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 2 moreAmerican gizzard shad
A silvery freshwater forage fish with a muscular gizzard.Herring · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreAnchovy
Small, oily forage fish found in oceans and some rivers worldwide.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United StatesAtlantic menhaden
A silvery herring species found along the North American Atlantic coast.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGulf menhaden
Small filter-feeding fish of the Gulf of MexicoHerring · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇪 IrelandTwait shad
Anadromous herring-like fish with flank spotsHerring · Rivers and lakes
EuropeAllis shad
Anadromous Atlantic fish with a dark gill spot.Herring · Rivers and lakes
WorldBloch's gizzard shad
Small anadromous fish found across the Indo-West Pacific.Herring · Rivers and lakes · 1795
🇹🇷 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
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreIlish
Anadromous herring species prized as a delicacy in South Asia and the Middle East.Herring · Rivers and lakes
WorldRainbow sardine
Small iridescent fish of the Indo-Pacific and Mediterranean.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 4 morePacific herring
Silvery forage fish of the North PacificHerring · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreChacunda gizzard shad
A small clupeid fish found across the Indo-West Pacific region.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.
- American gizzard shad: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Anchovy: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Atlantic menhaden: ricofish, CC0, source
- Gulf menhaden: Joel boumje, Public domain, source
- Twait shad: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Allis shad: Krüger, Public domain, source
- Bloch's gizzard shad: C. Achilles, Public domain, source
- European anchovy: duarte, CC BY 4.0, source
- Toli shad: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ilish: Nahid Sultan This work was made by Nahid Sultan and released under the, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rainbow sardine: C. Achilles, Public domain, source
- Pacific herring: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Chacunda gizzard shad: Jean-Lou Justine, CC BY-SA 3.0, source