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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
Mojarita
Priocharax pygmaeus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mojarita
Aphyocharax pusillus
LC
💧 Freshwater
mojarita
Xenurobrycon heterodon
LC
💧 Freshwater
mojarita
Hemibrycon polyodon
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mojarra
Bryconamericus iheringii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mojarrita
Prodontocharax melanotus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Molly
Poecilia sphenops
LC
💧 Freshwater
Monkey goby
Neogobius fluviatilis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Montecristo cichlid
Oscura heterospila
DD
💧 Freshwater
Montezuma swordtail
Xiphophorus montezumae
DD
💧 Freshwater
Mooneye
Hiodon tergisus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moonlight gourami
Trichopodus microlepis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mormyrus tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus mormyrus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Morse Knifefish
Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moth Whiptail Catfish
Loricaria simillima
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mountain molly
Poecilia teresae
EN
💧 Freshwater
Mountain stream sardine
Hemibrycon taeniurus
NT
💧 Freshwater
Mountain swordatail
Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl
DD
💧 Freshwater
Mountain whitefish
Prosopium williamsoni
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mourning tetra
Brycon pesu
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mouse Catfish
Tenellus leporhinus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
VU
💧 Freshwater
Mrigal carp
Cirrhinus cirrhosus
VU
💧 Freshwater
Mud sunfish
Acantharchus pomotis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mudminnow
Umbra krameri
VU
💧 Freshwater
Multispotted Goby
Sicydium salvini
💧 Freshwater
Multispotted goby
Sicydium multipunctatum
LC
💧 Freshwater
Murray River rainbowfish
Melanotaenia fluviatilis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
LC
💧 Freshwater
Myloplus Torquatus
Myloplus torquatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Myoglanis Koepckei
Myoglanis koepckei
LC
💧 Freshwater
Natal mountain catfish
Amphilius natalensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Natal topminnow
Lacustricola myaposae
NT
💧 Freshwater
Neblinichthys Pilosus
Neblinichthys pilosus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Neblinichthys Roraima
Neblinichthys roraima
NT
💧 Freshwater
Nematolebias Papilliferus
Nematolebias papilliferus
CR
💧 Freshwater
Nembwe
Serranochromis jallae
LC
💧 Freshwater
Neon tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Netted prochilod
Prochilodus reticulatus
💧 Freshwater
Nicaraguan mosquitofish
Gambusia nicaraguensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Nile perch
Lates niloticus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Nile tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Niobichthys Ferrarisi
Niobichthys ferrarisi
LC
💧 Freshwater
North African catfish
Clarias gariepinus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern brook lamprey
Ichthyomyzon fossor
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern checkmark cichlid
Theraps intermedius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern hog sucker
Hypentelium nigricans
LC
💧 Freshwater