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
WorldShortbill spearfish
A small marlin with a short bill found in tropical oceans.Other · Open ocean
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreSockeye salmon
Anadromous Pacific salmon known for red spawning colour and zooplankton diet.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1792
WorldDogtooth tuna
A large Indo-Pacific bonito prized by sport anglers.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
WorldCopper shark
Temperate requiem shark with bronze skin and hooked teethShark · Coasts and shelves · 1870
🇳🇴 Norway and 2 moreAtlantic mackerel
Fast-swimming, oily fish of the North AtlanticTuna · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldBigeye scad
Tropical marine fish with large eyes and metallic blue skinOther · Coasts and shelves · 1793
🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreCommon dentex
Large-toothed seabream of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldBlue mackerel
A small, fast pelagic fish found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
WorldPelagic thresher
The smallest thresher shark, found in tropical oceans and known for its whip-like tail.Shark · Open ocean · 1935
WorldSailfish
Fastest marine fish with a large dorsal fin.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldWhite marlin
A fast-swimming billfish of the Atlantic Ocean.Other · Open ocean · 1860
WorldSalmon shark
A warm-blooded mackerel shark of the northern PacificShark · Coasts and shelves
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
WorldGiant sunfish
The heaviest bony fish in the world, found in warm oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1842
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreWhale shark
The largest living fish species, a gentle giant of tropical oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1829
WorldOarfish
Extremely long pelagic fish known for their ribbon-like bodies and association with sea serpent myths.Other · Open ocean · 1772
WorldTiger shark
A large predatory shark known for its striped pattern and diverse diet.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1822
WorldGreat white shark
A large, globally distributed predator known for its size and apex status in marine ecosystems.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
EuropeBlonde ray
A short-tailed skate found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Ray · Coasts and shelves
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
WorldLongbill spearfish
A sleek Atlantic marlin with a long bill and dark fins.Other · Open ocean · 1963
WorldBroadnose sevengill shark
A large coastal shark with seven gill slits and spotted skin.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldSpinner shark
A fast requiem shark known for spinning leaps out of water.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839
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
WorldRoundscale spearfish
Atlantic billfish often mistaken for white marlinOther · Open ocean · 1841
WorldBlue shark
A slender, deep-blue oceanic shark found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.Shark · Open ocean
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
WorldStriped marlin
Fast pelagic predator with blue stripesOther · Open ocean
WorldDusky shark
Large migratory requiem shark found in warm seas worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1818
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreSnoek
A long, thin snake mackerel found in the Southern Hemisphere seas.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1791
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSummer flounder
A predatory flatfish of the US Atlantic coast.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves
WorldBluefish
Aggressive marine pelagic fish found in temperate and subtropical waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldOpah
A deep-bodied, warm-blooded pelagic fish known for its red color and unique heat-retaining anatomy.Shark · Open ocean · 1839
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreYellowtail amberjack
Large pelagic fish of the Southern Hemisphere oceansOther · Coasts and shelves · 1833
WorldGreater amberjack
Large predatory jack found in warm seas worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1810
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreLingcod
A large predatory fish of the North American Pacific coast.Other · Coasts and shelves
EuropeCommon ling
Large cod-like fish of the North AtlanticCod · Coasts and shelves
WorldStriped red mullet
A striped goatfish from the Mediterranean and Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldHoundfish
A large pelagic needlefish found in tropical oceans worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1821
WorldIndian anchovy
Small schooling fish used for food and bait in the Indo-Pacific.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreTorpedo scad
A fast, torpedo-shaped marine fish found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldShortfin mako shark
Fastest known shark species, reaching speeds of 74 km/h.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1809
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
- Sockeye salmon: Timothy Knepp of the Fish and Wildlife Service., Public domain, source
- Dogtooth tuna: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Copper shark: Robert Nyman, CC BY 2.0, source
- Atlantic mackerel: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bigeye scad: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEF, Public domain, source
- Common dentex: michael_bommerer, CC BY 4.0, source
- Blue mackerel: Izuzuki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pelagic thresher: Pierre Pericard, CC BY 4.0, source
- Sailfish: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- White marlin: dominic sherony, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salmon shark: PIRO-NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
- Common thresher: User:Yzx, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Porbeagle: NOAA, Public domain, source
- Giant sunfish: Henry Barnes Snr / Australian Museum, Public domain, source
- Whale shark: User:Zac Wolf (original), en:User:Stefan (cropping), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Oarfish: Sandstein, CC BY 3.0, source
- Tiger shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shortbill spearfish: Nholtzha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Blonde ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mako shark: NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
- Longbill spearfish: Raver Duane, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Broadnose sevengill shark: José María Pérez Nuñez, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Spinner shark: Jean-Lou Justine, 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
- Blue shark: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Striped marlin: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Dusky shark: Happy Little Nomad, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Snoek: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Summer flounder: Arturodomiao, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bluefish: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEF, Public domain, source
- Opah: loustejskal.com, CC BY 2.0, source
- Yellowtail amberjack: Nholtzha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Greater amberjack: NOAA Photo Library, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lingcod: Will Sides, CC BY 4.0, source
- Common ling: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- Striped red mullet: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, source
- Houndfish: The Geographical Society of Baltimore, Public domain, source
- Indian anchovy: Xavier Romero-Frias, CC BY 3.0, source
- Torpedo scad: Kare, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shortfin mako shark: Mark Conlin, SWFSC Large Pelagics Program, Public domain, source