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
🇨🇳 ChinaLarge yellow croaker
A golden marine fish farmed in East Asia.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1846
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreSmall yellow croaker
Temperate western Pacific croaker with red lips and gold bellyOther · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreGiant gourami
A large freshwater fish from Southeast Asia valued for food and kept in aquaria.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldDorab wolf-herring
Slender coastal fish of the Indo-PacificOther · Coasts and shelves
WorldBarracuda
Large predatory saltwater fish with sharp teeth found in tropical oceans.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreIndian sillago
A small coastal whiting found in India and Oman.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1985
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 3 moreIndian featherback
Large silvery knifefish from South Asian riversOther · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGiant mudskipper
Large amphibious goby found in Indo-Pacific mangroves.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldSwordfish
Large migratory fish with a long flat bill, sole member of its family.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreStriped bass
Anadromous marine fish native to the Atlantic coast of North America, known for sport fishing and culinary use.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreBarramundi
A catadromous fish found across the Indo-West Pacific, valued for sport and aquaculture.Other · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Large yellow croaker: Walter Grassroot, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Small yellow croaker: 思源如宁, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant gourami: Joshua Sherurcij, Attribution, source
- Dorab wolf-herring: Ewout Knoester, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Barracuda: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Indian sillago: Kare, Public domain, source
- Indian featherback: Cangadoba, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Giant mudskipper: Artem Abdukakharov, CC BY 4.0, source
- Swordfish: vtzanatos, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Striped bass: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Barramundi: Mitch Ames, CC BY-SA 4.0, source