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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
Melanocharacidium Dispilomma
Melanocharacidium dispilomma
LC
💧 Freshwater
Melanocharacidium Melanopteron
Melanocharacidium melanopteron
DD
💧 Freshwater
Melanocharacidium Pectorale
Melanocharacidium pectorale
LC
💧 Freshwater
Melanorivulus Kayabi
Melanorivulus kayabi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Melanorivulus Parnaibensis
Melanorivulus parnaibensis
DD
💧 Freshwater
Menezes' Sole
Apionichthys menezesi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Meridian Tetra
Hyphessobrycon meridionalis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mesensis tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus mesensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mesonauta Mirificus
Mesonauta mirificus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Meunier's Jupiaba
Jupiaba meunieri
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mexican blindcat
Prietella phreatophila
VU
💧 Freshwater
Mexican halfbeak
Hyporhamphus mexicanus
DD
💧 Freshwater
Mexican river gizzard shad
Dorosoma anale
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mexican tetra
Astyanax mexicanus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microcharacidium Eleotrioides
Microcharacidium eleotrioides
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microcharacidium Gnomus
Microcharacidium gnomus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Secundus
Microglanis secundus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Micromoema Xiphophora
Micromoema xiphophora
LC
💧 Freshwater
Micromyzon Akamai
Micromyzon akamai
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Callops
Microschemobrycon callops
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Casiquiare
Microschemobrycon casiquiare
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Elongatus
Microschemobrycon elongatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Guaporensis
Microschemobrycon guaporensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microsternarchus Bilineatus
Microsternarchus bilineatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Millet
Crenicichla alta
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mirror shiner
Notropis spectrunculus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mirror-scale Chalceus
Chalceus spilogyros
LC
💧 Freshwater
Misgurnus Mohoity
Misgurnus mohoity
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mississippi paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
VU
💧 Freshwater
Mississippi silvery minnow
Hybognathus nuchalis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mixe swordtail
Xiphophorus mixei
💧 Freshwater
Moema Apurinan
Moema apurinan
DD
💧 Freshwater
Moema Heterostigma
Moema heterostigma
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Browni
Moenkhausia browni
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Chrysargyrea
Moenkhausia chrysargyrea
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Copei
Moenkhausia copei
DD
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Cotinho
Moenkhausia cotinho
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Diktyota
Moenkhausia diktyota
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Grandisquamis
Moenkhausia grandisquamis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Hemigrammoides
Moenkhausia hemigrammoides
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Jamesi
Moenkhausia jamesi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Lopesi
Moenkhausia lopesi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Megalops
Moenkhausia megalops
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Miangi
Moenkhausia miangi
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Surinamensis
Moenkhausia surinamensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moga
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moggel
Labeo umbratus
LC
💧 Freshwater
mojara
Chrysobrycon hesperus
LC
💧 Freshwater