| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nansenia ahlstromi Kawaguchi & Butler, 1984 |
Indo-West Pacific | 9.5 | |
| Nansenia antarctica Kawaguchi & Butler, 1984 |
Southern Ocean | 22 | |
| Nansenia ardesiaca Jordan & Thompson, 1914 |
Robust smallmouth | Indo-West Pacific | 20 |
| Nansenia atlantica Blache & Rossignol, 1962 |
Eastern Atlantic | 16.75 | |
| Nansenia boreacrassicauda Poulsen, 2015 |
Atlantic Ocean | 26.8 | |
| Nansenia candida Cohen, 1958 |
Bluethroat argentine | Northeast Pacific | 22.2 |
| Nansenia crassa Lavenberg, 1965 |
Stout argentine | Eastern Pacific | |
| Nansenia groenlandica (Reinhardt, 1840) |
Greenland argentine | North Atlantic | 24.5 |
| Nansenia iberica Matallanas, 1985 |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Nansenia indica Kobyliansky, 1992 |
Western Indian Ocean | 10.7 | |
| Nansenia longicauda Kawaguchi & Butler, 1984 |
Pacific and Atlantic | 13.3 | |
| Nansenia macrolepis (Gilchrist, 1922) |
Western Indian Ocean | 20 | |
| Nansenia megalopa Kawaguchi & Butler, 1984 |
Eastern Atlantic | 13.95 | |
| Nansenia oblita (Facciolà, 1887) |
Eastern Atlantic | 18 | |
| Nansenia obscura Kobyliansky & Usachev, 1992 |
Western Indian Ocean | 15.23 | |
| Nansenia pelagica Kawaguchi & Butler, 1984 |
Southwest Atlantic, and western to eastern Central Pacific | 10.75 | |
| Nansenia tenera Kawaguchi & Butler, 1984 |
Southeast Atlantic | 11.2 | |
| Nansenia tenuicauda Kawaguchi & Butler, 1984 |
Southwest Atlantic | 8.4 |