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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
Pacific reef bass
Pseudogramma thaumasia
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific rock sole
Lepidopsetta bilineata
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific sand sole
Psettichthys melanostictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific sanddab
Citharichthys sordidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific sandfish
Trichodon trichodon
🌊 Marine
Pacific sardine
Sardinops sagax
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific saury
Cololabis saira
🌊 Marine
Pacific scabbardfish
Lepidopus fitchi
🌊 Marine
Pacific seahorse
Hippocampus ingens
VU
🌊 Marine
Pacific sierra
Scomberomorus sierra
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific silverstripe halfbeak
Hyporhamphus naos
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific sleeper
Gobiomorus maculatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pacific sleeper shark
Somniosus pacificus
NT
🌊 Marine
Pacific smalleye croaker
Nebris occidentalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific spiny dogfish
Squalus suckleyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific spiny lumpsucker
Eumicrotremus orbis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish
Scorpaena mystes
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific stargazer
Astroscopus zephyreus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific thread herring
Opisthonema libertate
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific tomcod
Microgadus proximus
🌊 Marine
Pacific viperfish
Chauliodus macouni
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific worm eel
Myrophis vafer
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacora
Plagioscion surinamensis
DD
💧 Freshwater
Pacuma toadfish
Batrachoides surinamensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Padded sculpin
Artedius fenestralis
🌊 Marine
Pahrump poolfish
Empetrichthys latos
CR
💧 Freshwater
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
LC
🌊 Marine
Painted eel
Echelus myrus
LC
🌊 Marine
Painted goby
Pomatoschistus pictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Painted greenling
Oxylebius pictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Paintspotted moray
Gymnothorax pictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pairedspot Dragonfish
Eustomias kreffti
LC
🌊 Marine
Paiva's blenny
Lupinoblennius paivai
EN
💧 Freshwater
Pale Blue Tetra
Mimagoniates sylvicola
EN
💧 Freshwater
Pale cardinalfish
Apogon planifrons
LC
🌊 Marine
Pale Chimaera
Hydrolagus pallidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pale eelpout
Lycodes pallidus
🌊 Marine
Pale snipe eel
Nemichthys larseni
LC
🌊 Marine
Pale threadtail snipe eel
Nemichthys curvirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Paleback goby
Gobulus myersi
LC
🌊 Marine
Palebelly searsid
Barbantus curvifrons
LC
🌊 Marine
Palefin dragonet
Synchiropus goodenbeani
LC
🌊 Marine
Palegold searsid
Maulisia argipalla
LC
🌊 Marine
Palehead blenny
Gobioclinus gobio
LC
🌊 Marine
Palenose moray
Echidna nocturna
LC
🌊 Marine
Palenque priapella
Priapella compressa
DD
💧 Freshwater
Palespotted corydoras
Corydoras gossei
LC
💧 Freshwater
Palespotted eel
Ophichthus puncticeps
LC
🌊 Marine