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 States and 1 moreYellow perch
Freshwater fish native to North America with distinctive vertical bars.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1814
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreRuffe
A small, aggressive freshwater fish native to Eurasia that has become a major invasive pest in North America.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1758
OceaniaBanded archerfish
A silvery fish that spits water jets to catch prey.Perch-like · Estuaries and mangroves · 1767
WorldBluefin trevally
Large tropical marine predator with electric blue finsPerch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1833
WorldPompano
Deep-bodied marine fish in the genus Trachinotus.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreMutton snapper
A colourful Atlantic reef fish prized for its meat.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1828
WorldDusky grouper
Large reef-dwelling fish found in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1834
🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreEuropean perch
A greenish freshwater predator native to Europe and North Asia.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1758
WorldGreasy grouper
Indo-Pacific reef fish with slow growth and high commercial valuePerch-like · Coasts and shelves
WorldGolden snapper
A large Indo-Pacific snapper with distinctive rusty scale spots.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1792
WorldSpangled emperor
A large, colourful reef fish found across the Indo-West Pacific.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1775
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreBanded gourami
Small tropical air-breathing fish with striped patternsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1801
WorldMalabar grouper
Large Indo-Pacific reef fish with dark spotsPerch-like · Coasts and shelves
WorldMangrove red snapper
Large Indo-Pacific snapper found in mangroves and reefsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1775
WorldZander
A large freshwater predator fish native to Eurasia, valued for food and sport.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreAustralasian snapper
Coastal porgie prized for food in Australia and New ZealandPerch-like · Coasts and shelves
🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreGilt-head bream
A prized Mediterranean food fish with a golden head band.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGag grouper
A large, mottled grey grouper from the western Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1879
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Yellow perch: Robert Colletta, Public domain, source
- Ruffe: Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Banded archerfish: Chrumps, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bluefin trevally: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pompano: H. L. Todd, Public domain, source
- Mutton snapper: Dan Schofield, CC BY 4.0, source
- Dusky grouper: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- European perch: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
- Greasy grouper: Jerome Huet (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Resso, CC BY 4.0, source
- Golden snapper: George Henry Ford, Public domain, source
- Spangled emperor: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Malabar grouper: Amada44, CC BY 3.0, source
- Mangrove red snapper: Jean-Lou Justine, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zander: eLNuko, Public domain, source
- Australasian snapper: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, GFDL 1.2, source
- Gilt-head bream: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, source
- Gag grouper: T. Potts, Public domain, source