All fish
1,051 fish so far, best known first. 116 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
🇹🇷 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
🇺🇸 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
WorldSpotted sardinella
A small herring with golden spots found in the Indo-Pacific.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇯🇵 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
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreMoustached thryssa
Small silver anchovy of the Indo-Pacific with a dark gill blotch.Herring · Coasts and shelves
WorldBloch's gizzard shad
Small anadromous fish found across the Indo-West Pacific.Herring · Rivers and lakes · 1795
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreGoldspotted grenadier anchovy
A small coastal anchovy of the western Indo-Pacific.Herring · 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
🇹🇷 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
🇲🇾 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
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
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreSprat
Small forage fish of the genus Sprattus and related genera in the herring family.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreIlish
Anadromous herring species prized as a delicacy in South Asia and the Middle East.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
- Anchovy: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Menhaden: Thomas William Smillie, 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
- Spotted sardinella: Gihan Jayaweera, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Japanese anchovy: Kingfisher, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peruvian anchoveta: Robbie N. Cada ., CC BY 3.0, source
- Moustached thryssa: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bloch's gizzard shad: C. Achilles, Public domain, source
- Goldspotted grenadier anchovy: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Indian anchovy: Xavier Romero-Frias, CC BY 3.0, source
- European pilchard: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- European anchovy: duarte, CC BY 4.0, source
- White sardine: Hariprasad Shetty10, CC0, source
- Toli shad: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sardine: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋), CC BY 2.0, source
- Herring: Gervais et Boulart, 1877, Public domain, source
- Atlantic herring: zakqaryroy, CC BY 4.0, source
- Sprat: Hans Hillewaert, 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