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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
Messmate
Echiodon cryomargarites
LC
🌊 Marine
Metallic lantern fish
Myctophum affine
LC
🌊 Marine
Meteoria Erythrops
Meteoria erythrops
DD
🌊 Marine
Mexican barred snapper
Hoplopagrus guentherii
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican blenny
Paraclinus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican cusk-eel
Lepophidium stigmatistium
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican false moray
Chlopsis kazuko
DD
🌊 Marine
Mexican flounder
Cyclopsetta chittendeni
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican goatfish
Mulloidichthys dentatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican grenadier
Coryphaenoides mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican hogfish
Bodianus diplotaenia
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican hornshark
Heterodontus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican jawfish
Opistognathus mexicanus
🌊 Marine
Mexican lampfish
Triphoturus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican needlefish
Tylosurus fodiator
🌊 Marine
Mexican sand perch
Diplectrum macropoma
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican stargazer
Dactyloscopus metoecus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican worm blenny
Stathmonotus lugubris
LC
🌊 Marine
Michael Sars smooth-head
Bathytroctes michaelsarsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Micropogonias Megalops
Micropogonias megalops
🌊 Marine
Middling thread herring
Opisthonema medirastre
LC
🌊 Marine
Midwater eelpout
Melanostigma pammelas
🌊 Marine
Midwater scorpionfish
Ectreposebastes imus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimetic midshipman
Porichthys mimeticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic blenny
Gobioclinus guppyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic cardinalfish
Apogon phenax
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic sandab
Citharichthys gordae
DD
🌊 Marine
Mimic surgeonfish
Acanthurus pyroferus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mirror lanternfish
Lampadena speculigera
LC
🌊 Marine
Mirrorwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger
LC
🌊 Marine
Misty grouper
Hyporthodus mystacinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mixomyrophis Pusillipinna
Mixomyrophis pusillipinna
DD
🌊 Marine
Mocosa ruff
Schedophilus haedrichi
LC
🌊 Marine
Molly miller
Scartella cristata
LC
🌊 Marine
Monkeyface prickleback
Cebidichthys violaceus
🌊 Marine
Monognathus Rosenblatti
Monognathus rosenblatti
LC
🌊 Marine
Monomitopus Agassizii
Monomitopus agassizii
LC
🌊 Marine
Monrovia doctorfish
Acanthurus monroviae
LC
🌊 Marine
Montagu's blenny
Coryphoblennius galerita
LC
🌊 Marine
Montagus seasnail
Liparis montagui
LC
🌊 Marine
Moon Loosejaw
Aristostomias lunifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Mooneye cusk-eel
Ophidion selenops
LC
🌊 Marine
Moonstruck stargazer
Dactyloscopus lunaticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Moorish idol
Zanclus cornutus
LC
🌊 Marine
Moray wolf eel
Lycenchelys muraena
🌊 Marine
Mosshead sculpin
Clinocottus globiceps
LC
🌊 Marine
Mosshead warbonnet
Chirolophis nugator
🌊 Marine