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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
Wedge-tailed tuskfish
Choerodon sugillatum
Labridae Least Concern
Wedgespot damsel
Pomacentrus cuneatus
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Wedgetail filefish
Paramonacanthus frenatus
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Wedgetail triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Balistidae Least Concern
Weed wrasse
Halichoeres papilionaceus
Labridae Least Concern
Weedsucker
Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Weedy cardinalfish
Foa fo
Apogonidae Least Concern
Weedy scorpionfish
Rhinopias frondosa
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Weedy stingfish
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa
Scorpaenidae Least Concern Edible
Weedybeard Leftvent
Linophryne algibarbata
Linophrynidae Least Concern
Weeping dwarfgoby
Eviota lacrimosa
Gobiidae Least Concern
Weeping toado
Torquigener pleurogramma
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Welander's flathead
Rogadius welanderi
Platycephalidae Least Concern
Wenchman
Pristipomoides aquilonaris
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Weng's skate
Dipturus wengi
Rajidae Least Concern
West African hawkfish
Cirrhitus atlanticus
Cirrhitidae Least Concern
West African pygmy skate
Neoraja africana
Rajidae Least Concern
West African rockhopper
Entomacrodus cadenati
Blenniidae Least Concern
West African sharpnose-puffer
Canthigaster supramacula
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
West African skate
Bathyraja hesperafricana
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern
West African spadefish
Chaetodipterus lippei
Ephippidae Least Concern Edible
West African Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus tritor
Scombridae Least Concern Edible
West African stargazer
Uranoscopus cadenati
Uranoscopidae Least Concern Edible
West Atlantic (silver) deepsea herring
Neobathyclupea argentea
Least Concern
West Atlantic Cusk-eel
Dicrolene kanazawai
Ophidiidae Least Concern
West Australian butterflyfish
Chaetodon assarius
Chaetodontidae Least Concern
West Australian chromis
Chromis westaustralis
Pomacentridae Least Concern
West Indian lanternshark
Etmopterus robinsi
Etmopteridae Least Concern
West Pacific luminous roughy
Aulotrachichthys prosthemius
Trachichthyidae Least Concern
Westcoast klipfish
Clinus heterodon
Clinidae Least Concern
Western angelshark
Squatina pseudocellata
Squatinidae Least Concern
Western Atlantic grenadier
Nezumia atlantica
Macrouridae Least Concern
Western Atlantic seabream
Archosargus rhomboidalis
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Western atlantic torpedo
Tetronarce occidentalis
Torpedinidae Least Concern
Western Australian bigeye dragonet
Synchiropus grandoculis
Callionymidae Least Concern
Western Australian black-head triplefin
Enneapterygius larsonae
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Western Australian Legskate
Sinobatis bulbicauda
Anacanthobatidae Least Concern
Western Blackspot Waspfish
Liocranium pleurostigma
Tetrarogidae Least Concern
Western blue skate
Notoraja hesperindica
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern
Western butterfish
Pentapodus vitta
Nemipteridae Least Concern
Western cleaner-clingfish
Cochleoceps bicolor
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Western Clingfish
Aspasmogaster occidentalis
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Western deepsea cardinalfish
Epigonus occidentalis
Epigonidae Least Concern
Western footballer
Neatypus obliquus
Least Concern Edible
Western frogfish
Batrachomoeus occidentalis
Batrachoididae Least Concern
Western gregory
Plectroglyphidodon obreptus
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Western jumping blenny
Lepidoblennius marmoratus
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Western king wrasse
Coris auricularis
Labridae Least Concern