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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
Pugnose pipefish
Bryx dunckeri
LC
🌊 Marine
Purple reeffish
Chromis scotti
LC
🌊 Marine
Purplemouth moray
Gymnothorax vicinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Purplemouthed conger
Pseudophichthys splendens
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy argentine
Glossanodon pygmaeus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy filefish
Stephanolepis setifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy moray
Anarchias similis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy pikeconger
Nettenchelys pygmaea
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy poacher
Odontopyxis trispinosa
🌊 Marine
Pygmy puffer
Sphoeroides trichocephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy rockfish
Sebastes wilsoni
🌊 Marine
Pygmy shark
Euprotomicrus bispinatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy tonguefish
Symphurus parvus
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen croaker
Seriphus politus
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen parrotfish
Scarus vetula
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen snapper
Etelis oculatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Queen triggerfish
Balistes vetula
NT
🌊 Marine
Quillback rockfish
Sebastes maliger
🌊 Marine
Quillfish
Ptilichthys goodei
🌊 Marine
Rabbit fish
Chimaera monstrosa
VU
🌊 Marine
Ragfish
Icosteus aenigmaticus
🌊 Marine
Ragged bigscale
Scopelogadus mizolepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Ragged goby
Bollmannia communis
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow parrotfish
Scarus guacamaia
NT
🌊 Marine
Rainbow runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes xyris
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow seaperch
Hypsurus caryi
🌊 Marine
Rainbow wrasse
Halichoeres pictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Rake stardrum
Stellifer rastrifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Rakery beaconlamp
Lampanyctus macdonaldi
LC
🌊 Marine
Randall's soapfish
Rypticus randalli
LC
🌊 Marine
Raucous grunt
Haemulopsis leuciscus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ray
Dipturus trachyderma
EN
🌊 Marine
Rearfin wormfish
Microdesmus retropinnis
LC
🌊 Marine
Red bandfish
Cepola macrophthalma
LC
🌊 Marine
Red barbier
Baldwinella vivanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Red brotula
Brosmophycis marginata
LC
🌊 Marine
Red cornetfish
Fistularia petimba
LC
🌊 Marine
Red drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Red eel
Myroconger compressus
DD
🌊 Marine
Red hind
Epinephelus guttatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Red hogfish
Decodon puellaris
LC
🌊 Marine
Red lionfish
Pterois volitans
LC
🌊 Marine
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Red pandora
Pagellus bellottii
LC
🌊 Marine
Red pike conger
Cynoponticus coniceps
DD
🌊 Marine
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
LC
🌊 Marine
Red Scorpionfish
Pontinus furcirhinus
LC
🌊 Marine