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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
Black damselfish
Chrysiptera niger
Pomacentridae
Endangered
Edible
Black dogfish
Centroscyllium fabricii
Etmopteridae
Least Concern
Black dotted sandperch
Parapercis millepunctata
Pinguipedidae
Least Concern
Black Dragonfish
Bathophilus indicus
Stomiidae
Least Concern
Black dragonfish
Idiacanthus atlanticus
Stomiidae
Least Concern
Black driftfish
Hyperoglyphe bythites
Centrolophidae
Least Concern
Black drum
Pogonias cromis
Sciaenidae
Least Concern
Edible
Black drummer
Girella elevata
Kyphosidae
Black dwarfgoby
Eviota vader
Gobiidae
Black eelpout
Lycodes diapterus
Zoarcidae
Black fathead
Cubiceps baxteri
Nomeidae
Black foxface
Siganus niger
Siganidae
Vulnerable
Edible
Black garden eel
Heteroconger perissodon
Congridae
Least Concern
Black gemfish
Nesiarchus nasutus
Gempylidae
Least Concern
Black ghostshark
Hydrolagus homonycteris
Chimaeridae
Least Concern
Black gill stardrum
Stellifer cervigoni
Sciaenidae
Least Concern
Black goby
Gobius niger
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Black grenadier
Coryphaenoides soyoae
Macrouridae
Black grouper
Mycteroperca bonaci
Epinephelidae
Near Threatened
Black grunt
Haemulon bonariense
Haemulidae
Least Concern
Edible
Black hagfish
Eptatretus deani
Myxinidae
Data Deficient
Black hamlet
Hypoplectrus nigricans
Serranidae
Least Concern
Edible
Black jack
Caranx lugubris
Carangidae
Least Concern
Black jawfish
Opistognathus inornatus
Opistognathidae
Least Concern
Black lantern fish
Lampanyctus niger
Myctophidae
Least Concern
Black legskate
Indobatis ori
Anacanthobatidae
Least Concern
Black leopard wrasse
Macropharyngodon kuiteri
Labridae
Least Concern
Edible
Black lip rattail
Coelorinchus celaenostomus
Macrouridae
Black lizardfish
Bathysauropsis gracilis
Ipnopidae
Least Concern
Black margate
Anisotremus surinamensis
Haemulidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Black Margined Seabream
Acanthopagrus omanensis
Sparidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Black margined-scale sergeant
Abudefduf nigrimargo
Pomacentridae
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
Data Deficient
Edible
Black membranehead
Hymenocephalus fuscus
Macrouridae
Black minigoby
Bathygobius niger
Gobiidae
Least Concern
Black mirrorbelly
Monacoa niger
Black moray
Muraena augusti
Muraenidae
Least Concern
Black mouth conger
Bathycongrus melanostomus
Congridae
Black musselcracker
Cymatoceps nasutus
Vulnerable
Edible
Black oreo
Allocyttus niger
Oreosomatidae
Edible
Black perch
Embiotoca jacksoni
Embiotocidae
Least Concern
Edible
Black pomfret
Parastromateus niger
Carangidae
Least Concern
Black prickleback
Xiphister atropurpureus
Stichaeidae
Black reef leatherjacket
Eubalichthys bucephalus
Monacanthidae
Least Concern
Black ribbed snailfish
Paraliparis costatus
Liparidae
Black rockcod
Notothenia coriiceps
Nototheniidae
Black rockfish
Sebastes melanops
Sebastidae
Black roughscale catshark
Apristurus melanoasper
Pentanchidae
Least Concern