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
WorldBluntnose sixgill shark
A large, primitive shark with six gill slits found in deep tropical and temperate waters worldwide.Shark · Open ocean · 1788
WorldIndo-Pacific sailfish
Fast ocean predator with a large dorsal finOther · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreTarakihi
Silver marine fish with a black crescent mark.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1801
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 moreHāpuku
Large deep-water wreckfish prized for food and aquaculture.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreIndo-Pacific king mackerel
A prized spotted mackerel of the Indian Ocean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
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
WorldMahi-mahi
Fast-growing tropical surface fish with vivid coloursOther · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreAtlantic herring
Abundant schooling fish of the North AtlanticHerring · Coasts and shelves
WorldCobia
A large, solitary marine fish found in warm tropical and subtropical waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldThresher shark
Large pelagic sharks with tails as long as their bodies, used to stun prey.Shark · 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
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSteelhead
Anadromous form of the rainbow trout that migrates between ocean and freshwater.Salmonid · Between sea and river
🇲🇻 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
🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific ocean perch
A deep-water red rockfish of the North Pacific.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1890
EuropePollack
A marine fish found in the north-east Atlantic.Cod · Coasts and shelves
WorldPacific bluefin tuna
Large migratory tuna of the northern Pacific OceanTuna · Open ocean
WorldBarracuda
Large predatory saltwater fish with sharp teeth found in tropical oceans.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldSwordfish
Large migratory fish with a long flat bill, sole member of its family.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldWahoo
Fast tropical game fish with blue barsTuna · Open ocean
WorldAtlantic sailfish
Fast pelagic fish with a large dorsal fin and long billOther · Coasts and shelves
🇧🇸 BahamasAtlantic blue marlin
Large Atlantic billfish prized by sport anglers.Other · Open ocean
WorldBlack marlin
Largest marlin species in tropical Indo-Pacific watersOther · Coasts and shelves · 1832
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreBlackfin tuna
The smallest species of tuna, found in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
WorldTuna
A group of fast-swimming saltwater fish known for their speed and commercial importance.Tuna · Open ocean
WorldIndo-Pacific blue marlin
Large tropical billfish of the Pacific and Indian OceansOther · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sailfish: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bluntnose sixgill shark: Operation Deep Scope 2005 Expedition: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, Public domain, source
- Tuna: G. H. Ford, Public domain, source
- Tarakihi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Hāpuku: Nholtzha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Albacore: Hugues Evano (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ress, CC BY 4.0, source
- Mackerel: Jastrow, Public domain, source
- Mahi-mahi: (c) Nick Tobler (Cowturtle), some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, source
- Atlantic herring: zakqaryroy, CC BY 4.0, source
- Cobia: Jorge Alarcon or Dr. Daniel Benetti, Public domain, source
- Thresher shark: Pierre Pericard, CC BY 4.0, source
- Atlantic bluefin tuna: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Yellowfin tuna: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP), Public domain, source
- Steelhead: Tobin John, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Skipjack tuna: Karg se, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bigeye tuna: Allen Shimada, NOAA NMFS OST, Public domain, source
- Pacific ocean perch: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Pollack: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pacific bluefin tuna: aes256, CC BY 2.1 jp, source
- Barracuda: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Swordfish: vtzanatos, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wahoo: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Public domain, source
- Atlantic sailfish: WIDTTF, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Atlantic blue marlin: NOAA, Public domain, source
- Black marlin: jamesh111, CC BY 4.0, source
- Blackfin tuna: James-LaFontaine, CC BY 4.0, source
- Indo-Pacific blue marlin: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source