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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
Whitetip soldierfish
Myripristis vittata
Holocentridae Least Concern Edible
Whitetip weasel shark
Paragaleus leucolomatus
Hemigaleidae Vulnerable
Whitetongue jack
Uraspis helvola
Carangidae Least Concern
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Gadidae Least Concern
Whitish hagfish
Eptatretus albiderma
Myxinidae
Whitley's box
Ostracion whitleyi
Ostraciidae Least Concern
Whitley's gurnard perch
Maxillicosta whitleyi
Neosebastidae
Whitley's sergeant
Abudefduf whitleyi
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
Whitley's silverside
Hypoatherina tropicalis
Atherinidae Least Concern
Whitley's splitfin
Luzonichthys whitleyi
Anthiadidae Least Concern
Whitley's toadfish
Torquigener whitleyi
Tetraodontidae Least Concern
Whitley's weedfish
Heteroclinus whitleyi
Clinidae
Whitson's grenadier
Macrourus whitsoni
Macrouridae Edible
Whitsunday wire eel
Saurenchelys finitima
Nettastomatidae Least Concern
Wicker work sole
Zebrias craticulus
Soleidae Least Concern
Wide stingaree
Urolophus expansus
Urolophidae Least Concern
Wide-band Anemonefish
Amphiprion latezonatus
Pomacentridae Data Deficient Edible
Wide-band fusilier
Pterocaesio lativittata
Caesionidae Least Concern
Wide-barred shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris latifasciata
Gobiidae Least Concern
Wide-bodied pipefish
Stigmatopora nigra
Syngnathidae Least Concern
wide-eye sculpin
Icelus euryops
Cottidae
Wide-eyed flounder
Bothus podas
Bothidae Least Concern Edible
Wide-mouth Moray
Gymnothorax eurygnathos
Muraenidae Data Deficient
Wide-mouthed flounder
Kamoharaia megastoma
Least Concern
Widebanded cleaning goby
Tigrigobius limbaughi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Widehead brotula
Cataetyx laticeps
Bythitidae Least Concern
Widenose guitarfish
Glaucostegus obtusus
Glaucostegidae Critically Endangered
Widow rockfish
Sebastes entomelas
Sebastidae Edible
Wilhelm's hawkfish
Itycirrhitus wilhelmi
Cirrhitidae Least Concern
Wilhelm's squirrelfish
Sargocentron wilhelmi
Holocentridae
William's coralbrotula
Ogilbia jeffwilliamsi
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
William's rockskipper
Entomacrodus williamsi
Blenniidae Least Concern
William's tonguefish
Symphurus williamsi
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
William's triplefin
Enneapterygius williamsi
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Williams' goatfish
Parupeneus williamsi
Mullidae
Williams' viviparous brotula
Ungusurculus williamsi
Data Deficient
Williams’s flapheaded goby
Callogobius williamsi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Willowy flounder
Glyptocephalus kitaharae
Pleuronectidae Near Threatened Edible
Wilson's weedfish
Heteroclinus wilsoni
Clinidae Least Concern
Winch's pygmygoby
Trimma winchi
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Windowpane flounder
Scophthalmus aquosus
Scophthalmidae Least Concern Edible
Windward triplefin
Enneanectes wilki
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Winged coralbrotula
Diancistrus alatus
Dinematichthyidae Data Deficient
Winged dragonfish
Bathophilus ater
Stomiidae Least Concern
Winged lanternfish
Lampanyctus alatus
Myctophidae Least Concern
Winged pearleye
Rosenblattichthys alatus
Scopelarchidae Least Concern
Winged spookfish
Dolichopteryx parini
Opisthoproctidae
Wingfin snaggletooth
Heterophotus ophistoma
Stomiidae Least Concern