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
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
WorldBasking shark
The second-largest living fish, a slow-moving filter feeder found in temperate oceans worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1765
WorldSkate
Cartilaginous fish with flat bodies and egg cases, found on sea floors worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSwell shark
A catshark that inflates its body for defenceShark · Coasts and shelves · 1880
WorldGreenland shark
A large, slow-moving sleeper shark with the longest lifespan of any vertebrate.Shark · Deep sea
WorldSpiny dogfish
A temperate shark with dorsal spines and a long lifespan, heavily fished for food.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldSmall-spotted catshark
A common shallow-water shark found across the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.Shark · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇺 AustraliaPort Jackson shark
A blunt-headed, egg-laying shark from southern Australia.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldSandbar shark
Large coastal requiem shark with a high dorsal finShark · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNurse shark
A bottom-dwelling shark found in tropical coastal waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldLemon shark
A social, yellow-skinned requiem shark of shallow tropical waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1868
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.
- 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
- Basking shark: Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service, Public domain, source
- Skate: valerie mayers, CC BY 2.0, source
- Swell shark: Cliff, CC BY 2.0, source
- Greenland shark: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- Spiny dogfish: Doug Costa, NOAA/SBNMS, Public domain, source
- Small-spotted catshark: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Port Jackson shark: J. Patrick Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sandbar shark: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Nurse shark: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Lemon shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Scalloped hammerhead: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain, source