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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
Cresthead flounder
Pseudopleuronectes schrenki
Pleuronectidae Least Concern Edible
Crevalle jack
Caranx hippos
Carangidae Least Concern Edible
Crevice kelpfish
Gibbonsia montereyensis
Clinidae Least Concern
Crimson cleaner fish
Suezichthys aylingi
Labridae Least Concern
Crimson jobfish
Pristipomoides filamentosus
Lutjanidae Least Concern
Crimson snapper
Lutjanus erythropterus
Lutjanidae Least Concern Edible
Crimson triplefin
Enneapterygius qirmiz
Tripterygiidae Least Concern
Crimsonband wrasse
Notolabrus gymnogenis
Labridae Least Concern
Crimsontip longfin
Plesiops coeruleolineatus
Plesiopidae Least Concern
Crinoid clingfish
Discotrema crinophilum
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Crisscross prickleback
Plagiogrammus hopkinsii
Cristatogobius Albius
Cristatogobius albius
Data Deficient
Cristatogobius Lophius
Cristatogobius lophius
Least Concern
Croaker
Ophioscion adustus
Sciaenidae
Crochet butterflyfish
Chaetodon guentheri
Chaetodontidae Least Concern Edible
Crocodile fish
Cymbacephalus beauforti
Platycephalidae Least Concern
Crocodile flathead
Cociella crocodilus
Platycephalidae Least Concern
Crocodile shark
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
Pseudocarchariidae Least Concern
Crocodile snake eel
Brachysomophis crocodilinus
Ophichthidae Least Concern
Cross' damsel
Neoglyphidodon crossi
Pomacentridae Least Concern
Crosseyed cardinalfish
Fowleria aurita
Apogonidae Least Concern
Crosseyed flounder
Neolaeops microphthalmus
Least Concern
Crosshatch bass
Serranus luciopercanus
Serranidae Least Concern
Crossorhombus Kanekonis
Crossorhombus kanekonis
Bothidae
Crossostomus Chilensis
Crossostomus chilensis
Zoarcidae
Crossostomus Fasciatus
Crossostomus fasciatus
Zoarcidae
Crossroads goby
Priolepis compita
Gobiidae Least Concern
Crossthroat sawpalate
Serrivomer jesperseni
Serrivomeridae Least Concern
Crown lanternfish
Diaphus diadematus
Myctophidae Least Concern
Crown spotty blenny
Laiphognathus longispinis
Blenniidae Least Concern
Crown squirrelfish
Sargocentron diadema
Holocentridae Least Concern
Crown sweeper
Pempheris ufuagari
Pempheridae
Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish
Siphamia fuscolineata
Apogonidae Least Concern
Crowned Leftvent
Linophryne coronata
Linophrynidae Least Concern
Crowned puffer
Canthigaster coronata
Tetraodontidae Least Concern Edible
Crowned rockcod
Trematomus scotti
Nototheniidae
Crowned seahorse
Hippocampus coronatus
Syngnathidae Data Deficient
Crozet scad
Trachurus longimanus
Carangidae Least Concern
Cruriraja Hulleyi
Cruriraja hulleyi
Gurgesiellidae Least Concern
Crying Izak
Holohalaelurus melanostigma
Pentanchidae Least Concern
Cryptacanthodes Bergi
Cryptacanthodes bergi
Cryptacanthodidae
Cryptic anglerfish
Histiophryne cryptacanthus
Cryptic bearded goby
Barbuligobius boehlkei
Gobiidae Least Concern
Cryptic cardinalfish
Apogonichthyoides umbratilis
Apogonidae Least Concern
Cryptic Clingfish
Tomicodon cryptus
Gobiesocidae Least Concern
Cryptic hagfish
Eptatretus cryptus
Myxinidae
Cryptic Sole
Aseraggodes crypticus
Soleidae Data Deficient
Cryptic triplefin
Cryptichthys jojettae
Least Concern