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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
Southern longfin goby
Favonigobius lateralis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Southern Mandarin Dogfish
Cirrhigaleus australis
Squalidae Data Deficient
Southern meagre
Argyrosomus hololepidotus
Sciaenidae Data Deficient Edible
Southern Messmate
Echiodon pukaki
Carapidae Data Deficient
Southern moray
Gymnothorax austrinus
Muraenidae Data Deficient
Southern no-line scorpionfish
Phenacoscorpius longilineatus
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Southern ocean daggertooth
Anotopterus vorax
Alepisauridae Least Concern
Southern opah
Lampris immaculatus
Lampridae Least Concern
Southern orange-lined cardinal fish
Ostorhinchus properuptus
Apogonidae Least Concern
Southern Pacific moray cod
Muraenolepis pacifica
Muraenolepididae
Southern peacock sole
Pardachirus hedleyi
Soleidae Least Concern
Southern pigfish
Congiopodus leucopaecilus
Congiopodidae
Southern pompano
Trachinotus africanus
Carangidae Least Concern
Southern puffer
Sphoeroides nephelus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Southern rays bream
Brama australis
Bramidae Edible
Southern red snapper
Lutjanus purpureus
Lutjanidae Edible
Southern rock bass
Paralabrax callaensis
Serranidae Data Deficient
Southern round skate
Irolita waitii
Least Concern
Southern sand flathead
Platycephalus bassensis
Platycephalidae Edible
Southern sawshark
Pristiophorus nudipinnis
Pristiophoridae Least Concern
Southern sawtail catshark
Galeus mincaronei
Pentanchidae Vulnerable
Southern school whiting
Sillago bassensis
Sillaginidae
Southern seadevil
Ceratias tentaculatus
Ceratiidae Least Concern
Southern sennet
Sphyraena picudilla
Sphyraenidae
Southern sleeper shark
Somniosus antarcticus
Somniosidae Least Concern
Southern smoothhead glass blenny
Emblemariopsis bottomei
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Southern sole
Aseraggodes haackeanus
Soleidae Least Concern
Southern spearnose poacher
Agonopsis sterletus
Agonidae
Southern spotted barracudina
Arctozenus australis
Paralepididae
Southern spotted opah
Lampris australensis
Lampridae
Southern stargazer
Astroscopus ygraecum
Uranoscopidae Least Concern
Southern stingray
Hypanus americanus
Dasyatidae Near Threatened Edible
Southern stoplight loosejaw
Malacosteus australis
Stomiidae Least Concern
Southern thorny skate
Amblyraja doellojuradoi
Rajidae Least Concern
Southern tidewater goby
Eucyclogobius kristinae
Gobiidae Critically Endangered
Southern tongue sole
Cynoglossus broadhursti
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
Southern tubelip
Labropsis australis
Labridae Least Concern
Southern velvetfish
Aploactisoma milesii
Aploactinidae Least Concern
Southern whiptail
Coelorinchus australis
Macrouridae
Southern whitetail major
Stegastes beebei
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Southern yellow croaker
Larimichthys pamoides
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Southseas devil
Chrysiptera taupou
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
Southwell's pipefish
Siokunichthys southwelli
Syngnathidae Data Deficient
Southwest Atlantic butterfish
Stromateus brasiliensis
Stromateidae
Sovvityazius Acer
Sovvityazius acer
Data Deficient
Spade sand skate
Psammobatis rutrum
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern
Spadefoot Cuskeel
Holcomycteronus aequatoris
Ophidiidae Data Deficient
Spadenose guitarfish
Pseudobatos buthi
Rhinobatidae Vulnerable