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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
Forktail large-eye bream
Gymnocranius elongatus
Lethrinidae Least Concern
Forktail pygmygoby
Trimma hoesei
Gobiidae Least Concern
Forktail threadfin bream
Nemipterus furcosus
Nemipteridae Least Concern Edible
Formosa dreamer
Oneirodes formosanus
Oneirodidae
Formosa grenadier
Coelorinchus formosanus
Macrouridae
Formosa swellshark
Cephaloscyllium formosanum
Scyliorhinidae Least Concern
Formosan Hagfish
Myxine formosana
Myxinidae Data Deficient
Formosan Jawfish
Stalix sheni
Opistognathidae Data Deficient
Forsten's parrotfish
Scarus forsteni
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Forster's Sandfish
Gonorynchus forsteri
Gonorynchidae
Fortune jack
Seriola peruana
Carangidae Least Concern
Fortune Sardinella
Sardinella ventura
Dorosomatidae
Four twin-spot flounder
Pseudorhombus diplospilus
Paralichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Four-armed frogfish
Tetrabrachium ocellatum
Tetrabrachiidae Least Concern
Four-banded butterflyfish
Chaetodon hoefleri
Chaetodontidae Least Concern
Four-eye pygmygoby
Trimma hayashii
Gobiidae Least Concern
Four-eyes perchlet
Plectranthias normanby
Anthiadidae
Four-fin blenny
Haptoclinus dropi
Labrisomidae Least Concern
Four-fingered lipsucker
Andamia tetradactylus
Blenniidae Data Deficient
Four-lined wrasse
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Four-spined leatherjacket
Eubalichthys quadrispinis
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Four-spot megrim
Lepidorhombus boscii
Scophthalmidae Least Concern
Four-spot short-tail conger
Ariosoma melanospilos
Congridae
Four-spotted goby
Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Four-spotted pygmygoby
Trimma quadrimaculatum
Gobiidae Least Concern
Fourband leatherjacket
Pseudomonacanthus elongatus
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Fourbeard rockling
Enchelyopus cimbrius
Lotidae Least Concern
Foureye butterflyfish
Chaetodon capistratus
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Foureye rockskipper
Dialommus macrocephalus
Labrisomidae Least Concern
Foureyed flounder
Ancylopsetta kumperae
Paralichthyidae Least Concern
Foureyed sole
Microchirus ocellatus
Soleidae Data Deficient Edible
Fourhorn poacher
Hypsagonus quadricornis
Agonidae
Fourline blenny
Ecsenius aequalis
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Fourline hogfish
Bodianus trilineatus
Labridae Least Concern
Fourline snakeblenny
Eumesogrammus praecisus
Stichaeidae
Fourline tonguesole
Cynoglossus attenuatus
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
Fourlined terapon
Pelates quadrilineatus
Terapontidae
Fourlined tonguesole
Cynoglossus bilineatus
Cynoglossidae Least Concern Edible
Fourpored blenny
Haptogenys bipunctata
Blenniidae Data Deficient
Foursaddle grouper
Epinephelus spilotoceps
Epinephelidae Least Concern Edible
Fourspine scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Fourspot butterflyfish
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Fourspot flounder
Hippoglossina tetrophthalma
Paralichthyidae Least Concern
Fourspot triplefin
Helcogramma fuscipectoris
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Fourstripe goatfish
Upeneus quadrilineatus
Mullidae
Fourteen-gill hagfish
Eptatretus polytrema
Myxinidae Data Deficient
Fourwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys affinis
Exocoetidae Least Concern Edible
Fowler's large-toothed conger
Bathyuroconger fowleri
Congridae