Top observed marine fish from OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), ranked by observation count.
| # | Species | Observations | Family | IUCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gadus morhua | 3,066,149 | Gadidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 2 | Clupea pallasii | 1,979,740 | Clupeidae | — |
| 3 | Clupea harengus | 1,189,301 | Clupeidae | — |
| 4 | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | 1,187,495 | Gadidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 5 | Salmo trutta | 941,065 | Salmonidae | — |
| 6 | Myoxocephalus scorpius | 848,905 | Cottidae | — |
| 7 | Patagonotothen ramsayi | 817,013 | Nototheniidae | — |
| 8 | Merlangius merlangus | 728,756 | Gadidae | — |
| 9 | Hippoglossoides platessoides | 680,697 | Pleuronectidae | EN — Endangered |
| 10 | Limanda limanda | 623,719 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 11 | Pleuronectes platessa | 620,109 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 12 | Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus | 459,322 | Cottidae | — |
| 13 | Merluccius hubbsi | 441,174 | Merlucciidae | — |
| 14 | Sebastes | 414,529 | Sebastidae | — |
| 15 | Merluccius bilinearis | 406,727 | Merlucciidae | — |
| 16 | Thyrsites atun | 398,689 | Gempylidae | — |
| 17 | Anguilla anguilla | 356,531 | Anguillidae | CR — Critically Endangered |
| 18 | Micromesistius australis | 342,637 | Gadidae | — |
| 19 | Scomber scombrus | 331,439 | Scombridae | — |
| 20 | Eutrigla gurnardus | 330,965 | Triglidae | — |
| 21 | Epinephelus itajara | 330,431 | Epinephelidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 22 | Salvelinus alpinus | 325,259 | Salmonidae | — |
| 23 | Sprattus sprattus | 311,144 | Clupeidae | — |
| 24 | Macruronus magellanicus | 302,334 | Merlucciidae | — |
| 25 | Squalus acanthias | 295,244 | Squalidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 26 | Salmo salar | 292,941 | Salmonidae | — |
| 27 | Huso fulvescens | 292,707 | Acipenseridae | — |
| 28 | Platichthys flesus | 286,225 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 29 | Scyliorhinus canicula | 270,508 | Scyliorhinidae | — |
| 30 | Thunnus albacares | 246,461 | Scombridae | — |
| 31 | Carcharhinus leucas | 235,037 | Carcharhinidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 32 | Pollachius virens | 228,673 | Gadidae | — |
| 33 | Argyrosomus | 227,242 | Sciaenidae | — |
| 34 | Carcharhinus melanopterus | 223,995 | Carcharhinidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 35 | Dissostichus eleginoides | 223,177 | Nototheniidae | — |
| 36 | Merluccius merluccius | 221,290 | Merlucciidae | — |
| 37 | Amblyraja radiata | 219,440 | Rajidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 38 | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | 219,100 | Carcharhinidae | EN — Endangered |
| 39 | Myzopsetta ferruginea | 218,488 | Pleuronectidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 40 | Xiphias gladius | 217,621 | Xiphiidae | — |
| 41 | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | 209,416 | Pleuronectidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 42 | Trachurus trachurus | 204,865 | Carangidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 43 | Sinosturio transmontanus | 202,931 | Acipenseridae | — |
| 44 | Trisopterus minutus | 197,597 | Gadidae | — |
| 45 | Salilota australis | 197,315 | Moridae | — |
| 46 | Mugil incilis | 195,771 | Mugilidae | — |
| 47 | Callionymus lyra | 195,215 | Callionymidae | — |
| 48 | Acipenser | 192,156 | Acipenseridae | — |
| 49 | Microstomus kitt | 182,458 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 50 | Atheresthes stomias | 182,358 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 51 | Glyptocephalus zachirus | 181,974 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 52 | Parophrys vetulus | 174,493 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 53 | Solea solea | 172,690 | Soleidae | — |
| 54 | Trisopterus esmarkii | 171,855 | Gadidae | — |
| 55 | Anchoa mitchilli | 171,534 | Engraulidae | — |
| 56 | Pachymetopon blochii | 167,626 | Sparidae | — |
| 57 | Bathyraja brachyurops | 162,110 | Arhynchobatidae | — |
| 58 | Morone saxatilis | 160,437 | Moronidae | — |
