano
Trachinotus carolinus
Carangidae Least Concern
Florida round herring
Jenkinsia stolifera
Spratelloididae Least Concern
Florida torpedo
Torpedo andersoni
Torpedinidae Least Concern
Floros' goatfish
Upeneus floros
Mullidae
Flower cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fleurieu
Apogonidae Least Concern
Flower of the wave
Iso rhothophilus
Isonidae
Flower Scorpionfish
Hoplosebastes armatus
Scorpaenidae
Flowery flounder
Bothus mancus
Bothidae Least Concern Edible
Fluffy sculpin
Oligocottus snyderi
Cottidae
Fluffy-esca deepsea batfish
Halieutopsis simula
Ogcocephalidae Least Concern
Flying gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
Dactylopteridae Least Concern
Flying halfbeak
Euleptorhamphus velox
Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible
Flyingfish
Parexocoetus hillianus
Exocoetidae Least Concern
Foa Leisi
Foa leisi
Apogonidae
Foa Madagascariensis
Foa madagascariensis
Apogonidae Data Deficient
Foa Nivosa
Foa nivosa
Apogonidae
Foa Winterbottomi
Foa winterbottomi
Apogonidae
Foa Yamba
Foa yamba
Apogonidae
Fodiator Rostratus
Fodiator rostratus
Exocoetidae Least Concern
Fody dottyback
Chlidichthys foudioides
Pseudochromidae Least Concern
Foetorepus Garthi
Foetorepus garthi
Callionymidae
Foetorepus Kamoharai
Foetorepus kamoharai
Callionymidae
Foetorepus Talarae
Foetorepus talarae
Callionymidae
Folded ghostgoby
Pleurosicya prognatha
Gobiidae Least Concern
Folded viviparous brotula
Alionematichthys plicatosurculus
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
Folger's scorpionfish
Neomerinthe folgori
Scorpaenidae Data Deficient
Footballer demoiselle
Amblypomacentrus annulatus
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Footballfish
Himantolophus albinares
Himantolophidae Data Deficient
Forcepsfish
Forcipiger flavissimus
Chaetodontidae Least Concern
Forgotten argentine
Nansenia oblita
Microstomatidae
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
Phycidae Least Concern
Forked bar blenny
Starksia y-lineata
Labrisomidae Data Deficient
Forked jawfish
Stalix dicra
Opistognathidae Data Deficient
Forktail blenny
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Forktail dottyback
Pseudochromis dixurus
Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible