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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
Leerfish
Lichia amia
LC
🌊 Marine
Lemon sole
Microstomus kitt
LC
🌊 Marine
Leopard-spotted goby
Thorogobius ephippiatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lepidion Guentheri
Lepidion guentheri
LC
🌊 Marine
Lepidophanes Gaussi
Lepidophanes gaussi
LC
🌊 Marine
Leptostomias Gladiator
Leptostomias gladiator
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesser amberjack
Seriola fasciata
LC
🌊 Marine
Lestidiops Sphyrenoides
Lestidiops sphyrenoides
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesueur's goby
Lesueurigobius suerii
LC
🌊 Marine
Lightfish
Ichthyococcus ovatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ling
Molva molva
🌊 Marine
Lipophrys Trigloides
Lipophrys trigloides
LC
🌊 Marine
Little sleeper shark
Somniosus rostratus
LC
🌊 Marine
Live sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
LC
🌊 Marine
Lobisomem
Notoscopelus caudispinosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Long snouted lancetfish
Alepisaurus ferox
LC
🌊 Marine
Long-snouted seahorse
Hippocampus guttulatus
DD
🌊 Marine
Longbarb dragonfish
Flagellostomias boureei
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbarb scaly dragonfish
Stomias longibarbatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin batfish
Platax teira
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin escolar
Scombrolabrax heterolepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin gurnard
Chelidonichthys obscurus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin mako
Isurus paucus
EN
🌊 Marine
Longfin smooth-head
Conocara macropterum
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin yellowtail
Seriola rivoliana
LC
🌊 Marine
Longnose spurdog
Squalus blainville
DD
🌊 Marine
Longnose tapirfish
Polyacanthonotus challengeri
LC
🌊 Marine
Longnosed skate
Dipturus oxyrinchus
VU
🌊 Marine
Longsnout blacksmelt
Dolicholagus longirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Longspine snipefish
Macroramphosus scolopax
LC
🌊 Marine
Longspined bullhead
Taurulus bubalis
LC
🌊 Marine
Loosejaw
Aristostomias tittmanni
LC
🌊 Marine
Lozano's goby
Pomatoschistus lozanoi
LC
🌊 Marine
Luminousline Dragonfish
Grammatostomias dentatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lumpfish
Cyclopterus lumpus
🌊 Marine
Lusitanian toadfish
Halobatrachus didactylus
LC
🌊 Marine
Luvar
Luvarus imperialis
LC
🌊 Marine
Madeira lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Madeiran sardinella
Sardinella maderensis
VU
🌊 Marine
Malabar grouper
Epinephelus malabaricus
LC
🌊 Marine
Manducus Maderensis
Manducus maderensis
DD
🌊 Marine
Marbled electric ray
Torpedo marmorata
VU
🌊 Marine
Marbled stingray
Dasyatis marmorata
NT
🌊 Marine
Marlin sucker
Remora osteochir
LC
🌊 Marine
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
LC
🌊 Marine
Mediterranean dealfish
Trachipterus trachypterus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
LC
🌊 Marine