All fish
785 fish so far, best known first. 392 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
WorldPelagic thresher
The smallest thresher shark, found in tropical oceans and known for its whip-like tail.Shark · Open ocean · 1935
WorldSalmon shark
A warm-blooded mackerel shark of the northern PacificShark · Coasts and shelves
WorldMilk shark
A small coastal requiem shark found in tropical waters worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837
WorldCommon thresher
The largest thresher shark, known for its whip-like tail used to stun prey in cool coastal and open waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788
WorldPorbeagle
A fast, cold-water mackerel shark found in the Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreWhale shark
The largest living fish species, a gentle giant of tropical oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1829
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGreen sturgeon
A large anadromous fish native to the northern Pacific Ocean.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldTiger shark
A large predatory shark known for its striped pattern and diverse diet.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1822
WorldMako shark
Fast predatory sharks of the genus Isurus, known for their speed and blue-grey colour.Shark · Open ocean
WorldRequiem shark
A family of migratory, live-bearing sharks found in warm seas worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1896
WorldBroadnose sevengill shark
A large coastal shark with seven gill slits and spotted skin.Shark · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePacific angelshark
A flat-bodied ambush shark of the eastern Pacific coast.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1859
WorldSpinner shark
A fast requiem shark known for spinning leaps out of water.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreCaribbean reef shark
Large requiem shark of western Atlantic coral reefsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1876
🇦🇺 AustraliaGummy shark
A bottom-dwelling shark from southern Australia known for its crushing teeth and commercial fillets.Shark · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇺 AustraliaEpaulette shark
A small carpet shark that walks on coral reefs and survives low oxygen.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788
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
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreBonnethead
A small hammerhead shark with a spade-shaped head and omnivorous diet.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldBlue shark
A slender, deep-blue oceanic shark found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.Shark · Open ocean
WorldTawny nurse shark
A large Indo-Pacific carpet shark known for octopus hunting and spitting water.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1831
WorldOpah
A deep-bodied, warm-blooded pelagic fish known for its red color and unique heat-retaining anatomy.Shark · Open ocean · 1839
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAcadian redfish
A deep-water rockfish native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.Shark · Deep sea · 1854
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
- Pelagic thresher: Pierre Pericard, CC BY 4.0, source
- Salmon shark: PIRO-NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
- Milk shark: Karunakar Rayker, CC BY 2.0, source
- Common thresher: User:Yzx, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Porbeagle: NOAA, Public domain, source
- Whale shark: User:Zac Wolf (original), en:User:Stefan (cropping), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Green sturgeon: Muséum d'histoire Naturelle, Public domain, source
- Tiger shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mako shark: NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
- Broadnose sevengill shark: José María Pérez Nuñez, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pacific angelshark: Chris_huh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spinner shark: Jean-Lou Justine, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Caribbean reef shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gummy shark: F. Schönfeld, Public domain, source
- Epaulette shark: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, 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
- Bonnethead: Valerie Everett, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Blue shark: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tawny nurse shark: David Burdick, Public domain, source
- Opah: loustejskal.com, CC BY 2.0, source
- Acadian redfish: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source