Medium: 20 to 60 cm
Hilsa, mackerel, trout, tilapia and most food fish. 156 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
WorldQueen triggerfish
Large, colourful reef fish of the tropical Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreFrench angelfish
A slow-growing Caribbean reef fish known for its sponge diet.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1799
WorldSeahorse
Small marine fish with horse-like heads and curled tails in the genus Hippocampus.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 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
WorldConvict tang
Striped marine surgeonfish found across the Indo-Pacific.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAlewife
A small North American herring that migrates between sea and rivers.Herring · Coasts and shelves
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
WorldLionfish
Venomous marine fish of the genus Pterois known for striking stripes and invasive spread.Ray · Coral reefs · 1900
WorldBluestripe snapper
Bright yellow reef fish with four blue stripesPerch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1775
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreReef stonefish
A highly venomous marine fish known for its rock-like camouflage and potent toxins.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1801
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreRed lionfish
Venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific and invasive in the Atlantic.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1758
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreMayan cichlid
A hardy cichlid from Mesoamerica with a distinctive tail spot.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreBlue tilapia
Hardy cichlid native to Africa and the Middle EastCichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United StatesBrown bullhead
A hardy North American catfish known for surviving poor water conditions.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1819
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreRound stingray
A small coastal ray from the eastern Pacific known for its painful tail spine.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldBluespotted ribbontail ray
A small, colourful reef stingray with electric blue spots.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1775
🇨🇦 CanadaLittle skate
Small Atlantic skate known for walking on the sea floor.Ray · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Queen triggerfish: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, source
- French angelfish: LASZLO ILYES (laszlo-photo), CC BY 2.0, source
- Seahorse: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Black crappie: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
- Convict tang: brian.gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Alewife: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Banded archerfish: Chrumps, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Damselfish: Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lionfish: Christian Mehlführer, User:Chmehl, CC BY 2.5, source
- Bluestripe snapper: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Reef stonefish: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red lionfish: Photo by Jens Petersen , Edited by User:Olegiwit (cloned in part of fi, CC BY 2.5, source
- Mayan cichlid: HenryC88, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Blue tilapia: Michael Rupert Hayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Brown bullhead: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Round stingray: michael h j c, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bluespotted ribbontail ray: Jens Petersen, CC BY 2.5, source
- Little skate: Yzx, Public domain, source