Large: 60 cm to 1.5 m
Salmon, cod, rohu, catla, groupers and the mahseer. 88 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreSockeye salmon
Anadromous Pacific salmon known for red spawning colour and zooplankton diet.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1792
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreGolden dorado
A large predatory freshwater fish native to South America known for its golden colour.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇼 Botswana and 1 moreAfrican tigerfish
Predatory freshwater fish known for sharp teeth and leaping hunting behaviour.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1861
🇰🇪 Kenya and 4 moreRipon barbel
A large freshwater cyprinid from East African lakes and rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1900
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreBigmouth buffalo
A long-lived North American freshwater fish known for its terminal mouth and exceptional lifespan.Catfish · 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
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
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreSpeckled peacock bass
A large South American cichlid prized for sport and food.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreYellow bullhead
A medium-sized North American catfish known for its bright yellow belly and scavenging habits.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1819
🇺🇸 United StatesBlack bullhead
A small, hardy North American catfish that tolerates poor water conditions and feeds at night.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGafftopsail catfish
Marine catfish with venomous spines and mouthbrooding malesCatfish · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sockeye salmon: Timothy Knepp of the Fish and Wildlife Service., Public domain, source
- Golden dorado: David Morimoto (treez44est), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- African tigerfish: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ripon barbel: Georges Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source
- Bigmouth buffalo: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Burbot: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bigeye trevally: Jens Petersen, CC BY 2.5, source
- Speckled peacock bass: Wellerson Santana, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yellow bullhead: Eric Engbretson/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Black bullhead: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gafftopsail catfish: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, source