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446 species in Spain - Mediterranean and Black Sea (see list below)
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Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)

Photo by Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)
 
Acanthocybium solandri
[Wahoo]

Photo by Svensson, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 600 cm TL
Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Svensson, A.
 
Acipenser sturio
[Sturgeon]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Alepocephalus rostratus Risso, 1820

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Alepocephalus rostratus
[Risso's smooth-head]

Photo by Chow, S.

Circumglobal; tropical an
Max. Length 488.0 cm TL
Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841

Photo by Photo by Chow, S.
 
Alopias superciliosus
[Bigeye thresher]

Photo by S. Iglesels et al

Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 573.3 cm TL
Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by S. Iglesels et al
 
Alopias vulpinus
[Thresher]

Photo by Meyer, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 83 cm TL
Alosa alosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Meyer, T.
 
Alosa alosa
[Allis shad]

Photo by Stergiou, K.I.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803)

Photo by Photo by Stergiou, K.I.
 
Alosa fallax
[Twaite shad]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Circumtropical. Western
Max. Length 76.2 cm TL
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Aluterus monoceros
[Unicorn leatherjacket filefish]

Photo by Meyer, T.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Meyer, T.
 
Ammodytes tobianus
[Small sandeel]

Photo by V. Tachos & D. Bobori

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 133 cm TL
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by V. Tachos & D. Bobori
 
Anguilla anguilla
[European eel]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Anthias anthias
[Swallowtail seaperch]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 7.9 cm TL
Aphia minuta (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Aphia minuta
[Transparent goby]

Photo by Horton, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà, 1887)

Photo by Photo by Horton, A.
 
Apletodon dentatus
[Small-headed clingfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Apletodon incognitus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Apogon imberbis
[Cardinal fish]

Photo by Rabeling, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 49.3 cm TL
Apterichtus anguiformis (Peters, 1877)

Photo by Photo by Rabeling, D.
 
Apterichtus anguiformis
[Slender finless eel]

Photo by Rabeling, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Rabeling, D.
 
Apterichtus caecus
[European finless eel]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Worldwide distribution fr
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Arctozenus risso
[Spotted barracudina]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Argentina sphyraena
[Argentine]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
[Half-naked hatchetfish]

Photo by IGFA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 230 cm TL
Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801)

Photo by Photo by IGFA
 
Argyrosomus regius
[Meagre]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Ariosoma balearicum
[Bandtooth conger]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810)

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Arnoglossus imperialis
[Imperial scaldfish]

Photo by Poggiani, L.

Mediterranean and Black S
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Arnoglossus kessleri Schmidt, 1915

Photo by Photo by Poggiani, L.
 
Arnoglossus kessleri
[Scaldback]

Photo by Piepiorka, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Piepiorka, S.
 
Arnoglossus laterna
[Mediterranean scaldfish]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Arnoglossus rueppelii (Cocco, 1844)

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Arnoglossus rueppelii
[Rüppell's scaldback]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Arnoglossus thori Kyle, 1913

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Arnoglossus thori
[Thor's scaldfish]

Photo by Otel, V.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810

Photo by Photo by Otel, V.
 
Atherina boyeri
[Big-scale sand smelt]

Photo by Luquet, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Luquet, D.
 
Atherina hepsetus
[Mediterranean sand smelt]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Atherina presbyter
[Sand smelt]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 44 cm SL
Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Aulopus filamentosus
[Royal flagfin]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 50 cm FL
Auxis rochei (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Auxis rochei
[Bullet tuna]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Atlantic,Mediterranean, I
Max. Length 65 cm FL
Auxis thazard (Lacepède, 1800)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Auxis thazard
[Frigate tuna]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Bathophilus nigerrimus
[Scaleless dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.4 cm TL
 
Bathypterois grallator
[Tripodfish]

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Bathytoshia centroura (Mitchill, 1815)

Photo by Photo by Gasparini, J.L.
 
Bathytoshia centroura
[Roughtail stingray]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 104 cm TL
Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761)

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Belone belone
[Garfish]

Photo by Margies, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 41.8 cm TL
Belone svetovidovi Collette & Parin, 1970

Photo by Photo by Margies, P.
 
Belone svetovidovi
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Benthocometes robustus (Goode & Bean, 1886)

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Benthocometes robustus
[]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Benthosema glaciale
[Glacier lantern fish]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Worldwide in temperate an
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Beryx decadactylus
[Alfonsino]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Blennius ocellaris
[Butterfly blenny]

Photo by Stergiou, K.I.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Stergiou, K.I.
 
Boops boops
[Bogue]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Borostomias antarcticus (Lönnberg, 1905)

Photo by Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Borostomias antarcticus
[Snaggletooth]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Bothus podas
[Wide-eyed flounder]

Photo by Monteiro, P.

Atlantic, Indian and Sout
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Monteiro, P.
 
Brama brama
[Atlantic pomfret]

Photo by Kovacic, M.

Mediterranean
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Buenia lombartei Kovačić, Ordines & Schliewen, 2018

Photo by Photo by Kovacic, M.
 
Buenia lombartei
[Lombarte's goby]

Photo by Guerrieri, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Buglossidium luteum (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Guerrieri, S.
 
Buglossidium luteum
[Solenette]

Photo by De Sanctis, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque, 1810)

Photo by Photo by De Sanctis, A.
 
Callanthias ruber
[Parrot seaperch]

Photo by Aquarium Kiel

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Aquarium Kiel
 
Callionymus lyra
[Dragonet]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Callionymus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810

Photo by Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Callionymus maculatus
[]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 18.5 cm TL
Callionymus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1837

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Callionymus reticulatus
[Reticulated dragonet]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Callionymus risso
[Risso’s dragonet]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm FL
Campogramma glaycos (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Campogramma glaycos
[Vadigo]

Photo by Pinheiro, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic

Canthigaster capistrata (Lowe, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Pinheiro, P.
 
