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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
Mesensis tube-snouted ghost knifefish
Sternarchorhynchus mesensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mesonauta Mirificus
Mesonauta mirificus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Messmate
Echiodon cryomargarites
LC
🌊 Marine
Metallic lantern fish
Myctophum affine
LC
🌊 Marine
Meteoria Erythrops
Meteoria erythrops
DD
🌊 Marine
Meunier's Jupiaba
Jupiaba meunieri
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mexican barred snapper
Hoplopagrus guentherii
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican blenny
Paraclinus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican blindcat
Prietella phreatophila
VU
💧 Freshwater
Mexican cusk-eel
Lepophidium stigmatistium
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican false moray
Chlopsis kazuko
DD
🌊 Marine
Mexican flounder
Cyclopsetta chittendeni
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican goatfish
Mulloidichthys dentatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican goby
Ctenogobius claytonii
VU
🔄 Diadromous
Mexican grenadier
Coryphaenoides mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican halfbeak
Hyporhamphus mexicanus
DD
💧 Freshwater
Mexican hogfish
Bodianus diplotaenia
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican hornshark
Heterodontus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican jawfish
Opistognathus mexicanus
🌊 Marine
Mexican lampfish
Triphoturus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican needlefish
Tylosurus fodiator
🌊 Marine
Mexican river gizzard shad
Dorosoma anale
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mexican sand perch
Diplectrum macropoma
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican stargazer
Dactyloscopus metoecus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican tetra
Astyanax mexicanus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mexican worm blenny
Stathmonotus lugubris
LC
🌊 Marine
Michael Sars smooth-head
Bathytroctes michaelsarsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Microcharacidium Eleotrioides
Microcharacidium eleotrioides
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microcharacidium Gnomus
Microcharacidium gnomus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Secundus
Microglanis secundus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Micromoema Xiphophora
Micromoema xiphophora
LC
💧 Freshwater
Micromyzon Akamai
Micromyzon akamai
LC
💧 Freshwater
Micropogonias Megalops
Micropogonias megalops
🌊 Marine
Microschemobrycon Callops
Microschemobrycon callops
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Casiquiare
Microschemobrycon casiquiare
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Elongatus
Microschemobrycon elongatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microschemobrycon Guaporensis
Microschemobrycon guaporensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Microsternarchus Bilineatus
Microsternarchus bilineatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Middling thread herring
Opisthonema medirastre
LC
🌊 Marine
Midwater eelpout
Melanostigma pammelas
🌊 Marine
Midwater scorpionfish
Ectreposebastes imus
LC
🌊 Marine
Milkfish
Chanos chanos
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Millet
Crenicichla alta
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mimetic midshipman
Porichthys mimeticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic blenny
Gobioclinus guppyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic cardinalfish
Apogon phenax
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic sandab
Citharichthys gordae
DD
🌊 Marine