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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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Black-margined goby
Robinsichthys nigrimarginatus
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Black-spot croaker
Atrobucca kyushini
Sciaenidae Data Deficient
Black-spotted torpedo
Torpedo fuscomaculata
Torpedinidae Data Deficient
Blackbar coris
Coris nigrotaenia
Labridae Data Deficient
Blackbar hogfish
Bodianus speciosus
Labridae Data Deficient Edible
Blackbellied angler
Lophius budegassa
Lophiidae Data Deficient Edible
Blackbelly cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus atrogaster
Apogonidae Data Deficient
Blackburn's herring
Herklotsichthys blackburni
Dorosomatidae Data Deficient
Blackburns's anchovy
Anchoviella blackburni
Engraulidae Data Deficient
Blackdwarf shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus nanus
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Blackedge conger
Bathycongrus retrotinctus
Congridae Data Deficient
Blackfin croaker
Lonchurus elegans
Data Deficient
Blackfin flathead
Sorsogona nigripinna
Platycephalidae Data Deficient
Blackfin flounder
Glyptocephalus stelleri
Pleuronectidae Data Deficient Edible
Blackfin jawfish
Opistognathus nigripinnis
Opistognathidae Data Deficient
Blackfin snapper
Lutjanus buccanella
Lutjanidae Data Deficient Edible
Blacklash scorpionfish
Pontinus nigerimum
Scorpaenidae Data Deficient
Blackmargin maori wrasse
Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus
Labridae Data Deficient
Blackpotted paedomorphic goby
Schindleria nigropunctata
Schindleriidae Data Deficient
Blacksnout seasnail
Paraliparis copei
Liparidae Data Deficient
Blackspine dwarfgoby
Eviota nigrispina
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Blackspot conger
Paraconger macrops
Congridae Data Deficient
Blackstripe lizardfish
Synodus nigrotaeniatus
Synodontidae Data Deficient
Blacktail comber
Serranus atricauda
Serranidae Data Deficient Edible
Blacktailed spurdog
Squalus melanurus
Squalidae Data Deficient
Blacktip skate
Dipturus melanospilus
Rajidae Data Deficient
Blacktip tope
Hypogaleus hyugaensis
Triakidae Data Deficient
Blackvent filefish
Thamnaconus melanoproctes
Monacanthidae Data Deficient
Bleeding wrasse
Polylepion cruentum
Labridae Data Deficient
Bleeker's short-tail conger
Bathycongrus bleekeri
Congridae Data Deficient
Bleeker's Wrasse
Halichoeres bleekeri
Labridae Data Deficient
Blind wormfish
Microdesmus luscus
Microdesmidae Data Deficient
Blotched Catshark
Asymbolus funebris
Pentanchidae Data Deficient
Blotched foxface
Siganus unimaculatus
Siganidae Data Deficient Edible
Blue four-line wrasse
Labroides quadrilineatus
Labridae Data Deficient
Blue Legskate
Sinobatis caerulea
Anacanthobatidae Data Deficient
Blue Velvet Angelfish
Centropyge deborae
Pomacanthidae Data Deficient
Blue-backed basslet
Lipogramma idabeli
Grammatidae Data Deficient
Blue-eyed pygmygoby
Trimma blematium
Gobiidae Data Deficient
Blue-spotted basslet
Lipogramma barrettorum
Grammatidae Data Deficient
Blue-spotted stingray
Neotrygon kuhlii
Dasyatidae Data Deficient Edible
Blueback Sardinella
Sardinella alcyone
Dorosomatidae Data Deficient
Bluelashed butterflyfish
Chaetodon bennetti
Chaetodontidae Data Deficient
Bluemargin dartfish
Ptereleotris caeruleomarginata
Microdesmidae Data Deficient
Blueside wrasse
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Labridae Data Deficient Edible
Blueskin seabream
Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus
Sparidae Data Deficient Edible
Bluespotted angelfish
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacanthidae Data Deficient Edible
Bluespotted bambooshark
Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum
Hemiscylliidae Data Deficient Edible