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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
Mottled cusk-eel
Lepophidium jeannae
LC
🌊 Marine
Mottled flounder
Bothus maculiferus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mottled grouper
Mycteroperca rubra
LC
🌊 Marine
Mottled jawfish
Opistognathus maxillosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mottled scorpionfish
Pontinus clemensi
LC
🌊 Marine
Mottled soapfish
Rypticus bicolor
LC
🌊 Marine
Moustache jawfish
Opistognathus lonchurus
LC
🌊 Marine
Moustache sculpin
Triglops murrayi
🌊 Marine
Muddy arrowtooth eel
Ilyophis brunneus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mullet snapper
Lutjanus aratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Multibarred triplefin
Axoclinus multicinctus
VU
🌊 Marine
Multipore searsid
Normichthys operosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Multiray Dragonfish
Eustomias braueri
DD
🌊 Marine
Multispotted lanternfish
Scopelopsis multipunctatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Multistar Dragonfish
Eustomias polyaster
DD
🌊 Marine
Munda round ray
Urotrygon munda
NT
🌊 Marine
Munk's pygmy devil ray
Mobula munkiana
VU
🌊 Marine
Muraena Melanotis
Muraena melanotis
LC
🌊 Marine
Murray's abyssal anglerfish
Melanocetus murrayi
LC
🌊 Marine
Murray's smooth-head
Conocara murrayi
LC
🌊 Marine
Mushroom scorpionfish
Scorpaena inermis
LC
🌊 Marine
Mussel blenny
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Mustachioed snake-eel
Herpetoichthys fossatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mustelus Minicanis
Mustelus minicanis
EN
🌊 Marine
Mutton hamlet
Alphestes afer
LC
🌊 Marine
Muzzled blenny
Omobranchus punctatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Nacreous lanternfish
Lampanyctus vadulus
LC
🌊 Marine
Naked blenny
Stathmonotus gymnodermis
LC
🌊 Marine
Naked goby
Gobiosoma bosc
LC
🌊 Marine
Naked snout rattail
Haplomacrourus nudirostris
🌊 Marine
Naked-belly searobin
Bellator gymnostethus
LC
🌊 Marine
Nakednape eelpout
Pachycara gymninium
🌊 Marine
Nansenia Atlantica
Nansenia atlantica
LC
🌊 Marine
Nansenia Pelagica
Nansenia pelagica
DD
🌊 Marine
Narcetes Erimelas
Narcetes erimelas
LC
🌊 Marine
Narrow-striped anchovy
Anchoa colonensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Narrowfin smooth-hound
Mustelus norrisi
NT
🌊 Marine
Narrowhead flyingfish
Cypselurus angusticeps
🌊 Marine
Narrowmouthed catshark
Schroederichthys bivius
LC
🌊 Marine
Narrownecked oceanic eel
Derichthys serpentinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Narrownose smooth-hound
Mustelus schmitti
CR
🌊 Marine
Nassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus
CR
🌊 Marine
Needle-tooth moray
Uropterygius macrocephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Neobythites Braziliensis
Neobythites braziliensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Neoharriotta Carri
Neoharriotta carri
NT
🌊 Marine
Neon goby
Elacatinus oceanops
LC
🌊 Marine
Netdevil
Borophryne apogon
LC
🌊 Marine
Network sole
Achirus scutum
LC
🌊 Marine