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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
Wingfin snaggletooth
Heterophotus ophistoma
Stomiidae Least Concern
Winterbottom's dwarfgoby
Eviota winterbottomi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Wisner's lantern fish
Dasyscopelus selenops
Least Concern
Wispy waspfish
Paracentropogon longispinis
Tetrarogidae Least Concern
Witch
Arnoglossus scapha
Bothidae Least Concern
Wolf blenny
Omox lupus
Blenniidae Least Concern
Wolf cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus artus
Apogonidae Least Concern
Wolf fangbelly
Petroscirtes lupus
Blenniidae Least Concern
Wolf-eel
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Anarhichadidae Least Concern
Wolfsnout goby
Luposicya lupus
Least Concern
Woods' barbelgoby
Gobiopsis woodsi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Woodward's moray
Gymnothorax woodwardi
Muraenidae Least Concern
Worm pearlfish
Encheliophis vermicularis
Carapidae Least Concern
Worm pipefish
Nerophis lumbriciformis
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Wounded wrasse
Halichoeres chierchiae
Labridae Least Concern
Wouter's pygmygoby
Trimma woutsi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Wrasse ass bass
Liopropoma fasciatum
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Wrasse bass
Liopropoma eukrines
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Wrasse blenny
Hemiemblemaria simula
Least Concern Edible
Wrought iron butterflyfish
Chaetodon daedalma
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Wuhanlinigobius Polylepis
Wuhanlinigobius polylepis
Least Concern
Xantic sargo
Anisotremus davidsonii
Haemulidae Least Concern
Xenanthias Altipinnatus
Xenanthias altipinnatus
Least Concern
Xenanthias Cirrhitoides
Xenanthias cirrhitoides
Least Concern
Xenanthias Gardineri
Xenanthias gardineri
Least Concern
Xenomystax Austrinus
Xenomystax austrinus
Congridae Least Concern
Xenomystax Bidentatus
Xenomystax bidentatus
Congridae Least Concern
Xestus sabretooth blenny
Petroscirtes xestus
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Xyrichtys Incandescens
Xyrichtys incandescens
Labridae Least Concern
Xystreurys Rasilis
Xystreurys rasilis
Paralichthyidae Least Concern
Y-bar moray
Gymnothorax ypsilon
Muraenidae Least Concern
Y-bar shrimp goby
Cryptocentrus fasciatus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Y-patterned moray
Gymnothorax berndti
Muraenidae Least Concern
Yaeyama blenny
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Yaldwyn's triplefin
Notoclinops yaldwyni
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Yang's Hagfish
Eptatretus yangi
Myxinidae Least Concern
Yang's longnose catshark
Apristurus yangi
Pentanchidae Least Concern
Yano's cheek-hook goby
Ancistrogobius yanoi
Least Concern
Yano's snipe eel
Labichthys yanoi
Nemichthyidae Least Concern
Yano's starry goby
Asterropteryx atripes
Gobiidae Least Concern
Yaquina lampfish
Lampadena yaquinae
Myctophidae Least Concern
Yawning
Poromitra oscitans
Melamphaidae Least Concern
Yawning stardrum
Stellifer oscitans
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Yellow and blueback fusilier
Caesio teres
Caesionidae Least Concern
Yellow angelfish
Centropyge heraldi
Pomacanthidae Least Concern Edible
Yellow barred pygmygoby
Trimma luteum
Gobiidae Least Concern
Yellow blenny
Starksia fulva
Labrisomidae Least Concern
Yellow bobo
Polydactylus opercularis
Polynemidae Least Concern