List of fish of the Mediterranean Sea

List of fish of the Mediterranean Sea consists of 712 species of fish.
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
References
Sources
Bent J. Muus, Jørgen G. Nielsen: Die Meeresfische Europas. In Nordsee, Ostsee und Atlantik. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, .
Matthias Bergbauer, Bernd Humberg: Was lebt im Mittelmeer? 1999, Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, .
Fishbase: Fishspecies in Mediterranean Sea
Jennings G.H. MedFish 2000 The taxonomic checklist and the 2004 CD Update. Calypso Publications, London:, .
See also
List of fish of the Black Sea
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Mediterranean
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