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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
Filtered Least Concern ✕ Clear all
Southern King Weakfish
Macrodon atricauda
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Southern kingcroaker
Menticirrhus americanus
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Southern lanternfish
Lampanyctus australis
Myctophidae Least Concern
Southern lanternshark
Etmopterus granulosus
Etmopteridae Least Concern
Southern leatherjacket
Meuschenia australis
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Southern lemon sole
Pelotretis flavilatus
Least Concern Edible
Southern lightfish
Ichthyococcus australis
Ichthyococcidae Least Concern
Southern longfin goby
Favonigobius lateralis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Southern no-line scorpionfish
Phenacoscorpius longilineatus
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Southern ocean daggertooth
Anotopterus vorax
Alepisauridae Least Concern
Southern opah
Lampris immaculatus
Lampridae Least Concern
Southern orange-lined cardinal fish
Ostorhinchus properuptus
Apogonidae Least Concern
Southern peacock sole
Pardachirus hedleyi
Soleidae Least Concern
Southern pompano
Trachinotus africanus
Carangidae Least Concern
Southern puffer
Sphoeroides nephelus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Southern round skate
Irolita waitii
Least Concern
Southern sawshark
Pristiophorus nudipinnis
Pristiophoridae Least Concern
Southern seadevil
Ceratias tentaculatus
Ceratiidae Least Concern
Southern sleeper shark
Somniosus antarcticus
Somniosidae Least Concern
Southern smoothhead glass blenny
Emblemariopsis bottomei
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Southern sole
Aseraggodes haackeanus
Soleidae Least Concern
Southern stargazer
Astroscopus ygraecum
Uranoscopidae Least Concern
Southern stoplight loosejaw
Malacosteus australis
Stomiidae Least Concern
Southern thorny skate
Amblyraja doellojuradoi
Rajidae Least Concern
Southern tongue sole
Cynoglossus broadhursti
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
Southern tubelip
Labropsis australis
Labridae Least Concern
Southern velvetfish
Aploactisoma milesii
Aploactinidae Least Concern
Southern whitetail major
Stegastes beebei
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Southern yellow croaker
Larimichthys pamoides
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Southseas devil
Chrysiptera taupou
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
Spade sand skate
Psammobatis rutrum
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern
Spaghetti eel
Moringua edwardsi
Moringuidae Least Concern
Spalding's blenny
Salarias sexfilum
Blenniidae Least Concern
Spangled emperor
Lethrinus nebulosus
Lethrinidae Least Concern
Spangleside neoscopelid
Neoscopelus porosus
Neoscopelidae Least Concern
Spaniblennius Clandestinus
Spaniblennius clandestinus
Least Concern
Spanish flag
Gonioplectrus hispanus
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Spanish flag snapper
Lutjanus carponotatus
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Spanish grunt
Haemulon macrostoma
Haemulidae Least Concern
Spanish grunt
Haemulon macrostomum
Haemulidae Least Concern
Spanish hogfish
Bodianus rufus
Labridae Least Concern
Spanish ling
Molva macrophthalma
Lotidae Least Concern
Sparing
Bathophilus filifer
Stomiidae Least Concern
Spark anglemouth
Sigmops bathyphilus
Gonostomatidae Least Concern
Sparsely spotted carpetshark
Parascyllium sparsimaculatum
Parascylliidae Least Concern
Sparsely-spotted stingaree
Urolophus paucimaculatus
Urolophidae Least Concern
Sparsely-thorned skate
Rajella paucispinosa
Rajidae Least Concern
Sparsetooth dogfish
Scymnodalatias oligodon
Somniosidae Least Concern