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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
Smooth stardrum
Stellifer mancorensis
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Smooth stargazer
Kathetostoma averruncus
Uranoscopidae Least Concern Edible
Smooth tooth blacktip shark
Carcharhinus leiodon
Carcharhinidae Endangered
Smooth trunkfish
Lactophrys triqueter
Ostraciidae Least Concern
Smooth weakfish
Cynoscion leiarchus
Sciaenidae Least Concern Edible
Smooth-cheek scorpionfish
Scorpaena isthmensis
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Smooth-eye blenny
Starksia atlantica
Labrisomidae Least Concern
Smooth-eye poacher
Xeneretmus leiops
Agonidae
Smooth-fin blenny
Ecsenius frontalis
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
Smooth-head blobfish
Psychrolutes marcidus
Psychrolutidae
Smooth-head scorpionfish
Scorpaena calcarata
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Smooth-headed catfish
Plicofollis nella
Ariidae
Smooth-hound
Mustelus mustelus
Triakidae Endangered
Smooth-nose deepwater cardinalfish
Epigonus affinis
Epigonidae Least Concern
Smooth-scale goby
Hetereleotris margaretae
Gobiidae Least Concern
Smooth-skin scorpionfish
Coccotropsis gymnoderma
Data Deficient
Smooth-snout clingfish
Aspasmogaster liorhynchus
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Smooth-snout flathead
Onigocia lacrimalis
Platycephalidae
Smooth-suckered Clingfish
Tomicodon leurodiscus
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Smoothback angelshark
Squatina oculata
Squatinidae Critically Endangered
Smoothback guitarfish
Rhinobatos lionotus
Rhinobatidae Critically Endangered
Smoothback skate
Rajella ravidula
Rajidae Least Concern
Smoothbelly sardinella
Amblygaster leiogaster
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Smoothcheek sculpin
Eurymen gyrinus
Smoothgum sculpin
Radulinus vinculus
Cottidae
Smoothhead sculpin
Artedius lateralis
Cottidae
Smoothlip clingfish
Gobiesox schultzi
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Smoothlip stargazer
Leurochilus acon
Dactyloscopidae Least Concern
Smoothnose legskate
Cruriraja durbanensis
Gurgesiellidae Data Deficient
Smoothnose wedgefish
Rhynchobatus laevis
Rhinidae Critically Endangered
Smoothscale sweeper
Pempheris leiolepis
Pempheridae
Smoothsnout Whiptail
Kumba gymnorhynchus
Macrouridae
Snack eel
Ethadophis merenda
Ophichthidae Data Deficient
Snaggle-toothed snake-eel
Aplatophis zorro
Ophichthidae Data Deficient
snaggletooth
Astronesthes niger
Stomiidae Least Concern
Snaggletooth
Borostomias antarcticus
Stomiidae Least Concern Edible
Snaggletooth shark
Hemipristis elongata
Hemigaleidae Endangered Edible
Snail-fin poacher
Podothecus sachi
Agonidae
Snailfish
Agonopsis chiloensis
Agonidae
Snake blenny
Ophidion barbatum
Ophidiidae Least Concern
Snake eel
Apterichtus australis
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
Gempylidae Least Concern
Snake pipefish
Entelurus aequoreus
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Snake prickleback
Lumpenus sagitta
Lumpenidae
Snakeblenny
Lumpenus lampretaeformis
Lumpenidae
Snakefish
Trachinocephalus myops
Least Concern
Snakehead eelpout
Lycenchelys crotalinus
Zoarcidae
Snakehead goby
Gobiopsis pinto
Gobiidae Least Concern