Canthigaster capistrata
[Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Capros aper (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Capros aper
[Boarfish]

Photo by Nerlović, V.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815)

Photo by Photo by Nerlović, V.
 
Caranx crysos
[Blue runner]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Atlantic Ocean, restricte
Max. Length 124 cm TL
Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Caranx hippos
[Crevalle jack]

Photo by Luyben, J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817

Photo by Photo by Luyben, J.
 
Caranx rhonchus
[False scad]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20.8 cm TL
Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Carapus acus
[Pearl fish]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Circumglobal
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Carcharhinus altimus
[Bignose shark]

Photo by Smith, B.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 325 cm TL
Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)

Photo by Photo by Smith, B.
 
Carcharhinus brachyurus
[Copper shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Atlantic, Mediterranean a
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus brevipinna (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus brevipinna
[Spinner shark]

Photo by Furlan, B.

Circumtropical. Western A
Max. Length 350 cm TL
Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Furlan, B.
 
Carcharhinus falciformis
[Silky shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan. Western Atl
Max. Length 286 cm TL
Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus limbatus
[Blacktip shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 420 cm TL
Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus obscurus
[Dusky shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Widespread in tropical an
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus plumbeus
[Sandbar shark]

Photo by Choromanski, J.M.

Circumtropical
Max. Length 330 cm TL
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810

Photo by Photo by Choromanski, J.M.
 
Carcharias taurus
[Sand tiger shark]

Photo by De Maddalena, A.

Worldwide. Very wide-rang
Max. Length 640 cm TL
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by De Maddalena, A.
 
Carcharodon carcharias
[Great white shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Cataetyx alleni
[]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Cataetyx laticeps
[]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Centracanthus cirrus Rafinesque, 1810

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Centracanthus cirrus
[Curled picarel]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Centrolabrus exoletus
[Rock cook]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Centrolabrus melanocercus (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Centrolabrus melanocercus
[]

Photo by Murch, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Centrophorus granulosus
[Gulper shark]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Centrophorus uyato
[Little gulper shark]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 121 cm TL
Centroscymnus coelolepis Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Centroscymnus coelolepis
[Portuguese dogfish]

Photo by Cruscanti, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Cepola macrophthalma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Cruscanti, M.
 
Cepola macrophthalma
[Red bandfish]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Ceratoscopelus maderensis (Lowe, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Ceratoscopelus maderensis
[Madeira lantern fish]

Photo by Murch, A.

Cosmopolitan, frequent in
Max. Length 1520 cm TL
Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Cetorhinus maximus
[Basking shark]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Warm and temperate parts
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Chauliodus sloani
[Sloane's viperfish]

Photo by Consoli, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Cheilopogon heterurus (Rafinesque, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Consoli, P.
 
Cheilopogon heterurus
[Mediterranean flyingfish]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Chelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Chelidonichthys cuculus
[Red gurnard]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chelidonichthys lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Chelidonichthys lastoviza
[Streaked gurnard]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 82.8 cm TL
Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Chelidonichthys lucerna
[Tub gurnard]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50.5 cm TL
Chelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Chelidonichthys obscurus
[Longfin gurnard]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 61 cm FL
Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Chelon auratus
[Golden grey mullet]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm SL
Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827)

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Chelon labrosus
[Thicklip grey mullet]

Photo by Meyer, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827)

Photo by Photo by Meyer, T.
 
Chelon ramada
[Thinlip grey mullet]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Chelon saliens
[Leaping mullet]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Chimaera monstrosa
[Rabbit fish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Circumglobal in temperate
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chlorophthalmus agassizi Bonaparte, 1840

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Chlorophthalmus agassizi
[Shortnose greeneye]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
[Atlantic bumper]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Chromis chromis
[Damselfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea and Bla
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Chromogobius quadrivittatus (Steindachner, 1863)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Chromogobius quadrivittatus
[Chestnut goby]

Photo by Herler, J.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Chromogobius zebratus (Kolombatović, 1891)

Photo by Photo by Herler, J.
 
Chromogobius zebratus
[Kolombatovic's goby]

Photo by Pallottino, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 39.7 cm TL
Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Pallottino, F.
 
Citharus linguatula
[Spotted flounder]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Clinitrachus argentatus (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Clinitrachus argentatus
[Cline]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Northeast Atlantic and Me
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Coelorinchus caelorhincus (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Coelorinchus caelorhincus
[Hollowsnout grenadier]

Photo by Iwamoto & Ungaro

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
Coelorinchus mediterraneus Iwamoto & Ungaro, 2002

Photo by Photo by Iwamoto & Ungaro
 
Coelorinchus mediterraneus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Conger conger
[European conger]

Photo by Falleni, A.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Corcyrogobius liechtensteini (Kolombatović, 1891)

Photo by Photo by Falleni, A.
 
Corcyrogobius liechtensteini
[Liechtenstein's goby]

Photo by Can, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Can, A.
 
Coris julis
[Mediterranean rainbow wrasse]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coryphaenoides guentheri (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides guentheri
[Günther's grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 73 cm TL
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus (Giglioli, 1893)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus
[Mediterranean grenadier]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Coryphoblennius galerita
[Montagu's blenny]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
Crystallogobius linearis (Düben, 1845)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Crystallogobius linearis
[Crystal goby]

Photo by Ferreira, V.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Ferreira, V.
 
Ctenolabrus rupestris
[Goldsinny-wrasse]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 107 cm TL
Cubiceps gracilis (Lowe, 1843)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Cubiceps gracilis
[Driftfish]

Photo by Costa, F.

Atlantic, Indian and Sout
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Cyclothone braueri Jespersen & Tåning, 1926

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Cyclothone braueri
[Garrick]

Photo by Costa, F.

