All fish
847 fish so far, best known first. 328 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
WorldSpotted eagle ray
Tropical ray with white spots and a long tail.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1790
🇦🇺 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
WorldGiant oceanic manta ray
The world's largest ray, a massive filter-feeding predator of tropical oceans.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1827
WorldLionfish
Venomous marine fish of the genus Pterois known for striking stripes and invasive spread.Ray · Coral reefs · 1900
WorldElectric ray
Cartilaginous fish capable of producing electric discharges for hunting and defense.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldGuitarfish
A family of rays with a shark-like tail and flattened head found in warm waters worldwide.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldSkate
Cartilaginous fish with flat bodies and egg cases, found on sea floors worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldEagle ray
Large oceanic rays with wing-like fins and crushing teethRay · Open ocean
EuropeBlonde ray
A short-tailed skate found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Ray · Coasts and shelves
North AmericaYellow stingray
Small, camouflaging stingray of the western Atlantic.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1816
🇺🇸 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
WorldCommon eagle ray
A large, venomous ray found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldSmooth butterfly ray
A diamond-shaped ray with a short tail and no sting.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
🇿🇦 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
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
Latin America and the CaribbeanMunk's pygmy devil ray
Smallest devil ray in the eastern Pacific OceanRay · Coasts and shelves · 1987
WorldSawfish
Large rays with a toothed rostrum found in tropical coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldManta ray
Large filter-feeding rays in the genus MobulaRay · Open ocean
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic stingray
Small stingray found in Atlantic coastal waters and fresh rivers.Ray · Rivers and lakes · 1824
WorldSouthern stingray
A large, flat whiptail ray of the Western Atlantic.Ray · Coasts and shelves
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
WorldBowmouth guitarfish
A large, thorny ray with a W-shaped mouth found in the western Indo-Pacific.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1801
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
WorldAtlantic torpedo
A large electric ray from the Atlantic and Mediterranean capable of delivering powerful shocks.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1835
🇨🇦 CanadaPacific electric ray
A large electric ray from the northeastern Pacific coast.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1855
EuropeThornback ray
A spiny-skinned ray found in European coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1758
EuropeBlue skate
A large, slow-growing ray native to the northeast Atlantic.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇨🇦 CanadaLittle skate
Small Atlantic skate known for walking on the sea floor.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇨🇦 CanadaWinter skate
Endangered North Atlantic skate with eye-like spotsRay · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United StatesBig skate
Largest skate in North American Pacific watersRay · Coasts and shelves · 1855
WorldReef manta ray
Large coastal ray of the Indo-Pacific tropicsRay · Coasts and shelves · 1868
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Spotted eagle ray: john norton, CC BY 2.0, source
- 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
- Giant oceanic manta ray: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lionfish: Christian Mehlführer, User:Chmehl, CC BY 2.5, source
- Electric ray: Roberto Pillon, CC BY 3.0, source
- Guitarfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Skate: valerie mayers, CC BY 2.0, source
- Eagle ray: the manta ray had a family, Public domain, source
- Blonde ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yellow stingray: Chris Spain, CC0, 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
- 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
- Reticulate whipray: Aurimas Mikalauskas, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Munk's pygmy devil ray: Nick Bonzey, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sawfish: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, source
- Manta ray: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Atlantic stingray: ksr8s, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Southern stingray: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEF, Public domain, source
- Bluespotted ribbontail ray: Jens Petersen, CC BY 2.5, source
- Common stingray: Chris Taklis, CC BY 4.0, source
- Bowmouth guitarfish: Rhina_ancylostoma.jpg : OpenCage derivative work: Yzx, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Giant guitarfish: Peter Giger, CC BY 2.0, source
- Marbled electric ray: Philippe Guillaume, CC BY 2.0, source
- Atlantic torpedo: NOAA's Fisheries Collection, Public domain, source
- Pacific electric ray: Yzx, Public domain, source
- Thornback ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Little skate: Yzx, Public domain, source
- Winter skate: LeGresley, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Big skate: NOAA - AFSC, Public domain, source
- Reef manta ray: Jaine FRA, Couturier LIE, Weeks SJ, Townsend KA, Bennett MB, et al. (2, CC BY 2.5, source