Medium: 20 to 60 cm
Hilsa, mackerel, trout, tilapia and most food fish. 93 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
WorldSeahorse
Small marine fish with horse-like heads and curled tails in the genus Hippocampus.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreAmerican gizzard shad
A silvery freshwater forage fish with a muscular gizzard.Herring · Rivers and lakes
🇷🇺 RussiaCaspian roach
A brackish water fish from the Caspian Sea region, widely consumed as a dried snack.Carp · Estuaries and mangroves
🇷🇺 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
WorldConvict tang
Striped marine surgeonfish found across the Indo-Pacific.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 morePeacock eel
A small freshwater spiny eel from Southeast Asia.Eel · Rivers and lakes
OceaniaBanded archerfish
A silvery fish that spits water jets to catch prey.Perch-like · Estuaries and mangroves · 1767
WorldDamselfish
Small marine fish known for aggressive territorial behaviour and reef farming.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Seahorse: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- American gizzard shad: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Caspian roach: Brücke-Osteuropa, Public domain, source
- Ruffe: Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Convict tang: brian.gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Peacock eel: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Banded archerfish: Chrumps, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Damselfish: Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source