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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