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Fish Species of the Pacific Ocean
The largest of Earth's oceans, covering more than 30% of the planet's surface — from the Bering Sea in the north to the Ross Sea in the south.
4,262
Total Species
226
Threatened
870
Edible
19
Countries
Mexican grenadier
Coryphaenoides mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican halfbeak
Hyporhamphus mexicanus
DD
💧 Freshwater
Mexican hogfish
Bodianus diplotaenia
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican hornshark
Heterodontus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican jawfish
Opistognathus mexicanus
🌊 Marine
Mexican lampfish
Triphoturus mexicanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican needlefish
Tylosurus fodiator
🌊 Marine
Mexican river gizzard shad
Dorosoma anale
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mexican sand perch
Diplectrum macropoma
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican stargazer
Dactyloscopus metoecus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mexican tetra
Astyanax mexicanus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mexican worm blenny
Stathmonotus lugubris
LC
🌊 Marine
Michael Sars smooth-head
Bathytroctes michaelsarsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Microgobius Curtus
Microgobius curtus
LC
🌊 Marine
Micromyzon Akamai
Micromyzon akamai
LC
💧 Freshwater
Micropogonias Megalops
Micropogonias megalops
🌊 Marine
Middling thread herring
Opisthonema medirastre
LC
🌊 Marine
Midwater eelpout
Melanostigma pammelas
🌊 Marine
Midwater scorpionfish
Ectreposebastes imus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mikhailin's scabbardfish
Aphanopus mikhailini
LC
🌊 Marine
Milkfish
Chanos chanos
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Mimetic midshipman
Porichthys mimeticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic blenny
Gobioclinus guppyi
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic cardinalfish
Apogon phenax
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator
LC
🌊 Marine
Mimic sandab
Citharichthys gordae
DD
🌊 Marine
Mimic surgeonfish
Acanthurus pyroferus
LC
🌊 Marine
Minipizza batfish
Halieutaea stellata
LC
🌊 Marine
Minispotted lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus microlampas
LC
🌊 Marine
Mirror dory
Zenopsis nebulosa
🌊 Marine
Mirror lanternfish
Lampadena speculigera
LC
🌊 Marine
Mirror shiner
Notropis spectrunculus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mirrorwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger
LC
🌊 Marine
Mississippi paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
VU
💧 Freshwater
Mississippi silvery minnow
Hybognathus nuchalis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Misty grouper
Hyporthodus mystacinus
LC
🌊 Marine
Mixe swordtail
Xiphophorus mixei
💧 Freshwater
Mixomyrophis Pusillipinna
Mixomyrophis pusillipinna
DD
🌊 Marine
Mocosa ruff
Schedophilus haedrichi
LC
🌊 Marine
Moenkhausia Chrysargyrea
Moenkhausia chrysargyrea
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Cotinho
Moenkhausia cotinho
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Jamesi
Moenkhausia jamesi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moenkhausia Megalops
Moenkhausia megalops
LC
💧 Freshwater
Moga
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
LC
💧 Freshwater
mojarita
Creagrutus gracilis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mojarita
Aphyocharax pusillus
LC
💧 Freshwater
mojarita
Xenurobrycon heterodon
LC
💧 Freshwater
mojarita
Creagrutus kunturus
LC
💧 Freshwater