# List of fishes of the Mediterranean Sea

This list of fishes of the Mediterranean Sea consists of 712 species.

## Cyclostomata

* Myxine glutinosa
* Lampetra fluviatilis
* Petromyzon marinus

## Chondrichthyes
### Chimaeriformes

* Chimaera monstrosa

### Shark

* Sharpnose sevengill shark
* Bluntnose sixgill shark
* Bigeyed sixgill shark
* Bramble shark
* Gulper shark
* Dalatias licha
* Etmopterus spinax
* Oxynotus centrina
* Centroscymnus coelolepis
* Somniosus rostratus
* Squalus acanthias
* Squalus blainvillei
* Squalus megalops
* Squalus uyato
* Squatina aculeata
* Squatina oculata
* Squatina squatina
* Galeus atlanticus
* Galeus melastomus
* Scyliorhinus canicula
* Scyliorhinus stellaris
* Galeorhinus galeus
* Mustelus asterias
* Mustelus mustelus
* Mustelus punctulatus
* Carcharias taurus
* Odontaspis ferox
* Alopias superciliosus
* Alopias vulpinus
* Cetorhinus maximus
* Carcharodon carcharias
* Isurus oxyrinchus
* Lamna nasus
* Carcharhinus altimus
* Carcharhinus amboinensis
* Carcharhinus brachyurus
* Carcharhinus brevipinna
* Carcharhinus falciformis
* Carcharhinus limbatus
* Carcharhinus longimanus
* Carcharhinus melanopterus
* Carcharhinus obscurus
* Carcharhinus plumbeus
* Galeocerdo cuvier
* Prionace glauca
* Rhizoprionodon acutus
* Sphyrna lewini
* Sphyrna mokarran
* Sphyrna tudes
* Sphyrna zygaena

### Batoidea

* Pristis pectinata
* Pristis pristis
* Torpedo marmorata
* Torpedo nobiliana
* Torpedo sinuspersici
* Torpedo torpedo
* Glaucostegus halavi
* Rhinobatos cemiculus
* Rhinobatos rhinobatos
* Dipturus batis
* Dipturus oxyrinchus
* Leucoraja circularis
* Leucoraja fullonica
* Leucoraja melitensis
* Leucoraja naevus
* Raja africana
* Raja asterias
* Raja brachyura
* Raja clavata
* Raja miraletus
* Raja montagui
* Raja polystigma
* Raja radula
* Raja rondeleti
* Raja undulata
* Rostroraja alba
* Bathytoshia lata
* Dasyatis chrysonota
* Dasyatis marmorata
* Dasyatis pastinaca
* Dasyatis tortonesei
* Himantura uarnak
* Pteroplatytrygon violacea
* Taeniura grabata
* Urogymnus asperrimus
* Gymnura altavela
* Mobula mobular
* Myliobatis aquila
* Pteromylaeus bovinus
* Rhinoptera marginata

## Osteichthyes
### Acipenseriformes

* Acipenser naccarii
* Acipenser stellatus
* Acipenser sturio
* Huso huso

### Anguilliformes

* Anguilla anguilla
* Ariosoma balearicum
* Conger conger
* Gnathophis mystax
* Rhynchoconger trewavasae
* Chlopsis bicolor
* Panturichthys fowleri
* Anarchias euryurus
* Enchelycore anatina
* Gymnothorax unicolor
* Muraena helena
* Cynoponticus ferox
* Muraenesox cinereus
* Nemichthys scolopaceus
* Facciolella oxyrhyncha
* Nettastoma melanurum
* Saurenchelys cancrivora
* Apterichtus anguiformis
* Apterichtus caecus
* Dalophis imberbis
* Echelus myrus
* Mystriophis crosnieri
* Ophichthus ophis
* Ophichthus rufus
* Ophisurus serpens
* Pisodonophis semicinctus
* Serrivomer brevidentatus
* Dysomma brevirostre

