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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
Red Sea soldierbream
Argyrops megalommatus
Sparidae Data Deficient
Red Sea soldierfish
Ostichthys sufensis
Holocentridae
Red Sea spiny basslet
Acanthoplesiops cappuccino
Plesiopidae Data Deficient
Red Sea spiny dragonet
Callionymus oxycephalus
Callionymidae
Red Sea stonefish
Synanceia nana
Synanceiidae Least Concern
Red Sea tonguesole
Cynoglossus sinusarabici
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
Red sea torpedo
Torpedo suessii
Torpedinidae Critically Endangered
Red Sea whitespotted moray
Gymnothorax punctatus
Muraenidae Least Concern
Red Sea worm eel
Mixomyrophis longidorsalis
Ophichthidae Data Deficient
Red seabream
Pagrus major
Sparidae Least Concern
Red seaperch
Hypoplectrodes cardinalis
Anthiadidae
Red searobin
Prionotus nudigula
Triglidae Least Concern Edible
Red snailfish
Paraliparis dactylosus
Liparidae
Red snout emperor
Lethrinus reticulatus
Lethrinidae Least Concern
Red splodge
Zalanthias nazcae
Anthiadidae
Red squirrelfish
Sargocentron hastatum
Holocentridae Least Concern
Red star-eye dwarfgoby
Eviota marteynae
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Red steenbras
Petrus rupestris
Sparidae Critically Endangered
Red stumpnose seabream
Chrysoblephus gibbiceps
Sparidae Endangered Edible
Red tail wrasse
Anampses chrysocephalus
Labridae Least Concern
Red tonguesole
Cynoglossus joyneri
Cynoglossidae Least Concern Edible
Red triplefin
Helcogramma steinitzi
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Red velvetfish
Gnathanacanthus goetzeei
Gnathanacanthidae
Red viviparous brotula
Diancistrus erythraeus
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
Red-anal triplefin
Helcogramma atauroensis
Tripterygiidae Data Deficient
Red-banded prawn-goby
Amblyeleotris fasciata
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Red-bar anthias
Pseudanthias cooperi
Anthiadidae Least Concern Edible
Red-barred rubble goby
Trimmatom eviotops
Gobiidae Least Concern
Red-barred wrasse
Polylepion gilmorei
Labridae
Red-belted anthias
Pseudanthias rubrizonatus
Anthiadidae Least Concern
Red-blotch pygmygoby
Trimma squamicana
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Red-bodied triplefin
Enneapterygius phoenicosoma
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Red-cheek wrasse
Thalassoma genivittatum
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Red-cheeked fairy basslet
Pseudanthias huchtii
Anthiadidae Least Concern Edible
Red-earth pygmygoby
Trimma milta
Gobiidae Least Concern
Red-eye round herring
Etrumeus sadina
Dussumieriidae Least Concern
Red-eye wrasse
Cirrhilabrus solorensis
Labridae Data Deficient
Red-fin fairy wrasse
Cirrhilabrus adornatus
Labridae Least Concern
Red-finned triplefin
Helcogramma gymnauchen
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Red-gold Dottyback
Pseudochromis rutilus
Pseudochromidae Data Deficient
Red-lined hogfish
Terelabrus flavocephalus
Red-Lined Jawfish
Opistognathus rufilineatus
Opistognathidae Least Concern
Red-lined pygmygoby
Trimma striatum
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Red-lined sleeper
Valenciennea immaculata
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Red-lined wrasse
Halichoeres biocellatus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Red-lipped cleaner wrasse
Labroides rubrolabiatus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Red-margined wrasse
Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus
Labridae Least Concern
Red-mouthed goby
Gobius cruentatus
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible