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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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St. Paul's Triplefin
Enneanectes smithi
Tripterygiidae Vulnerable
Starry ray
Amblyraja radiata
Rajidae Vulnerable
Striped panray
Zanobatus schoenleinii
Zanobatidae Vulnerable Edible
Sulawesi coelacanth
Latimeria menadoensis
Latimeriidae Vulnerable
Taiwan saddled carpetshark
Cirrhoscyllium formosanum
Parascylliidae Vulnerable
Taiwanese blind electric ray
Benthobatis yangi
Narcinidae Vulnerable
Tautog
Tautoga onitis
Labridae Vulnerable
Tawny nurse shark
Nebrius ferrugineus
Ginglymostomatidae Vulnerable Edible
Ternate damsel
Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis
Pomacentridae Vulnerable
Thalassoma Virens
Thalassoma virens
Labridae Vulnerable
Thickbody skate
Amblyraja frerichsi
Rajidae Vulnerable
Thintail skate
Dipturus leptocauda
Rajidae Vulnerable
Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
Syngnathidae Vulnerable
Thresher
Alopias vulpinus
Alopiidae Vulnerable Edible
Tidewater goby
Eucyclogobius newberryi
Gobiidae Vulnerable
Tiger catshark
Halaelurus natalensis
Pentanchidae Vulnerable
Tiger combtooth blenny
Ecsenius tigris
Blenniidae Vulnerable Edible
Tiger sandgoby
Nesogobius tigrinus
Vulnerable
Tiger tail seahorse
Hippocampus comes
Syngnathidae Vulnerable Edible
Tile fish
Lopholatilus villarii
Malacanthidae Vulnerable
Tiny pygmy-goby
Pandaka pusilla
Gobiidae Vulnerable
Tortonese's goby
Pomatoschistus tortonesei
Gobiidae Vulnerable
Totoaba
Totoaba macdonaldi
Sciaenidae Vulnerable Edible
Tricolor coralblenny
Ecsenius tricolor
Blenniidae Vulnerable
Triton Epaulette shark
Hemiscyllium henryi
Hemiscylliidae Vulnerable
Tumbes round stingray
Urobatis tumbesensis
Urotrygonidae Vulnerable
Twinspot triplefin
Lepidonectes bimaculatus
Tripterygiidae Vulnerable
Velez ray
Rostroraja velezi
Rajidae Vulnerable
Velvet belly
Etmopterus spinax
Etmopteridae Vulnerable
Venezuelan dwarf numbfish
Diplobatis guamachensis
Narcinidae Vulnerable
Verdean nibbler
Girella zonata
Kyphosidae Vulnerable
Vermiculate Clingfish
Tomicodon vermiculatus
Gobiesocidae Vulnerable
Vermilion snapper
Rhomboplites aurorubens
Lutjanidae Vulnerable
Vladichthys Gloverensis
Vladichthys gloverensis
Vulnerable
West African goatfish
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Mullidae Vulnerable Edible
West African seahorse
Hippocampus algiricus
Syngnathidae Vulnerable
Western blue groper
Achoerodus gouldii
Labridae Vulnerable
White Salema
Xenichthys agassizii
Haemulidae Vulnerable
White stumpnose
Rhabdosargus globiceps
Sparidae Vulnerable
White-dotted skate
Bathyraja albomaculata
Arhynchobatidae Vulnerable
White-edged grouper
Epinephelus albomarginatus
Epinephelidae Vulnerable
White-fin smooth-hound
Mustelus widodoi
Triakidae Vulnerable
Whitelined toadfish
Sanopus greenfieldorum
Batrachoididae Vulnerable
Whitesnout anemonefish
Amphiprion mccullochi
Pomacentridae Vulnerable Edible
Whitesnout guitarfish
Pseudobatos leucorhynchus
Rhinobatidae Vulnerable
Whitetail major
Stegastes leucorus
Pomacentridae Vulnerable
Whitetip reef shark
Triaenodon obesus
Carcharhinidae Vulnerable
Whitetip weasel shark
Paragaleus leucolomatus
Hemigaleidae Vulnerable