Medium: 20 to 60 cm
Hilsa, mackerel, trout, tilapia and most food fish. 265 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
WorldCommon seahorse
A small, spotted seahorse found in Indo-Pacific coastal waters.Other · Estuaries and mangroves
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreAyu sweetfish
Small amphidromous fish prized for its sweet flesh in East Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1846
WorldSeahorse
Small marine fish with horse-like heads and curled tails in the genus Hippocampus.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇺 AustraliaLeafy seadragon
A marine fish from southern Australia known for its leaf-like skin appendages used for camouflage.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1865
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreEulachon
A small anadromous smelt known for its high fat content and cultural importance in Pacific North America.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇩🇪 Germany and 4 moreEuropean smelt
Small coastal fish with a cucumber scentOther · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇿 New ZealandBanded kōkopu
A striped New Zealand galaxiid that climbs waterfalls.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand grayling
Extinct amphidromous fish endemic to New Zealand rivers and seas.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGiant mudskipper
Large amphibious goby found in Indo-Pacific mangroves.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSmelt
Small fish of the northern hemisphere known for spring runs and culinary traditions.Other · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Smelt: Surf_Smelt,_Pond_smelt.jpg : Drawing by H. L. Todd, NOAA's Historic Fi, Public domain, source
- Ayu sweetfish: Handan99, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Seahorse: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Leafy seadragon: Photo by and (C)2007 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ); derivative edit by Papa, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Eulachon: en:User:James Crippen, Public domain, source
- European smelt: WHell at German Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Banded kōkopu: Blueether, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- New Zealand grayling: Frank Edward Clarke, Public domain, source
- Common seahorse: Nhobgood Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant mudskipper: Artem Abdukakharov, CC BY 4.0, source