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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
Hypleurochilus Bananensis
Hypleurochilus bananensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Iberian barbel
Luciobarbus comizo
NT
💧 Freshwater
Ide
Leuciscus idus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Imperial scaldfish
Arnoglossus imperialis
LC
🌊 Marine
Indian anchovy
Stolephorus indicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Indian mackerel
Rastrelliger kanagurta
LC
🌊 Marine
Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus novemstriatus
🌊 Marine
Indian sabertooth
Evermannella melanoderma
LC
🌊 Marine
Indian scad
Decapterus russelli
LC
🌊 Marine
Indian sweeper
Pempheris mangula
🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
VU
🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sergeant
Abudefduf vaigiensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Indonesian snakehead
Channa micropeltes
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ipnops Murrayi
Ipnops murrayi
LC
🌊 Marine
Jaguar guapote
Parachromis managuensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Japanese eel
Anguilla japonica
EN
🔄 Diadromous
Japanese threadfin bream
Nemipterus japonicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Jewel lanternfish
Lampanyctus crocodilus
LC
🌊 Marine
John dory
Zeus faber
DD
🌊 Marine
King of herrings
Regalecus glesne
LC
🌊 Marine
Kitefin shark
Dalatias licha
VU
🌊 Marine
Klein's sole
Synapturichthys kleinii
DD
🌊 Marine
Klunzinger's ponyfish
Equulites klunzingeri
🌊 Marine
Knifetail Pomfret
Taractes rubescens
LC
🌊 Marine
Korean rockfish
Sebastes schlegelii
🌊 Marine
Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish
Ceratias holboelli
LC
🌊 Marine
Lake whitefish
Coregonus clupeaformis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Lamprehuela
Cobitis calderoni
VU
💧 Freshwater
Lanternfish
Bolinichthys indicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lanternfish
Notoscopelus bolini
LC
🌊 Marine
Large-eye dentex
Dentex macrophthalmus
LC
🌊 Marine
Large-scale lantern fish
Symbolophorus veranyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Large-scaled gurnard
Lepidotrigla cavillone
🌊 Marine
Largebarbel Snaggletooth
Astronesthes macropogon
LC
🌊 Marine
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
LC
🌊 Marine
Largemouth black bass
Micropterus salmoides
LC
💧 Freshwater
Largescale terapon
Terapon theraps
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Largescaled Neoscopelid
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus
LC
🌊 Marine
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
Leucos Aula
Leucos aula
NT
💧 Freshwater