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
WorldCopper shark
Temperate requiem shark with bronze skin and hooked teethShark · Coasts and shelves · 1870
WorldCrocodile shark
Smallest living mackerel shark with large eyes and oily liverShark · Open ocean · 1936
WorldPorbeagle
A fast, cold-water mackerel shark found in the Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788
WorldSilky shark
A fast, migratory requiem shark found in tropical oceans worldwide.Shark · Open ocean · 1839
WorldSchool shark
A temperate houndshark valued for liver oil and meat.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldTiger shark
A large predatory shark known for its striped pattern and diverse diet.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1822
WorldRequiem shark
A family of migratory, live-bearing sharks found in warm seas worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1896
WorldSpinner shark
A fast requiem shark known for spinning leaps out of water.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839
WorldBramble shark
A deep-sea shark with thorn-like skin scales.Shark · Open ocean · 1788
WorldCookiecutter shark
A small deep-sea shark that bites round plugs from larger animals.Shark · Open ocean · 1824
WorldPacific sleeper shark
Large deep-sea shark of the North PacificShark · Open ocean
WorldBigeye thresher
Deep-diving shark with huge eyes and a long tail.Shark · Open ocean · 1840
WorldGalapagos shark
Large requiem shark of tropical oceanic islandsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1905
WorldLongfin mako shark
A rare, deep-water mackerel shark with long pectoral finsShark · Open ocean · 1966
WorldSmooth hammerhead
Temperate hammerhead shark with a curved head marginShark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldBlue shark
A slender, deep-blue oceanic shark found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.Shark · Open ocean
WorldGrey reef shark
Common Indo-Pacific reef predator known for threat displaysShark · Coasts and shelves · 1856
WorldDusky shark
Large migratory requiem shark found in warm seas worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1818
WorldOceanic whitetip shark
A large pelagic requiem shark with distinctive white-tipped fins found in tropical oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1831
WorldScalloped hammerhead
A coastal shark with a distinctive indented head.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1834
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Copper shark: Robert Nyman, CC BY 2.0, source
- Crocodile shark: Chris_huh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Porbeagle: NOAA, Public domain, source
- Silky shark: Alex Chernikh, CC BY 2.5, source
- School shark: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Tiger shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mako shark: NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
- Spinner shark: Jean-Lou Justine, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bramble shark: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Cookiecutter shark: NOAA Observer Project, Public domain, source
- Pacific sleeper shark: Chris_huh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bigeye thresher: PIRO-NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
- Galapagos shark: Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, CC BY 4.0, source
- Smooth hammerhead: D Ross Robertson, Public domain, source
- Blue shark: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Grey reef shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dusky shark: Happy Little Nomad, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Oceanic whitetip shark: The original uploader was OldakQuill at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Scalloped hammerhead: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain, source