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
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 moreHāpuku
Large deep-water wreckfish prized for food and aquaculture.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldAtlantic wolffish
A cold-water North Atlantic fish with crushing teeth and parental care.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldToothfish
A genus of large marine fish from the Southern Hemisphere, known commercially as Chilean sea bass.Other · Deep sea · 1898
WorldAnglerfish
Ray-finned fish using a modified dorsal fin ray as a lure to catch prey.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1829
WorldOarfish
Extremely long pelagic fish known for their ribbon-like bodies and association with sea serpent myths.Other · Open ocean · 1772
WorldRoundnose grenadier
A large deep-sea fish from the northern Atlantic Ocean with a rounded head and long tail.Other · Deep sea
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreGiant grenadier
A large deep-sea rattail from the North Pacific.Other · Open ocean
WorldGoatfish
Benthic fish with chin barbels found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
EuropeRabbit fish
Deep-water cartilaginous fish with a rabbit-like headOther · Coasts and shelves
WorldOilfish
Deep-sea snake mackerel with oily, laxative flesh.Other · Open ocean
WorldPomfret
A family of scombriform fish found in oceans worldwide, valued as food.Other · Open ocean
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSablefish
A deep-sea fish from the North Pacific known for its rich, white flesh.Other · Deep sea
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreEuropean hake
A predatory demersal fish of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Other · Coasts and shelves
EuropeEuropean angler
A bottom-dwelling Atlantic fish with a lure-tipped spine.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇵🇹 Portugal and 3 moreBlack scabbardfish
A deep-water Atlantic fish known for its elongated body and coppery-black colour.Other · Open ocean
WorldAntarctic toothfish
A large, antifreeze-equipped fish of the Southern Ocean, marketed as Chilean sea bass.Other · Deep sea · 1937
WorldOrange roughy
Long-lived deep-sea fish with bright red scalesOther · Open ocean
WorldPatagonian toothfish
Deep-water notothen of the Southern OceanOther · Open ocean · 1898
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Patagonian toothfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Atlantic wolffish: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Anglerfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Oarfish: Sandstein, CC BY 3.0, source
- Roundnose grenadier: Carl Nielsen, Public domain, source
- Giant grenadier: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Goatfish: Albert Kok at Dutch Wikipedia ( Original text: albert kok ), Public domain, source
- Rabbit fish: MAREANO/Havforskingsinstituttet, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Oilfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Pomfret: The Fisheries and Fisheries Industries of the United States", by Georg, Public domain, source
- Sablefish: Bloopityboop, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- European hake: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- European angler: User Meocrisis on de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hāpuku: Nholtzha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Orange roughy: NOAA Photo Library, CC BY 2.0, source
- Black scabbardfish: Gulielma Mary Herschell, Public domain, source