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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
Coral scorpionfish
Scorpaena albifimbria
Scorpaenidae Least Concern
Coral sea gregory
Plectroglyphidodon gascoynei
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Coral sea jawfish
Opistognathus stigmosus
Opistognathidae Data Deficient
Coral Sea maskray
Neotrygon trigonoides
Dasyatidae Least Concern
Coral sea pascua goby
Pascua marecoralliensis
Gobiidae
Coral Sea perchlet
Chelidoperca lecromi
Serranidae
Coral sea pipefish
Corythoichthys quattuordecim
Syngnathidae
Coral sea stingaree
Urolophus piperatus
Urolophidae Least Concern
Coral siphonfish
Siphamia corallicola
Apogonidae Least Concern
Coral toadfish
Sanopus splendidus
Batrachoididae Endangered
Coral worm eel
Scolecenchelys iredalei
Ophichthidae
Coralline goby
Odondebuenia balearica
Least Concern
Coralline sculpin
Artedius corallinus
Cottidae
Coralline-red flounder
Samariscus corallinus
Samaridae Data Deficient
Coralliozetus Springeri
Coralliozetus springeri
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Corazon's damsel
Pomacentrus vatosoa
Pomacentridae
Corcyrogobius Lubbocki
Corcyrogobius lubbocki
Vulnerable
Coris Centralis
Coris centralis
Labridae Least Concern
Coris Cuvieri
Coris cuvieri
Labridae Least Concern
Coris Flava
Coris flava
Labridae
Coris Hewetti
Coris hewetti
Labridae Least Concern
Coris Latifasciata
Coris latifasciata
Labridae
Coris Marquesensis
Coris marquesensis
Labridae Least Concern
Coris Musume
Coris musume
Labridae Least Concern
Coris Roseoviridis
Coris roseoviridis
Labridae Least Concern
Corkwing wrasse
Symphodus melops
Labridae Least Concern
Cornelia's rockskipper
Entomacrodus corneliae
Blenniidae Least Concern
Cornetfish
Fistularia tabacaria
Fistulariidae Least Concern
Cornish blackfish
Schedophilus medusophagus
Centrolophidae Least Concern
Cornish sucker
Lepadogaster purpurea
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Corocoro grunt
Orthopristis rubra
Haemulidae Least Concern Edible
Coromandel flyingfish
Hirundichthys coromandelensis
Exocoetidae Edible
Coromandel hairtail
Lepturacanthus pantului
Trichiuridae Data Deficient
Corrugated pipefish
Bhanotia fasciolata
Syngnathidae Least Concern
Cortez angelfish
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Pomacanthidae Least Concern
Cortez barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria hastingsi
Chaenopsidae Least Concern
Cortez bonefish
Albula gilberti
Albulidae
Cortez brotula
Ogilbia davidsmithi
Dinematichthyidae Least Concern
Cortez clingfish
Tomicodon boehlkei
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Cortez damselfish
Stegastes rectifraenum
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Cortez flounder
Paralichthys aestuarius
Paralichthyidae Data Deficient
Cortez garden eel
Heteroconger digueti
Congridae Least Concern
Cortez hagfish
Eptatretus sinus
Myxinidae Least Concern
Cortez hake
Merluccius hernandezi
Merlucciidae Data Deficient
Cortez pikeblenny
Chaenopsis coheni
Chaenopsidae Data Deficient
Cortez rainbow wrasse
Thalassoma lucasanum
Labridae Least Concern Edible
Cortez rockfish
Sebastes cortezi
Sebastidae Least Concern
Cortez sea chub
Kyphosus elegans
Kyphosidae Least Concern