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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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Face-stripe pygmy goby
Trimma cheni
Gobiidae Least Concern
Faintsaddled snake eel
Ophichthus hyposagmatus
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Faintstripe filefish
Paramonacanthus pusillus
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Falcate Lionfish
Ebosia falcata
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Falcon red banner blenny
Emblemariopsis falcon
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Falkland sprat
Sprattus fuegensis
Clupeidae Least Concern Edible
False brown moray
Gymnothorax pseudoherrei
Muraenidae Least Concern
False catshark
Pseudotriakis microdon
Pseudotriakidae Least Concern
False cleanerfish
Aspidontus taeniatus
Blenniidae Least Concern Edible
False cusk
Parabrotula plagiophthalma
Bythitidae Least Concern
False halfbeak
Oxyporhamphus similis
Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible
False herring
Harengula clupeola
Dorosomatidae Least Concern
False kinglip
Hoplobrotula gnathopus
Ophidiidae Least Concern
False lanternfish
Lampanyctus simulator
Myctophidae Least Concern
False lanternshark
Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus
Etmopteridae Least Concern
False leopard
Macropharyngodon ornatus
Labridae Least Concern Edible
False moorish idol
Heniochus diphreutes
Chaetodontidae Least Concern
False oblique hatchetfish
Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana
Sternoptychidae Least Concern
False Panama anchovy
Anchoa mundeola
Engraulidae Least Concern
False papillose blenny
Acanthemblemaria greenfieldi
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
False peacock skate
Pavoraja pseudonitida
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern
False puffer
Paraluteres prionurus
Monacanthidae Least Concern
False red stumpnose
Chrysoblephus lophus
Sparidae Least Concern Edible
False scad
Caranx rhonchus
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
False senator wrasse
Pictilabrus viridis
Labridae Least Concern
False stonefish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Scorpaenidae Least Concern Edible
False sunny dwarfgoby
Eviota pseudaprica
Gobiidae Least Concern
False Tasmanian blenny
Parablennius postoculomaculatus
Blenniidae Least Concern
False-comet dwarfgoby
Eviota oculineata
Gobiidae Least Concern
False-eye jawfish
Opistognathus triops
Opistognathidae Least Concern
False-eye sergeant
Abudefduf sparoides
Pomacentridae Least Concern
False-midas lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus hintonoides
Myctophidae Least Concern
Fan shrimp-goby
Tomiyamichthys latruncularius
Gobiidae Least Concern
Fan-bellied leatherjacket
Monacanthus chinensis
Monacanthidae Least Concern
Fanfin angler
Caulophryne jordani
Caulophrynidae Least Concern
Fanfin skate
Pseudoraja fischeri
Arhynchobatidae Least Concern
Fang's pygmygoby
Trimma fangi
Gobiidae Least Concern
Fangjaw eel
Echiophis brunneus
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Fangtooth dragonfish
Melanostomias niger
Stomiidae Least Concern
Fangtooth moray
Enchelycore anatina
Muraenidae Least Concern
Fangtooth smooth-head
Bathyprion danae
Alepocephalidae Least Concern
Fangtooth snake-eel
Aplatophis chauliodus
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Fantail filefish
Pervagor spilosoma
Monacanthidae Least Concern Edible
Fantail flounder
Xystreurys liolepis
Paralichthyidae Least Concern
Farcimen goby
Priolepis farcimen
Gobiidae Least Concern
Fat greenling
Hexagrammos otakii
Hexagrammidae Least Concern Edible
Fatspine spurdog
Squalus crassispinus
Squalidae Least Concern
Favonigobius Opalescens
Favonigobius opalescens
Gobiidae Least Concern