### Notacanthiformes

* Halosaurus ovenii
* Notacanthus bonaparte
* Polyacanthonotus rissoanus

### Clupeiformes

* Alosa agone
* Alosa alosa
* Alosa fallax
* Dussumieria elopsoides
* Etrumeus teres
* Herklotsichthys punctatus
* Sardina pilchardus
* Sardinella aurita
* Sardinella maderensis
* Spratelloides delicatulus
* Sprattus sprattus
* Engraulis encrasicolus

### Siluriformes

* Arius parkii
* Netuma thalassina
* Plotosus lineatus

### Argentiniformes

* Argentina sphyraena
* Alepocephalus rostratus
* Glossanodon leioglossus
* Microstoma microstoma
* Nansenia iberica
* Nansenia oblita

### Salmoniformes

* Salmo salar
* Salmo trutta

### Stomiiformes

* Argyropelecus hemigymnus
* Argyropelecus olfersii
* Maurolicus muelleri
* Cyclothone braueri
* Cyclothone microdon
* Cyclothone pygmaea
* Gonostoma denudatum
* Valenciennellus tripunctulatus
* Bathophilus nigerrimus
* Bathophilus vaillanti
* Borostomias antarcticus
* Chauliodus sloani
* Stomias boa
* Ichthyococcus ovatus
* Vinciguerria attenuata
* Vinciguerria poweriae

### Aulopiformes

* Alepisaurus ferox
* Aulopus filamentosus
* Chlorophthalmus agassizi
* Bathysaurus mollis
* Bathypterois dubius
* Bathypterois grallator
* Evermannella balbo
* Arctozenus rissi
* Lestidiops jayakari
* Lestidiops sphyrenoides
* Lestidium atlanticum
* Paralepis coregonoides
* Paralepis speciosa
* Sudis hyalina
* Saurida undosquamis
* Synodus saurus

### Myctophiformes

* Benthosema glaciale
* Ceratoscopelus maderensis
* Diaphus holti
* Diaphus metopoclampus
* Diaphus rafinesquii
* Diogenichthys atlanticus
* Electrona risso
* Gonichthys cocco
* Hygophum benoiti
* Hygophum hygomii
* Lampanyctus crocodilus
* Lampanyctus pusillus
* Lobianchia dofleini
* Lobianchia gemellarii
* Myctophum punctatum
* Notoscopelus bolini
* Notoscopelus elongatus
* Notoscopelus kroyeri
* Symbolophorus veranyi

### Zeiformes

* Zeus faber
* Zenopsis conchifer

### Gadiformes

* Coelorinchus caelorhincus
* Coelorinchus occa
* Coryphaenoides guentheri
* Coryphaenoides mediterraneus
* Hymenocephalus italicus
* Nezumia aequalis
* Nezumia sclerorhynchus
* Trachyrincus scabrus
* Merluccius merluccius
* Eretmophorus kleinenbergi
* Gadella maraldi
* Guttigadus latifrons
* Lepidion guentheri
* Lepidion lepidion
* Mora moro
* Physiculus dalwigki
* Rhynchogadus hepaticus
* Phycis blennoides
* Phycis phycis
* Gaidropsarus biscayensis
* Gaidropsarus granti
* Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
* Gaidropsarus vulgaris
* Molva dypterygia
* Molva macrophthalma
* Molva molva
* Gadiculus argenteus
* Merlangius merlangus
* Micromesistius poutassou
* Trisopterus luscus
* Trisopterus minutus

### Beryciformes

* Beryx decadactylus
* Beryx splendens
* Sargocentron praslin
* Sargocentron rubrum
* Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis
* Gephyroberyx darwinii
* Hoplostethus mediterraneus

### Lampriformes

* Lampris guttatus
* Lophotus lacepede
* Regalecus glesne
* Trachipterus arcticus
* Trachipterus trachypterus
* Zu cristatus

### Lophiiformes

* Lophius budegassa
* Lophius piscatorius
* Chaunax suttkusi

### Ophidiiformes

* Bellottia apoda
* Cataetyx alleni
* Cataetyx laticeps
* Grammonus ater
* Carapus acus
* Echiodon dentatus
* Echiodon drummondii
* Benthocometes robustus
* Ophidion barbatum
* Ophidion rochei
* Parophidion vassali

