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RiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationOceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray AreaSpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow ReductionsFisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-NicolaRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationOceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray AreaSpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow ReductionsFisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola
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All fish

1,147 fish so far, best known first. 16 more are on the list to be written.

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GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
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WorldKawakawa A small, striped tuna of the Indo-Pacific reefs and coasts.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreAsian stinging catfish A small freshwater catfish with a painful stingCatfish · Rivers and lakes WorldGuntea loach A small Asian loach that breathes through its gut to survive in poor water.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreSwamp barb Small tropical freshwater fish from South AsiaCarp · Rivers and lakes Banded gourami 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreBanded gourami Small tropical air-breathing fish with striped patternsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1801 🇮🇳 IndiaSun catfish A yellow catfish with a black shoulder spot from India.Catfish · Rivers and lakes WorldOrange-spotted grouper A large Indo-Pacific marine fish prized for its flesh and known for changing sex.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1822 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreSpadenose shark Small coastal shark with a flat snout and advanced placenta.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1838 WorldStriped mullet A widespread coastal food fish found in tropical and temperate seas.Other · Rivers and lakes WorldMalabar grouper Large Indo-Pacific reef fish with dark spotsPerch-like · Coasts and shelves WorldMangrove red snapper Large Indo-Pacific snapper found in mangroves and reefsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1775 WorldTigertooth croaker A silvery marine croaker found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1801 Blackspotted croaker 🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreBlackspotted croaker Large Indo-Pacific marine fish prized for its high market value.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1802 WorldIndo-Pacific tarpon A migratory fish found in Indo-Pacific fresh and salt waters.Other · Rivers and lakes WorldJarbua terapon A striped Indo-Pacific fish found in seas and rivers.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1775 WorldTalang queenfish Large Indo-Pacific game fish with sharp teeth and silvery spots.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United StatesCoastal cutthroat trout A Pacific trout with red throat marksSalmonid · Rivers and lakes WorldRainbow sardine Small iridescent fish of the Indo-Pacific and Mediterranean.Herring · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 4 morePacific herring Silvery forage fish of the North PacificHerring · Coasts and shelves 🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreGilt-head bream A prized Mediterranean food fish with a golden head band.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758 🇺🇸 United StatesHardhead catfish A marine catfish of the western Atlantic with a bony head plate and paternal mouthbrooding.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreMrigal carp A farmed freshwater carp native to South Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes 🇨🇳 ChinaLarge yellow croaker A golden marine fish farmed in East Asia.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1846 WorldDorab wolf-herring Slender coastal fish of the Indo-PacificOther · Coasts and shelves 🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreShort mackerel A small silver mackerel vital to Southeast Asian fisheries and cuisine.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1851 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGanges shark Critically endangered river shark of South AsiaShark · Rivers and lakes · 1839 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGreen chromide A brackish water cichlid native to India and Sri Lanka.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1790 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGiant mudskipper Large amphibious goby found in Indo-Pacific mangroves.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreChacunda gizzard shad A small clupeid fish found across the Indo-West Pacific region.Herring · Coasts and shelves 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreSpotted sea catfish A tropical catfish found in Indo-Pacific watersCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1792 🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreBarramundi A catadromous fish found across the Indo-West Pacific, valued for sport and aquaculture.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreParadise threadfin A yellow-finned ray-finned fish from South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes EuropeTurbot Large left-eyed flatfish prized for its white fleshFlatfish · Coasts and shelves · 1758 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAlligator gar A large, primitive freshwater fish native to North America known for its armored scales and air-breathing ability.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1803 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGag grouper A large, mottled grey grouper from the western Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1879 WorldPufferfish Toxic fish that inflate into spiny spheres for defence.Other · Rivers and lakes WorldCarp A broad term for freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family, valued as food and sport.Carp · Rivers and lakes 🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreCommon carp A widespread freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia, now farmed globally and often invasive.Carp · Rivers and lakes WorldTilapia Common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish native to Africa and the Middle East.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1840 WorldZander A large freshwater predator fish native to Eurasia, valued for food and sport.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1758 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreIlish Anadromous herring species prized as a delicacy in South Asia and the Middle East.Herring · Rivers and lakes WorldBeluga sturgeon A massive anadromous fish from the Caspian and Black Sea basins, prized for its caviar.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreRed drum A reddish game fish with a tail spot found in US coastal waters.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreCoho salmon Anadromous Pacific salmon known for silver ocean phase and red spawning colours.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreWhite sturgeon Large North American sturgeon found in Pacific rivers and estuaries.Ancient · Rivers and lakes 🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreAustralasian snapper Coastal porgie prized for food in Australia and New ZealandPerch-like · Coasts and shelves
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