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
WorldDogtooth tuna
A large Indo-Pacific bonito prized by sport anglers.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
🇳🇴 Norway and 2 moreAtlantic mackerel
Fast-swimming, oily fish of the North AtlanticTuna · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldBlue mackerel
A small, fast pelagic fish found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
WorldLittle tunny
A fast, coastal tuna of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1810
WorldAtlantic bonito
A mackerel-like game fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePacific bonito
Striped marine fish of the Pacific coastTuna · Coasts and shelves
OceaniaButterfly kingfish
A rare, warm-blooded mackerel of southern oceans.Tuna · Open ocean
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreSnoek
A long, thin snake mackerel found in the Southern Hemisphere seas.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1791
WorldTuna
A group of fast-swimming saltwater fish known for their speed and commercial importance.Tuna · Open ocean
WorldAlbacore
A large, long-finned tuna species known for its white meat and global distribution.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1788
WorldMackerel
A group of pelagic fish known for their speed, stripes, and role in global fisheries.Tuna · Open ocean
WorldAtlantic bluefin tuna
Large, warm-blooded tuna of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Open ocean · 1758
WorldYellowfin tuna
Fast tropical tuna with bright yellow finsTuna · Open ocean
🇲🇻 Maldives and 4 moreSkipjack tuna
A fast-swimming tropical tuna vital to global fisheries.Tuna · Open ocean
WorldBigeye tuna
Deep-bodied tuna of tropical and temperate oceans.Tuna · Open ocean
WorldPacific bluefin tuna
Large migratory tuna of the northern Pacific OceanTuna · Open ocean
WorldWahoo
Fast tropical game fish with blue barsTuna · Open ocean
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreBlackfin tuna
The smallest species of tuna, found in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreIndo-Pacific king mackerel
A prized spotted mackerel of the Indian Ocean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Dogtooth tuna: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Atlantic mackerel: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Blue mackerel: Izuzuki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Little tunny: Xavier Romero-Frias, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Atlantic bonito: Etrusko25, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pacific bonito: nmoorhatch, CC BY 4.0, source
- Snoek: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tuna: G. H. Ford, Public domain, source
- Albacore: Hugues Evano (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ress, CC BY 4.0, source
- Mackerel: Jastrow, Public domain, source
- Atlantic bluefin tuna: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Yellowfin tuna: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP), Public domain, source
- Skipjack tuna: Karg se, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bigeye tuna: Allen Shimada, NOAA NMFS OST, Public domain, source
- Pacific bluefin tuna: aes256, CC BY 2.1 jp, source
- Wahoo: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Public domain, source
- Blackfin tuna: James-LaFontaine, CC BY 4.0, source