### Mugilidae

* Chelon labrosus
* Liza aurata
* Liza carinata
* Liza haematocheila
* Liza ramada
* Liza saliens
* Mugil cephalus
* Oedalechilus labeo
* Jamie minimus

### Atherinomorpha

* Atherina boyeri
* Atherina hepsetus
* Atherina presbyter
* Atherinomorus lacunosus
* Belone belone
* Belone svetovidovi
* Tylosurus acus
* Tylosurus choram
* Scomberesox saurus saurus
* Cheilopogon exsiliens
* Cheilopogon furcatus
* Cheilopogon heterurus
* Exocoetus obtusirostris
* Exocoetus volitans
* Hirundichthys rondeletii
* Hirundichthys speculiger
* Parexocoetus mento
* Hemiramphus far
* Hyporhamphus affinis
* Hyporhamphus picarti
* Aphanius dispar dispar
* Aphanius fasciatus
* Aphanius iberus

### Syngnathiformes

* Fistularia commersonii
* Fistularia petimba
* Macroramphosus scolopax
* Entelurus aequoreus
* Hippocampus fuscus
* Hippocampus guttulatus
* Hippocampus hippocampus
* Minyichthys sentus
* Nerophis lumbriciformis
* Nerophis maculatus
* Nerophis ophidion
* Syngnathus abaster
* Syngnathus acus
* Syngnathus phlegon
* Syngnathus rostellatus
* Syngnathus taenionotus
* Syngnathus tenuirostris
* Syngnathus typhle

### Serranidae

* Anthias anthias
* Cephalopholis taeniops
* Epinephelus aeneus
* Epinephelus caninus
* Epinephelus coioides
* Epinephelus costae
* Epinephelus malabaricus
* Epinephelus marginatus
* Hyporthodus haifensis
* Mycteroperca rubra
* Serranus atricauda
* Serranus cabrilla
* Serranus hepatus
* Serranus scriba

### Scorpaeniformes

* Helicolenus dactylopterus
* Trachyscorpia cristulata
* Pontinus kuhlii
* Pterois miles
* Scorpaena azorica
* Scorpaena elongata
* Scorpaena loppei
* Scorpaena maderensis
* Scorpaena notata
* Scorpaena porcus
* Scorpaena scrofa
* Scorpaena stephanica
* Scorpaenodes arenai
* Sebastapistes mauritiana
* Elates ransonnetti
* Papilloculiceps longiceps
* Platycephalus indicus
* Sorsogona prionota
* Chelidonichthys cuculus
* Chelidonichthys lucerna
* Chelidonichthys obscurus
* Eutrigla gurnardus
* Lepidotrigla cavillone
* Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei
* Trigla lyra
* Trigloporus lastoviza
* Peristedion cataphractum

### Cottoidei

* Taurulus bubalis
* Eutelichthys leptochirus
* Paraliparis murieli
* Melanostigma atlanticum
* Cyclopterus lumpus

