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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
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Abyssal halosaur
Halosauropsis macrochir
LC 🌊 Marine
Abyssal spiderfish
Bathypterois longipes
LC 🌊 Marine
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
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
aquarium
Syngnathus phlegon
LC 🌊 Marine
aquarium
Tripterygion tripteronotum
LC 🌊 Marine
aquarium
Symphodus ocellatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Arabian fangblenny
Petroscirtes ancylodon
LC 🌊 Marine
Arabian monocle bream
Scolopsis ghanam
LC 🌊 Marine
Arabian scad
Trachurus indicus
VU 🌊 Marine
Areolate grouper
Epinephelus areolatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Argentine
Argentina sphyraena
🌊 Marine
Argyripnus Atlanticus
Argyripnus atlanticus
LC 🌊 Marine
Armless snake eel
Dalophis imberbis
LC 🌊 Marine
Arrowfin bigeye
Priacanthus sagittarius
LC 🌊 Marine
Arrowtail
Melanonus zugmayeri
LC 🌊 Marine
Astronesthes Gemmifer
Astronesthes gemmifer
DD 🌊 Marine
Astronesthes Micropogon
Astronesthes micropogon
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic batfish
Dibranchus atlanticus
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic bumper
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic cod
Gadus morhua
VU 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic cornetfish
Aulostomus strigosus
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic croaker
Micropogonias undulatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic fanfish
Pterycombus brama
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic fangjaw
Gonostoma atlanticum
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic footballfish
Himantolophus groenlandicus
LC 🌊 Marine
Atlantic halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
NT 🌊 Marine
Atlantic herring
Clupea harengus
LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★
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