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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
Letter opener
Ophidion nocomis
LC
🌊 Marine
Leucicorus Atlanticus
Leucicorus atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Leucicorus Lusciosus
Leucicorus lusciosus
DD
🌊 Marine
Leucobrotula Adipata
Leucobrotula adipata
DD
🌊 Marine
Lightfish
Ichthyococcus ovatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Limbaugh's damselfish
Chromis limbaughi
LC
🌊 Marine
Limpid-wing flyingfish
Cheilopogon unicolor
🌊 Marine
Lined lanternshark
Etmopterus bullisi
LC
🌊 Marine
Lined seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
VU
🌊 Marine
Lined sole
Achirus lineatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ling
Molva molva
🌊 Marine
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
🌊 Marine
Linked Cutthroat Eel
Haptenchelys texis
LC
🌊 Marine
Linophryne Brevibarbata
Linophryne brevibarbata
LC
🌊 Marine
Linophryne Pennibarbata
Linophryne pennibarbata
LC
🌊 Marine
Liparis Atlanticus
Liparis atlanticus
🌊 Marine
Lipophrys Trigloides
Lipophrys trigloides
LC
🌊 Marine
Little bigscale
Melamphaes parvus
LC
🌊 Marine
Little croaker
Stellifer stellifer
DD
🌊 Marine
Little gulper shark
Centrophorus uyato
EN
🌊 Marine
Little sleeper shark
Somniosus rostratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Little-eye round herring
Jenkinsia majua
LC
🌊 Marine
Littlescale threadfin
Polydactylus oligodon
LC
🌊 Marine
Live sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
LC
🌊 Marine
Lizard catshark
Schroederichthys saurisqualus
VU
🌊 Marine
Lizard triplefin
Crocodilichthys gracilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Lobed dreamer
Dolopichthys pullatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Lobisomem
Notoscopelus caudispinosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lofty triplefin
Enneanectes altivelis
LC
🌊 Marine
Lollipop catshark
Cephalurus cephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Long snouted lancetfish
Alepisaurus ferox
LC
🌊 Marine
Long-snouted seahorse
Hippocampus guttulatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Longarmed snake eel
Ophichthus mecopterus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbarb dragonfish
Flagellostomias boureei
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbarb scaly dragonfish
Stomias longibarbatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbeard Grenadier
Gadomus dispar
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbeard grenadier
Ventrifossa macropogon
LC
🌊 Marine
Longeye conger
Gnathophis bracheatopos
LC
🌊 Marine
Longface eel
Saurenchelys cognita
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin damselfish
Stegastes diencaeus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin dragonfish
Tactostoma macropus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin drum
Umbrina dorsalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin escolar
Scombrolabrax heterolepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin flounder
Syacium longidorsale
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin gurnard
Chelidonichthys obscurus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin hake
Phycis chesteri
🌊 Marine
Longfin halfbeak
Hemiramphus saltator
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin lampfish
Lampanyctus steinbecki
LC
🌊 Marine