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
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreEstuarine stonefish
A venomous marine ray-finned fish found in the Indo-Pacific region.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1766
WorldCopper shark
Temperate requiem shark with bronze skin and hooked teethShark · Coasts and shelves · 1870
WorldMilk shark
A small coastal requiem shark found in tropical waters worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837
WorldRequiem shark
A family of migratory, live-bearing sharks found in warm seas worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1896
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreSpeartooth shark
Rare river shark of northern Australia and New GuineaShark · Rivers and lakes · 1839
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreNorthern river shark
Rare requiem shark of northern Australian and Papuan riversShark · Rivers and lakes · 2008
WorldPigeye shark
A robust coastal requiem shark often confused with the bull shark.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839
WorldSandbar shark
Large coastal requiem shark with a high dorsal finShark · Coasts and shelves
WorldBull shark
A stout requiem shark that thrives in fresh and salt water.Shark · Rivers and lakes
South AsiaWinghead shark
A small hammerhead with an exceptionally wide cephalofoil.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1822
WorldBlacktip reef shark
Small coral reef shark with distinct black fin tipsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1824
WorldBlacktip shark
A coastal requiem shark known for spinning leaps and black-tipped fins.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839
WorldLemon shark
A social, yellow-skinned requiem shark of shallow tropical waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1868
WorldSicklefin lemon shark
Large Indo-Pacific requiem shark with sickle-shaped fins.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreSpadenose shark
Small coastal shark with a flat snout and advanced placenta.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1838
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGanges shark
Critically endangered river shark of South AsiaShark · Rivers and lakes · 1839
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Estuarine stonefish: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Copper shark: Robert Nyman, CC BY 2.0, source
- Milk shark: Karunakar Rayker, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tiger shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Speartooth shark: Bill Harrison, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pigeye shark: Tassapon KRAJANGDARA, CC BY 3.0, source
- Sandbar shark: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bull shark: João D'Andretta, CC BY 4.0, source
- Winghead shark: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Blacktip reef shark: https://www.whatsthatfish.com/profile/fishx6, Public domain, source
- Blacktip shark: Albert Kok at Dutch Wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by Siebrand, Public domain, source
- Lemon shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sicklefin lemon shark: Patrick Quinn-Graham, CC BY 2.0, source
- Spadenose shark: Müller & Henle, Public domain, source
- Ganges shark: Müller & Henle, Public domain, source