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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
Pygmy hatchetfish
Carnegiella myersi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pygmy moray
Anarchias similis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy pikeconger
Nettenchelys pygmaea
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy poacher
Odontopyxis trispinosa
🌊 Marine
Pygmy puffer
Sphoeroides trichocephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy rockfish
Sebastes wilsoni
🌊 Marine
Pygmy shark
Euprotomicrus bispinatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pygmy swordtail
Xiphophorus pygmaeus
DD
💧 Freshwater
Pygmy tonguefish
Symphurus parvus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pyxiloricaria Menezesi
Pyxiloricaria menezesi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Queen croaker
Seriphus politus
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen parrotfish
Scarus vetula
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen snapper
Etelis oculatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Queen triggerfish
Balistes vetula
NT
🌊 Marine
Quillback
Carpiodes cyprinus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Quillback rockfish
Sebastes maliger
🌊 Marine
Quillfish
Ptilichthys goodei
🌊 Marine
Rabbit fish
Chimaera monstrosa
VU
🌊 Marine
Racer goby
Babka gymnotrachelus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ragfish
Icosteus aenigmaticus
🌊 Marine
Ragged bigscale
Scopelogadus mizolepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Ragged goby
Bollmannia communis
LC
🌊 Marine
Railroad Valley springfish
Crenichthys nevadae
VU
💧 Freshwater
Rainbow darter
Etheostoma caeruleum
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rainbow krib
Pelvicachromis pulcher
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rainbow parrotfish
Scarus guacamaia
NT
🌊 Marine
Rainbow runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes xyris
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow seaperch
Hypsurus caryi
🌊 Marine
Rainbow shiner
Notropis chrosomus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rainbow smelt
Osmerus mordax
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
LC
🔄 Diadromous
🍽️ ★★★★★
Rainbow wrasse
Halichoeres pictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainwater killifish
Lucania parva
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Rake stardrum
Stellifer rastrifer
LC
🌊 Marine
Rakery beaconlamp
Lampanyctus macdonaldi
LC
🌊 Marine
Ram cichlid
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Randall's soapfish
Rypticus randalli
LC
🌊 Marine
Rapa-canoa
Proloricaria prolixa
LC
💧 Freshwater
Raphael catfish
Platydoras costatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Raspy river stingray
Potamotrygon scobina
NT
💧 Freshwater
Raucous grunt
Haemulopsis leuciscus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ray
Dipturus trachyderma
EN
🌊 Marine
Razorback sucker
Xyrauchen texanus
CR
💧 Freshwater
Rearfin wormfish
Microdesmus retropinnis
LC
🌊 Marine
Red bandfish
Cepola macrophthalma
LC
🌊 Marine
Red barbier
Baldwinella vivanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Red brotula
Brosmophycis marginata
LC
🌊 Marine