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
WorldGuitarfish
A family of rays with a shark-like tail and flattened head found in warm waters worldwide.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBat ray
A large eagle ray with wing-like fins found in the eastern Pacific.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCownose ray
A migratory coastal ray with a distinctive head shape.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSpiny butterfly ray
A large Atlantic ray with a tail spine, valued for food and now critically endangered in many areas.Ray · Estuaries and mangroves
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreRound stingray
A small coastal ray from the eastern Pacific known for its painful tail spine.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldSmooth butterfly ray
A diamond-shaped ray with a short tail and no sting.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreReticulate whipray
A large spotted stingray from the western Indian Ocean and eastern Mediterranean.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1789
WorldMangrove whipray
A spotted stingray of Indo-Pacific mangroves and reefs.Ray · Estuaries and mangroves · 1883
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
🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 moreGiant freshwater stingray
The widest freshwater fish in the world, found in Southeast Asian rivers.Ray · Rivers and lakes · 1852
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
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreMarbled electric ray
A benthic electric ray from the eastern Atlantic known for its powerful shocks and mottled brown skin.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1810
🇺🇸 United StatesBig skate
Largest skate in North American Pacific watersRay · Coasts and shelves · 1855
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreLargetooth sawfish
A critically endangered ray with a toothed rostrum that enters rivers.Ray · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Guitarfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bat ray: Martin Holst Friborg Pedersen, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cownose ray: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spiny butterfly ray: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Public domain, source
- Round stingray: michael h j c, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Smooth butterfly ray: Tomas Willems & Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Reticulate whipray: Aurimas Mikalauskas, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mangrove whipray: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Cowtail stingray: Julien Willem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sawfish: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, source
- Giant freshwater stingray: Barry Rogge, CC BY 2.0, source
- Common stingray: Chris Taklis, CC BY 4.0, source
- Giant guitarfish: Peter Giger, CC BY 2.0, source
- Marbled electric ray: Philippe Guillaume, CC BY 2.0, source
- Big skate: NOAA - AFSC, Public domain, source
- Narrow sawfish: Hamid Badar Osmany, CC BY 3.0, source
- Longcomb sawfish: Flavio Ferrari, CC BY-SA 2.0, source