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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
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