Small: 5 to 20 cm
Sardines, anchovies, most aquarium fish and many reef fish. 175 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
East AsiaTomato clownfish
A bright orange-red marine fish from the Western Pacific.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldSix-line wrasse
Small violet reef fish with six orange stripesReef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1857
WorldGreen chromis
Small iridescent reef damselfish found across the Indo-Pacific.Reef fish · Coral reefs
WorldClark's anemonefish
A widely distributed marine clownfish with variable colour patterns.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
OceaniaPink skunk clownfish
Small reef fish with a white dorsal stripe and algae diet.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1855
WorldSea goldie
A colourful reef fish that changes sex.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves
OceaniaOrange clownfish
Bright orange reef fish with three white barsReef fish · Coral reefs
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBanggai cardinalfish
A small, endangered marine fish from Indonesia known for its unique breeding habits and popularity in the aquarium tradeReef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldRoyal gramma
Small violet and yellow reef fish from the western Atlantic.Reef fish · Coral reefs
WorldFire goby
A colourful reef dartfish with a yellow head and red tail.Reef fish · Coral reefs
WorldClownfish
Small reef fish living in sea anemones.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1801
WorldCardinalfishes
Small, colourful reef fish known for male mouthbrooding.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldWhitetail dascyllus
A small Indo-Pacific reef fish with bold black and white stripes.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldThreespot dascyllus
A small black and white reef fish with three distinct spots.Reef fish · Coral reefs
WorldYellowhead jawfish
Small Caribbean reef fish that builds burrows and broods eggs in its mouth.Reef fish · Coral reefs
OceaniaOcellaris clownfish
Small orange reef fish with white bands and anemone partners.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1830
WorldTwospined angelfish
Small Indo-Pacific reef fish with purple-blue body and orange bars.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1869
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tomato clownfish: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Six-line wrasse: Lonnie Huffman, CC BY 3.0, source
- Green chromis: Citron, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Clark's anemonefish: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pink skunk clownfish: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sea goldie: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Orange clownfish: Karelj, Public domain, source
- Banggai cardinalfish: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Royal gramma: Smithsonian Institution, No restrictions, source
- Fire goby: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0, source
- Clownfish: Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cardinalfishes: The original uploader was Cesiumfrog at English Wikipedia ., Attribution, source
- Whitetail dascyllus: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0, source
- Threespot dascyllus: Philippe Bourjon Valued image This image has been assessed under the v, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ocellaris clownfish: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Twospined angelfish: Jenny (JennyHuang), CC BY 2.0, source