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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
Clown wedgefish
Rhynchobatus cooki
Rhinidae Critically Endangered
Clown wrasse
Halichoeres maculipinna
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Club perchlet
Plectranthias clavatus
Anthiadidae
Clubfoot sillago
Sillaginopodys chondropus
Sillaginidae Edible
Clubhead blenny
Acanthemblemaria balanorum
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Coachwhip cardinal
Ostorhinchus flagelliferus
Apogonidae
Coachwhip trevally
Carangoides oblongus
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
Coachwhip trevally
Carangichthys oblongus
Least Concern Edible
Coalskin snailfish
Paraliparis anthracinus
Liparidae
Coastal stingaree
Urolophus orarius
Urolophidae Endangered
Coastal trevally
Turrum coeruleopinnatum
Least Concern
Cobalt chromis
Chromis flavicauda
Pomacentridae Data Deficient Edible
Cobbler wobbegong
Sutorectus tentaculatus
Least Concern
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
Rachycentridae Least Concern
Cocco's lantern fish
Lobianchia gemellarii
Myctophidae Least Concern
Cocco's lanternfish
Gonichthys cocco
Myctophidae Least Concern
Coccorella Atrata
Coccorella atrata
Evermannellidae Least Concern
Cochero
Dules auriga
Serranidae
Cochin goatfish
Upeneus indicus
Mullidae Data Deficient
Cochleoceps Spatula
Cochleoceps spatula
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Cociella Heemstrai
Cociella heemstrai
Platycephalidae Least Concern
Cociella Somaliensis
Cociella somaliensis
Platycephalidae Least Concern
Cocinero
Caranx vinctus
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
Cock grunter
Pomadasys multimaculatus
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible
Cockatoo dottyback
Chlidichthys cacatuoides
Pseudochromidae Data Deficient
Cockatoo Handfish
Pezichthys amplispinus
Endangered
Cockatoo righteye flounder
Samaris cristatus
Samaridae Least Concern Edible
Cockatoo waspfish
Ablabys taenianotus
Tetrarogidae Least Concern Edible
Cockerel wrasse
Pteragogus enneacanthus
Labridae Least Concern
Cocktail wrasse
Pteragogus flagellifer
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Cocktail Wrasse
Pteragogus aurigarius
Labridae Data Deficient
Cocky gurnard
Lepidotrigla modesta
Triglidae
Coco coralbrotula
Ogilbia cocoensis
Dinematichthyidae Vulnerable
Coco sea catfish
Bagre bagre
Ariidae Least Concern Edible
Cocoa damselfish
Stegastes variabilis
Pomacentridae Least Concern Edible
Cocoa snapper
Paracaesio stonei
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Cocos barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria atrata
Chaenopsidae Vulnerable
Cocos frill-goby
Bathygobius cocosensis
Gobiidae Least Concern Edible
Cocos Island flounder
Asterorhombus cocosensis
Bothidae Least Concern
Cocos pygmy angelfish
Centropyge cocosensis
Pomacanthidae
Cocos pygmygoby
Trimma insularum
Gobiidae Least Concern
Cocos stargazer
Gillellus chathamensis
Dactyloscopidae Vulnerable
Cocos triplefin
Axoclinus cocoensis
Tripterygiidae Vulnerable
Cocos wrasse
Halichoeres discolor
Labridae Vulnerable
Cocos-Keeling angelfish
Centropyge colini
Pomacanthidae Least Concern
Cocotropus Astakhovi
Cocotropus astakhovi
Aploactinidae
Cocotropus Aurantius
Cocotropus aurantius
Aploactinidae
Cocotropus Echinatus
Cocotropus echinatus
Aploactinidae