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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
Humboldt grenadier
Coryphaenoides ariommus
Macrouridae Least Concern
Hump-headed blenny
Blenniella gibbifrons
Blenniidae Least Concern
Humpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
Melanocetidae Least Concern
Humpback batfish
Platax batavianus
Ephippidae Least Concern Edible
Humpback Brotula
Grammonus robustus
Bythitidae Least Concern
Humpback cat shark
Apristurus gibbosus
Pentanchidae Least Concern
Humpback grouper
Cromileptes altivelis
Epinephelidae Data Deficient Edible
Humpback grouper
Chromileptes altivelis
Data Deficient Edible
Humpback grunt
Microlepidotus brevipinnis
Haemulidae Least Concern
Humpback hairfin anchovy
Setipinna paxtoni
Engraulidae Data Deficient
Humpback Handfish
Brachiopsilus dossenus
Data Deficient
Humpback nohu
Sebastapistes coniorta
Scorpaenidae Near Threatened Edible
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Humpback smooth-hound
Mustelus whitneyi
Triakidae Critically Endangered
Humpback turretfish
Tetrosomus gibbosus
Ostraciidae Least Concern
Humpback unicornfish
Naso brachycentron
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Humpback waspfish
Cheroscorpaena tridactyla
Humpback Western dogfish
Squalus quasimodo
Squalidae Data Deficient
Humpback whiptail
Coryphaenoides dossenus
Macrouridae
Humpbacked coralbrotula
Diancistrus altidorsalis
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
Humpbacked scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Humped rockcod
Gobionotothen gibberifrons
Nototheniidae
Humphead snapper
Lutjanus sanguineus
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Humphead thryssa
Thryssa polybranchialis
Engraulidae Data Deficient
Humphead wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
Labridae Endangered
Humpnose big-eye bream
Monotaxis grandoculis
Lethrinidae Least Concern Edible
Humpnose unicornfish
Naso tuberosus
Acanthuridae Data Deficient
Hunchback scorpionfish
Scorpaena dispar
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Hunchback Shore Eel
Alabes gibbosa
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Hundred fathom mora
Physiculus rastrelliger
Moridae
Hureau's flounder
Engyprosopon hureaui
Bothidae Data Deficient
Hurghada sweeper
Pempheris shirleen
Pempheridae
Hutchin's mudbrotula
Dipulus hutchinsi
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
Hutchin's toadfish
Halophryne hutchinsi
Batrachoididae Least Concern
Hutchins' anglerfish
Lophiocharon hutchinsi
Hutchins' blenny
Cirripectes hutchinsi
Blenniidae Least Concern
Hutomo's anthias
Pseudanthias hutomoi
Anthiadidae Least Concern
Huysman's righteye flounder
Samariscus huysmani
Samaridae Least Concern
Hwanghae Rockfish
Sebastes koreanus
Sebastidae Data Deficient
Hyaline cardinalfish
Foa hyalina
Apogonidae Least Concern
Hydrolagus Alphus
Hydrolagus alphus
Chimaeridae Least Concern
Hydrolagus Barbouri
Hydrolagus barbouri
Chimaeridae Data Deficient Edible
Hydrolagus Eidolon
Hydrolagus eidolon
Chimaeridae
Hydrolagus Lusitanicus
Hydrolagus lusitanicus
Chimaeridae Least Concern
Hydrolagus Marmoratus
Hydrolagus marmoratus
Chimaeridae Least Concern
Hydrolagus Matallanasi
Hydrolagus matallanasi
Chimaeridae Vulnerable
Hyena blenny
Parenchelyurus hyena
Least Concern
Hygophum Bruuni
Hygophum bruuni
Myctophidae Least Concern