All fish
537 fish so far, best known first. 650 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
WorldRegal blue tang
Bright blue reef fish with a yellow tail and black markings.Reef fish · Coral reefs
WorldSix-line wrasse
Small violet reef fish with six orange stripesReef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1857
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreFrench angelfish
A slow-growing Caribbean reef fish known for its sponge diet.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1799
WorldBluespotted cornetfish
Long, slender reef fish with a tubular snout and blue spots.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldGiant grouper
A massive Indo-Pacific reef fish and one of the largest bony species on Earth.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1790
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreLeopard coral grouper
A spotted reef predator prized for food across the Pacific.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1802
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 4 moreHumphead wrasse
The largest reef-dwelling wrasse, known for its forehead hump and endangered status.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1801
WorldGreen humphead parrotfish
The largest parrotfish species, known for its massive head and role in reef bioerosion.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBanggai cardinalfish
A small, endangered marine fish from Indonesia known for its unique breeding habits and popularity in the aquarium tradeReef fish · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreRainbow parrotfish
Largest Atlantic parrotfish found on coral reefs and in mangroves.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldQueen parrotfish
A colourful reef fish that turns coral into sandReef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldConvict tang
Striped marine surgeonfish found across the Indo-Pacific.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldParrotfish
Reef-dwelling wrasses with beak-like teeth that grind coral into sand.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldWrasse
A large family of colourful marine fish known for sex change and cleaning symbiosis.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldDamselfish
Small marine fish known for aggressive territorial behaviour and reef farming.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldTriggerfish
Armoured reef fish with a locking dorsal spineReef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1810
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreRed lionfish
Venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific and invasive in the Atlantic.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1758
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Regal blue tang: Tewy, CC BY 2.5, source
- Six-line wrasse: Lonnie Huffman, CC BY 3.0, source
- French angelfish: LASZLO ILYES (laszlo-photo), CC BY 2.0, source
- Bluespotted cornetfish: Matthias Kleine --> Mkleine, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant grouper: Ginkgo100, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leopard coral grouper: portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Humphead wrasse: R Vasconcellos, CC BY 4.0, source
- Green humphead parrotfish: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0, source
- Banggai cardinalfish: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rainbow parrotfish: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0, source
- Queen parrotfish: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lagoon triggerfish: Arpingstone, Public domain, source
- Convict tang: brian.gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Parrotfish: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0, source
- Wrasse: Leonard Low, CC BY 2.0, source
- Damselfish: Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red lionfish: Photo by Jens Petersen , Edited by User:Olegiwit (cloned in part of fi, CC BY 2.5, source