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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
Japanese fold dragonet
Diplogrammus xenicus
Callionymidae Least Concern
Japanese gissu
Pterothrissus gissu
Albulidae Data Deficient
Japanese gizzard shad
Nematalosa japonica
Dorosomatidae Data Deficient
Japanese goatfish
Upeneus japonicus
Mullidae
Japanese gregory
Plectroglyphidodon altus
Pomacentridae
Japanese grenadier
Coelorinchus japonicus
Macrouridae
Japanese highfin deepwater dragonet
Callionymus sokonumeri
Callionymidae
Japanese inflator filefish
Brachaluteres ulvarum
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Japanese jack mackerel
Trachurus japonicus
Carangidae Near Threatened
Japanese lanternfish
Notoscopelus japonicus
Myctophidae Least Concern
Japanese large-eye bream
Gymnocranius euanus
Lethrinidae Least Concern
Japanese leatherjacket
Paramonacanthus nipponensis
Monacanthidae
Japanese lefteye flounder
Arnoglossus japonicus
Bothidae Least Concern
Japanese longtail dragonet
Callionymus japonicus
Callionymidae Least Concern
Japanese lowfin deepwater dragonet
Callionymus ochiaii
Callionymidae
Japanese meagre
Argyrosomus japonicus
Sciaenidae Endangered Edible
Japanese ornate dragonet
Repomucenus ornatipinnis
Callionymidae
Japanese parrotfish
Calotomus japonicus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Japanese perchlet
Sayonara japonica
Edible
Japanese pugnose grenadier
Nezumia condylura
Macrouridae
Japanese pygmy seahorse
Hippocampus japapigu
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Japanese roughshark
Oxynotus japonicus
Oxynotidae Vulnerable
Japanese rubyfish
Erythrocles schlegelii
Emmelichthyidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese sandfish
Arctoscopus japonicus
Trichodontidae Edible
Japanese sardinella
Sardinella zunasi
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Japanese sawshark
Pristiophorus japonicus
Pristiophoridae Least Concern Edible
Japanese scad
Decapterus maruadsi
Carangidae Least Concern
Japanese seabat
Dibranchus japonicus
Ogcocephalidae Least Concern
Japanese seahorse
Hippocampus mohnikei
Syngnathidae Vulnerable
Japanese shortspined scorpionfish
Scorpaena brevispina
Scorpaenidae
Japanese sillago
Sillago japonica
Sillaginidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese silver-biddy
Gerres japonicus
Gerreidae
Japanese sleeper ray
Narke japonica
Narkidae Vulnerable
Japanese slope dragonet
Centrodraco pseudoxenicus
Draconettidae
Japanese smelt
Hypomesus nipponensis
Osmeridae Least Concern
Japanese snake blenny
Xiphasia matsubarai
Blenniidae Least Concern
Japanese snapper
Paracaesio caerulea
Lutjanidae Data Deficient Edible
Japanese soldierfish
Ostichthys japonicus
Holocentridae Least Concern Edible
Japanese Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus niphonius
Scombridae Near Threatened
Japanese spiny dragonet
Callionymus draconis
Callionymidae
Japanese spurdog
Squalus japonicus
Squalidae Endangered
Japanese swallow
Genicanthus semifasciatus
Pomacanthidae Least Concern Edible
Japanese tenspined silver-biddy
Gerres akazakii
Gerreidae
Japanese thread-sail fish
Hime japonica
Aulopidae Data Deficient Edible
Japanese threadfin bream
Nemipterus japonicus
Nemipteridae Least Concern Edible
Japanese topeshark
Hemitriakis japanica
Triakidae Endangered Edible
Japanese velvet dogfish
Scymnodon ichiharai
Somniosidae Vulnerable
Japanese wedgefish
Rhynchobatus mononoke
Rhinidae Critically Endangered