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
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreAnchovy
Small, oily forage fish found in oceans and some rivers worldwide.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreMenhaden
Small silver forage fish that filter plankton and support marine food webs.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United StatesAtlantic menhaden
A silvery herring species found along the North American Atlantic coast.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 morePeruvian anchoveta
Small Pacific fish vital for fishmeal and growing food useHerring · Coasts and shelves
🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreEuropean pilchard
Small schooling fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreEuropean anchovy
Small coastal forage fish of Europe and AfricaHerring · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 4 moreToli shad
A prized shad of the Indian and Pacific coastsHerring · Rivers and lakes
WorldSardine
Small, oily forage fish in the herring suborder Clupeoidei.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreEuropean sprat
A small schooling fish in the herring family found across European seas.Herring · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldRainbow sardine
Small iridescent fish of the Indo-Pacific and Mediterranean.Herring · Coasts and shelves
WorldSardinops
A genus of sardines found in warm oceans worldwide.Herring · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Anchovy: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Menhaden: Thomas William Smillie, Public domain, source
- Atlantic menhaden: ricofish, CC0, source
- Peruvian anchoveta: Robbie N. Cada ., CC BY 3.0, source
- European pilchard: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- European anchovy: duarte, CC BY 4.0, source
- Toli shad: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sardine: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋), CC BY 2.0, source
- European sprat: andyjordan, CC BY 4.0, source
- Rainbow sardine: C. Achilles, Public domain, source
- Sardinops: harum.koh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source