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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
Blacklined filefish
Pervagor nigrolineatus
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Blacklip damsel
Pomacentrus pikei
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Blacklure Anglerfish
Lophiodes miacanthus
Lophiidae Least Concern
Blackmargin brotula
Ogilbia nigromarginata
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
Blackmargin dottyback
Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
Pseudochromidae Least Concern
Blackmargin pygmygoby
Trimma unisquame
Gobiidae Least Concern
Blackmargin rockskipper
Praealticus caesius
Blenniidae Least Concern
Blackmargined damsel
Pomacentrus nigromarginatus
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Blackmark Dragonfish
Eustomias melanostigma
Stomiidae Least Concern
Blackmouth angler
Lophiomus setigerus
Lophiidae Least Concern Edible
Blackmouth Bass
Synagrops bellus
Synagropidae Least Concern
Blackmouth catshark
Galeus melastomus
Pentanchidae Least Concern
Blackmouth croaker
Atrobucca nibe
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Blackmouth lanternshark
Etmopterus evansi
Etmopteridae Least Concern
Blackmouth splitfin
Synagrops japonicus
Synagropidae Least Concern Edible
Blacknape large-eye bream
Gymnocranius satoi
Lethrinidae Least Concern
Blacknose dwarfgoby
Sueviota atrinasa
Gobiidae Least Concern
Blacknose skate
Breviraja mouldi
Rajidae Least Concern
Blacknosed butterflyfish
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Blackpored eel
Ophichthus melanoporus
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Blackrim cusk-eel
Lepophidium profundorum
Ophidiidae Least Concern
Blackring waryfish
Scopelosaurus meadi
Notosudidae Least Concern
Blacksaddle goatfish
Parupeneus ciliatus
Mullidae Least Concern Edible
Blacksaddle grouper
Epinephelus howlandi
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Blacksaddle herring
Herklotsichthys dispilonotus
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Blacksaddle triplefin
Enneapterygius vexillarius
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Blacksaddled coralgrouper
Plectropomus laevis
Epinephelidae Least Concern Edible
Blacksail flyingfish
Cheilopogon nigricans
Exocoetidae Least Concern
Blackside hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
Cirrhitidae Least Concern
Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Blackspot angelfish
Centropyge nigriocellus
Pomacanthidae Least Concern
Blackspot cardinalfish
Taeniamia melasma
Apogonidae Least Concern
Blackspot coralblenny
Ecsenius lividanalis
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspot damsel
Pomacentrus stigma
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Blackspot goatfish
Parupeneus spilurus
Mullidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspot hogfish
Bodianus opercularis
Labridae Least Concern
Blackspot minigoby
Minysicya caudimaculata
Least Concern
Blackspot picarel
Spicara melanurus
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspot porgy
Archosargus pourtalesii
Sparidae Least Concern
Blackspot razorfish
Iniistius dea
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Blackspot sergeant
Abudefduf sordidus
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Blackspot shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus nigrocellatus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Blackspot surgeonfish
Acanthurus bariene
Acanthuridae Least Concern Edible
Blackspot sweeper
Pempheris oualensis
Pempheridae Least Concern
Blackspot waspfish
Liocranium praepositum
Tetrarogidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspot wrasse
Decodon melasma
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Blackspotted flounder
Laeops nigromaculatus
Bothidae Least Concern
Blackspotted gurnard
Pterygotrigla hemisticta
Triglidae Least Concern