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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
Sharkmouth snailfish
Paraliparis plagiostomus
Liparidae Data Deficient
Sharknose conger
Gnathophis musteliceps
Congridae Least Concern
Sharknose goby
Elacatinus evelynae
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Sharktooth moray
Gymnothorax maderensis
Muraenidae Least Concern
Sharm sweeper
Parapriacanthus sharm
Pempheridae
Sharp-headed wrasse
Cymolutes lecluse
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Sharp-nose Garden eel
Gorgasia taiwanensis
Congridae Least Concern
Sharp-nose weedfish
Heteroclinus tristis
Clinidae Least Concern
Sharp-nosed longfin
Plesiops oxycephalus
Plesiopidae Least Concern
Sharp-snout lefteye flounder
Arnoglossus oxyrhynchus
Bothidae Least Concern
Sharp-spined notothenia
Trematomus pennellii
Nototheniidae
Sharp-teeth snake eel
Ophichthus acutidens
Ophichthidae
Sharpchin barracudina
Paralepis coregonoides
Paralepididae Least Concern
Sharpchin flyingfish
Fodiator acutus
Exocoetidae Least Concern Edible
Sharpchin rockfish
Sebastes zacentrus
Sebastidae Edible
Sharpchin slickhead
Bajacalifornia burragei
Alepocephalidae
Sharpfin barracuda
Sphyraena acutipinnis
Sphyraenidae Least Concern Edible
Sharpfin houndshark
Triakis acutipinna
Triakidae Endangered
Sharphead perch
Lepidoperca magna
Anthiadidae
Sharpline cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus oxygrammus
Apogonidae
Sharpnose anchovy
Anchoa ischana
Engraulidae Least Concern
Sharpnose croaker
Nibea semifasciata
Sciaenidae Data Deficient Edible
Sharpnose lizardfish
Synodus bondi
Synodontidae Least Concern
Sharpnose Ray
Telatrygon acutirostra
Dasyatidae Vulnerable
Sharpnose sand-eel
Ichthyapus acuticeps
Ophichthidae Data Deficient
Sharpnose seaperch
Phanerodon atripes
Embiotocidae Edible
Sharpnose sevengill shark
Heptranchias perlo
Hexanchidae Near Threatened
Sharpnose stingray
Maculabatis gerrardi
Dasyatidae Endangered Edible
Sharpnose tonguefish
Symphurus oxyrhynchus
Cynoglossidae
Sharpnose tonguesole
Cynoglossus acutirostris
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
Sharpnose weed whiting
Siphonognathus caninis
Labridae Least Concern
Sharpnose worm eel
Scolecenchelys acutirostris
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Sharpnose wrasse
Wetmorella nigropinnata
Labridae Least Concern
Sharpnosed coralbrotula
Paradiancistrus acutirostris
Data Deficient
Sharpnosed duckbill
Bembrops filiferus
Bembropidae
Sharpsnout hawkfish
Amblycirrhitus oxyrhynchos
Cirrhitidae
Sharpsnout seabream
Diplodus puntazzo
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
Sharpsnout snake eel
Apterichtus klazingai
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Sharpsnout stingray
Fontitrygon geijskesi
Dasyatidae Critically Endangered
Sharpsnout tubeshoulder
Maulisia acuticeps
Platytroctidae Least Concern
Sharpspine skate
Okamejei acutispina
Rajidae Vulnerable
Sharptail eel
Myrichthys breviceps
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Sharptail mola
Masturus lanceolatus
Molidae Least Concern
Sharptooth houndshark
Triakis megalopterus
Triakidae Least Concern
Sharptooth jobfish
Pristipomoides typus
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Sharptooth seabass
Parascombrops philippinensis
Sharptooth smooth-hound
Mustelus dorsalis
Triakidae Vulnerable
Shaw's cowfish
Aracana aurita
Aracanidae Least Concern