### Percoidei

* Synagrops japonicus
* Apogon imberbis
* Apogon queketti
* Apogon smithi
* Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis
* Apogonichthyoides pharaonis
* Apogonichthyoides taeniatus
* Brama brama
* Callanthias ruber
* Centracanthus cirrus
* Spicara maena
* Spicara smaris
* Cepola macrophthalma
* Chaetodon hoefleri
* Chaetodon melannotus
* Heniochus intermedius
* Platax teira
* Epigonus constanciae
* Epigonus denticulatus
* Epigonus telescopus
* Microichthys coccoi
* Microichthys sanzoi
* Parapristipoma humile
* Parapristipoma octolineatum
* Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
* Pomadasys incisus
* Pomadasys stridens
* Kyphosus saltatrix
* Equulites klunzingeri
* Lobotes surinamensis
* Lutjanus argentimaculatus
* Lutjanus jocu
* Dicentrarchus labrax
* Dicentrarchus punctatus
* Mullus barbatus
* Mullus surmuletus
* Parupeneus forsskali
* Pseudupeneus prayensis
* Upeneus moluccensis
* Upeneus pori
* Nemipterus japonicus
* Nemipterus randalli
* Pempheris vanicolensis
* Pomatomus saltatrix
* Galeoides decadactylus
* Polyprion americanus
* Priacanthus arenatus
* Rachycentron canadum
* Argyrosomus regius
* Sciaena umbra
* Umbrina canariensis
* Umbrina cirrosa
* Umbrina ronchus
* Sillago sihama
* Boops boops
* Crenidens crenidens
* Dentex dentex
* Dentex gibbosus
* Dentex macrophthalmus
* Dentex maroccanus
* Diplodus annularis
* Diplodus bellottii
* Diplodus cervinus
* Diplodus puntazzo
* Diplodus sargus
* Diplodus vulgaris
* Lithognathus mormyrus
* Oblada melanura
* Pagellus acarne
* Pagellus bellottii
* Pagellus bogaraveo
* Pagellus erythrinus
* Pagrus auriga
* Pagrus caeruleostictus
* Pagrus major
* Pagrus pagrus
* Rhabdosargus haffara
* Sarpa salpa
* Sparus aurata
* Spondyliosoma cantharus
* Pelates quadrilineatus
* Terapon puta
* Terapon theraps

### Gobiidae

* Aphia minuta
* Bathygobius soporator
* Buenia affinis
* Buenia jeffreysii
* Chromogobius quadrivittatus
* Chromogobius zebratus
* Corcyrogobius liechtensteini
* Coryogalops ocheticus
* Crystallogobius linearis
* Deltentosteus collonianus
* Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus
* Didogobius bentuvii
* Didogobius schlieweni
* Didogobius splechtnai
* Favonigobius melanobranchus
* Gammogobius steinitzi
* Gobius ater
* Gobius auratus
* Gobius bucchichi
* Gobius cobitis
* Gobius couchi
* Gobius cruentatus
* Gobius fallax
* Gobius geniporus
* Gobius kolombatovici
* Gobius niger
* Gobius paganellus
* Gobius roulei
* Gobius strictus
* Gobius vittatus
* Gobius xanthocephalus
* Gobiusculus flavescens
* Knipowitschia caucasica
* Knipowitschia panizzae
* Lebetus guilleti
* Lesueurigobius friesii
* Lesueurigobius sanzi
* Lesueurigobius suerii
* Millerigobius macrocephalus
* Neogobius melanostomus
* Odondebuenia balearica
* Oxyurichthys papuensis
* Oxyurichthys petersi
* Pomatoschistus bathi
* Pomatoschistus canestrinii
* Pomatoschistus knerii
* Pomatoschistus marmoratus
* Pomatoschistus microps
* Pomatoschistus minutus
* Pomatoschistus norvegicus
* Pomatoschistus pictus
* Pomatoschistus quagga
* Pomatoschistus tortonesei
* Pseudaphya ferreri
* Silhouettea aegyptia
* Speleogobius trigloides
* Thorogobius ephippiatus
* Thorogobius macrolepis
* Vanneaugobius dollfusi
* Vanneaugobius pruvoti
* Zebrus zebrus
* Zosterisessor ophiocephalus

### Blenniidae

* Aidablennius sphynx
* Blennius ocellaris
* Coryphoblennius galerita
* Hypleurochilus bananensis
* Lipophrys adriaticus
* Lipophrys canevae
* Lipophrys dalmatinus
* Lipophrys nigriceps
* Lipophrys pholis
* Omobranchus punctatus
* Parablennius gattorugine
* Parablennius incognitus
* Parablennius pilicornis
* Parablennius rouxi
* Parablennius sanguinolentus
* Parablennius tentacularis
* Parablennius zvonimiri
* Paralipophrys trigloides
* Petroscirtes ancylodon
* Salaria basilisca
* Salaria pavo
* Scartella cristata

