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
WorldQueen triggerfish
Large, colourful reef fish of the tropical Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldRegal blue tang
Bright blue reef fish with a yellow tail and black markings.Reef fish · Coral reefs
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreEstuarine stonefish
A venomous marine ray-finned fish found in the Indo-Pacific region.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1766
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSea lamprey
A jawless, parasitic fish native to the Northern Hemisphere that attacks other fish.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇵🇭 Philippines and 4 moreMilkfish
The sole living species of the family Chanidae, found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreAyu sweetfish
Small amphidromous fish prized for its sweet flesh in East Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1846
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreIndian threadfin
A large coastal fish with distinctive long fin filaments.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1804
WorldSpotted scat
A spotted, square-bodied fish from Indo-Pacific estuaries.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1766
🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreMasu salmon
Pacific salmonid native to East Asian coasts and rivers.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes
WorldGreater lizardfish
A cigar-shaped predatory fish of the Indo-Pacific muddy bottoms.Other · Coasts and shelves
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
🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 moreSouth African hake
A commercial bottom-dwelling fish off southern Africa.Cod · Coasts and shelves
WorldBigeye scad
Tropical marine fish with large eyes and metallic blue skinOther · Coasts and shelves · 1793
🇨🇦 Canada and 4 moreAtlantic halibut
The world's largest flatfish, found in the North Atlantic.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves
🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreCommon dentex
Large-toothed seabream of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldAtlantic wolffish
A cold-water North Atlantic fish with crushing teeth and parental care.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldBullet tuna
Small, slender tuna found in tropical oceans worldwide.Tuna · Open ocean
WorldBlue mackerel
A small, fast pelagic fish found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.Tuna · Coasts and shelves
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreWinter flounder
Right-eyed flatfish of the western North Atlantic coast.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves
WorldPelagic thresher
The smallest thresher shark, found in tropical oceans and known for its whip-like tail.Shark · Open ocean · 1935
WorldWhitetip reef shark
Small Indo-Pacific reef shark with white-tipped finsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1837
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
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
WorldSpotted eagle ray
Tropical ray with white spots and a long tail.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1790
🇺🇸 United StatesCutthroat trout
A group of Pacific trout native to western North America, known for red throat markings.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1793
WorldDevil fish
A large Mediterranean ray with a spiny tail and horn-like flaps.Ray · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreAustralian ghostshark
A cartilaginous fish native to southern Australia and New Zealand waters.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldPorbeagle
A fast, cold-water mackerel shark found in the Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788
🇺🇸 United StatesCisco
Small salmonid fish of northern lakes and seasSalmonid · Rivers and lakes
WorldSix-line wrasse
Small violet reef fish with six orange stripesReef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1857
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreFrench angelfish
A slow-growing Caribbean reef fish known for its sponge diet.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1799
WorldBlue-spotted grouper
A widely distributed Indo-Pacific grouper known for its blue spots and invasive impact in Hawaii.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldBluespotted cornetfish
Long, slender reef fish with a tubular snout and blue spots.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldOriental sweetlips
Striped reef fish with swollen lips found in the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldSeahorse
Small marine fish with horse-like heads and curled tails in the genus Hippocampus.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic sturgeon
A large anadromous fish native to the western Atlantic Ocean and its river systems.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 AustraliaGiant moray
A large Indo-Pacific eel known for its size and role in reef ecosystems.Eel · Coral reefs
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreShortnose sturgeon
A small, endangered North American sturgeon with a short snout.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1818
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGar
Ancient armored fish with lung-like swim bladders found in North American waters.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758
WorldLamprey
Jawless fish with a sucking mouth found in temperate waters worldwide.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
WorldGiant grouper
A massive Indo-Pacific reef fish and one of the largest bony species on Earth.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1790
WorldPotato grouper
Large Indo-Pacific reef grouper with dark blotches.Perch-like · Coral reefs · 1959
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreLeopard coral grouper
A spotted reef predator prized for food across the Pacific.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1802
Southeast AsiaHumpback grouper
A spotted marine fish with a distinctive humped head profile.Perch-like · Coral reefs · 1828
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Queen triggerfish: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, source
- Regal blue tang: Tewy, CC BY 2.5, source
- Estuarine stonefish: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Sea lamprey: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Milkfish: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
- Ayu sweetfish: Handan99, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spotted scat: Fokko Toelstede, Wikipedia-User „ Nyks “, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Masu salmon: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Greater lizardfish: Francis Day, 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
- Atlantic halibut: Vsevolod Rudyi, CC BY 4.0, source
- Common dentex: michael_bommerer, CC BY 4.0, source
- Atlantic wolffish: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bullet tuna: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Blue mackerel: Izuzuki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pelagic thresher: Pierre Pericard, CC BY 4.0, source
- Whitetip reef shark: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- White marlin: dominic sherony, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Spotted eagle ray: john norton, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cutthroat trout: Hazzard, Lloyde / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Devil fish: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, source
- Australian ghostshark: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, GFDL 1.2, source
- Porbeagle: NOAA, Public domain, source
- Cisco: Painting by Ellen Edmonson, Public domain, source
- Six-line wrasse: Lonnie Huffman, CC BY 3.0, source
- French angelfish: LASZLO ILYES (laszlo-photo), CC BY 2.0, source
- Blue-spotted grouper: Jan Ebr, CC BY 4.0, source
- Bluespotted cornetfish: Matthias Kleine --> Mkleine, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Oriental sweetlips: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Seahorse: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Atlantic sturgeon: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Giant moray: Nhobgood Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shortnose sturgeon: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Gar: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Lamprey: Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant grouper: Ginkgo100, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Potato grouper: Richard Ling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Leopard coral grouper: portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Humpback grouper: Arpingstone, Public domain, source