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 moreAlewife
A small North American herring that migrates between sea and rivers.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United StatesAtlantic menhaden
A silvery herring species found along the North American Atlantic coast.Herring · 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
Southeast AsiaWhite sardine
Small tropical clupeid fish of the Indo-Pacific.Herring · Coasts and shelves · 1847
🇿🇲 Zambia and 3 moreLake Tanganyika sardine
A freshwater clupeid fish native to Lake Tanganyika, now farmed and fished across Africa.Herring · Rivers and lakes
WorldSardine
Small, oily forage fish in the herring suborder Clupeoidei.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreAtlantic herring
Abundant schooling fish of the North AtlanticHerring · 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
🇺🇸 United States and 4 morePacific herring
Silvery forage fish of the North PacificHerring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreAmerican shad
An anadromous fish of the Atlantic coast known for its delicate flesh and cultural festivals.Herring · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Alewife: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Atlantic menhaden: ricofish, CC0, source
- European pilchard: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- European anchovy: duarte, CC BY 4.0, source
- White sardine: Hariprasad Shetty10, CC0, source
- Lake Tanganyika sardine: Zimrh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sardine: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋), CC BY 2.0, source
- Atlantic herring: zakqaryroy, CC BY 4.0, source
- European sprat: andyjordan, CC BY 4.0, source
- Pacific herring: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- American shad: Shermon Foote Denton, Public domain, source