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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
Tyro seahorse
Hippocampus tyro
Syngnathidae
Data Deficient
Ukkrit's pygmygoby
Trimma ukkriti
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Umbrina Imberbis
Umbrina imberbis
Sciaenidae
Data Deficient
Uncisudis Longirostra
Uncisudis longirostra
Paralepididae
Data Deficient
Uncombed blenny
Haptoclinus apectolophus
Labrisomidae
Data Deficient
Uroconger Drachi
Uroconger drachi
Congridae
Data Deficient
Uropterygius Genie
Uropterygius genie
Muraenidae
Data Deficient
Uropterygius Golanii
Uropterygius golanii
Muraenidae
Data Deficient
Vacuocua croaker
Corvula macrops
Sciaenidae
Data Deficient
Valdivia dragonet
Synchiropus valdiviae
Callionymidae
Data Deficient
Valparaiso Hagfish
Eptatretus nanii
Myxinidae
Data Deficient
Vanderhorstia Auropunctata
Vanderhorstia auropunctata
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Vanderhorstia Bella
Vanderhorstia bella
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Vanderhorstia Fulvopelvis
Vanderhorstia fulvopelvis
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Vanderhorstia Opercularis
Vanderhorstia opercularis
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Vanderhorstia Steelei
Vanderhorstia steelei
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Vanderhorstia Stegauchenia
Vanderhorstia stegauchenia
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Vanuatu goatfish
Upeneus vanuatu
Mullidae
Data Deficient
Variable Blenny
Starksia variabilis
Labrisomidae
Data Deficient
Variable torpedo ray
Torpedo sinuspersici
Torpedinidae
Data Deficient
Varicus Lacerta
Varicus lacerta
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Vayne's Righteye Flounder
Poecilopsetta vaynei
Pleuronectidae
Data Deficient
Venezuelan grouper
Mycteroperca cidi
Epinephelidae
Data Deficient
Edible
Vertical hover goby
Parioglossus verticalis
Microdesmidae
Data Deficient
Vinson's goby
Hetereleotris vinsoni
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Vivaldi's catshark
Bythaelurus vivaldii
Scyliorhinidae
Data Deficient
Volodichthys Herwigi
Volodichthys herwigi
Liparidae
Data Deficient
Walker's cusk eel
Bassogigas walkeri
Ophidiidae
Data Deficient
Walker's toadfish
Batrachoides walkeri
Batrachoididae
Data Deficient
Wanieso lizardfish
Saurida wanieso
Synodontidae
Data Deficient
Warty handfish
Thymichthys verrucosus
Data Deficient
Wass' pipefish
Festucalex wassi
Syngnathidae
Data Deficient
Waxy filefish
Cantherhines cerinus
Monacanthidae
Data Deficient
Wedge dwarfgoby
Eviota melanosphena
Gobiidae
Data Deficient
Wedgejaw goatfish
Parupeneus angulatus
Mullidae
Data Deficient
West African catshark
Scyliorhinus cervigoni
Scyliorhinidae
Data Deficient
West Atlantic Pipefish
Minyichthys inusitatus
Syngnathidae
Data Deficient
West Australian seahorse
Hippocampus subelongatus
Syngnathidae
Data Deficient
West coast sole
Austroglossus microlepis
Soleidae
Data Deficient
Western Austalian deep-water tonguesole
Cynoglossus westraliensis
Cynoglossidae
Data Deficient
Western crested pipefish
Mitotichthys meraculus
Syngnathidae
Data Deficient
Western gulper shark
Centrophorus westraliensis
Centrophoridae
Data Deficient
Western highfin spurdog
Squalus altipinnis
Squalidae
Data Deficient
Western luminous roughy
Aulotrachichthys argyrophanus
Trachichthyidae
Data Deficient
Western round skate
Irolita westraliensis
Data Deficient
Whalefish
Cetomimus hempeli
Cetomimidae
Data Deficient
Whip-fin wrasse
Cirrhilabrus filamentosus
Labridae
Data Deficient
Whiskereye clingfish
Derilissus kremnobates
Gobiesocidae
Data Deficient