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
🇦🇺 AustraliaDwarf sawfish
Smallest sawfish species, native to tropical Australia and New Guinea.Ray · Estuaries and mangroves
WorldLesser electric ray
A small numbfish that generates electricity to stun prey.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldDevil fish
A large Mediterranean ray with a spiny tail and horn-like flaps.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldLionfish
Venomous marine fish of the genus Pterois known for striking stripes and invasive spread.Ray · Coral reefs · 1900
North AmericaYellow stingray
Small, camouflaging stingray of the western Atlantic.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1816
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCownose ray
A migratory coastal ray with a distinctive head shape.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreRound stingray
A small coastal ray from the eastern Pacific known for its painful tail spine.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldCommon eagle ray
A large, venomous ray found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldPelagic stingray
The only stingray that lives in the open ocean.Ray · Open ocean · 1832
WorldSpinetail mobula
Large pelagic ray with tail spines and cephalic hornsRay · Coasts and shelves
WorldChilean devil ray
A deep-diving oceanic ray with a boxy head.Ray · Open ocean
WorldMangrove whipray
A spotted stingray of Indo-Pacific mangroves and reefs.Ray · Estuaries and mangroves · 1883
WorldPink whipray
Large Indo-Pacific stingray with a long tail and pinkish hue.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1906
WorldCowtail stingray
Large Indo-Pacific stingray with a distinctive tail fold.Ray · Rivers and lakes
WorldSawfish
Large rays with a toothed rostrum found in tropical coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic stingray
Small stingray found in Atlantic coastal waters and fresh rivers.Ray · Rivers and lakes · 1824
WorldBluespotted ribbontail ray
A small, colourful reef stingray with electric blue spots.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1775
EuropeCommon stingray
A venomous ray of Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldGiant guitarfish
A large coastal ray found in the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea, facing severe population declines.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇨🇦 CanadaPacific electric ray
A large electric ray from the northeastern Pacific coast.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1855
EuropeBlue skate
A large, slow-growing ray native to the northeast Atlantic.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldReef manta ray
Large coastal ray of the Indo-Pacific tropicsRay · Coasts and shelves · 1868
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreNarrow sawfish
A rare ray with a toothed snout found in Indo-Pacific waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreLongcomb sawfish
A critically endangered sawfish with a toothed rostrum.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldStingray
A diverse group of cartilaginous rays with venomous tail spines.Ray · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Dwarf sawfish: Gant223, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lesser electric ray: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEF, Public domain, source
- Devil fish: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, source
- Lionfish: Christian Mehlführer, User:Chmehl, CC BY 2.5, source
- Yellow stingray: Chris Spain, CC0, source
- Cownose ray: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Round stingray: michael h j c, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pelagic stingray: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spinetail mobula: OpenCage.info, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Chilean devil ray: Tiago Matias, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mangrove whipray: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Pink whipray: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cowtail stingray: Julien Willem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sawfish: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, source
- Atlantic stingray: ksr8s, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bluespotted ribbontail ray: Jens Petersen, CC BY 2.5, source
- Common stingray: Chris Taklis, CC BY 4.0, source
- Giant guitarfish: Peter Giger, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pacific electric ray: Yzx, Public domain, source
- Reef manta ray: Jaine FRA, Couturier LIE, Weeks SJ, Townsend KA, Bennett MB, et al. (2, CC BY 2.5, source
- Narrow sawfish: Hamid Badar Osmany, CC BY 3.0, source
- Longcomb sawfish: Flavio Ferrari, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stingray: Kókay Szabolcs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source