Mediterranean Sea endemic
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Cyclothone pygmaea Jespersen & Tåning, 1926

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Cyclothone pygmaea
[]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 182 cm TL
Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Dalatias licha
[Kitefin shark]

Photo by Blanco Moreno, J.M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche, 1809)

Photo by Photo by Blanco Moreno, J.M.
 
Dalophis imberbis
[Armless snake eel]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

East Atlantic and the Med
Max. Length 69.5 cm WD
Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Dasyatis pastinaca
[Common stingray]

Photo by Rabeling, D.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm WD
Dasyatis tortonesei Capapé, 1975

Photo by Photo by Rabeling, D.
 
Dasyatis tortonesei
[Tortonese's stingray]

Photo by Vestjens, M.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Deltentosteus collonianus (Risso, 1820)

Photo by Photo by Vestjens, M.
 
Deltentosteus collonianus
[Toothed goby]

Photo by Luquet, D.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Photo by Luquet, D.
 
Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus
[Four-spotted goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Dentex dentex
[Common dentex]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 106 cm FL
Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Dentex gibbosus
[Pink dentex]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Dentex macrophthalmus
[Large-eye dentex]

Photo by Meyer, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Dentex maroccanus Valenciennes, 1830

Photo by Photo by Meyer, T.
 
Dentex maroccanus
[Morocco dentex]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Diaphus holti Tåning, 1918

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Diaphus holti
[Small lantern fish]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 9.6 cm TL
Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Diaphus metopoclampus
[Spothead lantern fish]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 9.4 cm TL
Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838)

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Diaphus rafinesquii
[White-spotted lantern fish]

Photo by Crocetta, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 103 cm TL
Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Crocetta, F.
 
Dicentrarchus labrax
[European seabass]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Dicologlossa cuneata (Moreau, 1881)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Dicologlossa cuneata
[Wedge sole]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Diogenichthys atlanticus (Tåning, 1928)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Diogenichthys atlanticus
[Longfin lanternfish]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Diplecogaster bimaculata
[Two-spotted clingfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Diplodus annularis
[Annular seabream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Diplodus cervinus (Lowe, 1838)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Diplodus cervinus
[Zebra seabream]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Diplodus puntazzo
[Sharpsnout seabream]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Diplodus vulgaris
[Common two-banded seabream]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Northeastern Atlantic
Max. Length 285 cm TL
Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Dipturus batis
[Blue skate]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Dipturus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Dipturus oxyrinchus
[Longnosed skate]

Photo by Neto, G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Neto, G.
 
Echelus myrus
[Painted eel]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 27.7 cm TL
Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Echiichthys vipera
[Lesser weever]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 310 cm TL
Echinorhinus brucus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Echinorhinus brucus
[Bramble shark]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Electrona risso (Cocco, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Electrona risso
[Electric lantern fish]

Photo by Dammous, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Dammous, S.
 
Engraulis encrasicolus
[European anchovy]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
Epigonus constanciae (Giglioli, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Epigonus constanciae
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Cosmopolitan. Western At
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Epigonus denticulatus Dieuzeide, 1950

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Epigonus denticulatus
[Pencil cardinal]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

North Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Epigonus telescopus (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Epigonus telescopus
[Black cardinal fish]

Photo by Dammous, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Epinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Photo by Photo by Dammous, S.
 
Epinephelus aeneus
[White grouper]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 164 cm TL
Epinephelus caninus (Valenciennes, 1843)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Epinephelus caninus
[Dogtooth grouper]

Photo by Minguell, C.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 140 cm SL
Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Minguell, C.
 
Epinephelus costae
[Goldblotch grouper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

East and Southwest Atlant
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Epinephelus marginatus
[Dusky grouper]

Photo by FAO

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Giglioli, 1889

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Eretmophorus kleinenbergi
[]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Etmopterus spinax
[Velvet belly]

Photo by Golani, D.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20.8 cm SL
Etrumeus golanii DiBattista, Randall & Bowen, 2012

Photo by Photo by Golani, D.
 
Etrumeus golanii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Eutelichthys leptochirus
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 122 cm TL
Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Euthynnus alletteratus
[Little tunny]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Eutrigla gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Eutrigla gurnardus
[Grey gurnard]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
Evermannella balbo (Risso, 1820)

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Evermannella balbo
[Balbo sabretooth]

Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838

Photo by Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Fistularia commersonii
[Bluespotted cornetfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Fistularia petimba
[Red cornetfish]

Photo by Delgado, J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Delgado, J.
 
Gadella maraldi
[Gadella]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 16.1 cm TL
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot, 1850

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Gadiculus argenteus
[Silvery pout]

Photo by Morris, P.

North Atlantic and Arctic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Morris, P.
 
Gadus morhua
[Atlantic cod]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Gaidropsarus biscayensis (Collett, 1890)

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Gaidropsarus biscayensis
[Mediterranean bigeye rockling]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
[Shore rockling]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Gaidropsarus vulgaris (Cloquet, 1824)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Gaidropsarus vulgaris
[Three-bearded rockling]

Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 750 cm TL
Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

Photo by Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)
 
Galeocerdo cuvier
[Tiger shark]

Photo by SeaFIC

World-wide in temperate w
Max. Length 195 cm TL
Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by SeaFIC
 
Galeorhinus galeus
[Tope shark]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810

Photo by Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Galeus melastomus
[Blackmouth catshark]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
Gammogobius steinitzi Bath, 1971

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gammogobius steinitzi
[Steinitz's goby]

Photo by Harka, A.

Circumarctic and temperat
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Harka, A.
 
Gasterosteus aculeatus
[Three-spined stickleback]

Photo by FishBase

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 242 cm TL
Glaucostegus cemiculus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Photo by Photo by FishBase
 
Glaucostegus cemiculus
[Blackchin guitarfish]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Glossanodon leioglossus (Valenciennes, 1848)

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Glossanodon leioglossus
[Smalltoothed argentine]

Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809)

Photo by Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC
 
Gnathophis mystax
[Thinlip conger]

Photo by Le Bris, S.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Gobius ater Bellotti, 1888

Photo by Photo by Le Bris, S.
 
