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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
Queen triggerfish
Balistes vetula
NT
🌊 Marine
Quillback
Carpiodes cyprinus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Raccoon butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula
LC
🌊 Marine
Racer goby
Babka gymnotrachelus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Racovitzia Glacialis
Racovitzia glacialis
LC
🌊 Marine
Racovitzia Harrissoni
Racovitzia harrissoni
🌊 Marine
Ragfish
Icosteus aenigmaticus
🌊 Marine
Ragged bigscale
Scopelogadus mizolepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Ragged goby
Bollmannia communis
LC
🌊 Marine
Railroad Valley springfish
Crenichthys nevadae
VU
💧 Freshwater
Rainbow cichlid
Herotilapia multispinosa
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rainbow darter
Etheostoma caeruleum
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rainbow krib
Pelvicachromis pulcher
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rainbow parrotfish
Scarus guacamaia
NT
🌊 Marine
Rainbow runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes xyris
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow seaperch
Hypsurus caryi
🌊 Marine
Rainbow shiner
Notropis chrosomus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rainbow slender wrasse
Suezichthys arquatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainbow smelt
Osmerus mordax
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
LC
🔄 Diadromous
🍽️ ★★★★★
Rainbow wrasse
Halichoeres pictus
LC
🌊 Marine
Rainwater killifish
Lucania parva
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Rakery beaconlamp
Lampanyctus macdonaldi
LC
🌊 Marine
Ram cichlid
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
LC
💧 Freshwater
Randall's dragonet
Synchiropus randalli
🌊 Marine
Randall's soapfish
Rypticus randalli
LC
🌊 Marine
Rapanui flagtail
Kuhlia nutabunda
🌊 Marine
Rapanui nibbler
Girella nebulosa
🌊 Marine
Rapanui sandy
Novaculops koteamea
DD
🌊 Marine
Raphael catfish
Platydoras costatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Raspthorn sand skate
Psammobatis scobina
LC
🌊 Marine
Raucous grunt
Haemulopsis leuciscus
LC
🌊 Marine
Ray
Dipturus trachyderma
EN
🌊 Marine
Razorback sucker
Xyrauchen texanus
CR
💧 Freshwater
Rearfin wormfish
Microdesmus retropinnis
LC
🌊 Marine
Red barbier
Baldwinella vivanus
LC
🌊 Marine
Red barracuda
Sphyraena pinguis
LC
🌊 Marine
Red brotula
Brosmophycis marginata
LC
🌊 Marine
Red cornetfish
Fistularia petimba
LC
🌊 Marine
Red cusk-eel
Genypterus chilensis
🌊 Marine
Red devil
Amphilophus labiatus
💧 Freshwater
Red drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Red hind
Epinephelus guttatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Red hogfish
Decodon puellaris
LC
🌊 Marine
Red lionfish
Pterois volitans
LC
🌊 Marine
Red little gurnard perch
Maxillicosta raoulensis
🌊 Marine
Red pike conger
Cynoponticus coniceps
DD
🌊 Marine