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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
Reef Wormfish
Microdesmus bahianus
LC 🌊 Marine
Reef-cave brotula
Grammonus claudei
LC 🌊 Marine
Reefsand blenny
Ekemblemaria myersi
LC 🌊 Marine
Regal angelfish
Pygoplites diacanthus
LC 🌊 Marine
Regal demoiselle
Neopomacentrus cyanomos
LC 🌊 Marine
Regan's anchovy
Anchoa argentivittata
LC 🌊 Marine
Regan's lanternfish
Diaphus regani
LC 🌊 Marine
Reinhardt's lantern fish
Hygophum reinhardtii
LC 🌊 Marine
Relict dace
Relictus solitarius
NT 💧 Freshwater
Rendezvous fish
Polymetme corythaeola
LC 🌊 Marine
Reticulate spikefish
Hollardia hollardi
LC 🌊 Marine
Reticulate stargazer
Dactyloscopus foraminosus
LC 🌊 Marine
Reticulate toadfish
Sanopus reticulatus
EN 🌊 Marine
Reticulated goosefish
Lophiodes reticulatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Reverse gland lanternfish
Symbolophorus reversus
LC 🌊 Marine
Revillagigedo barnacle
Acanthemblemaria mangognatha
VU 🌊 Marine
Revillagigedo sea chub
Kyphosus lutescens
LC 🌊 Marine
Rex sole
Glyptocephalus zachirus
LC 🌊 Marine
Rhabdolichops Caviceps
Rhabdolichops caviceps
LC 💧 Freshwater
Rhabdolichops Eastwardi
Rhabdolichops eastwardi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Rhabdolichops Troscheli
Rhabdolichops troscheli
LC 💧 Freshwater
Rhinogobius Giurinus
Rhinogobius giurinus
LC 🔄 Diadromous
Rhynchactis Leptonema
Rhynchactis leptonema
LC 🌊 Marine
Rhytiodus Microlepis
Rhytiodus microlepis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Ribbon halfbeak
Euleptorhamphus viridis
🌊 Marine
Ribbon sawtail fish
Idiacanthus fasciola
LC 🌊 Marine
Richardson's headlightfish
Diaphus richardsoni
LC 🌊 Marine
Richardson's moray
Gymnothorax richardsonii
LC 🌊 Marine
Richardson's ray
Bathyraja richardsoni
LC 🌊 Marine
Richardson's snaggletooth
Astronesthes richardsoni
LC 🌊 Marine
Ridged eel
Neoconger mucronatus
LC 🌊 Marine
Ridgefin eel
Callechelys springeri
DD 🌊 Marine
Ridgehead
Melamphaes simus
LC 🌊 Marine
Ridgehead
Melamphaes typhlops
DD 🌊 Marine
Ridgehead
Poromitra megalops
DD 🌊 Marine
Rimicola Eigenmanni
Rimicola eigenmanni
LC 🌊 Marine
Rimspine searobin
Peristedion thompsoni
LC 🌊 Marine
Ringed blenny
Starksia hassi
LC 🌊 Marine
Ringeye conger
Paraconger californiensis
LC 🌊 Marine
Rio Grande cichlid
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Rio Napo cory
Corydoras napoensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Rio Negro pygmy anchovy
Amazonsprattus scintilla
LC 💧 Freshwater
Rio pearlfish
Nematolebias whitei
EN 💧 Freshwater
Río Salado darter
Etheostoma segrex
CR 💧 Freshwater
Ripsaw catfish
Oxydoras niger
LC 💧 Freshwater
River chub
Nocomis micropogon
LC 💧 Freshwater
River goby
Awaous banana
LC 💧 Freshwater
River hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus sternicla
LC 💧 Freshwater
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