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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
Hoplunnis Similis
Hoplunnis similis
Nettastomatidae Least Concern
Horn shark
Heterodontus francisci
Heterodontidae Least Concern
Horn-nosed boxfish
Ostracion rhinorhynchos
Ostraciidae Least Concern
Horned bannerfish
Heniochus varius
Chaetodontidae Least Concern
Horned blenny
Paraclinus grandicomis
Labrisomidae Least Concern
Horned goby
Cerogobius petrophilus
Least Concern
Horned lantern fish
Centrophryne spinulosa
Centrophrynidae Least Concern
Horned lanternfish
Diaphus splendidus
Myctophidae Least Concern
Horned rockskipper
Antennablennius bifilum
Least Concern
Horned searobin
Bellator militaris
Triglidae Least Concern Edible
Horned tentacle goby
Oxyurichthys cornutus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Horned whiff
Citharichthys cornutus
Paralichthyidae Least Concern
Hornless blenny
Emblemariopsis randalli
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Hornlip mullet
Plicomugil labiosus
Horns-up dragonfish
Melanostomias dio
Stomiidae
Hornyhead turbot
Pleuronichthys verticalis
Pleuronectidae Least Concern
Horrible rattail
Coelorinchus horribilis
Macrouridae
Horse-shoe leatherjacket
Meuschenia hippocrepis
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Horseface unicornfish
Naso fageni
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Horsefish
Congiopodus peruvianus
Congiopodidae Least Concern
Horsehair eel
Gordiichthys irretitus
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Horsehead tilefish
Branchiostegus japonicus
Malacanthidae Least Concern Edible
Horseshoe butterflyfish
Chaetodon pictus
Chaetodontidae Least Concern
Hortle's whipray
Pateobatis hortlei
Dasyatidae Near Threatened
Hose blenny
Starksia hoesei
Labrisomidae Data Deficient
Hosokawa's coral blenny
Atrosalarias hosokawai
Blenniidae Least Concern
Hospe mullet
Mugil hospes
Mugilidae Least Concern
Hotlips pygmygoby
Trimma dalerocheila
Gobiidae Least Concern
Hotlips triplefin
Helcogramma obtusirostris
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Hottentot seabream
Pachymetopon blochii
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Hound needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
Belonidae Least Concern Edible
Hourglass basslet
Lipogramma levinsoni
Grammatidae Least Concern
Hourglass moray
Muraena clepsydra
Muraenidae Least Concern
Hourglass triplefin
Enneapterygius elegans
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Hovering goby
Ptereleotris helenae
Microdesmidae Least Concern
Howella Pammelas
Howella pammelas
Howellidae Data Deficient
Howella Parini
Howella parini
Howellidae
Howson's coralgoby
Gobiodon howsoni
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Howson's dottyback
Pseudochromis howsoni
Pseudochromidae Least Concern
Hozukius Guyotensis
Hozukius guyotensis
Sebastidae
Huan's goatfish
Upeneus huan
Mullidae
Hubb's pearleye
Rosenblattichthys hubbsi
Scopelarchidae Least Concern
Hubbs' tilefish
Caulolatilus hubbsi
Malacanthidae Least Concern
Hudson's lanternfish
Diaphus hudsoni
Myctophidae Least Concern
Hudson's triplefin
Helcogramma hudsoni
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Huguenin's dragonet
Repomucenus huguenini
Callionymidae Edible
Human's fairy-warsse
Cirrhilabrus humanni
Labridae
Human's whaler shark
Carcharhinus humani
Carcharhinidae Data Deficient