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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
Minute wrasse
Minilabrus striatus
Labridae Least Concern
Minyichthys Sentus
Minyichthys sentus
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Miracle triplefin
Enneapterygius mirabilis
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Miraflores goby
Microgobius miraflorensis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mirror butterflyfish
Chaetodon speculum
Chaetodontidae Least Concern
Mirror dory
Zenopsis nebulosa
Zeidae Edible
Mirror lanternfish
Lampadena speculigera
Myctophidae Least Concern
Mirror-scale Chromis
Chromis planesi
Pomacentridae
Mirrorbelly
Monacoa grimaldii
Least Concern
Mirrorwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger
Exocoetidae Least Concern
Miry's demoiselle
Neopomacentrus miryae
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Misaki cuskeel
Ophidion asiro
Ophidiidae Data Deficient
Misaki grenadier
Ventrifossa misakia
Macrouridae
Misaki worm eel
Scolecenchelys aoki
Ophichthidae
Mischievous snailfish
Careproctus faunus
Liparidae
Misol snake eel
Yirrkala misolensis
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Misspelled blenny
Labrisomus socorroensis
Labrisomidae Vulnerable
Mistaken pygmygoby
Trimma hamartium
Gobiidae Least Concern
Misty grouper
Hyporthodus mystacinus
Epinephelidae Least Concern Edible
Mitchell's Emperor
Lethrinus mitchelli
Lethrinidae Data Deficient
Mitotic stingaree
Urolophus mitosis
Urolophidae Least Concern
Mitsukuri's sandlance
Bleekeria mitsukurii
Ammodytidae
Mixomyrophis Pusillipinna
Mixomyrophis pusillipinna
Ophichthidae Data Deficient
Miyake bigeye
Priacanthus zaiserae
Priacanthidae
Mochizuki's seabass
Malakichthys mochizuki
Malakichthyidae
Mock blenny
Labrisomus cricota
Labrisomidae Least Concern
Mocosa ruff
Schedophilus haedrichi
Centrolophidae Least Concern
Moderate-toothed croaker
Johnius medidentatus
Sciaenidae
Modest filefish
Thamnaconus modestoides
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Modicus Minimus
Modicus minimus
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Moffit's goatfish
Parupeneus moffitti
Mullidae Data Deficient
Mok's sandperch
Parapercis moki
Pinguipedidae
Mollers lantern shark
Etmopterus molleri
Etmopteridae Data Deficient
Mollison's pipefish
Mitotichthys mollisoni
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Molly miller
Scartella cristata
Blenniidae Least Concern
Molo snake eel
Hemerorhinus heyningi
Data Deficient
molucca catalufa
Pempheris molucca
Pempheridae
Moluccan bluespotted maskray
Neotrygon moluccensis
Dasyatidae
Moluccan cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus moluccensis
Apogonidae Least Concern
Moluccan moray
Gymnothorax moluccensis
Muraenidae Least Concern
Moluccan snapper
Lutjanus boutton
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Moluccen cardinal
Ostorhinchus monospilus
Apogonidae Least Concern
Mombasa pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides edwardi
Labridae
Monarch damsel
Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Monkeyface prickleback
Cebidichthys violaceus
Cebidichthyidae
Monocentris Neozelanicus
Monocentris neozelanicus
Monocentridae
Monocentris Reedi
Monocentris reedi
Monocentridae Least Concern
Monochirus Atlanticus
Monochirus atlanticus
Soleidae Data Deficient