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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
Lesser amberjack
Seriola fasciata
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesser bream
Brama dussumieri
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesser guitarfish
Zapteryx brevirostris
EN
🌊 Marine
Lesser sand-eel
Ammodytes marinus
🌊 Marine
Lesser spiny eel
Macrognathus aculeatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Lestidiops Bathyopteryx
Lestidiops bathyopteryx
DD
🌊 Marine
Lestidiops Neles
Lestidiops neles
LC
🌊 Marine
Lestidiops Pacificus
Lestidiops pacificus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lestidiops Sphyrenoides
Lestidiops sphyrenoides
LC
🌊 Marine
Lestrolepis Intermedia
Lestrolepis intermedia
LC
🌊 Marine
Letharchus Aliculatus
Letharchus aliculatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Letter opener
Ophidion nocomis
LC
🌊 Marine
Leucicorus Atlanticus
Leucicorus atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Leucicorus Lusciosus
Leucicorus lusciosus
DD
🌊 Marine
Leucobrotula Adipata
Leucobrotula adipata
DD
🌊 Marine
Liberty molly
Poecilia salvatoris
DD
💧 Freshwater
Lightfish
Ichthyococcus ovatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Limbaugh's damselfish
Chromis limbaughi
LC
🌊 Marine
Limpid-wing flyingfish
Cheilopogon unicolor
🌊 Marine
Lined Golden Tetra
Hollandichthys multifasciatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Lined lanternshark
Etmopterus bullisi
LC
🌊 Marine
Lined seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
VU
🌊 Marine
Lined sole
Achirus lineatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ling
Molva molva
🌊 Marine
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
🌊 Marine
Linked Cutthroat Eel
Haptenchelys texis
LC
🌊 Marine
Linophryne Brevibarbata
Linophryne brevibarbata
LC
🌊 Marine
Linophryne Pennibarbata
Linophryne pennibarbata
LC
🌊 Marine
Liparis Atlanticus
Liparis atlanticus
🌊 Marine
Lipophrys Trigloides
Lipophrys trigloides
LC
🌊 Marine
Lipstick leporinus
Leporinus arcus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Listrura Boticario
Listrura boticario
LC
💧 Freshwater
Listrura Camposi
Listrura camposi
EN
💧 Freshwater
Listrura Tetraradiata
Listrura tetraradiata
CR
💧 Freshwater
Little anchovy
Anchoa parva
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Little bigscale
Melamphaes parvus
LC
🌊 Marine
Little croaker
Stellifer stellifer
DD
🌊 Marine
Little gulper shark
Centrophorus uyato
EN
🌊 Marine
Little sleeper shark
Somniosus rostratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Little-eye round herring
Jenkinsia majua
LC
🌊 Marine
Littlescale threadfin
Polydactylus oligodon
LC
🌊 Marine
Live sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
LC
🌊 Marine
Lizard catshark
Schroederichthys saurisqualus
VU
🌊 Marine
Lizard triplefin
Crocodilichthys gracilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Lobed dreamer
Dolopichthys pullatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Lobetoothed piranha
Pygopristis denticulata
LC
💧 Freshwater
Lobisomem
Notoscopelus caudispinosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lofty triplefin
Enneanectes altivelis
LC
🌊 Marine