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Fish Species of the Mediterranean Sea
An almost landlocked sea connecting to the Atlantic through the Strait of Gibraltar — one of the world's most historically fished waters, now under increasing pressure.
891
Total Species
83
Threatened
269
Edible
20
Countries
Abyssal halosaur
Halosauropsis macrochir
LC
🌊 Marine
Abyssal spiderfish
Bathypterois longipes
LC
🌊 Marine
Achondrostoma Arcasii
Achondrostoma arcasii
NT
💧 Freshwater
Adriatic dwarf goby
Knipowitschia panizzae
LC
💧 Freshwater
Adriatic sole
Pegusa impar
🌊 Marine
African halfbeak
Hyporhamphus picarti
LC
🌊 Marine
African moonfish
Selene dorsalis
LC
🌊 Marine
African pompano
Alectis ciliaris
LC
🌊 Marine
African sailfin flyingfish
Parexocoetus mento
🌊 Marine
African striped grunt
Parapristipoma octolineatum
LC
🌊 Marine
Ahliesaurus Berryi
Ahliesaurus berryi
LC
🌊 Marine
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
LC
🌊 Marine
Aldrovandia Gracilis
Aldrovandia gracilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Aldrovandia Oleosa
Aldrovandia oleosa
LC
🌊 Marine
Alexandria pompano
Alectis alexandrina
LC
🌊 Marine
Alfonsino
Beryx decadactylus
LC
🌊 Marine
Allis shad
Alosa alosa
CR
🔄 Diadromous
Amazon sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Andalusian barbel
Luciobarbus sclateri
NT
💧 Freshwater
Angelshark
Squatina squatina
CR
🌊 Marine
Angler
Lophius piscatorius
LC
🌊 Marine
🍽️ ★★★★
Angular roughshark
Oxynotus centrina
EN
🌊 Marine
Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis
LC
🌊 Marine
Antenna codlet
Bregmaceros atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
aquaculture, gamefish
Sabanejewia larvata
VU
💧 Freshwater
aquarium
Syngnathus phlegon
LC
🌊 Marine
aquarium
Tripterygion tripteronotum
LC
🌊 Marine
aquarium
Symphodus ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
aquarium
Tropheops tropheops
LC
💧 Freshwater
aquarium
Acentronichthys leptos
LC
💧 Freshwater
aquarium
Maylandia lombardoi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Arabian fangblenny
Petroscirtes ancylodon
LC
🌊 Marine
Arabian monocle bream
Scolopsis ghanam
LC
🌊 Marine
Arabian scad
Trachurus indicus
VU
🌊 Marine
Arctic char
Salvelinus alpinus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Areolate grouper
Epinephelus areolatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Argentine
Argentina sphyraena
🌊 Marine
Argentinian silverside
Odontesthes bonariensis
DD
🔄 Diadromous
Argyripnus Atlanticus
Argyripnus atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Armless snake eel
Dalophis imberbis
LC
🌊 Marine
Arrowfin bigeye
Priacanthus sagittarius
LC
🌊 Marine
Arrowtail
Melanonus zugmayeri
LC
🌊 Marine
Asian swamp eel
Monopterus albus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Asp
Leuciscus aspius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Astronesthes Gemmifer
Astronesthes gemmifer
DD
🌊 Marine
Astronesthes Micropogon
Astronesthes micropogon
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic batfish
Dibranchus atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Atlantic bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
LC
🌊 Marine