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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
Krefft's smooth-head
Herwigia kreffti
Alepocephalidae Least Concern
Krefft's snaggletooth
Astronesthes kreffti
Stomiidae Least Concern
Krempf's flounder
Grammatobothus krempfi
Bothidae Data Deficient
Kriete's tonguefish
Symphurus billykrietei
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish
Ceratias holboelli
Ceratiidae Least Concern
Kudersky parketnik
Muraenolepis kuderskii
Muraenolepididae
Kudo's pygmygoby
Trimma kudoi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Kuhlia Petiti
Kuhlia petiti
Kuhliidae
Kuiter's damselfish
Chrysiptera kuiteri
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Kuiter's damselfish
Amblypomacentrus kuiteri
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Kukwari sea catfish
Amphiarius phrygiatus
Ariidae Least Concern
Kukwari sea catfish
Notarius phrygiatus
Ariidae Least Concern
Kulbicki's pipefish
Festucalex kulbickii
Syngnathidae Data Deficient
Kulbicki's triplefin
Springerichthys kulbickii
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Kumba Calvifrons
Kumba calvifrons
Macrouridae
Kumba Hebetata
Kumba hebetata
Macrouridae
Kumba Japonica
Kumba japonica
Macrouridae
Kumba Maculisquama
Kumba maculisquama
Macrouridae
Kumba Musorstom
Kumba musorstom
Macrouridae
Kumba Punctulata
Kumba punctulata
Macrouridae
Kuna goby
Coryphopterus kuna
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Kuo's Hagfish
Myxine kuoi
Myxinidae Data Deficient
Kupang cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus wassinki
Apogonidae Least Concern
Kupang pony fish
Eubleekeria kupanensis
Leiognathidae
Kurchatov's notoliparis
Notoliparis kurchatovi
Liparidae
Kuril prickled eelpout
Krusensterniella kurilensis
Zoarcidae
Kuronezumia Darus
Kuronezumia darus
Macrouridae
Kuronezumia Endoi
Kuronezumia endoi
Macrouridae
Kuronezumia Macronema
Kuronezumia macronema
Macrouridae Data Deficient
Kuronezumia Paepkei
Kuronezumia paepkei
Macrouridae
Kuronuma's whiptail
Spicomacrurus kuronumai
Macrouridae
Kurt's coralblenny
Ecsenius kurti
Blenniidae Vulnerable
Kusanagi snake eel
Ophichthus kusanagi
Ophichthidae
Kwangtung skate
Dipturus kwangtungensis
Rajidae Data Deficient
Kwazulu sweeper
Parapriacanthus kwazulu
Pempheridae
Kyataphisa Nenga
Kyataphisa nenga
Kyphosus Azureus
Kyphosus azureus
Kyphosidae Least Concern
La Plata skate
Atlantoraja platana
Arhynchobatidae Endangered
La Réunion longspine spurdog
Squalus longispinis
Squalidae
Laboute's wrasse
Cirrhilabrus laboutei
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Labracoglossa Argenteiventris
Labracoglossa argenteiventris
Scorpididae Edible
Labrisomus Fernandezianus
Labrisomus fernandezianus
Labrisomidae Least Concern
Labrisomus Pomaspilus
Labrisomus pomaspilus
Labrisomidae Data Deficient
Labropsis Polynesica
Labropsis polynesica
Labridae Least Concern
Labyrinth pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides labyrinthus
Labridae
Labyrinth spinefoot
Siganus labyrinthodes
Siganidae Data Deficient
Lace goby
Oxyurichthys lemayi
Gobiidae
Lace klipfish
Blennioclinus brachycephalus
Clinidae Least Concern