Gobius ater
[Bellotti's goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Gobius auratus Risso, 1810

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius auratus
[Golden goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Gobius cruentatus Gmelin, 1789

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius cruentatus
[Red-mouthed goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Gobius gasteveni Miller, 1974

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Gobius gasteveni
[Steven's goby]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Mediterranean (Aegean Sea
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Šanda, 2016

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Gobius incognitus
[Incognito goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 25.3 cm TL
Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius niger
[Black goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea, Black
Max. Length 29.9 cm TL
Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas, 1814

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius ophiocephalus
[Grass goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Gobius paganellus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Gobius paganellus
[Rock goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Gobius roulei de Buen, 1928

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius roulei
[Roule's goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Gobius strictus
[Schmidt's goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Gobius xanthocephalus Heymer & Zander, 1992

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius xanthocephalus
[Yellow-headed goby]

Photo by Girard, P.

Western Mediterranean
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
Gobius xoriguer Iglésias, Vukić & Šanda, 2021

Photo by Photo by Girard, P.
 
Gobius xoriguer
[Kestrel goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Gouania willdenowi (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gouania willdenowi
[Blunt-snouted clingfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Grammonus ater (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Grammonus ater
[]

Photo by Hlidberg, J.B.

Northeast Atlantic and Me
Max. Length 18.2 cm SL
Guttigadus latifrons (Holt & Byrne, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Hlidberg, J.B.
 
Guttigadus latifrons
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
[Smooth sandeel]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Gymnothorax unicolor
[Brown moray]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 400 cm WD
Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Gymnura altavela
[Spiny butterfly ray]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Halobatrachus didactylus
[Lusitanian toadfish]

Photo by Serrano, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864

Photo by Photo by Serrano, A.
 
Halosaurus ovenii
[]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Helicolenus dactylopterus
[Blackbelly rosefish]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Heptranchias perlo
[Sharpnose sevengill shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Circumglobal with patchy
Max. Length 600 cm TL
Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Hexanchus griseus
[Bluntnose sixgill shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 230 cm TL
 
Hexanchus vitulus
[Atlantic bigeye sixgill shark]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 21.5 cm SL
Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Hippocampus guttulatus
[Long-snouted seahorse]

Photo by Neto, G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Neto, G.
 
Hippocampus hippocampus
[Short snouted seahorse]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Subtropical waters of all
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Hirundichthys rondeletii
[Black wing flyingfish]

Photo by De Sanctis, A.

Cosmopolitan. Atlantic. I
Max. Length 42 cm SL
Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Photo by De Sanctis, A.
 
Hoplostethus mediterraneus
[Mediterranean slimehead]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
Hygophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838)

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Hygophum benoiti
[Benoit's lanternfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.1 cm TL
Hygophum hygomii (Lütken, 1892)

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Hygophum hygomii
[Bermuda lantern fish]

Photo by De Sanctis, A.

Widespread
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Hymenocephalus italicus Giglioli, 1884

Photo by Photo by De Sanctis, A.
 
Hymenocephalus italicus
[Glasshead grenadier]

Photo by Azzurro, E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 125 cm TL
Hyporthodus haifensis (Ben-Tuvia, 1953)

Photo by Photo by Azzurro, E.
 
Hyporthodus haifensis
[Haifa grouper]

Photo by Baumeier, E.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 315 cm TL
Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)

Photo by Photo by Baumeier, E.
 
Istiophorus albicans
[Atlantic sailfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 445 cm TL
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Isurus oxyrinchus
[Shortfin mako]

Photo by Chow, S.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Photo by Chow, S.
 
Kajikia albida
[Atlantic white marlin]

Photo by Freitas, R.

Cosmopolitan in tropical
Max. Length 110 cm FL
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Freitas, R.
 
Katsuwonus pelamis
[Skipjack tuna]

Photo by Pontes, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Labrus merula Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Pontes, M.
 
Labrus merula
[Brown wrasse]

Photo by Moreau, J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Moreau, J.
 
Labrus mixtus
[Cuckoo wrasse]

Photo by Murch, A.

Circumglobal, amphitemper
Max. Length 350 cm TL
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Lamna nasus
[Porbeagle]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Lampanyctus crocodilus
[Jewel lanternfish]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Lampanyctus pusillus (Johnson, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Lampanyctus pusillus
[Pygmy lanternfish]

Photo by Mincarone, M.M.

Worldwide in tropical to
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Mincarone, M.M.
 
Lampris guttatus
[Opah]

Photo by Kovacic, M.

Mediterranean
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
Lebetus patzneri Schliewen, Kovačić & Ordines, 2019

Photo by Photo by Kovacic, M.
 
Lebetus patzneri
[Patzner's goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Lepadogaster candolii Risso, 1810

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Lepadogaster candolii
[Connemarra clingfish]

Photo by FAO

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 88.9 cm TL
Lepidion lepidion (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Lepidion lepidion
[Mediterranean codling]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 210 cm TL
Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788)

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Lepidopus caudatus
[Silver scabbardfish]

Photo by Sánchez Delgado, F.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Sánchez Delgado, F.
 
Lepidorhombus boscii
[Four-spot megrim]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
[Megrim]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Lepidotrigla cavillone (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Lepidotrigla cavillone
[Large-scaled gurnard]

Photo by Margies, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei Blanc & Hureau, 1973

Photo by Photo by Margies, P.
 
Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei
[Spiny gurnard]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Lestidiops pseudosphyraenoides
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Lestidiops sphyrenoides (Risso, 1820)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Lestidiops sphyrenoides
[]

Photo by Noren, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Lesueurigobius friesii (Malm, 1874)

Photo by Photo by Noren, M.
 