| 59 | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 154,008 | Salmonidae | — |
| 60 | Genypterus blacodes | 148,650 | Ophidiidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 61 | Micromesistius poutassou | 148,388 | Gadidae | — |
| 62 | Elops smithi | 147,520 | Elopidae | — |
| 63 | Ariopsis canteri | 146,317 | Ariidae | — |
| 64 | Nemipteridae | 144,011 | Nemipteridae | — |
| 65 | Argyrozona argyrozona | 140,272 | Sparidae | — |
| 66 | Merluccius | 138,320 | Merlucciidae | — |
| 67 | Caesionidae | 137,551 | Caesionidae | — |
| 68 | Leiostomus xanthurus | 135,978 | Sciaenidae | — |
| 69 | Microstomus pacificus | 131,764 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 70 | Urophycis tenuis | 130,494 | Phycidae | — |
| 71 | Actinopterygii | 129,743 | — | |
| 72 | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | 127,117 | Scophthalmidae | — |
| 73 | Teleostei | 126,895 | — | |
| 74 | Thaleichthys pacificus | 126,292 | Osmeridae | — |
| 75 | Oncorhynchus nerka | 125,926 | Salmonidae | — |
| 76 | Thunnus obesus | 122,754 | Scombridae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 77 | Micropogonias undulatus | 122,326 | Sciaenidae | — |
| 78 | Squalus suckleyi | 117,621 | Squalidae | — |
| 79 | Thalassoma bifasciatum | 116,827 | Labridae | — |
| 80 | Thunnus alalunga | 115,668 | Scombridae | — |
| 81 | Gadus chalcogrammus | 114,339 | Gadidae | — |
| 82 | Bathyraja albomaculata | 114,249 | Arhynchobatidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 83 | Chrysoblephus laticeps | 112,529 | Sparidae | — |
| 84 | Oncorhynchus kisutch | 110,939 | Salmonidae | — |
| 85 | Coryphaena hippurus | 109,047 | Coryphaenidae | — |
| 86 | Scarus iseri | 108,235 | Scaridae | — |
| 87 | Cathorops mapale | 107,391 | Ariidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 88 | Katsuwonus pelamis | 105,120 | Scombridae | — |
| 89 | Sparisoma aurofrenatum | 102,965 | Scaridae | — |
| 90 | Atractoscion aequidens | 99,079 | Sciaenidae | — |
| 91 | Seriola lalandi | 95,541 | Carangidae | — |
| 92 | Alosa pseudoharengus | 93,461 | Alosidae | — |
| 93 | Pagrus auratus | 93,286 | Sparidae | — |
| 94 | Pseudopleuronectes americanus | 93,228 | Pleuronectidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 95 | Selachii | 92,929 | — | |
| 96 | Chrysoblephus puniceus | 92,523 | Sparidae | — |
| 97 | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | 90,163 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 98 | Cheimerius nufar | 89,921 | Sparidae | — |
| 99 | Lepidopsetta bilineata | 89,865 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 100 | Argentina sphyraena | 89,466 | Argentinidae | — |
| 101 | Sebastes alutus | 89,227 | Sebastidae | — |
| 102 | Eugerres plumieri | 88,532 | Gerreidae | — |
| 103 | Oncorhynchus keta | 86,429 | Salmonidae | — |
| 104 | Hippoglossoides elassodon | 85,336 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 105 | Stegastes partitus | 85,150 | Pomacentridae | — |
| 106 | Macrourus carinatus | 83,644 | Macrouridae | — |
| 107 | Urophycis chuss | 82,942 | Phycidae | — |
| 108 | Gadus macrocephalus | 82,757 | Gadidae | — |
| 109 | Carcharhinus limbatus | 81,710 | Carcharhinidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 110 | Acanthurus coeruleus | 79,065 | Acanthuridae | — |
| 111 | Anchovia clupeoides | 78,819 | Engraulidae | — |
| 112 | Ocyurus chrysurus | 77,466 | Lutjanidae | — |
| 113 | Rhinoptera bonasus | 77,333 | Rhinopteridae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 114 | Hippoglossus hippoglossus | 77,297 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 115 | Leucoraja ocellata | 76,887 | Rajidae | EN — Endangered |
| 116 | Oreochromis niloticus | 76,014 | Cichlidae | — |
| 117 | Acanthurus bahianus | 75,764 | Acanthuridae | — |
| 118 | Helicolenus dactylopterus | 75,476 | Sebastidae | — |
| 119 | Dipturus lamillai | 75,473 | Rajidae | — |
| 120 | Pterogymnus laniarius | 75,342 | Sparidae | — |
| 121 | Sebastes mystinus | 74,435 | Sebastidae | — |
| 122 | Epinephelus | 73,912 | Epinephelidae | — |
| 123 | Oligoplites saurus | 73,479 | Carangidae | — |
| 124 | Parupeneus | 73,195 | Mullidae | — |
| 125 | Chelidonichthys cuculus | 72,650 | Triglidae | — |
| 126 | Halichoeres garnoti | 72,418 | Labridae | — |
| 127 | Halichoeres bivittatus | 72,089 | Labridae | — |
