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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
Chain Cusk-eel
Porogadus catena
LC
🌊 Marine
Chain moray
Echidna catenata
LC
🌊 Marine
Chain pearlfish
Echiodon dawsoni
LC
🌊 Marine
Chain pipefish
Syngnathus louisianae
DD
🌊 Marine
Chalceus Epakros
Chalceus epakros
LC
💧 Freshwater
Chalk bass
Serranus tortugarum
LC
🌊 Marine
Chameleon goby
Tridentiger trigonocephalus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Chameleon wrasse
Halichoeres dispilus
LC
🌊 Marine
Chanchita
Cichlasoma dimerus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Channel darter
Percina copelandi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Channel flounder
Syacium micrurum
LC
🌊 Marine
Channel scabbardfish
Evoxymetopon taeniatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Characidium Occidentale
Characidium occidentale
LC
💧 Freshwater
Characidium Orientale
Characidium orientale
LC
💧 Freshwater
Characidium Pteroides
Characidium pteroides
LC
💧 Freshwater
Characidium Rachovii
Characidium rachovii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Characidium Stigmosum
Characidium stigmosum
DD
💧 Freshwater
Characidium Vestigipinne
Characidium vestigipinne
CR
💧 Freshwater
Characidium Zebra
Characidium zebra
LC
💧 Freshwater
Charax Hemigrammus
Charax hemigrammus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Charax Macrolepis
Charax macrolepis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Charax Pauciradiatus
Charax pauciradiatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Charax Stenopterus
Charax stenopterus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Charax Tectifer
Charax tectifer
LC
💧 Freshwater
Charco Azul pupfish
Cyprinodon inmemoriam
EX
💧 Freshwater
Charco Palma pupfish
Cyprinodon veronicae
EW
💧 Freshwater
Charre
Pimelodus punctatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Chasmocranus Brevior
Chasmocranus brevior
LC
💧 Freshwater
Chasmocranus Chimantanus
Chasmocranus chimantanus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Chasmocranus Longior
Chasmocranus longior
LC
💧 Freshwater
Chauliodus Schmidti
Chauliodus schmidti
LC
🌊 Marine
Chaunacops Coloratus
Chaunacops coloratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Chaunacops Roseus
Chaunacops roseus
LC
🌊 Marine
Chaves' lanternfish
Lampadena chavesi
LC
🌊 Marine
Checkered blenny
Starksia ocellata
LC
🌊 Marine
Checkered pupfish
Cualac tessellatus
VU
💧 Freshwater
Checkered wolf eel
Lycenchelys kolthoffi
🌊 Marine
Cheekspot goby
Ilypnus gilberti
LC
🌊 Marine
Chere-chere grunt
Haemulon steindachneri
LC
🌊 Marine
Cherry barb
Puntius titteya
VU
💧 Freshwater
Cherubfish
Centropyge argi
LC
🌊 Marine
Chessboard cichlid
Dicrossus filamentosus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Chiapaheros Grammodes
Chiapaheros grammodes
VU
💧 Freshwater
Chiapas swordtail
Xiphophorus alvarezi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Chihuahua chub
Gila nigrescens
VU
💧 Freshwater
Chili sea catfish
Notarius troschelii
LC
🌊 Marine
Chilipepper rockfish
Sebastes goodei
🌊 Marine
China rockfish
Sebastes nebulosus
🌊 Marine