Lesueurigobius friesii
[Fries's goby]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.3 cm TL
Lesueurigobius sanzi (de Buen, 1918)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Lesueurigobius sanzi
[Sanzo's goby]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic (Iceland
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Leucoraja circularis (Couch, 1838)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Leucoraja circularis
[Sandy ray]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Leucoraja fullonica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Leucoraja fullonica
[Shagreen ray]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Leucoraja naevus (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Leucoraja naevus
[Cuckoo ray]

Photo by De Sanctis, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by De Sanctis, A.
 
Lichia amia
[Leerfish]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Lipophrys pholis
[Shanny]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Lipophrys trigloides (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Lipophrys trigloides
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Lithognathus mormyrus
[Sand steenbras]

Photo by Costa, F.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Lobianchia dofleini (Zugmayer, 1911)

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Lobianchia dofleini
[Dofleini's lantern fish]

Photo by Silva, P.

Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)

Photo by Photo by Silva, P.
 
Lobotes surinamensis
[Tripletail]

Photo by Neto, G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807

Photo by Photo by Neto, G.
 
Lophius budegassa
[Blackbellied angler]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm SL
Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Lophius piscatorius
[Angler]

Photo by Ragonese, S.

Nearly worldwide in warme
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Lophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809

Photo by Photo by Ragonese, S.
 
Lophotus lacepede
[Crested oarfish]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Macroramphosus scolopax
[Longspine snipefish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Marcelogobius splechtnai (Ahnelt & Patzner, 1995)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Marcelogobius splechtnai
[Splechtna’s goby]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Sub-Arctic, and sub-Antar
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1789)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Maurolicus muelleri
[Silvery lightfish]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Merluccius merluccius
[European hake]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Microchirus azevia (de Brito Capello, 1867)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Microchirus azevia
[]

Photo by Guerrieri, S.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Microchirus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Guerrieri, S.
 
Microchirus ocellatus
[Foureyed sole]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808)

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Microchirus variegatus
[Thickback sole]

Photo by Iliopoulos, A.I.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Iliopoulos, A.I.
 
Microlipophrys canevae
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatović, 1883)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Microlipophrys dalmatinus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea.
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra, 1883)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Microlipophrys nigriceps
[Black-headed blenny]

Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.

Probably worldwide in tro
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Microstoma microstoma (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.
 
Microstoma microstoma
[Slender argentine]

Photo by Minguell, C.

Probably circumglobal in
Max. Length 520 cm WD
Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Minguell, C.
 
Mobula mobular
[Devil fish]

Photo by Nyegaard, M.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Mola alexandrini (Ranzani, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Nyegaard, M.
 
Mola alexandrini
[Bumphead sunfish]

Photo by Zuberbuhler, T.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 333 cm TL
Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Zuberbuhler, T.
 
Mola mola
[Ocean sunfish]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 155 cm TL
Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)

