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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
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Sharpsnout snake eel
Apterichtus klazingai
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Sharpsnout tubeshoulder
Maulisia acuticeps
Platytroctidae Least Concern
Sharptail eel
Myrichthys breviceps
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Sharptail mola
Masturus lanceolatus
Molidae Least Concern
Sharptooth houndshark
Triakis megalopterus
Triakidae Least Concern
Sharptooth jobfish
Pristipomoides typus
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Shaw's cowfish
Aracana aurita
Aracanidae Least Concern
Sheephead grunt
Orthopristis cantharina
Haemulidae Least Concern
Sheephead grunt
Orthopristis cantharinus
Haemulidae Least Concern
Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Sheepshead porgy
Calamus penna
Sparidae Least Concern
Sheila's damselfish
Chrysiptera sheila
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Shelf flounder
Etropus cyclosquamus
Paralichthyidae Least Concern
Shelf goby
Bollmannia eigenmannorum
Gobiidae Least Concern
Shelter cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus cladophilos
Apogonidae Least Concern
Shen's Hagfish
Eptatretus sheni
Myxinidae Least Concern
Sheppard's pygmygoby
Trimma sheppardi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Shige shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus shigensis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Shiho's seahorse
Hippocampus sindonis
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Shimadai's dwarfgoby
Eviota shimadai
Gobiidae Least Concern
Shiner perch
Cymatogaster aggregata
Embiotocidae Least Concern
Shining drum
Larimus effulgens
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Shining grunt
Haemulopsis nitida
Haemulidae Least Concern
Shining Snaggletooth
Borostomias elucens
Stomiidae Least Concern
Shining tubeshoulder
Sagamichthys abei
Platytroctidae Least Concern
Shiny loosejaw
Aristostomias scintillans
Stomiidae Least Concern
Shirley's coralblenny
Ecsenius shirleyae
Blenniidae Least Concern
Shoal flounder
Syacium gunteri
Paralichthyidae Least Concern
Shoemaker spinefoot
Siganus sutor
Siganidae Least Concern Edible
Shore Brotula
Alionematichthys minyomma
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
Shore clingfish
Lepadogaster lepadogaster
Gobiesocidae Least Concern Edible
Short alfonsino
Centroberyx spinosus
Berycidae Least Concern
Short bigeye
Pristigenys alta
Priacanthidae Least Concern
Short dragonfish
Eurypegasus draconis
Pegasidae Least Concern
Short fin pearleye
Scopelarchus analis
Scopelarchidae Least Concern
Short river garfish
Zenarchopterus rasori
Zenarchopteridae Least Concern
Short snouted lancetfish
Alepisaurus brevirostris
Alepisauridae Least Concern
Short tapetail
Parataeniophorus brevis
Cetomimidae Least Concern
Short-bodied pipefish
Choeroichthys brachysoma
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Short-headed lantern fish
Diaphus brachycephalus
Myctophidae Least Concern
Short-headed worm eel
Scolecenchelys breviceps
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Short-maned Sand Eel
Phaenomonas longissima
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Short-maned sand-eel
Phaenomonas cooperae
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Short-nosed tripodfish
Triacanthus biaculeatus
Triacanthidae Least Concern
Short-rod anglerfish
Microlophichthys microlophus
Oneirodidae Least Concern
Short-snout hardyhead
Kestratherina brevirostris
Atherinidae Least Concern
Short-tail bristletooth
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
Acanthuridae Least Concern
Short-tail Cusk-eel
Brotulotaenia brevicauda
Ophidiidae Least Concern