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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
Short river garfish
Zenarchopterus rasori
Zenarchopteridae Least Concern
Short snouted lancetfish
Alepisaurus brevirostris
Alepisauridae Least Concern
Short tail worm eel
Scolecenchelys brevicaudata
Ophichthidae
Short tail Yellownose skate
Zearaja brevicaudata
Vulnerable
Short tapetail
Parataeniophorus brevis
Cetomimidae Least Concern
Short-armed waspfish
Apistops caloundra
Short-beaked Mojarra
Diapterus brevirostris
Gerreidae
Short-bodied arrowtooth eel
Atractodenchelys brevitrunca
Synaphobranchidae
Short-bodied pipefish
Choeroichthys brachysoma
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Short-body arrowtooth eel
Dysommina brevis
Synaphobranchidae
Short-body frogmouth
Chaunax brachysomus
Chaunacidae Data Deficient
Short-finned snailfish
Careproctus brevipectoralis
Liparidae
Short-headed lantern fish
Diaphus brachycephalus
Myctophidae Least Concern
Short-headed tonguefish
Symphurus brachycephalus
Cynoglossidae
Short-headed worm eel
Scolecenchelys breviceps
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Short-horn triangular batfish
Malthopsis arrietty
Ogcocephalidae
Short-jaw cutthroat eel
Dysomma brachygnathos
Synaphobranchidae
Short-jawed lanternfish
Dasyscopelus brachygnathos
Short-lined escolar
Rexea brevilineata
Gempylidae
Short-maned Sand Eel
Phaenomonas longissima
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Short-maned sand-eel
Phaenomonas cooperae
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Short-nosed flyingfish
Cypselurus simus
Exocoetidae
Short-nosed lanternfish
Centrobranchus brevirostris
Myctophidae
Short-nosed tripodfish
Triacanthus biaculeatus
Triacanthidae Least Concern
Short-rod anglerfish
Microlophichthys microlophus
Oneirodidae Least Concern
Short-snout hardyhead
Kestratherina brevirostris
Atherinidae Least Concern
Short-snout sand-dragonet
Callionymus schaapii
Callionymidae
Short-snouted seahorse
Hippocampus hippocampus
Syngnathidae Data Deficient
Short-striped round herring
Jenkinsia parvula
Spratelloididae Data Deficient
Short-tail bandfish
Owstonia totomiensis
Cepolidae
Short-tail bristletooth
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
Acanthuridae Least Concern
Short-tail brown moray
Gymnothorax pseudoprolatus
Muraenidae
Short-tail Cusk-eel
Brotulotaenia brevicauda
Ophidiidae Least Concern
Short-tail doublebar Chromis
Chromis anadema
Pomacentridae
Short-tail grenadier
Nezumia proxima
Macrouridae
Short-tail nurse shark
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum
Critically Endangered
Short-tail stingray
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
Dasyatidae Least Concern Edible
Short-tail thryssa
Thryssa brevicauda
Engraulidae Least Concern
Short-tail tripodfish
Tripodichthys oxycephalus
Triacanthidae
Short-tail whipray
Maculabatis bineeshi
Dasyatidae Critically Endangered
Short-tailed hairtail
Trichiurus russelli
Trichiuridae
Short-tassel weedfish
Cologrammus flavescens
Least Concern
Short-tooth cardinal
Ostorhinchus apogonoides
Apogonidae Least Concern
Short-tooth moray
Gymnothorax kontodontos
Muraenidae Least Concern
Short-tooth whiptail
Coelorinchus sereti
Macrouridae
Short-tube scorpionfish
Phenacoscorpius nebris
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
shortbarbel dragonfish
Stomias brevibarbatus
Stomiidae Least Concern
Shortbeard codling
Laemonema barbatulum
Moridae Least Concern