Photo by Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Molva dypterygia
[Blue ling]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthocybium solandri Wahoo Atlantic, Indian and Paci 250 TL 1832
Acipenser sturio Sturgeon Eastern Atlantic 600 TL 1758
Alepocephalus rostratus Risso's smooth-head Eastern Atlantic 50 SL 1820
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye thresher Circumglobal; tropical an 488.0 TL 1841
Alopias vulpinus Thresher Cosmopolitan in temperate 573.3 TL 1788
Alosa alosa Allis shad Eastern Atlantic 83 TL 1758
Alosa fallax Twaite shad Northeast Atlantic 60 SL 1803
Aluterus monoceros Unicorn leatherjacket filefish Circumtropical. Western 76.2 TL 1758
Ammodytes tobianus Small sandeel Northeast Atlantic 20 SL 1758
Anguilla anguilla European eel Atlantic Ocean 133 TL 1758
Anthias anthias Swallowtail seaperch Eastern Atlantic 27 SL 1758
Aphia minuta Transparent goby Atlantic Ocean 7.9 TL 1810
Apletodon dentatus Small-headed clingfish Eastern Atlantic 4 SL 1887
Apletodon incognitus Mediterranean Sea 2.7 SL 1997
Apogon imberbis Cardinal fish Eastern Atlantic and Medi 15 SL 1758
Apterichtus anguiformis Slender finless eel Eastern Atlantic 49.3 TL 1877
Apterichtus caecus European finless eel Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1758
Arctozenus risso Spotted barracudina Worldwide distribution fr 30 SL 1840
Argentina sphyraena Argentine Eastern Atlantic 35 SL 1758
Argyropelecus hemigymnus Half-naked hatchetfish Eastern Atlantic 5.1 TL 1829
Argyrosomus regius Meagre Eastern Atlantic 230 TL 1801
Ariosoma balearicum Bandtooth conger Eastern Atlantic 35 TL 1809
Arnoglossus imperialis Imperial scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 25 TL 1810
Arnoglossus kessleri Scaldback Mediterranean and Black S 13 TL 1915
Arnoglossus laterna Mediterranean scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 25 SL 1792
Arnoglossus rueppelii Rüppell's scaldback Eastern Atlantic 15 SL 1844
Arnoglossus thori Thor's scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 18 SL 1913
Atherina boyeri Big-scale sand smelt Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1810
Atherina hepsetus Mediterranean sand smelt Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1758
Atherina presbyter Sand smelt Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1829
Aulopus filamentosus Royal flagfin Eastern Atlantic 44 SL 1792
Auxis rochei Bullet tuna Atlantic, Indian and Paci 50 FL 1810
Auxis thazard Frigate tuna Atlantic,Mediterranean, I 65 FL 1800
Bathophilus nigerrimus Scaleless dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 12.2 SL 1882
Bathypterois grallator Tripodfish Tropical to warm temperat 43.4 TL 1886
Bathytoshia centroura Roughtail stingray Western Atlantic 300 TL 1815
Belone belone Garfish Eastern Atlantic and Medi 104 TL 1761
Belone svetovidovi Eastern Atlantic 41.8 TL 1970
Benthocometes robustus Eastern Atlantic 15 TL 1886
Benthosema glaciale Glacier lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 10.3 SL 1837
Beryx decadactylus Alfonsino Worldwide in temperate an 100 TL 1829
Blennius ocellaris Butterfly blenny Southeast Atlantic 20 TL 1758
Boops boops Bogue Eastern Atlantic 40 TL 1758
Borostomias antarcticus Snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 30 SL 1905
Bothus podas Wide-eyed flounder Eastern Atlantic 45 TL 1809
Brama brama Atlantic pomfret Atlantic, Indian and Sout 100 TL 1788
Buenia lombartei Lombarte's goby Mediterranean 2.8 SL 2018
Buglossidium luteum Solenette Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1810
Callanthias ruber Parrot seaperch Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1810
Callionymus lyra Dragonet Eastern Atlantic 30.5 TL 1758
Callionymus maculatus Eastern Atlantic 17 TL 1810
Callionymus reticulatus Reticulated dragonet Northeast Atlantic 18.5 TL 1837
Callionymus risso Risso’s dragonet Eastern Atlantic 18.2 TL 1814
Campogramma glaycos Vadigo Eastern Atlantic 60 FL 1801
Canthigaster capistrata Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer Eastern Central Atlantic 1839
Capros aper Boarfish Eastern Atlantic 30 TL 1758
Caranx crysos Blue runner Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1815
Caranx hippos Crevalle jack Atlantic Ocean, restricte 124 TL 1766
Caranx rhonchus False scad Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1817
Carapus acus Pearl fish Eastern Atlantic 20.8 TL 1768
Carcharhinus altimus Bignose shark Circumglobal 300 TL 1950
Carcharhinus brachyurus Copper shark Western Atlantic 325 TL 1870
Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner shark Atlantic, Mediterranean a 300 TL 1839
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky shark Circumtropical. Western A 350 TL 1839
Carcharhinus limbatus Blacktip shark Cosmopolitan. Western Atl 286 TL 1839
Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky shark Western Atlantic 420 TL 1818
Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar shark Widespread in tropical an 300 TL 1827
Carcharias taurus Sand tiger shark Circumtropical 330 TL 1810
Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark Worldwide. Very wide-rang 640 TL 1758
Cataetyx alleni Eastern Atlantic 12 TL 1906
Cataetyx laticeps Eastern Atlantic 65 TL 1927
Centracanthus cirrus Curled picarel Eastern Atlantic 34 TL 1810
Centrolabrus exoletus Rock cook Eastern Atlantic 18 TL 1758
Centrolabrus melanocercus Mediterranean Sea 14 TL 1810
Centrophorus granulosus Gulper shark Eastern Atlantic 170 TL 1801
Centrophorus uyato Little gulper shark Western Central Atlantic 110 TL 1810
Centroscymnus coelolepis Portuguese dogfish Western Atlantic 121 TL 1864
Cepola macrophthalma Red bandfish Eastern Atlantic 80 TL 1758
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Madeira lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 8.9 TL 1839
Cetorhinus maximus Basking shark Cosmopolitan, frequent in 1520 TL 1765
Chauliodus sloani Sloane's viperfish Warm and temperate parts 35 SL 1801
