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
🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 moreSouth African hake
A commercial bottom-dwelling fish off southern Africa.Cod · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇷 Argentina and 1 moreArgentine hake
Commercial hake species from the southwest Atlantic.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1933
EuropeCommon ling
Large cod-like fish of the North AtlanticCod · Coasts and shelves
WorldArctic cod
Small cold-water fish vital to Arctic food websCod · Coasts and shelves
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreHaddock
A North Atlantic cod family fish known for its black shoulder blotch and smoked preparations.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldCod
Demersal fish of the genus Gadus, valued for food and oil.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇨🇦 Canada and 4 moreAtlantic cod
A large, spotted marine fish vital to North Atlantic fisheries.Cod · Coasts and shelves
WorldPollock
Two species of North Atlantic marine fish in the genus Pollachius.Cod · Coasts and shelves
WorldPacific cod
A large bottom-dwelling fish of the northern Pacific Ocean.Cod · Coasts and shelves
🇳🇴 Norway and 1 moreBrosme
A deep-water North Atlantic cod-like fish known for its single dorsal fin and commercial value.Cod · Coasts and shelves
🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreSaithe
A silver and green Atlantic fish known as coalfish or saithe.Cod · Coasts and shelves
EuropePollack
A marine fish found in the north-east Atlantic.Cod · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreAlaska pollock
A major North Pacific cod species used for surimi and fillets.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1814
EuropeBlue whiting
Small gadoid fish of the northeast AtlanticCod · Coasts and shelves
EuropeCommon ling
Large cod-like fish of the North AtlanticCod · Coasts and shelves
WorldArctic cod
Small cold-water fish vital to Arctic food websCod · Coasts and shelves
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreHaddock
A North Atlantic cod family fish known for its black shoulder blotch and smoked preparations.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldCod
Demersal fish of the genus Gadus, valued for food and oil.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇨🇦 Canada and 4 moreAtlantic cod
A large, spotted marine fish vital to North Atlantic fisheries.Cod · Coasts and shelves
WorldPollock
Two species of North Atlantic marine fish in the genus Pollachius.Cod · Coasts and shelves
WorldPacific cod
A large bottom-dwelling fish of the northern Pacific Ocean.Cod · Coasts and shelves
🇳🇴 Norway and 1 moreBrosme
A deep-water North Atlantic cod-like fish known for its single dorsal fin and commercial value.Cod · Coasts and shelves
🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreSaithe
A silver and green Atlantic fish known as coalfish or saithe.Cod · Coasts and shelves
EuropePollack
A marine fish found in the north-east Atlantic.Cod · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreAlaska pollock
A major North Pacific cod species used for surimi and fillets.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1814
EuropeBlue whiting
Small gadoid fish of the northeast AtlanticCod · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Common ling: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- Arctic cod: H. L. Todd, Public domain, source
- Haddock: H. L. Todd, Public domain, source
- Cod: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Atlantic cod: Wilhelm Thomas Fiege, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pollock: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pacific cod: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brosme: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Saithe: Tino Strauss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pollack: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Alaska pollock: George Berninger Jr., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Blue whiting: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source