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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
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Crocodile flathead
Cociella crocodilus
Platycephalidae Least Concern
Crocodile shark
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
Pseudocarchariidae Least Concern
Crocodile snake eel
Brachysomophis crocodilinus
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Cross' damsel
Neoglyphidodon crossi
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Crosseyed cardinalfish
Fowleria aurita
Apogonidae Least Concern
Crosseyed flounder
Neolaeops microphthalmus
Least Concern
Crosshatch bass
Serranus luciopercanus
Serranidae Least Concern
Crossroads goby
Priolepis compita
Gobiidae Least Concern
Crossthroat sawpalate
Serrivomer jesperseni
Serrivomeridae Least Concern
Crown lanternfish
Diaphus diadematus
Myctophidae Least Concern
Crown spotty blenny
Laiphognathus longispinis
Blenniidae Least Concern
Crown squirrelfish
Sargocentron diadema
Holocentridae Least Concern
Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish
Siphamia fuscolineata
Apogonidae Least Concern
Crowned Leftvent
Linophryne coronata
Linophrynidae Least Concern
Crowned puffer
Canthigaster coronata
Tetraodontidae Least Concern Edible
Crozet scad
Trachurus longimanus
Carangidae Least Concern
Cruriraja Hulleyi
Cruriraja hulleyi
Gurgesiellidae Least Concern
Crying Izak
Holohalaelurus melanostigma
Pentanchidae Least Concern
Cryptic bearded goby
Barbuligobius boehlkei
Gobiidae Least Concern
Cryptic cardinalfish
Apogonichthyoides umbratilis
Apogonidae Least Concern
Cryptic Clingfish
Tomicodon cryptus
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Cryptic triplefin
Cryptichthys jojettae
Least Concern
Cryptocentrus Malindiensis
Cryptocentrus malindiensis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Cryptocentrus Melanopus
Cryptocentrus melanopus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Crystal goby
Crystallogobius linearis
Gobiidae Least Concern
Crystallodytes Enderburyensis
Crystallodytes enderburyensis
Creediidae Least Concern
Ctenochaetus Flavicauda
Ctenochaetus flavicauda
Acanthuridae Least Concern
Ctenogobiops Crocineus
Ctenogobiops crocineus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Ctenogobius Lepturus
Ctenogobius lepturus
Gobiidae Least Concern
Cuban anchovy
Anchoa cubana
Engraulidae Least Concern
Cuban dogfish
Squalus cubensis
Squalidae Least Concern
Cuban leg skate
Cruriraja poeyi
Gurgesiellidae Least Concern
Cuban legskate
Cruriraja atlantis
Gurgesiellidae Least Concern
Cuban pygmy skate
Fenestraja cubensis
Gurgesiellidae Least Concern
Cuban ribbontail catshark
Eridacnis barbouri
Proscylliidae Least Concern
Cubbyu
Pareques umbrosus
Sciaenidae Least Concern
Cuckoo wrasse
Labrus mixtus
Labridae Least Concern
Cucumber fish
Paraulopus nigripinnis
Paraulopidae Least Concern
Culion silverside
Atherinomorus regina
Atherinidae Least Concern
Cunene horse mackerel
Trachurus trecae
Carangidae Least Concern
Cunner
Tautogolabrus adspersus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Cunningham's triplefin
Helcogrammoides cunninghami
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Cuphead skate
Bathyraja scaphiops
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern Edible
Curator brotula
Ogilbia sabaji
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
Curious wormfish
Gunnellichthys curiosus
Microdesmidae Least Concern Edible
Curled picarel
Centracanthus cirrus
Sparidae Least Concern
Curlfin sole
Pleuronichthys decurrens
Pleuronectidae Least Concern
Curved sweeper
Pempheris poeyi
Pempheridae Least Concern