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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
Avocettina Bowersii
Avocettina bowersii
Nemichthyidae Least Concern
Avocettina Paucipora
Avocettina paucipora
Nemichthyidae Least Concern
Awa moray
Echidna awa
Muraenidae
Awaous Fluviatilis
Awaous fluviatilis
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Axelrod's clown blenny
Ecsenius axelrodi
Blenniidae Least Concern
Axelrod's Reef-Bass
Pseudogramma axelrodi
Grammistidae Near Threatened
Axil spot wrasse
Halichoeres podostigma
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Axillary seabream
Pagellus acarne
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Axillary wrasse
Symphodus mediterraneus
Labridae Least Concern
Axillary-spot cardinalfish
Apogon axillaris
Apogonidae Least Concern
Axilspot hogfish
Bodianus axillaris
Labridae Least Concern
Axoclinus Storeyae
Axoclinus storeyae
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Ayliffe's goatfish
Mulloidichthys ayliffe
Mullidae Least Concern
Aziz's toby
Canthigaster aziz
Tetraodontidae
Azizah's flathead
Rogadius azizahae
Platycephalidae
Azores chromis
Chromis limbata
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Azores dogfish
Scymnodalatias garricki
Somniosidae Data Deficient
Azores rockling
Gaidropsarus granti
Gaidropsaridae Data Deficient Edible
Azuma perchlet
Zalanthias azumanus
Anthiadidae
Azure damselfish
Altrichthys azurelineatus
Pomacentridae Vulnerable
Azure demoiselle
Chrysiptera hemicyanea
Pomacentridae Vulnerable Edible
Azure parrotfish
Scarus compressus
Labridae Least Concern
Azurina Meridiana
Azurina meridiana
Pomacentridae
Azurio tuskfish
Choerodon azurio
Labridae Data Deficient Edible
Azygopterus Corallinus
Azygopterus corallinus
Azygopus Flemingi
Azygopus flemingi
Pleuronectidae Least Concern
B-spot cardinalfish
Gymnapogon urospilotus
Apogonidae Least Concern
Babbie tadpolefish
Careproctus mica
Liparidae
Babyface goby
Paedogobius kimurai
Gobiidae Least Concern
Bach's catshark
Bythaelurus bachi
Scyliorhinidae Data Deficient
Back-fin barracudina
Stemonosudis retrodorsalis
Paralepididae
Back-fin codlet
Bregmaceros retrodorsalis
Bregmacerotidae
backfin tapirfish
Lipogenys gillii
Notacanthidae
Backspot flyingfish
Cheilopogon dorsomacula
Exocoetidae Least Concern
Badluck snailfish
Paraliparis infeliciter
Liparidae
Baelama anchovy
Thrissina baelama
Least Concern
Baelama anchovy
Thryssa baelama
Engraulidae Least Concern
Baensch's damsel
Pomacentrus baenschi
Pomacentridae
Bagan anchovy
Stolephorus baganensis
Engraulidae Least Concern Edible
Bagbelly cusk
Saccogaster tuberculata
Bythitidae Least Concern
Bahama duckbill
Bembrops raneyi
Bembropidae
Bahama skate
Raja bahamensis
Rajidae Least Concern
Bahama skate
Rostroraja bahamensis
Rajidae Least Concern
Bahama skilletfish
Gobiesox lucayanus
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Bahamas ghost shark
Chimaera bahamaensis
Chimaeridae Least Concern
Bahamas sawshark
Pristiophorus schroederi
Pristiophoridae Least Concern
Baillon's wrasse
Symphodus bailloni
Labridae Least Concern
Baird's slickhead
Alepocephalus bairdii
Alepocephalidae Data Deficient