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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
Whitespotted frillgoby
Bathygobius coalitus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Whitespotted garden eel
Gorgasia maculata
Congridae Least Concern
Whitespotted grouper
Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Whitespotted jawfish
Opistognathus albomaculatus
Opistognathidae Least Concern
Whitespotted longfin
Plesiops nigricans
Plesiopidae Least Concern Edible
Whitespotted moray
Gymnothorax johnsoni
Muraenidae Least Concern
Whitespotted pygmy filefish
Rudarius ercodes
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Whitespotted smooth-hound
Mustelus palumbes
Triakidae Least Concern
Whitespotted soapfish
Rypticus maculatus
Grammistidae Least Concern
Whitespotted stargazer
Uranoscopus polli
Uranoscopidae Least Concern Edible
Whitespotted surgeonfish
Acanthurus guttatus
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Whitestar cardinalfish
Apogon lachneri
Apogonidae Least Concern
Whitetail chromis
Pycnochromis leucurus
Least Concern Edible
Whitetail damsel
Pomacentrus chrysurus
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
Whitetail dascyllus
Dascyllus aruanus
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Whitetail reeffish
Chromis vanbebberae
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Whitetip bristle shark
Dichichthys albimarginatus
Least Concern
Whitetip flyingfish
Cheilopogon xenopterus
Exocoetidae Least Concern
Whitetip soldierfish
Myripristis vittata
Holocentridae Least Concern Edible
Whitetongue jack
Uraspis helvola
Carangidae Least Concern
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Gadidae Least Concern
Whitley's box
Ostracion whitleyi
Ostraciidae Least Concern
Whitley's sergeant
Abudefduf whitleyi
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
Whitley's silverside
Hypoatherina tropicalis
Atherinidae Least Concern
Whitley's splitfin
Luzonichthys whitleyi
Anthiadidae Least Concern
Whitley's toadfish
Torquigener whitleyi
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Whitsunday wire eel
Saurenchelys finitima
Nettastomatidae Least Concern
Wicker work sole
Zebrias craticulus
Soleidae Least Concern
Wide stingaree
Urolophus expansus
Urolophidae Least Concern
Wide-band fusilier
Pterocaesio lativittata
Caesionidae Least Concern
Wide-barred shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris latifasciata
Gobiidae Least Concern
Wide-bodied pipefish
Stigmatopora nigra
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Wide-eyed flounder
Bothus podas
Bothidae Least Concern Edible
Wide-mouthed flounder
Kamoharaia megastoma
Least Concern
Widebanded cleaning goby
Tigrigobius limbaughi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Widehead brotula
Cataetyx laticeps
Bythitidae Least Concern
Wilhelm's hawkfish
Itycirrhitus wilhelmi
Cirrhitidae Least Concern
William's coralbrotula
Ogilbia jeffwilliamsi
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
William's rockskipper
Entomacrodus williamsi
Blenniidae Least Concern
William's tonguefish
Symphurus williamsi
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
William's triplefin
Enneapterygius williamsi
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Williams’s flapheaded goby
Callogobius williamsi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Wilson's weedfish
Heteroclinus wilsoni
Clinidae Least Concern
Windowpane flounder
Scophthalmus aquosus
Scophthalmidae Least Concern Edible
Windward triplefin
Enneanectes wilki
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Winged dragonfish
Bathophilus ater
Stomiidae Least Concern
Winged lanternfish
Lampanyctus alatus
Myctophidae Least Concern
Winged pearleye
Rosenblattichthys alatus
Scopelarchidae Least Concern