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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
California smoothtongue
Leuroglossus stilbius
🌊 Marine
California worm blenny
Stathmonotus sinuscalifornici
LC
🌊 Marine
Californian anchovy
Engraulis mordax
DD
🌊 Marine
Californian needlefish
Strongylura exilis
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Calypso tetra
Hyphessobrycon axelrodi
NT
💧 Freshwater
Camouflaged catfish
Bunocephalus amaurus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Campeche catshark
Parmaturus campechiensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Can-opener smoothdream
Chaenophryne longiceps
LC
🌊 Marine
Canadian eelpout
Lycodes polaris
🌊 Marine
Canary dentex
Dentex canariensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Canary rockfish
Sebastes pinniger
🌊 Marine
Candiru
Vandellia cirrhosa
LC
💧 Freshwater
Candirú
Tridentopsis cahuali
NT
💧 Freshwater
Candiru-Asu
Cetopsis candiru
LC
💧 Freshwater
Candy basslet
Liopropoma carmabi
LC
🌊 Marine
Cano toadfish
Thalassophryne maculosa
LC
🌊 Marine
Capaz
Pimelodus grosskopfii
CR
💧 Freshwater
Cape horse mackerel
Trachurus capensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Cape razorfish
Xyrichtys mundiceps
LC
🌊 Marine
Cape redfish
Sebastes capensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Cape snaggletooth
Neonesthes capensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Cara bicudo
Retroculus septentrionalis
LC
💧 Freshwater
carachama con dientes
Panaqolus albomaculatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Carbonera pupfish
Cyprinodon fontinalis
EN
💧 Freshwater
Cardinal fish
Apogon imberbis
LC
🌊 Marine
Cardinal snapper
Pristipomoides macrophthalmus
LC
🌊 Marine
Cardinal soldierfish
Plectrypops retrospinis
LC
🌊 Marine
Cardinal tetra
Paracheirodon axelrodi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Cardinal Toothy
Oligosarcus pintoi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Caribbean blenny
Emblemaria caldwelli
LC
🌊 Marine
Caribbean flounder
Trichopsetta caribbaea
LC
🌊 Marine
Caribbean lanternshark
Etmopterus hillianus
LC
🌊 Marine
Caribbean moonfish
Selene brownii
LC
🌊 Marine
Caribbean pipefish
Syngnathus caribbaeus
LC
🌊 Marine
Caribbean sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon porosus
VU
🔄 Diadromous
Caribbean sharpnose-puffer
Canthigaster rostrata
LC
🌊 Marine
Caribbean Smalleyed Tonguefish
Symphurus oculellus
LC
🌊 Marine
Caribbean tonguefish
Symphurus arawak
LC
🌊 Marine
Carnegie's toothcarp
Cnesterodon carnegiei
VU
💧 Freshwater
Carolines parrotfish
Calotomus carolinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Carpenter's deepwater cardinalfish
Brephostoma carpenteri
DD
🌊 Marine
Carriker's anchovy
Anchoviella carrikeri
LC
💧 Freshwater
Carruco sargo
Genyatremus pacifici
LC
🌊 Marine
Cascarudo
Callichthys callichthys
LC
💧 Freshwater
Cascudinho
Harttia torrenticola
LC
💧 Freshwater
Cascudinho barbudo
Pareiorhaphis hypselurus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Cascudo
Hemiancistrus votouro
LC
💧 Freshwater
Cascudo
Neoplecostomus franciscoensis
LC
💧 Freshwater