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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
Nilsson's pipefish
Syngnathus rostellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ninespine stickleback
Pungitius pungitius
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Niobichthys Ferrarisi
Niobichthys ferrarisi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Noble lampfish
Lampanyctus nobilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Nobulb Loosejaw
Aristostomias grimaldii
LC
🌊 Marine
Nocturnal pearlfish
Echiodon exsilium
LC
🌊 Marine
Normichthys Yahganorum
Normichthys yahganorum
🌊 Marine
North African catfish
Clarias gariepinus
LC
💧 Freshwater
North Atlantic slope dragonet
Centrodraco acanthopoma
LC
🌊 Marine
North Pacific daggertooth
Anotopterus nikparini
LC
🌊 Marine
North Pacific hake
Merluccius productus
LC
🌊 Marine
North Pacific lanternfish
Tarletonbeania taylori
LC
🌊 Marine
North-Pacific argentine
Argentina sialis
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern brook lamprey
Ichthyomyzon fossor
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern checkmark cichlid
Theraps intermedius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern clingfish
Gobiesox maeandricus
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern hog sucker
Hypentelium nigricans
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern kingfish
Menticirrhus saxatilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern lampfish
Stenobrachius leucopsarus
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern leatherside chub
Lepidomeda copei
NT
💧 Freshwater
Northern madtom
Noturus stigmosus
NT
💧 Freshwater
Northern pearleye
Benthalbella dentata
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern pike
Esox lucius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern plains killifish
Fundulus kansae
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern platyfish
Xiphophorus gordoni
EN
💧 Freshwater
Northern puffer
Sphoeroides maculatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern red snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
VU
🌊 Marine
Northern rockling
Ciliata septentrionalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern sand lance
Ammodytes dubius
🌊 Marine
Northern sculpin
Icelinus borealis
🌊 Marine
Northern sennet
Sphyraena borealis
LC
🌊 Marine
Northern spearnose poacher
Agonopsis vulsa
🌊 Marine
Northern studfish
Fundulus catenatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Northern wolffish
Anarhichas denticulatus
🌊 Marine
Norway pout
Trisopterus esmarkii
LC
🌊 Marine
Norway redfish
Sebastes viviparus
🌊 Marine
Norwegian skate
Dipturus nidarosiensis
EN
🌊 Marine
Norwegian topknot
Phrynorhombus norvegicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Notal lanternfish
Lampadena notialis
LC
🌊 Marine
Notchlip redhorse
Moxostoma collapsum
LC
💧 Freshwater
Notchtongue goby
Bathygobius curacao
LC
🌊 Marine
Notolycodes Schmidti
Notolycodes schmidti
🌊 Marine
Notropis Imeldae
Notropis imeldae
DD
💧 Freshwater
Nurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
VU
🌊 Marine
Nursehound
Scyliorhinus stellaris
VU
🌊 Marine
Oaxaca killifish
Profundulus punctatus
DD
💧 Freshwater
Oaxaca Killifish
Profundulus oaxacae
DD
💧 Freshwater
Oaxaca livebearer
Poeciliopsis lutzi
DD
💧 Freshwater