Large: 60 cm to 1.5 m
Salmon, cod, rohu, catla, groupers and the mahseer. 40 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇧🇼 Botswana and 1 moreAfrican tigerfish
Predatory freshwater fish known for sharp teeth and leaping hunting behaviour.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1861
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreLargemouth bass
A large freshwater predator native to North America, prized by anglers and invasive in many regions.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1802
🇺🇸 United StatesSpotted bass
A North American freshwater fish known for dark spots below its lateral line.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇸🇷 Suriname and 2 moreRedeye piranha
A large freshwater fish from South America with a rhombus-shaped body and red eyes.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1766
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreTambaqui
A large freshwater fish from South America known for its heavy body and seed-eating habits.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreWolf fish
A predatory freshwater ray-finned fish found across Central and South America.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldSnakehead
Elongated freshwater predators with air-breathing organs found in Asia and Africa.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldAtlantic footballfish
Deep-sea anglerfish with a glowing lureOther · Open ocean · 1837
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreHoplias aimara
A large freshwater predator from South America known for its size and mercury accumulation.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1846
WorldSnailfish
A family of marine ray-finned fishes found from shallow coasts to the deepest ocean trenches.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1861
East AsiaAmur pike
A spotted freshwater pike native to east Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreBurbot
A coldwater freshwater fish with a chin whisker, native to the Northern Hemisphere.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1758
WorldDeepsea lizardfish
A deep-ocean predator with a flattened head and large eyes found in tropical seas worldwide.Other · Deep sea · 1878
🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 moreArgentinian silverside
A large, adaptable silverside native to South America.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldRoundnose grenadier
A large deep-sea fish from the northern Atlantic Ocean with a rounded head and long tail.Other · Deep sea
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreRed-bellied Pacu
A large South American freshwater fish related to piranhas, farmed for food and kept in aquariums.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.
- African tigerfish: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Largemouth bass: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spotted bass: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Redeye piranha: Torox, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tambaqui: w_endo, CC0, source
- Wolf fish: J. F. Hennig, Public domain, source
- Snakehead: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Atlantic footballfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Hoplias aimara: Lars Simonsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Snailfish: Erin McKittrick, CC BY 4.0, source
- Amur pike: Andshel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Burbot: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Deepsea lizardfish: Bideault, Public domain, source
- Argentinian silverside: CHUCAO, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Roundnose grenadier: Carl Nielsen, Public domain, source
- Red-bellied Pacu: Omnitarian, CC BY-SA 3.0, source