Cheilopogon heterurus Mediterranean flyingfish Eastern Atlantic 40 TL 1810
Chelidonichthys cuculus Red gurnard Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1758
Chelidonichthys lastoviza Streaked gurnard Eastern Atlantic 40 TL 1788
Chelidonichthys lucerna Tub gurnard Eastern Atlantic 82.8 TL 1758
Chelidonichthys obscurus Longfin gurnard Eastern Atlantic 50.5 TL 1792
Chelon auratus Golden grey mullet Eastern Atlantic 61 FL 1810
Chelon labrosus Thicklip grey mullet Eastern Atlantic 75 SL 1827
Chelon ramada Thinlip grey mullet Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1827
Chelon saliens Leaping mullet Eastern Atlantic 40 SL 1810
Chimaera monstrosa Rabbit fish Eastern Atlantic 150 TL 1758
Chlorophthalmus agassizi Shortnose greeneye Circumglobal in temperate 40 TL 1840
Chloroscombrus chrysurus Atlantic bumper Western Atlantic 65 TL 1766
Chromis chromis Damselfish Mediterranean Sea 25 TL 1758
Chromogobius quadrivittatus Chestnut goby Mediterranean Sea and Bla 6.6 SL 1863
Chromogobius zebratus Kolombatovic's goby Mediterranean Sea 5.3 SL 1891
Citharus linguatula Spotted flounder Eastern Atlantic 39.7 TL 1758
Clinitrachus argentatus Cline Northeast Atlantic 10 TL 1810
Coelorinchus caelorhincus Hollowsnout grenadier Northeast Atlantic and Me 48 TL 1810
Coelorinchus mediterraneus Mediterranean Sea 24.5 TL 2002
Conger conger European conger Eastern Atlantic 300 TL 1758
Corcyrogobius liechtensteini Liechtenstein's goby Mediterranean Sea 2.5 TL 1891
Coris julis Mediterranean rainbow wrasse Eastern Atlantic 30 SL 1758
Coryphaenoides guentheri Günther's grenadier Atlantic Ocean 50 TL 1888
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus Mediterranean grenadier Northeast Atlantic 73 TL 1893
Coryphoblennius galerita Montagu's blenny Eastern Atlantic 7.6 SL 1758
Crystallogobius linearis Crystal goby Eastern Atlantic 4.7 SL 1845
Ctenolabrus rupestris Goldsinny-wrasse Eastern Atlantic 18 TL 1758
Cubiceps gracilis Driftfish Eastern Atlantic 107 TL 1843
Cyclothone braueri Garrick Atlantic, Indian and Sout 4.6 SL 1926
Cyclothone pygmaea Mediterranean Sea endemic 2.9 SL 1926
Dalatias licha Kitefin shark Western Atlantic 182 TL 1788
Dalophis imberbis Armless snake eel Eastern Atlantic 150 TL 1809
Dasyatis pastinaca Common stingray East Atlantic and the Med 69.5 WD 1758
Dasyatis tortonesei Tortonese's stingray Northeast Atlantic 80 WD 1975
Deltentosteus collonianus Toothed goby Eastern Atlantic and Medi 7 TL 1820
Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus Four-spotted goby Eastern Atlantic and Medi 10.3 TL 1837
Dentex dentex Common dentex Eastern Atlantic 100 TL 1758
Dentex gibbosus Pink dentex Eastern Atlantic 106 FL 1810
Dentex macrophthalmus Large-eye dentex Eastern Atlantic 65 TL 1791
Dentex maroccanus Morocco dentex Eastern Atlantic 45 TL 1830
Diaphus holti Small lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 7 SL 1918
Diaphus metopoclampus Spothead lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 9.6 TL 1829
Diaphus rafinesquii White-spotted lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 9.4 TL 1838
Dicentrarchus labrax European seabass Eastern Atlantic 103 TL 1758
Dicologlossa cuneata Wedge sole Eastern Atlantic 30 SL 1881
Diogenichthys atlanticus Longfin lanternfish Atlantic Ocean 2.9 SL 1928
Diplecogaster bimaculata Two-spotted clingfish Eastern Atlantic 6 SL 1788
Diplodus annularis Annular seabream Eastern Atlantic 28 TL 1758
Diplodus cervinus Zebra seabream Eastern Atlantic 55 TL 1838
Diplodus puntazzo Sharpsnout seabream Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1792
Diplodus vulgaris Common two-banded seabream Eastern Atlantic 45 TL 1817
Dipturus batis Blue skate Northeastern Atlantic 285 TL 1758
Dipturus oxyrinchus Longnosed skate Eastern Atlantic 150 TL 1758
Echelus myrus Painted eel Eastern Atlantic 100 TL 1758
Echiichthys vipera Lesser weever Eastern Atlantic 27.7 TL 1829
Echinorhinus brucus Bramble shark Western Atlantic 310 TL 1788
Electrona risso Electric lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 8.4 SL 1829
Engraulis encrasicolus European anchovy Eastern Atlantic 20 SL 1758
Epigonus constanciae Eastern Atlantic 19.7 SL 1880
Epigonus denticulatus Pencil cardinal Cosmopolitan. Western At 20 TL 1950
Epigonus telescopus Black cardinal fish North Atlantic 75 TL 1810
Epinephelus aeneus White grouper Eastern Atlantic 120 TL 1817
Epinephelus caninus Dogtooth grouper Eastern Atlantic 164 TL 1843
Epinephelus costae Goldblotch grouper Eastern Atlantic and Medi 140 SL 1878
Epinephelus marginatus Dusky grouper East and Southwest Atlant 150 TL 1834
Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Mediterranean Sea 8.9 SL 1889
Etmopterus spinax Velvet belly Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1758
Etrumeus golanii Western Indian Ocean 20.8 SL 2012
Eutelichthys leptochirus Mediterranean Sea 5.1 SL 1959
Euthynnus alletteratus Little tunny Atlantic Ocean 122 TL 1810
Eutrigla gurnardus Grey gurnard Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1758
Evermannella balbo Balbo sabretooth Eastern Atlantic 16.9 SL 1820
Fistularia commersonii Bluespotted cornetfish Indo-Pacific 160 TL 1838
Fistularia petimba Red cornetfish Western Atlantic 200 TL 1803
Gadella maraldi Gadella Eastern Atlantic 30 TL 1810
Gadiculus argenteus Silvery pout Northeast Atlantic 16.1 TL 1850
Gadus morhua Atlantic cod North Atlantic and Arctic 200 TL 1758
Gaidropsarus biscayensis Mediterranean bigeye rockling Eastern Central Atlantic 40 TL 1890
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus Shore rockling Eastern Atlantic 50 TL 1758
Gaidropsarus vulgaris Three-bearded rockling Northeast Atlantic 60 TL 1824
Galeocerdo cuvier Tiger shark Circumglobal in tropical 750 TL 1822
Galeorhinus galeus Tope shark World-wide in temperate w 195 TL 1758
Galeus melastomus Blackmouth catshark Northeast Atlantic 90 TL 1810
Gammogobius steinitzi Steinitz's goby Mediterranean Sea 3.8 SL 1971
Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined stickleback Circumarctic and temperat 11 TL 1758
Glaucostegus cemiculus Blackchin guitarfish Eastern Atlantic 242 TL 1817
Glossanodon leioglossus Smalltoothed argentine Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1848
Gnathophis mystax Thinlip conger Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1809
Gobius ater Bellotti's goby Mediterranean Sea 7.1 SL 1888
Gobius auratus Golden goby Eastern Atlantic 10 TL 1810
Gobius cruentatus Red-mouthed goby Eastern Atlantic 18 TL 1789
Gobius gasteveni Steven's goby Eastern Atlantic 12 TL 1974
Gobius incognitus Incognito goby Mediterranean (Aegean Sea 9.5 SL 2016
Gobius niger Black goby Eastern Atlantic and Medi 25.3 TL 1758
Gobius ophiocephalus Grass goby Mediterranean Sea, Black 29.9 TL 1814
Gobius paganellus Rock goby Eastern Atlantic 13 TL 1758
Gobius roulei Roule's goby Eastern Atlantic and Medi 8 TL 1928
Gobius strictus Schmidt's goby Mediterranean Sea 6.5 SL 1907
Gobius xanthocephalus Yellow-headed goby Eastern Atlantic 10 TL 1992
Gobius xoriguer Kestrel goby Western Mediterranean 6.4 TL 2021
Gouania willdenowi Blunt-snouted clingfish Mediterranean Sea 4.6 SL 1810
Grammonus ater Eastern Atlantic 12 SL 1810
Guttigadus latifrons Northeast Atlantic and Me 18.2 SL 1908
Gymnammodytes semisquamatus Smooth sandeel Northeast Atlantic 30 SL 1879
Gymnothorax unicolor Brown moray Eastern Atlantic 100 TL 1809
Gymnura altavela Spiny butterfly ray Western Atlantic 400 WD 1758
Halobatrachus didactylus Lusitanian toadfish Eastern Atlantic 50 TL 1801
Halosaurus ovenii Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1864
Helicolenus dactylopterus Blackbelly rosefish Western Atlantic 50 TL 1809
Heptranchias perlo Sharpnose sevengill shark Circumglobal in tropical 140 TL 1788
Hexanchus griseus Bluntnose sixgill shark Circumglobal with patchy 600 TL 1788
Hexanchus vitulus Atlantic bigeye sixgill shark Atlantic Ocean 230 TL 1969
Hippocampus guttulatus Long-snouted seahorse Eastern Atlantic 21.5 SL 1829
Hippocampus hippocampus Short snouted seahorse Eastern Atlantic 15 TL 1758
Hirundichthys rondeletii Black wing flyingfish Subtropical waters of all 30 TL 1847
Hoplostethus mediterraneus Mediterranean slimehead Cosmopolitan. Atlantic. I 42 SL 1829
Hygophum benoiti Benoit's lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 7.8 TL 1838
Hygophum hygomii Bermuda lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 8.1 TL 1892
Hymenocephalus italicus Glasshead grenadier Widespread 25 TL 1884
Hyporthodus haifensis Haifa grouper Eastern Atlantic 125 TL 1953
Istiophorus albicans Atlantic sailfish Atlantic Ocean 315 TL 1804
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin mako Cosmopolitan in temperate 445 TL 1810
Kajikia albida Atlantic white marlin Atlantic Ocean 300 TL 1860
Katsuwonus pelamis Skipjack tuna Cosmopolitan in tropical 110 FL 1758
Labrus merula Brown wrasse Eastern Atlantic 45 SL 1758
Labrus mixtus Cuckoo wrasse Eastern Atlantic 40 SL 1758
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Circumglobal, amphitemper 350 TL 1788
Lampanyctus crocodilus Jewel lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 30 SL 1810
Lampanyctus pusillus Pygmy lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 4.3 SL 1890
Lampris guttatus Opah Worldwide in tropical to 200 TL 1788
Lebetus patzneri Patzner's goby Mediterranean 1.7 SL 2019
Lepadogaster candolii Connemarra clingfish Eastern Atlantic 7.5 SL 1810
Lepidion lepidion Mediterranean codling Mediterranean Sea 88.9 TL 1810
Lepidopus caudatus Silver scabbardfish Eastern Atlantic 210 TL 1788
Lepidorhombus boscii Four-spot megrim Northeast Atlantic 40 SL 1810
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis Megrim Northeast Atlantic 60 TL 1792
Lepidotrigla cavillone Large-scaled gurnard Eastern Atlantic 22.5 TL 1801
Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei Spiny gurnard Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1973
Lestidiops pseudosphyraenoides Eastern Atlantic 9.5 SL 1918
Lestidiops sphyrenoides Eastern Atlantic 27 SL 1820
Lesueurigobius friesii Fries's goby Eastern Atlantic 13 TL 1874
Lesueurigobius sanzi Sanzo's goby Eastern Atlantic 12.3 TL 1918
Leucoraja circularis Sandy ray Eastern Atlantic (Iceland 120 TL 1838
Leucoraja fullonica Shagreen ray Eastern Atlantic 120 TL 1758
Leucoraja naevus Cuckoo ray Eastern Atlantic 81 TL 1841
Lichia amia Leerfish Eastern Atlantic 200 TL 1758
Lipophrys pholis Shanny Eastern Atlantic 17 TL 1758
Lipophrys trigloides Eastern Atlantic 13 TL 1836
Lithognathus mormyrus Sand steenbras Eastern Atlantic 55 TL 1758
Lobianchia dofleini Dofleini's lantern fish Atlantic Ocean 6 TL 1911
Lobotes surinamensis Tripletail Tropical and subtropical 110 TL 1790
Lophius budegassa Blackbellied angler Eastern Atlantic 100 SL 1807
Lophius piscatorius Angler Eastern Atlantic 200 SL 1758
Lophotus lacepede Crested oarfish Nearly worldwide in warme 200 TL 1809
Macroramphosus scolopax Longspine snipefish Western Atlantic 20 TL 1758
Marcelogobius splechtnai Splechtna’s goby Mediterranean Sea 2.8 SL 1995
Maurolicus muelleri Silvery lightfish Sub-Arctic, and sub-Antar 8 TL 1789
Merluccius merluccius European hake Eastern Atlantic 140 TL 1758
Microchirus azevia Eastern Atlantic 40 SL 1867
Microchirus ocellatus Foureyed sole Eastern Central Atlantic 21 TL 1758
Microchirus variegatus Thickback sole Northeast Atlantic 35 SL 1808
Microlipophrys canevae Northeast Atlantic 7.5 TL 1880
Microlipophrys dalmatinus Northeast Atlantic 5.8 TL 1883
Microlipophrys nigriceps Black-headed blenny Mediterranean Sea. 4.3 TL 1883
Microstoma microstoma Slender argentine Probably worldwide in tro 21 TL 1810
Mobula mobular Devil fish Probably circumglobal in 520 WD 1788
Mola alexandrini Bumphead sunfish Circumglobal 300 TL 1839
Mola mola Ocean sunfish Circumglobal 333 TL 1758
Molva dypterygia Blue ling Northeast Atlantic 155 TL 1784



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