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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
Ribbed sculpin
Triglops pingelii
🌊 Marine
Ribbon halfbeak
Euleptorhamphus viridis
🌊 Marine
Ribbon prickleback
Phytichthys chirus
🌊 Marine
Ribbon sawtail fish
Idiacanthus fasciola
LC
🌊 Marine
Ribbon snailfish
Liparis cyclopus
🌊 Marine
Ribeiroclinus Eigenmanni
Ribeiroclinus eigenmanni
LC
🌊 Marine
Richardson's ray
Bathyraja richardsoni
LC
🌊 Marine
Richardson's snaggletooth
Astronesthes richardsoni
LC
🌊 Marine
Ridged eel
Neoconger mucronatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ridgefin eel
Callechelys springeri
DD
🌊 Marine
Ridgehead
Melamphaes simus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ridgehead
Melamphaes typhlops
DD
🌊 Marine
Ridgehead
Poromitra megalops
DD
🌊 Marine
Rimicola Eigenmanni
Rimicola eigenmanni
LC
🌊 Marine
Rimspine searobin
Peristedion thompsoni
LC
🌊 Marine
Rineloricaria Aequalicuspis
Rineloricaria aequalicuspis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rineloricaria Caracasensis
Rineloricaria caracasensis
💧 Freshwater
Rineloricaria Heteroptera
Rineloricaria heteroptera
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rineloricaria Jaraguensis
Rineloricaria jaraguensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rineloricaria Magdalenae
Rineloricaria magdalenae
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rineloricaria Maquinensis
Rineloricaria maquinensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rineloricaria Misionera
Rineloricaria misionera
VU
💧 Freshwater
Rineloricaria Nigricauda
Rineloricaria nigricauda
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ringed blenny
Starksia hassi
LC
🌊 Marine
Ringeye conger
Paraconger californiensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Ringneck blenny
Parablennius pilicornis
LC
🌊 Marine
Rio anchovy
Anchoa januaria
LC
🌊 Marine
Rio Grande cichlid
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rio Grande do Sul Dragonfish
Eustomias ignotus
DD
🌊 Marine
Rio Negro Piranha
Serrasalmus gouldingi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rio Negro pygmy anchovy
Amazonsprattus scintilla
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rio pearlfish
Nematolebias whitei
EN
💧 Freshwater
Río Salado darter
Etheostoma segrex
CR
💧 Freshwater
Rio skate
Rioraja agassizii
VU
🌊 Marine
Ripsaw catfish
Oxydoras niger
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ripsiokamonni
Ossancora fimbriata
LC
💧 Freshwater
River chub
Nocomis micropogon
LC
💧 Freshwater
River Goby
Glossogobius callidus
LC
💧 Freshwater
River goby
Awaous banana
LC
💧 Freshwater
River hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus sternicla
LC
💧 Freshwater
River lamprey
Lampetra fluviatilis
NT
🔄 Diadromous
River shiner
Notropis blennius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Riverine Needlefish
Belonion apodion
LC
💧 Freshwater
Riverine stargazer
Dactyloscopus amnis
LC
🌊 Marine
Rivulated mutton hamlet
Alphestes multiguttatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Roach
Rutilus rutilus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Road cory
Corydoras baderi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Roanoke bass
Ambloplites cavifrons
LC
💧 Freshwater