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
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreJapanese anchovy
Small schooling fish of the northwest PacificHerring · Coasts and shelves
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 morePeruvian anchoveta
Small Pacific fish vital for fishmeal and growing food useHerring · Coasts and shelves
WorldIndian anchovy
Small schooling fish used for food and bait in the Indo-Pacific.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreEuropean pilchard
Small schooling fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Herring · Coasts and shelves
WorldHerring
Small, silvery forage fish that form large schools in temperate oceans and are vital to global fisheries.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
WorldSardinops
A genus of sardines found in warm oceans worldwide.Herring · Coasts and shelves
WorldRound sardinella
Small pelagic fish found in warm Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.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.
- Japanese anchovy: Kingfisher, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peruvian anchoveta: Robbie N. Cada ., CC BY 3.0, source
- Indian anchovy: Xavier Romero-Frias, CC BY 3.0, source
- European pilchard: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- Herring: Gervais et Boulart, 1877, Public domain, source
- Atlantic herring: zakqaryroy, CC BY 4.0, source
- European sprat: andyjordan, CC BY 4.0, source
- Sardinops: harum.koh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Round sardinella: avnj, CC BY 4.0, source