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Fish Species of the Atlantic Ocean
The second-largest ocean, bounded by the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east — from the Arctic to the Antarctic, supporting major global fisheries.
5,070
Total Species
361
Threatened
1,000
Edible
29
Countries
Discus ray
Paratrygon aiereba
CR
💧 Freshwater
Discus tetra
Brachychalcinus orbicularis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Distocyclus Conirostris
Distocyclus conirostris
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dogtooth Characin
Cynodon septenarius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dogtooth rivulus
Cynodonichthys tenuis
DD
💧 Freshwater
Dogtooth Toothy
Oligosarcus solitarius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dollar sunfish
Lepomis marginatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Doncella
Ageneiosus pardalis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dorado
Salminus brasiliensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dorado plateado
Salminus hilarii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Doras
Ossancora punctata
LC
💧 Freshwater
Doras Micropoeus
Doras micropoeus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dotted dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma guttata
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dragonfin tetra
Pseudocorynopoma doriae
LC
💧 Freshwater
Driftwood catfish
Trachelyopterus fisheri
LC
💧 Freshwater
Duckbill catfish
Sorubim lima
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dusky millions fish
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf corydoras
Corydoras hastatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf Curimata
Cyphocharax microcephalus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf gourami
Trichogaster lalius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf marbled catfish
Microglanis poecilus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf molly
Poecilia chica
DD
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf stonebasher
Pollimyrus castelnaui
LC
💧 Freshwater
Dwarf sucker
Otocinclus mariae
LC
💧 Freshwater
East Coast barb
Enteromius toppini
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eastern creek chubsucker
Erimyzon oblongus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eastern rainbowfish
Melanotaenia splendida
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eastern sand darter
Ammocrypta pellucida
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eastern silvery minnow
Hybognathus regius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eel cory
Aspidoras velites
DD
💧 Freshwater
Eigenmann's toothcarp
Phalloptychus eigenmanni
CR
💧 Freshwater
Eigenmannia Humboldtii
Eigenmannia humboldtii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eigenmannia Macrops
Eigenmannia macrops
LC
💧 Freshwater
Elachocharax Geryi
Elachocharax geryi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Elachocharax Junki
Elachocharax junki
LC
💧 Freshwater
Elachocharax Mitopterus
Elachocharax mitopterus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Elachocharax Pulcher
Elachocharax pulcher
LC
💧 Freshwater
Electric catfish
Malapterurus electricus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Electric eel
Electrophorus electricus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Elegant corydoras
Corydoras elegans
LC
💧 Freshwater
Elephantnose fish
Gnathonemus petersii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Elizabeth´s dwarf cichlid
Apistogramma elizabethae
LC
💧 Freshwater
Elongate hatchetfish
Triportheus elongatus
💧 Freshwater
Emerald cichlid
Hypselecara temporalis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Emerald shiner
Notropis atherinoides
LC
💧 Freshwater
Emperor cichlid
Aulonocara nyassae
NT
💧 Freshwater
Engraulisoma Taeniatum
Engraulisoma taeniatum
LC
💧 Freshwater