Medium: 20 to 60 cm
Hilsa, mackerel, trout, tilapia and most food fish. 47 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇺🇸 United States and 2 morePumpkinseed
A small freshwater fish native to eastern North America, known for its bright colours and red ear flap.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1793
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreBlack crappie
A spotted freshwater sunfish native to North America, prized by anglers for its sport and table fare.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1856
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGreen sunfish
A small, aggressive freshwater fish native to North America, known for its blue-green colour and invasive potential in nPerch-like · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United StatesWhite sucker
A common North American freshwater cypriniform fish with fleshy lips used for bottom feeding.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1803
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreBaikal black grayling
A Siberian freshwater salmonid found in Lake Baikal and surrounding river systems.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 moreSiamese tigerfish
A critically endangered freshwater perch from Indochina.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1998
🇧🇷 BrazilBanded leporinus
A striped freshwater fish from the Amazon kept in home tanks and occasionally caught by anglers.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇷🇺 RussiaCaspian roach
A brackish water fish from the Caspian Sea region, widely consumed as a dried snack.Carp · Estuaries and mangroves
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreGoldeye
A silver freshwater fish known for its smoked culinary form.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreLake chub
A small cold-water minnow native to Canada and the northern US.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreBluegill
A common North American sunfish known for its blue gill covers and popularity with anglers.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1854
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreRuffe
A small, aggressive freshwater fish native to Eurasia that has become a major invasive pest in North America.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreRock bass
A small, red-eyed freshwater sunfish native to North America.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes
🇯🇵 JapanNigorobuna
Wild carp from Lake Biwa used for fermented sushi.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United StatesWhite bass
A silver-striped freshwater fish native to North American rivers and lakes.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAlewife
A small North American herring that migrates between sea and rivers.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreRed-bellied piranha
A widespread South American freshwater fish known for its omnivorous diet and shoaling behavior.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 4 moreGyrinocheilus aymonieri
A Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its suction-like mouth and role in the aquarium trade.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.
- Pumpkinseed: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Black crappie: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
- Green sunfish: Duane Raver, Public domain, source
- White sucker: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Baikal black grayling: Octagon, CC BY 3.0, source
- Banded leporinus: Ltshears, Public domain, source
- Siamese tigerfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Caspian roach: Brücke-Osteuropa, Public domain, source
- Goldeye: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
- Lake chub: Konrad P. Schmidt, Public domain, source
- Bluegill: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ruffe: Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rock bass: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nigorobuna: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- White bass: Nick Loveland, CC0, source
- Alewife: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red-bellied piranha: Gregory Moine, CC BY 2.0, source
- Gyrinocheilus aymonieri: Pseudogastromyzon, Public domain, source