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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
Spadenose shark
Scoliodon laticaudus
Carcharhinidae Near Threatened Edible
Spaghetti eel
Moringua edwardsi
Moringuidae Least Concern
Spalding's blenny
Salarias sexfilum
Blenniidae Least Concern
Spangled emperor
Lethrinus nebulosus
Lethrinidae Least Concern
Spangled tubeshoulder
Persparsia kopua
Platytroctidae
Spangleside neoscopelid
Neoscopelus porosus
Neoscopelidae Least Concern
Spaniblennius Clandestinus
Spaniblennius clandestinus
Least Concern
Spaniblennius Riodourensis
Spaniblennius riodourensis
Data Deficient
Spanish flag
Gonioplectrus hispanus
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Spanish flag snapper
Lutjanus carponotatus
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Spanish grunt
Haemulon macrostoma
Haemulidae Least Concern
Spanish grunt
Haemulon macrostomum
Haemulidae Least Concern
Spanish hogfish
Bodianus rufus
Labridae Least Concern
Spanish ling
Molva macrophthalma
Lotidae Least Concern
Sparing
Bathophilus filifer
Stomiidae Least Concern
Sparisoma Griseorubrum
Sparisoma griseorubrum
Labridae Data Deficient
Spark anglemouth
Sigmops bathyphilus
Gonostomatidae Least Concern
Spark Lanternfish
Diaphus kora
Myctophidae Data Deficient
Sparkfin Dottyback
Manonichthys scintilla
Data Deficient
Sparse-rayed frostfish
Benthodesmus oligoradiatus
Trichiuridae
Sparsely spotted carpetshark
Parascyllium sparsimaculatum
Parascylliidae Least Concern
Sparsely-spotted stingaree
Urolophus paucimaculatus
Urolophidae Least Concern
Sparsely-thorned skate
Rajella paucispinosa
Rajidae Least Concern
Sparsetooth dogfish
Scymnodalatias oligodon
Somniosidae Least Concern
Spatular-scale silverside
Doboatherina aetholepis
Least Concern
Spatulate rattail
Coelorinchus spathulatus
Macrouridae
Spatulate sculpin
Icelus spatula
Cottidae
Spatuloricaria Terracanticum
Spatuloricaria terracanticum
Loricariidae Least Concern
Spearcheek cusk
Monomitopus vitiazi
Ophidiidae Least Concern
Spearfin goby
Callogobius hastatus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Spearfish remora
Remora brachyptera
Echeneidae Least Concern
Spearnose grenadier
Coelorinchus multispinulosus
Macrouridae
Spearnose seabat
Malthopsis tiarella
Ogcocephalidae Least Concern
Spearnose whiptail
Coelorinchus acutirostris
Macrouridae
Spearsnouted grenadier
Coelorinchus labiatus
Macrouridae Least Concern
Speartail mudgoby
Oxyurichthys lonchotus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Speartoothed grinner
Synodus sageneus
Synodontidae Least Concern Edible
Speckle-lined coral goby
Gobiodon bicalvolineatus
Gobiidae
Speckled blenny
Acanthemblemaria betinensis
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Speckled blue grouper
Epinephelus cyanopodus
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Speckled butterflyfish
Chaetodon citrinellus
Chaetodontidae Least Concern
Speckled carpetshark
Hemiscyllium trispeculare
Hemiscylliidae Least Concern
Speckled catshark
Halaelurus boesemani
Pentanchidae Vulnerable
Speckled damselfish
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
Speckled deepwater scorpionfish
Pontinus leda
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Speckled dwarfgoby
Eviota sparsa
Gobiidae Least Concern
Speckled flounder
Paralichthys woolmani
Paralichthyidae Data Deficient Edible
Speckled garden eel
Heteroconger pellegrini
Congridae Least Concern