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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
Western numbfish
Narcinops lasti
Least Concern
Western orange perch
Lepidoperca filamenta
Anthiadidae Least Concern
Western Pacific gizzard shad
Nematalosa come
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Western Pacific roughy
Hoplostethus japonicus
Trachichthyidae Least Concern
Western pigfish
Bodianus vulpinus
Labridae Least Concern
Western roughy
Optivus agrammus
Trachichthyidae Least Concern
Western scorpionfish
Scorpaena onaria
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Western Shore Eel
Alabes occidentalis
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Western shovelnose ray
Aptychotrema vincentiana
Trygonorrhinidae Least Concern
Western shovelnose stingaree
Trygonoptera mucosa
Urolophidae Least Concern
Western smooth boxfish
Anoplocapros amygdaloides
Aracanidae Least Concern
Western softhead grenadier
Malacocephalus occidentalis
Macrouridae Least Concern
Western spotted catshark
Asymbolus occiduus
Pentanchidae Least Concern
Western spotted smoothhound
Mustelus stevensi
Triakidae Least Concern
Western striped cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus victoriae
Apogonidae Least Concern
Western talma
Chelmonops curiosus
Chaetodontidae Least Concern
Western wobbegong
Orectolobus hutchinsi
Orectolobidae Least Concern
Western yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus morrisonae
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Whalehead dreamer
Lophodolos acanthognathus
Oneirodidae Least Concern
Whalesucker
Remora australis
Echeneidae Least Concern
Wheelerigobius Canariensis
Wheelerigobius canariensis
Least Concern
Wheelerigobius Maltzani
Wheelerigobius maltzani
Least Concern
Whip coral goby
Bryaninops yongei
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Whip eel
Bascanichthys scuticaris
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Whipfin ponyfish
Equulites leuciscus
Leiognathidae Least Concern Edible
Whipsnout sorcerer
Venefica proboscidea
Nettastomatidae Least Concern
Whiptail conger
Rhynchoconger gracilior
Congridae Least Concern
Whiptail cusk
Hypopleuron caninum
Carapidae Least Concern
Whiptail Gulper
Saccopharynx lavenbergi
Saccopharyngidae Least Concern
Whiptail gulper
Saccopharynx schmidti
Saccopharyngidae Least Concern
Whiptail ribbonfish
Desmodema lorum
Trachipteridae Least Concern
Whiskered prowfish
Neopataecus waterhousii
Pataecidae Least Concern
Whiskered sole
Monochirus hispidus
Soleidae Least Concern Edible
Whiskered viviparous brotula
Alionematichthys piger
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
Whiskery shark
Furgaleus macki
Least Concern Edible
Whitaker's sole
Aseraggodes whitakeri
Soleidae Least Concern
White Anglerfish
Lophiodes beroe
Lophiidae Least Concern
White croaker
Genyonemus lineatus
Sciaenidae Least Concern
White damsel
Dischistodus perspicillatus
Pomacentridae Least Concern
White grunt
Haemulon plumierii
Haemulidae Least Concern
White ribbon eel
Pseudechidna brummeri
Muraenidae Least Concern
White sardinella
Sardinella albella
Dorosomatidae Least Concern Edible
White seabream
Diplodus sargus
Sparidae Least Concern
White short-tail conger
Ariosoma shiroanago
Congridae Least Concern
White snook
Centropomus viridis
Centropomidae Least Concern Edible
White stardrum
Stellifer fuerthii
Sciaenidae Least Concern
White suckerfish
Remora albescens
Echeneidae Least Concern
White trevally
Pseudocaranx dentex
Carangidae Least Concern Edible