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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
Mourner
Hetereleotris caminata
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mournful dottyback
Pseudochromis lugubris
Pseudochromidae Least Concern
Mournful Goby
Priolepis ailina
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mourning pygmygoby
Trimma pentherum
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mouse catshark
Galeus murinus
Pentanchidae Least Concern
Mousey klipfish
Fucomimus mus
Clinidae Least Concern
Moustache grouper
Hyporthodus chabaudi
Epinephelidae Least Concern Edible
Moustache jawfish
Opistognathus lonchurus
Opistognathidae Least Concern Edible
Moustache longfin
Plesiops mystaxus
Plesiopidae Least Concern
Moustache sculpin
Triglops murrayi
Cottidae
Moustached rockskipper
Antennablennius australis
Least Concern
Moustached thryssa
Thryssa mystax
Engraulidae Least Concern Edible
Moutham's goatfish
Upeneus mouthami
Mullidae Data Deficient
Moyer's dragonet
Synchiropus moyeri
Callionymidae Least Concern
Mozambique assfish
Bassozetus mozambiquensis
Ophidiidae Data Deficient
Mozambique cardinalfish
Taeniamia mozambiquensis
Apogonidae
Mozambique dragonet
Callionymus stigmatopareius
Callionymidae
Mozambique fangblenny
Meiacanthus mossambicus
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Mozambique knifejaw
Oplegnathus peaolopesi
Oplegnathidae Edible
Mozambique scorpionfish
Parascorpaena mossambica
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Mozambique sweeper
Pempheris cuprea
Pempheridae
Mud blenny
Parablennius lodosus
Blenniidae Vulnerable
Mud catshark
Bythaelurus lutarius
Scyliorhinidae Data Deficient
Mud flathead
Ambiserrula jugosa
Platycephalidae
Mud goby
Valenciennea limicola
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mud grouper
Epinephelus randalli
Epinephelidae
Mud pygmygoby
Trimma chledophilum
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Mud reef-goby
Exyrias belissimus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Mud sillago
Sillago lutea
Sillaginidae
Mud skate
Bathyraja taranetzi
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern
Mud sole
Austroglossus pectoralis
Soleidae Data Deficient
Mud-dwelling moray
Diaphenchelys pelonates
Data Deficient
Mudbank filefish
Paramonacanthus sulcatus
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Muddy arrowtooth eel
Ilyophis brunneus
Synaphobranchidae Least Concern
Muddy damsel
Pomacentrus limosus
Pomacentridae
Mudslope goby
Acentrogobius vanderloosi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Mueller's flounder
Arnoglossus muelleri
Bothidae Least Concern
Mueller's rockskipper
Istiblennius muelleri
Blenniidae Least Concern
Mugil Brevirostris
Mugil brevirostris
Mugilidae
Mugil Longicauda
Mugil longicauda
Mugilidae
Mugil Margaritae
Mugil margaritae
Mugilidae Data Deficient
Mugilogobius Fasciatus
Mugilogobius fasciatus
Gobiidae Near Threatened
Mugilogobius Flavomaculatus
Mugilogobius flavomaculatus
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Mugura grenadier
Coelorinchus kishinouyei
Macrouridae
Muiron pipefish
Choeroichthys latispinosus
Syngnathidae Data Deficient
Mullet snapper
Lutjanus aratus
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Multi-barred cardinalfish
Nectamia luxuria
Apogonidae Least Concern
Multi-blotch barracudina
Stemonosudis multifasciata
Paralepididae