### Callionymidae

* Clinitrachus argentatus
* Tripterygion delaisi
* Tripterygion melanurum
* Tripterygion tripteronotum
* Callionymus fasciatus
* Callionymus filamentosus
* Callionymus lyra
* Callionymus maculatus
* Callionymus pusillus
* Callionymus reticulatus
* Callionymus risso
* Synchiropus phaeton

### Gobiesocidae

* Apletodon dentatus
* Apletodon incognitus
* Apletodon microcephalus
* Diplecogaster bimaculata
* Gouania willdenowi
* Lepadogaster candolii
* Lepadogaster lepadogaster
* Lepadogaster purpurea
* Opeatogenys gracilis

### Labridae

* Acantholabrus palloni
* Centrolabrus exoletus
* Centrolabrus trutta
* Coris julis
* Ctenolabrus rupestris
* Iniistius pavo
* Labrus bergylta
* Labrus merula
* Labrus mixtus
* Labrus viridis
* Lappanella fasciata
* Pteragogus pelycus
* Symphodus bailloni
* Symphodus cinereus
* Symphodus doderleini
* Symphodus mediterraneus
* Symphodus melanocercus
* Symphodus melops
* Symphodus ocellatus
* Symphodus roissali
* Symphodus rostratus
* Symphodus tinca
* Thalassoma pavo
* Xyrichtys novacula
* Scarus ghobban
* Sparisoma cretense

### Pomacentridae

* Abudefduf vaigiensis
* Chromis chromis
* Chromis viridis

### Carangoidei

* Echeneis naucrates
* Remora australis
* Remora brachyptera
* Remora osteochir
* Remora remora
* Coryphaena equiselis
* Coryphaena hippurus
* Alectis alexandrinus
* Alepes djedaba
* Campogramma glaycos
* Caranx crysos
* Caranx hippos
* Caranx rhonchus
* Decapterus macarellus
* Decapterus punctatus
* Decapterus russelli
* Elagatis bipinnulata
* Lichia amia
* Naucrates ductor
* Pseudocaranx dentex
* Selene dorsalis
* Seriola carpenteri
* Seriola dumerili
* Seriola fasciata
* Seriola rivoliana
* Trachinotus ovatus
* Trachurus mediterraneus
* Trachurus picturatus
* Trachurus trachurus

### Stromateoidei

* Centrolophus niger
* Hyperoglyphe perciformis
* Schedophilus medusophagus
* Schedophilus ovalis
* Cubiceps capensis
* Cubiceps gracilis
* Psenes pellucidus
* Pampus argenteus
* Stromateus fiatola

### Sphyraenidae

* Sphyraena chrysotaenia
* Sphyraena flavicauda
* Sphyraena obtusata
* Sphyraena sphyraena
* Sphyraena viridensis

### Xiphioidei

* Istiophorus platypterus
* Makaira indica
* Makaira nigricans
* Tetrapturus albidus
* Tetrapturus belone
* Tetrapturus georgii
* Xiphias gladius

### Scombroidei

* Ruvettus pretiosus
* Lepidopus caudatus
* Trichiurus lepturus
* Acanthocybium solandri
* Auxis rochei rochei
* Auxis thazard
* Euthynnus alletteratus
* Katsuwonus pelamis
* Orcynopsis unicolor
* Rastrelliger kanagurta
* Sarda sarda
* Scomber colias
* Scomber scombrus
* Scomberomorus commerson
* Scomberomorus tritor
* Thunnus alalunga
* Thunnus thynnus

### Trachinoidei

* Ammodytes tobianus
* Champsodon nudivittis
* Champsodon vorax
* Gymnammodytes cicerelus
* Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
* Pinguipes brasilianus
* Uranoscopus scaber
* Echiichthys vipera
* Trachinus aranaeus
* Trachinus draco
* Trachinus radiatus

