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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
Sunny dwarfgoby
Sueviota aprica
Gobiidae Least Concern
Sunrise
Pseudoblennius percoides
Cottidae Least Concern
Sunrise Anthias
Pyronotanthias timanoa
Sunrise dartfish
Navigobius asayake
Data Deficient
Sunrise dottyback
Pseudochromis flavivertex
Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible
Sunrise perch
Caprodon schlegelii
Anthiadidae Least Concern Edible
Sunrise sandperch
Parapercis soliorta
Pinguipedidae Data Deficient
Sunrise wrasse
Bodianus sanguineus
Labridae Least Concern
Sunset anthias
Pyronotanthias parvirostris
Least Concern
Sunset butterflyfish
Chaetodon pelewensis
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Sunset dottyback
Pseudoplesiops occasus
Pseudochromidae
Sunset dwarfgoby
Eviota occasa
Gobiidae Least Concern
Sunset fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus greeni
Labridae
Sunset perchlet
Xenanthias ahiahiata
Sunset wrasse
Thalassoma lutescens
Labridae Least Concern
Sunshinefish
Chromis insolata
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
Sunspot cardinal
Verulux solmaculata
Apogonidae
Supanose rattail
Coelorinchus supernasutus
Macrouridae
Supersaiyan goby
Vanderhorstia supersaiyan
Gobiidae
Supreme gurnard
Lepidotrigla grandis
Triglidae
Surf blenny
Paraclinus naeorhegmis
Labrisomidae Least Concern
Surf eel
Ichthyapus ophioneus
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Surf smelt
Hypomesus pretiosus
Osmeridae Edible
Surf sprite
Iso natalensis
Isonidae
Surf Triplefin
Enneapterygius rhothion
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Surge clingfish
Tomicodon rupestris
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Surge damselfish
Chrysiptera brownriggii
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Surge dottyback
Pseudochromis cyanotaenia
Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible
Surge dwarfgoby
Eviota fluctiphila
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Surge grouper
Epinephelus socialis
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Surge wrasse
Thalassoma purpureum
Labridae Least Concern
Surgeon grenadier
Coelorinchus acanthiger
Macrouridae
Surmullet
Mullus surmuletus
Mullidae Least Concern Edible
Suruga Fundicola
Suruga fundicola
Gobiidae Least Concern
Suruga lightfish
Polymetme surugaensis
Yarrellidae Least Concern
Suruga snailfsh
Careproctus surugaensis
Liparidae
Surya’s snake eel
Ophichthus suryai
Ophichthidae
Susan's dwarfgoby
Eviota susanae
Gobiidae Least Concern
Suspicious lizardfish
Saurida suspicio
Synodontidae Least Concern
Suspiria blenny
Cirripectes matatakaro
Blenniidae Least Concern
Suttkus Sea Toad
Chaunax suttkusi
Chaunacidae Least Concern
Sutton's flyingfish
Cheilopogon suttoni
Exocoetidae
Suttonia Suttoni
Suttonia suttoni
Least Concern
Suyen’s Tongue Sole
Cynoglossus suyeni
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
Svetovidovia Lucullus
Svetovidovia lucullus
Moridae
Swahili goatfish
Upeneus suahelicus
Mullidae Least Concern
Swales' basslet
Liopropoma swalesi
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Swallow damsel
Azurina hirundo
Pomacentridae Near Threatened