Large: 60 cm to 1.5 m
Salmon, cod, rohu, catla, groupers and the mahseer. 295 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreCommon dentex
Large-toothed seabream of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreWinter flounder
Right-eyed flatfish of the western North Atlantic coast.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United StatesCutthroat trout
A group of Pacific trout native to western North America, known for red throat markings.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1793
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
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreShortnose sturgeon
A small, endangered North American sturgeon with a short snout.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1818
WorldLamprey
Jawless fish with a sucking mouth found in temperate waters worldwide.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreLeopard coral grouper
A spotted reef predator prized for food across the Pacific.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1802
Southeast AsiaHumpback grouper
A spotted marine fish with a distinctive humped head profile.Perch-like · Coral reefs · 1828
North AmericaNassau grouper
A large reef fish critical to Caribbean fisheries now facing extinction risks.Perch-like · Coral reefs
EuropeAtlantic horse mackerel
Slender jack mackerel of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreRainbow parrotfish
Largest Atlantic parrotfish found on coral reefs and in mangroves.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldQueen parrotfish
A colourful reef fish that turns coral into sandReef fish · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific lamprey
An anadromous parasitic jawless fish found along the Pacific Rim.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872
🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 moreArgentinian silverside
A large, adaptable silverside native to South America.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldParrotfish
Reef-dwelling wrasses with beak-like teeth that grind coral into sand.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldTriggerfish
Armoured reef fish with a locking dorsal spineReef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1810
WorldGoatfish
Benthic fish with chin barbels found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldBigeye trevally
A large marine fish found in tropical oceans, known for its nocturnal hunting and distinctive dark dorsal fin.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1825
WorldBluefin trevally
Large tropical marine predator with electric blue finsPerch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1833
WorldEmperor red snapper
Large Indo-Pacific reef snapper with distinctive juvenile bands.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1816
WorldLongfin batfish
A silver marine fish with elongated juvenile fins found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGafftopsail catfish
Marine catfish with venomous spines and mouthbrooding malesCatfish · Coasts and shelves
🇷🇺 RussiaInconnu
A large anadromous whitefish native to the Caspian Sea basin.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreSea trout
Anadromous form of brown trout that migrates between sea and rivers.Salmonid · Between sea and river
WorldBrown trout
A widespread salmonid with river, lake and sea forms.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreMarble trout
Adriatic freshwater salmonid with marbled skinSalmonid · Rivers and lakes
EuropeBlonde ray
A short-tailed skate found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCownose ray
A migratory coastal ray with a distinctive head shape.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldSmooth butterfly ray
A diamond-shaped ray with a short tail and no sting.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldMangrove whipray
A spotted stingray of Indo-Pacific mangroves and reefs.Ray · Estuaries and mangroves · 1883
Latin America and the CaribbeanMunk's pygmy devil ray
Smallest devil ray in the eastern Pacific OceanRay · Coasts and shelves · 1987
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreMarbled electric ray
A benthic electric ray from the eastern Atlantic known for its powerful shocks and mottled brown skin.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1810
WorldCommon guitarfish
A critically endangered cartilaginous fish native to the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Shark · Coasts and shelves
EuropeThornback ray
A spiny-skinned ray found in European coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇦🇺 AustraliaLongnose sawshark
A slender Australian shark with a long, toothed snout.Shark · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreWhitespotted bamboo shark
A small, bottom-dwelling carpet shark with purple and pink spots, common in Asian coral reefs.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldBrownbanded bamboo shark
Small, docile reef shark suited for captivityShark · Coral reefs
WorldSpiny dogfish
A temperate shark with dorsal spines and a long lifespan, heavily fished for food.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldSmall-spotted catshark
A common shallow-water shark found across the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.Shark · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreHorn shark
Small spotted bullhead shark from the eastern Pacific coast.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1855
WorldPompano
Deep-bodied marine fish in the genus Trachinotus.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves
WorldLongtail tuna
A slender tropical tuna of the Indo-West Pacific.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
WorldLittle tunny
A fast, coastal tuna of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1810
WorldAtlantic bonito
A mackerel-like game fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePacific bonito
Striped marine fish of the Pacific coastTuna · Coasts and shelves
Latin America and the CaribbeanSerra Spanish mackerel
A western Atlantic mackerel species often confused with its northern cousin.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1978
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreAustralian spotted mackerel
A large coastal mackerel from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1980
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Common dentex: michael_bommerer, CC BY 4.0, source
- Cutthroat trout: Hazzard, Lloyde / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Blue-spotted grouper: Jan Ebr, CC BY 4.0, source
- Oriental sweetlips: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shortnose sturgeon: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Lamprey: Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leopard coral grouper: portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Humpback grouper: Arpingstone, Public domain, source
- Nassau grouper: q phia, CC BY 2.0, source
- Atlantic horse mackerel: jujurenoult, CC BY 4.0, source
- Rainbow parrotfish: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0, source
- Queen parrotfish: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lagoon triggerfish: Arpingstone, Public domain, source
- Pacific lamprey: Dave Herasimtschuk, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Argentinian silverside: CHUCAO, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Parrotfish: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0, source
- Goatfish: Albert Kok at Dutch Wikipedia ( Original text: albert kok ), Public domain, source
- Bigeye trevally: Jens Petersen, CC BY 2.5, source
- Bluefin trevally: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Emperor red snapper: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag (User:Mirgolth) and relea, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Longfin batfish: portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gafftopsail catfish: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, source
- Inconnu: painter, Public domain, source
- Sea trout: No machine-readable author provided. Wolfgang Striewski assumed (based, Public domain, source
- Brown trout: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Marble trout: Jaz pa pojdem at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Blonde ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cownose ray: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Smooth butterfly ray: Tomas Willems & Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mangrove whipray: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Munk's pygmy devil ray: Nick Bonzey, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Marbled electric ray: Philippe Guillaume, CC BY 2.0, source
- Common guitarfish: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Thornback ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Longnose sawshark: William Buelow Gould (1801 - 1853). Reproduction by the Allport Librar, Public domain, source
- Whitespotted bamboo shark: yvonne n, CC BY 2.0, source
- Brownbanded bamboo shark: Zul M Rosle, CC BY 2.0, source
- Spiny dogfish: Doug Costa, NOAA/SBNMS, Public domain, source
- Small-spotted catshark: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Horn shark: Ed Bierman, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pompano: H. L. Todd, Public domain, source
- Longtail tuna: Muhammad Moazzam Khan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Little tunny: Xavier Romero-Frias, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Atlantic bonito: Etrusko25, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pacific bonito: nmoorhatch, CC BY 4.0, source
- Serra Spanish mackerel: Russ Pangratz - Tallahassee, FL., Public domain, source