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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
Scarecrow toadfish
Opsanus phobetron
Batrachoididae Least Concern
Scarf triplefin
Helcogramma trigloides
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Scarface blenny
Cirripectes vanderbilti
Blenniidae Least Concern
Scarface rockskipper
Istiblennius pox
Blenniidae Least Concern
Scarlet cardinalfish
Vincentia badia
Apogonidae
Scarlet frogfish
Abantennarius coccineus
Least Concern
Scarlet seabat
Halieutaea coccinea
Ogcocephalidae Least Concern
Scarlet soldierfish
Myripristis pralinia
Holocentridae Least Concern
Scarlet wrasse
Pseudolabrus miles
Labridae Least Concern
Scarletfin blenny
Coralliozetus micropes
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Scartelaos Cantoris
Scartelaos cantoris
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Scartelaos Gigas
Scartelaos gigas
Gobiidae Vulnerable
Scartella Caboverdiana
Scartella caboverdiana
Blenniidae Least Concern
Scartella Itajobi
Scartella itajobi
Blenniidae Least Concern
Scartella Poiti
Scartella poiti
Blenniidae Vulnerable
Scartella Springeri
Scartella springeri
Blenniidae Least Concern
Scartichthys Crapulatus
Scartichthys crapulatus
Blenniidae Least Concern
Scartichthys Variolatus
Scartichthys variolatus
Blenniidae Least Concern
Scarus Chinensis
Scarus chinensis
Labridae Data Deficient
Scarus Gracilis
Scarus gracilis
Labridae
Scarus Obishime
Scarus obishime
Labridae Data Deficient
Schedophilus Griseolineatus
Schedophilus griseolineatus
Centrolophidae
Schindler's fish
Schindleria praematura
Schindleriidae Least Concern
Schindler's large-toothed goby
Schindleria macrodentata
Schindleriidae Data Deficient
Schindleria Edentata
Schindleria edentata
Schindleriidae Data Deficient
Schindleria Multidentata
Schindleria multidentata
Schindleriidae Data Deficient
Schindleria Nana
Schindleria nana
Schindleriidae
Schindleria Pietschmanni
Schindleria pietschmanni
Schindleriidae Least Concern
Schindleria Qizma
Schindleria qizma
Schindleriidae Data Deficient
Schindleria Squirei
Schindleria squirei
Schindleriidae Data Deficient
Schlegel's cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus schlegeli
Apogonidae Least Concern
Schmidt's cod
Lepidion schmidti
Moridae
Schmidt's dragonfish
Eustomias schmidti
Stomiidae Least Concern
Schmidt's goby
Gobius strictus
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Schmidt's sculpin
Cottiusculus schmidti
Cottidae
Schmitt's toadfish
Daector schmitti
Batrachoididae Vulnerable
Schnakenbeck's searsid
Sagamichthys schnakenbecki
Platytroctidae Least Concern
School bass
Schultzea beta
Serranidae Least Concern
Schooling dottyback
Pseudochromis sankeyi
Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible
Schoolmaster snapper
Lutjanus apodus
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Schroeder's coralblenny
Ecsenius schroederi
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Schroeder's deepsea herring
Bathyclupea schroederi
Bathyclupeidae Least Concern
Schroederichthys Maculatus
Schroederichthys maculatus
Scyliorhinidae Least Concern
Schultz's pipefish
Corythoichthys schultzi
Syngnathidae Least Concern Edible
Sciadonus Cryptophthalmus
Sciadonus cryptophthalmus
Bythitidae Data Deficient
Sciadonus Galatheae
Sciadonus galatheae
Bythitidae Least Concern
Sciadonus Jonassoni
Sciadonus jonassoni
Bythitidae Data Deficient
Sciadonus Longiventralis
Sciadonus longiventralis
Bythitidae Data Deficient