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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
Splitnose rockfish
Sebastes diploproa
🌊 Marine
Splitnose searobin
Bellator xenisma
LC 🌊 Marine
Splittail
Pogonichthys macrolepidotus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Splittail bass
Hemanthias peruanus
LC 🌊 Marine
Sponge cardinalfish
Phaeoptyx xenus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotback corydoras
Corydoras blochi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotback goby
Tigrigobius janssi
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotback scorpionfish
Pontinus vaughani
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotback skate
Atlantoraja castelnaui
CR 🌊 Marine
Spotback wormfish
Microdesmus dorsipunctatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotcheek blenny
Brockius nigricinctus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotcheek Cichlid
Thorichthys maculipinnis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotfin burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin corydoras
Corydoras punctatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotfin croaker
Roncador stearnsii
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin dragonet
Foetorepus agassizii
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin flounder
Cyclopsetta fimbriata
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin flyingfish
Cheilopogon furcatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin goby
Oxyurichthys stigmalophius
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin hogfish
Bodianus pulchellus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin jawfish
Opistognathus robinsi
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotfin sculpin
Icelinus tenuis
🌊 Marine
Spotfin shiner
Cyprinella spiloptera
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotfin tonguefish
Symphurus oligomerus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotlight goby
Elacatinus louisae
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotlight lanternfish
Diaphus lucidus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotscale barb
Enteromius holotaenia
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotside wormfish
Microdesmus suttkusi
LC 🌊 Marine
Spottail curimata
Curimatopsis evelynae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spottail goby
Ctenogobius stigmaturus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spottail leporinus
Leporinus melanopleura
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spottail seabream
Diplodus holbrookii
LC 🌊 Marine
Spottail tonguefish
Symphurus urospilus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotted algae-eating goby
Sicydium punctatum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted barracudina
Arctozenus risso
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotted bass
Micropterus punctulatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted batfish
Ogcocephalus pantostictus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotted boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotted codling
Urophycis regia
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotted collar cory
Corydoras brevirostris
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted driftfish
Ariomma regulus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotted Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma piauiensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Spotted gar
Lepisosteus oculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Spotted goatfish
Pseudupeneus maculatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotted goby
Coryphopterus punctipectophorus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotted grouper
Epinephelus analogus
LC 🌊 Marine
Spotted hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus maculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
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