Large: 60 cm to 1.5 m
Salmon, cod, rohu, catla, groupers and the mahseer. 75 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
WorldBlue-spotted grouper
A widely distributed Indo-Pacific grouper known for its blue spots and invasive impact in Hawaii.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldOriental sweetlips
Striped reef fish with swollen lips found in the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇧🇼 Botswana and 1 moreAfrican tigerfish
Predatory freshwater fish known for sharp teeth and leaping hunting behaviour.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1861
🇧🇷 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
🇧🇷 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
🇧🇷 BrazilBlack arowana
A South American freshwater fish known for its dark colour and jumping hunting style.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇦 Panama and 1 moreGlass knifefish
Translucent electric fish from South American riversOther · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreSilver arowana
Large South American freshwater predator with bone tongue.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreFire eel
Large spiny eel with red markings from Southeast AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes
Sub-Saharan AfricaMbu pufferfish
Large carnivorous freshwater puffer from the Congo River.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇴 ColombiaEmperor tetra
A small freshwater fish from Colombia, prized in the aquarium trade for its striking colours and distinct sexual dimorphOther · Rivers and lakes
WorldLongfin batfish
A silver marine fish with elongated juvenile fins found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldOrbicular batfish
A round, silvery marine fish native to the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Blue-spotted grouper: Jan Ebr, CC BY 4.0, source
- Oriental sweetlips: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- African tigerfish: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tambaqui: w_endo, CC0, source
- Wolf fish: J. F. Hennig, Public domain, source
- Arowana: User:Qwertzy2, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red-bellied Pacu: Omnitarian, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Black arowana: Dương Vinh Hoàng, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Glass knifefish: User:Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mbu pufferfish: Liné1, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Emperor tetra: Citron, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Longfin batfish: portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Orbicular batfish: Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source