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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
Masked garden eel
Heteroconger lentiginosus
Congridae Least Concern
Masked goby
Coryphopterus personatus
Gobiidae Vulnerable Edible
Masked greenling
Hexagrammos octogrammus
Hexagrammidae Edible
Masked grouper
Gracila albomarginata
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Masked Hamlet
Hypoplectrus providencianus
Serranidae Least Concern Edible
Masked moray
Gymnothorax panamensis
Muraenidae Least Concern
Masked pigfish
Bodianus flavifrons
Labridae Least Concern
Masked prickleback
Ernogrammus walkeri
Stichaeidae
Masked puffer
Arothron diadematus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Masked Rabbitfish
Siganus puellus
Siganidae Least Concern
Masked shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris gymnocephala
Gobiidae Least Concern
Masked stargazer
Gillellus healae
Dactyloscopidae Least Concern
Masked stingaree
Trygonoptera personata
Urolophidae Least Concern
Masked triggerfish
Sufflamen fraenatum
Balistidae Least Concern
Masquerader hairy blenny
Labrisomus conditus
Labrisomidae Least Concern
Massuti's goby
Buenia massutii
Least Concern
Master's catfish
Hexanematichthys mastersi
Ariidae
Master's catfish
Pararius mastersi
Mastigopterus Imperator
Mastigopterus imperator
Ophidiidae Least Concern
Masuda's dragonet
Foetorepus masudai
Callionymidae Edible
Masuda's dwarfgoby
Eviota masudai
Gobiidae Least Concern
Masuda's Hogfish
Bodianus masudai
Labridae Least Concern
Masui's shrimp-goby
Amblyeleotris masuii
Gobiidae Least Concern
Matador triplefin
Enneanectes matador
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Mataeocephalus Adustus
Mataeocephalus adustus
Macrouridae
Mataeocephalus Cristatus
Mataeocephalus cristatus
Macrouridae
Mataeocephalus Hyostomus
Mataeocephalus hyostomus
Macrouridae
Matcheek warbonnet
Chirolophis tarsodes
Stichaeidae
Matsu earthworm goby
Luciogobius matsuensis
Gobiidae
Matsubara's Hooknose Sole
Heteromycteris matsubarai
Soleidae Data Deficient
Matsubaraea Fusiformis
Matsubaraea fusiformis
Matsuichthys Aequipinnis
Matsuichthys aequipinnis
Platytroctidae
Matsuno's pygmygoby
Trimma matsunoi
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Maude's shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus maudae
Gobiidae Least Concern
Maugé's dragonet
Draculo maugei
Maul's searsid
Maulisia mauli
Platytroctidae Least Concern
Maul's waryfish
Scopelosaurus mauli
Notosudidae Least Concern
Mauligobius Nigri
Mauligobius nigri
Gobiidae Least Concern
Maulisia Isaacsi
Maulisia isaacsi
Platytroctidae Data Deficient
Mauritanian shortface eel
Panturichthys mauritanicus
Heterenchelyidae Least Concern
Mauritian anemonefish
Amphiprion chrysogaster
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Mauritian baelama anchovy
Thrissina tuberculosa
Mauritian damsel
Plectroglyphidodon randalli
Pomacentridae
Mauritian gregory
Stegastes pelicieri
Pomacentridae
Mauritian sardinella
Sardinella jussieu
Dorosomatidae Data Deficient
Mauritian sardinella
Sardinella jussieui
Dorosomatidae Data Deficient
Mauritius dragonet
Callionymus mascarenus
Callionymidae
Maurolicus Amethystinopunctatus
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus
Sternoptychidae Least Concern