### Pleuronectiformes

* Arnoglossus grohmanni
* Arnoglossus imperialis
* Arnoglossus kessleri
* Arnoglossus laterna
* Arnoglossus rueppelii
* Arnoglossus thori
* Bothus podas
* Citharus linguatula
* Platichthys flesus
* Pleuronectes platessa
* Lepidorhombus boscii
* Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
* Psetta maxima
* Scophthalmus rhombus
* Zeugopterus punctatus
* Zeugopterus regius
* Bathysolea profundicola
* Buglossidium luteum
* Dicologlossa cuneata
* Dicologlossa hexophthalma
* Microchirus azevia
* Microchirus boscanion
* Microchirus ocellatus
* Microchirus variegatus
* Monochirus hispidus
* Pegusa impar
* Pegusa lascaris
* Solea aegyptiaca
* Solea senegalensis
* Solea solea
* Synaptura lusitanica
* Synapturichthys kleinii
* Cynoglossus sinusarabici
* Symphurus ligulatus
* Symphurus nigrescens

### Acanthuroidei

* Acanthurus monroviae
* Luvarus imperialis
* Siganus luridus
* Siganus rivulatus

### Tetraodontiformes

* Balistes capriscus
* Cyclichthys spilostylus
* Diodon hystrix
* Mola mola
* Ranzania laevis
* Stephanolepis diaspros
* Acanthostracion notacanthus
* Acanthostracion quadricornis
* Lactophrys trigonus
* Tetrosomus gibbosus
* Tetragonurus cuvieri
* Arothron hispidus
* Ephippion guttifer
* Lagocephalus lagocephalus
* Lagocephalus sceleratus
* Lagocephalus spadiceus
* Lagocephalus suezensis
* Sphoeroides marmoratus
* Sphoeroides pachygaster
* Torquigener flavimaculosus
* Tylerius spinosissimus

### Other

* Halobatrachus didactylus
* Gasterosteus aculeatus
* Dactylopterus volitans
* Capros aper

## Gallery

* Cetorhinus maximus
* Fistularia commersonii
* Thorogobius ephippiatus
* Hexanchus griseus
* Squatina squatina
* Carcharodon carcharias
* Evermannella balbo
* Mustelus mustelus
* Lophius piscatorius
* Dactylopterus volitans
* Mullus barbatus
* Seriola dumerili
* Oblada melanura
* Trachinus draco
* Cyclothone microdon
* Blennius ocellaris
* Mola mola
* Prionace glauca
* Lesueurigobius friesii
* Knipowitschia caucasica
* Molva molva
* Pegusa lascaris
* Zebrus zebrus
* Zu cristatus
* Epigonus telescopus
* Muraena helena
* Gasterosteus aculeatus
* Coryphaena hippurus
* Squalus acanthias
* Conger conger
* Thunnus alalunga
* Scyliorhinus canicula
* Galeus melastomus
* Scyliorhinus stellaris
* Diaphus holti
* Trachurus trachurus
* Sparus aurata
* Zeus faber
* Chromis chromis
* Parablennius gattorugine
* Ruvettus pretiosus
* Cyclichthys spilostylus
* Mora moro
* Gobius bucchichi
* Sciaena umbra
* Pagellus bogaraveo
* Labrus merula
* Tripterygion melanurus
* Symphodus roissali
* Diplodus vulgaris
* Epinephelus marginatus
* Gobius vittatus
* Serranus scriba
* Pagellus acarne
* Ichthyococcus ovatus
* Coris julis
* Labrus viridis
* Pomadasys incisus
* Bothus podas
* Buenia affinis
* Apletodon incognitus
* Aidablennius sphynx
* Chlopsis bicolor
* Alepisaurus ferox
* Peluda vera (Arnoglossus laterna)
* Centrolophus niger
* Echeneis naucrates
* Brama brama
* Dasyatis violacea
* Uranoscopus scaber
* Gobius geniporus
* Macroramphosus scolopax
* Syngnathus typhle
* Nezumia aequalis
* Lobianchia gemellarii
* Pomatoschistus bathi