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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
Blackspot tuskfish
Choerodon schoenleinii
Labridae Near Threatened Edible
Blackspot waspfish
Liocranium praepositum
Tetrarogidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspot wrasse
Decodon melasma
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Blackspotted catshark
Halaelurus buergeri
Pentanchidae Endangered
Blackspotted croaker
Protonibea diacanthus
Sciaenidae Near Threatened
Blackspotted flounder
Laeops nigromaculatus
Bothidae Least Concern
Blackspotted grenadier
Lucigadus nigromaculatus
Macrouridae
Blackspotted gurnard
Pterygotrigla hemisticta
Triglidae Least Concern
Blackspotted gurnard perch
Neosebastes nigropunctatus
Neosebastidae
Blackspotted hawkfish
Cristacirrhitus punctatus
Cirrhitidae Least Concern
Blackspotted puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
Tetraodontidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspotted rockfish
Sebastes melanostictus
Sebastidae
Blackspotted rubberlip
Plectorhinchus gaterinus
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible
Blackspotted smooth-hound
Mustelus punctulatus
Triakidae Vulnerable Edible
Blackspotted snake eel
Quassiremus ascensionis
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Blackspotted stickleback
Gasterosteus wheatlandi
Gasterosteidae Least Concern
Blackspotted wrasse
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Blackstreaked blenny
Salarias nigrocinctus
Blenniidae Least Concern
Blackstripe basslet
Liopropoma latifasciatum
Epinephelidae Least Concern
Blackstripe cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Apogonidae Least Concern
Blackstripe clingfish
Tomicodon myersi
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Blackstripe coris
Coris pictoides
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Blackstripe dottyback
Pseudochromis nigrovittatus
Pseudochromidae Least Concern
Blackstripe herring
Lile nigrofasciata
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
Blackstripe lizardfish
Synodus nigrotaeniatus
Synodontidae Data Deficient
Blackstripe tonguefish
Symphurus melasmatotheca
Cynoglossidae Least Concern
Blackstriped angelfish
Genicanthus lamarck
Pomacanthidae Least Concern
Blackstriped combtooth blenny
Ecsenius fourmanoiri
Blenniidae Least Concern
Blacktail angelfish
Centropyge eibli
Pomacanthidae Least Concern Edible
Blacktail butterflyfish
Chaetodon austriacus
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Blacktail chromis
Pycnochromis nigrurus
Least Concern
Blacktail comber
Serranus atricauda
Serranidae Data Deficient Edible
Blacktail dottyback
Pseudochromis melanurus
Pseudochromidae Least Concern
Blacktail goby
Ptereleotris heteroptera
Microdesmidae Least Concern Edible
Blacktail grubfish
Parapercis queenslandica
Pinguipedidae Least Concern
Blacktail humbug
Dascyllus melanurus
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
Blacktail moray
Gymnothorax kolpos
Muraenidae Least Concern
Blacktail picarel
Spicara nigricauda
Sparidae Least Concern
Blacktail pikeconger
Hoplunnis diomediana
Nettastomatidae Least Concern
Blacktail reef shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Carcharhinidae Endangered
Blacktail snailfish
Careproctus melanurus
Liparidae
Blacktail threefin
Enneapterygius bahasa
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Blacktail triplefin
Enneapterygius nigricauda
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Blacktail wrasse
Thalassoma ballieui
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Blacktailed spurdog
Squalus melanurus
Squalidae Data Deficient
Blackthroat cusk-eel
Lepophidium entomelan
Ophidiidae Least Concern
Blackthroat goby
Favonigobius melanobranchus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Blackthroat seaperch
Doederleinia berycoides
Acropomatidae Edible