| 128 | Micropogonias furnieri | 71,596 | Sciaenidae | — |
| 129 | Arnoglossus laterna | 70,917 | Bothidae | — |
| 130 | Lethrinidae | 69,864 | Lethrinidae | — |
| 131 | Hoplostethus atlanticus | 69,330 | Trachichthyidae | — |
| 132 | Buglossidium luteum | 68,974 | Soleidae | — |
| 133 | Haemulon plumierii | 68,895 | Haemulidae | — |
| 134 | Merluccius productus | 68,627 | Merlucciidae | — |
| 135 | Lagodon rhomboides | 67,073 | Sparidae | — |
| 136 | Dipturus intermedius | 66,568 | Rajidae | CR — Critically Endangered |
| 137 | Enchelyopus cimbrius | 65,572 | Lotidae | — |
| 138 | Sebastolobus alascanus | 65,544 | Sebastidae | EN — Endangered |
| 139 | Paralabrax clathratus | 64,742 | Serranidae | — |
| 140 | Mallotus villosus | 64,370 | Osmeridae | — |
| 141 | Mugil liza | 64,128 | Mugilidae | — |
| 142 | Argentina silus | 63,926 | Argentinidae | — |
| 143 | Leucoraja erinaceus | 62,042 | Rajidae | — |
| 144 | Anoplopoma fimbria | 61,694 | Anoplopomatidae | — |
| 145 | Platycephalus richardsoni | 61,256 | Platycephalidae | — |
| 146 | Bathyraja griseocauda | 60,685 | Arhynchobatidae | EN — Endangered |
| 147 | Trisopterus luscus | 60,625 | Gadidae | — |
| 148 | Sparisoma viride | 60,481 | Scaridae | — |
| 149 | Sebastes capensis | 58,785 | Sebastidae | — |
| 150 | Citharichthys sordidus | 58,001 | Paralichthyidae | — |
| 151 | Prionace glauca | 57,872 | Carcharhinidae | — |
| 152 | Lophius piscatorius | 57,473 | Lophiidae | — |
| 153 | Agonus cataphractus | 57,419 | Agonidae | — |
| 154 | Megalops atlanticus | 57,044 | Megalopidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 155 | Rhabdosargus globiceps | 56,903 | Sparidae | VU — Vulnerable |
| 156 | Hemitripterus americanus | 56,609 | Hemitripteridae | — |
| 157 | Oxyjulis californica | 56,207 | Labridae | — |
| 158 | Nemadactylus macropterus | 55,277 | Cheilodactylidae | — |
| 159 | Ariopsis felis | 54,855 | Ariidae | — |
| 160 | Anguilla rostrata | 54,792 | Anguillidae | EN — Endangered |
| 161 | Ammodytes marinus | 53,950 | Ammodytidae | — |
| 162 | Galeorhinus galeus | 52,052 | Triakidae | CR — Critically Endangered |
| 163 | Osmerus mordax | 51,940 | Osmeridae | — |
| 164 | Acanthocybium solandri | 51,817 | Scombridae | — |
| 165 | Mugil cephalus | 48,970 | Mugilidae | — |
| 166 | Microchirus variegatus | 48,375 | Soleidae | — |
| 167 | Sebastes ruberrimus | 47,987 | Sebastidae | — |
| 168 | Anarhichas lupus | 47,840 | Anarhichadidae | — |
| 169 | Ammodytes dubius | 47,520 | Ammodytidae | — |
| 170 | Negaprion acutidens | 47,359 | Carcharhinidae | EN — Endangered |
| 171 | Raja clavata | 46,914 | Rajidae | — |
| 172 | Bodianus pulcher | 46,727 | Labridae | — |
| 173 | Chrysoblephus anglicus | 46,399 | Sparidae | — |
| 174 | Engraulis mordax | 46,025 | Engraulidae | — |
| 175 | Lyopsetta exilis | 45,738 | Pleuronectidae | — |
| 176 | Macrourus holotrachys | 45,593 | Macrouridae | — |
| 177 | Decapterus russelli | 45,172 | Carangidae | — |
| 178 | Plectropomus leopardus | 45,135 | Epinephelidae | — |
| 179 | Caranx hippos | 44,044 | Carangidae | — |
| 180 | Lates calcarifer | 43,981 | Latidae | — |
| 181 | Galeus melastomus | 43,840 | Pentanchidae | — |
| 182 | Lepidorhombus boscii | 43,735 | Scophthalmidae | — |
| 183 | Saurida undosquamis | 43,575 | Synodontidae | — |
| 184 | Halichoeres maculipinna | 43,431 | Labridae | — |
| 185 | Capros aper | 43,377 | Caproidae | — |
| 186 | Chromis punctipinnis | 43,304 | Pomacentridae | — |
| 187 | Lutjanus lutjanus | 43,248 | Lutjanidae | — |
| 188 | Heterodontus portusjacksoni | 42,851 | Heterodontidae | — |
| 189 | Sebastes maliger | 42,586 | Sebastidae | — |
| 190 | Boreogadus saida | 41,594 | Gadidae | — |
| 191 | Coelorinchus fasciatus | 41,570 | Macrouridae | — |
| 192 | Echiichthys vipera | 41,539 | Trachinidae | — |
| 193 | Acanthurus chirurgus | 41,528 | Acanthuridae | — |
| 194 | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | 41,376 | Salmonidae | — |
| 195 | Bathyraja macloviana | 41,347 | Arhynchobatidae | — |
| 196 | Achoerodus viridis | 41,303 | Labridae | — |
| 197 | Stegastes variabilis | 40,850 | Pomacentridae | — |
| 198 | Galeocerdo cuvier | 40,558 | Galeocerdonidae | — |
| 199 | Histrio histrio | 40,237 | Antennariidae | — |
| 200 | Scophthalmus aquosus | 39,772 | Scophthalmidae | — |