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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
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Sonoyta pupfish
Cyprinodon eremus
EN 💧 Freshwater
South American catfish
Rhamdia quelen
LC 💧 Freshwater
South American Darter
Characidium boehlkei
LC 💧 Freshwater
South American freshwater stingray
Potamotrygon motoro
LC 💧 Freshwater
South American Grass Darter
Ammocryptocharax elegans
LC 💧 Freshwater
South American lungfish
Lepidosiren paradoxa
LC 💧 Freshwater
South American Sand Darter
Characidium pellucidum
LC 💧 Freshwater
South American silver croaker
Plagioscion squamosissimus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Southern cavefish
Typhlichthys subterraneus
NT 💧 Freshwater
Southern Churchill
Petrocephalus wesselsi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Southern studfish
Fundulus stellifer
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spatuloricaria Fimbriata
Spatuloricaria fimbriata
DD 💧 Freshwater
Spatuloricaria Gymnogaster
Spatuloricaria gymnogaster
LC 💧 Freshwater
Speckled chub
Macrhybopsis aestivalis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Speckled dace
Rhinichthys osculus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Speckled pavon
Cichla temensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Speckled piranha
Serrasalmus spilopleura
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spectrolebias Reticulatus
Spectrolebias reticulatus
NT 💧 Freshwater
Spikedace
Meda fulgida
EN 💧 Freshwater
Spiketail platyfish
Xiphophorus andersi
EN 💧 Freshwater
Spined loach
Cobitis taenia
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spiny cat-fish
Agamyxis albomaculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spiny catfish
Acanthodoras cataphractus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spiny Dwarf Catfish
Scoloplax dolicholophia
LC 💧 Freshwater
Splittail
Pogonichthys macrolepidotus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotback corydoras
Corydoras blochi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotcheek Cichlid
Thorichthys maculipinnis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotfin corydoras
Corydoras punctatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotfin shiner
Cyprinella spiloptera
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotscale barb
Enteromius holotaenia
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spottail curimata
Curimatopsis evelynae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spottail leporinus
Leporinus melanopleura
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted algae-eating goby
Sicydium punctatum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted bass
Micropterus punctulatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted collar cory
Corydoras brevirostris
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma piauiensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Spotted gar
Lepisosteus oculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus maculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted headstander
Chilodus punctatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted hoplo
Megalechis thoracata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted killifish
Nothobranchius orthonotus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted knifefish
Gymnotus maculosus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted leporinus
Leporinus maculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted metynnis
Metynnis maculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted pike-characin
Boulengerella maculata
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted Piranha
Serrasalmus marginatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted sleeper
Eleotris picta
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted snakehead
Channa punctata
LC 💧 Freshwater
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