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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
Oceanic two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus obtusirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Ocellated wedge sole
Dicologlossa hexophthalma
LC
🌊 Marine
Ohrid trout
Salmo letnica
EN
💧 Freshwater
Oilfish
Ruvettus pretiosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Omosudid
Omosudis lowii
LC
🌊 Marine
Oneirodes Carlsbergi
Oneirodes carlsbergi
LC
🌊 Marine
Opah
Lampris guttatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Orange-spotted toadfish
Torquigener hypselogeneion
LC
🌊 Marine
Ornate wrasse
Thalassoma pavo
LC
🌊 Marine
Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pacific barracudina
Lestidiops jayakari
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific blackchin
Scopelengys tristis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific Chub mackerel
Scomber japonicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Padanian goby
Padogobius bonelli
LC
💧 Freshwater
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
LC
🌊 Marine
Painted eel
Echelus myrus
LC
🌊 Marine
Painted goby
Pomatoschistus pictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Palette surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Parablennius Incognitus
Parablennius incognitus
LC
🌊 Marine
Parablennius Zvonimiri
Parablennius zvonimiri
LC
🌊 Marine
Parin's spinyfish
Diretmichthys parini
LC
🌊 Marine
Parrot seaperch
Callanthias ruber
LC
🌊 Marine
Parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
LC
🌊 Marine
Pawnee dragonfish
Bathophilus pawneei
LC
🌊 Marine
Peacock rockskipper
Istiblennius meleagris
LC
🌊 Marine
Peacock wrasse
Iniistius pavo
LC
🌊 Marine
Pearly lanternfish
Myctophum nitidulum
LC
🌊 Marine
Pearly razorfish
Xyrichtys novacula
LC
🌊 Marine
Pelagic porcupinefish
Diodon eydouxii
LC
🌊 Marine
Pelican eel
Eurypharynx pelecanoides
LC
🌊 Marine
Pencil cardinal
Epigonus denticulatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pennant coralfish
Heniochus acuminatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Penopus Microphthalmus
Penopus microphthalmus
LC
🌊 Marine
Phaeton dragonet
Synchiropus phaeton
LC
🌊 Marine
Philippine catfish
Clarias batrachus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Pholis Gunnellus
Pholis gunnellus
🌊 Marine
Photostomias Atrox
Photostomias atrox
LC
🌊 Marine
Photostomias Guernei
Photostomias guernei
LC
🌊 Marine
Picasso triggerfish
Rhinecanthus assasi
LC
🌊 Marine
Pike-perch
Sander lucioperca
LC
💧 Freshwater
Piked dogfish
Squalus acanthias
VU
🌊 Marine
Pink dentex
Dentex gibbosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pink salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Piper gurnard
Trigla lyra
LC
🌊 Marine
Plain bonito
Orcynopsis unicolor
LC
🌊 Marine
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
LC
🌊 Marine
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
LC
🌊 Marine