All fish
1,147 fish so far, best known first. 16 more are on the list to be written.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic sturgeon
A large anadromous fish native to the western Atlantic Ocean and its river systems.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreShortnose sturgeon
A small, endangered North American sturgeon with a short snout.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1818
🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreKaluga
A massive semi-anadromous sturgeon from the Amur River basin hunted for caviar.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872
🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 moreTropical gar
A small freshwater predator from Central America known for its armored scales and air-breathing ability.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGar
Ancient armored fish with lung-like swim bladders found in North American waters.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇧🇯 Benin and 4 moreSaddled bichir
A large African freshwater fish with primitive lungs and multiple dorsal finlets.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1845
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBowfin
Ancient North American freshwater fish with air-breathing abilityAncient · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 ChinaChinese paddlefish
A giant freshwater predator from China that is now extinct.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1862
🇧🇯 Benin and 2 moreReedfish
A lung-breathing, snake-like fish from West Africa.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreWhite sturgeon
Large North American sturgeon found in Pacific rivers and estuaries.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Atlantic sturgeon: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Shortnose sturgeon: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Kaluga: あおもりくま（Aomorikuma）, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tropical gar: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gar: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Saddled bichir: Studdart, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bowfin: Duane Raver/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Chinese paddlefish: Muséum d'histoire Naturelle, Public domain, source
- Reedfish: Michał Zalewski, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- White sturgeon: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY-SA 2.0, source