All fish
184 fish so far, best known first. 1,007 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
WorldGreat white shark
A large, globally distributed predator known for its size and apex status in marine ecosystems.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldHairy angler
A deep-sea anglerfish with thread-like fins found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.Shark · Deep sea · 1930
WorldStoplight loosejaw
Deep-sea dragonfish that hunts with invisible red light.Shark · Deep sea · 1848
WorldMegalodon
Extinct giant mackerel shark from the Miocene to Pliocene epochs.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1843
🇺🇸 United StatesCladoselache
Extinct Late Devonian shark-like fish known for well-preserved fossils and streamlined body.Shark · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreStethacanthus
Extinct Devonian-Carboniferous shark with a distinctive anvil-shaped dorsal fin.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1874
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreWhale shark
The largest living fish species, a gentle giant of tropical oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1829
WorldCretoxyrhina
Extinct Cretaceous mackerel shark known as the Ginsu sharkShark · Open ocean · 1822
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGreen sturgeon
A large anadromous fish native to the northern Pacific Ocean.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldBasking shark
The second-largest living fish, a slow-moving filter feeder found in temperate oceans worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1765
WorldThaumatichthys
A genus of deep-sea anglerfish with a unique internal lure and hinged jaws.Shark · Deep sea · 1908
WorldChaunax
A genus of deep-sea anglerfishes known for their large mouths and luring habits.Shark · Deep sea · 1846
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Great white shark: Sharkdiver.com, Public domain, source
- Hairy angler: No machine-readable author provided. Tambja assumed (based on copyrigh, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Stoplight loosejaw: Rafael Bañón, CC BY 3.0, source
- Megalodon: Géry PARENT, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cladoselache: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, source
- Stethacanthus: Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Whale shark: User:Zac Wolf (original), en:User:Stefan (cropping), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Cretoxyrhina: Creator:Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY 3.0, source
- Green sturgeon: Muséum d'histoire Naturelle, Public domain, source
- Basking shark: Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service, Public domain, source
- Thaumatichthys: see above, Public domain, source
- Chaunax: Robert Mintern, Public domain, source