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 StatesCui-ui
Endangered sucker fish native to Pyramid Lake in NevadaOther · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇭 Philippines and 4 moreMilkfish
The sole living species of the family Chanidae, found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreAyu sweetfish
Small amphidromous fish prized for its sweet flesh in East Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1846
🇷🇺 RussiaComephorus
Two species of pelagic sculpins endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1800
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreEulachon
A small anadromous smelt known for its high fat content and cultural importance in Pacific North America.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldBartail flathead
A widespread marine flathead found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreClimbing perch
Amphibious freshwater fish capable of breathing air and moving on land.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1792
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreStriped snakehead
A large freshwater food fish native to South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 moreCommon galaxias
A small migratory fish of the Southern Hemisphere.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇿 New ZealandBanded kōkopu
A striped New Zealand galaxiid that climbs waterfalls.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreAustralian salmon
South Pacific marine fish native to Australia and New Zealand coasts.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1801
🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand grayling
Extinct amphidromous fish endemic to New Zealand rivers and seas.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇸 BahamasAtlantic blue marlin
Large Atlantic billfish prized by sport anglers.Other · Open ocean
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSmelt
Small fish of the northern hemisphere known for spring runs and culinary traditions.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.
- Smelt: Surf_Smelt,_Pond_smelt.jpg : Drawing by H. L. Todd, NOAA's Historic Fi, Public domain, source
- Milkfish: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
- Ayu sweetfish: Handan99, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Comephorus: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Eulachon: en:User:James Crippen, Public domain, source
- Bartail flathead: Micromesistius, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Climbing perch: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Striped snakehead: Justin Philbois, CC0, source
- Common galaxias: Lycaon.cl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Banded kōkopu: Blueether, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Australian salmon: Lek Khauv, CC BY 4.0, source
- New Zealand grayling: Frank Edward Clarke, Public domain, source
- Cui-ui: John Otterbein Snyder, Public domain, source
- Atlantic blue marlin: NOAA, Public domain, source