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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
Western softhead grenadier
Malacocephalus occidentalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
EN
🌊 Marine
Whalehead dreamer
Lophodolos acanthognathus
LC
🌊 Marine
Whalesucker
Remora australis
LC
🌊 Marine
Whip eel
Bascanichthys scuticaris
LC
🌊 Marine
Whipsnout sorcerer
Venefica proboscidea
LC
🌊 Marine
Whiptail ribbonfish
Desmodema lorum
LC
🌊 Marine
Whiskered sole
Monochirus hispidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Whiskereye clingfish
Derilissus kremnobates
DD
🌊 Marine
White Anglerfish
Lophiodes beroe
LC
🌊 Marine
White croaker
Genyonemus lineatus
LC
🌊 Marine
White grouper
Epinephelus aeneus
NT
🌊 Marine
White grunt
Haemulon plumierii
LC
🌊 Marine
White margate
Haemulon album
DD
🌊 Marine
White sea catfish
Genidens barbus
🌊 Marine
White seabream
Diplodus sargus
LC
🌊 Marine
White seaperch
Phanerodon furcatus
🌊 Marine
White snook
Centropomus viridis
LC
🌊 Marine
White stardrum
Stellifer fuerthii
LC
🌊 Marine
White suckerfish
Remora albescens
LC
🌊 Marine
White trevally
Pseudocaranx dentex
LC
🌊 Marine
White weakfish
Atractoscion nobilis
LC
🌊 Marine
White-banded triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
LC
🌊 Marine
White-ring garden eel
Heteroconger canabus
DD
🌊 Marine
White-spotted lantern fish
Diaphus rafinesquii
LC
🌊 Marine
White-spotted puffer
Arothron hispidus
LC
🌊 Marine
White-streaked grouper
Epinephelus ongus
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitebait smelt
Allosmerus elongatus
🌊 Marine
Whitebarred prickleback
Poroclinus rothrocki
🌊 Marine
Whitebone porgy
Calamus leucosteus
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitecheek surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitefin sharksucker
Echeneis neucratoides
DD
🌊 Marine
Whitefin weakfish
Cynoscion albus
DD
🌊 Marine
Whitemouth croaker
Micropogonias furnieri
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitemouth skate
Bathyraja schroederi
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitenose pipefish
Cosmocampus albirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitenose shark
Nasolamia velox
EN
🌊 Marine
Whitepen dragonfish
Photonectes albipennis
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitesaddle stargazer
Dactyloscopus pectoralis
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitesaddled catshark
Scyliorhinus hesperius
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitesnout guitarfish
Pseudobatos leucorhynchus
VU
🌊 Marine
Whitesnout searobin
Prionotus albirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitespeckled rockfish
Sebastes moseri
🌊 Marine
Whitespotted eagle ray
Aetobatus narinari
EN
🌊 Marine
Whitespotted filefish
Cantherhines dumerilii
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitespotted soapfish
Rypticus maculatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitespotted surgeonfish
Acanthurus guttatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Whitestar cardinalfish
Apogon lachneri
LC
🌊 Marine