All fish
669 fish so far, best known first. 518 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
WorldAnglerfish
Ray-finned fish using a modified dorsal fin ray as a lure to catch prey.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1829
WorldOarfish
Extremely long pelagic fish known for their ribbon-like bodies and association with sea serpent myths.Other · Open ocean · 1772
WorldRoundnose grenadier
A large deep-sea fish from the northern Atlantic Ocean with a rounded head and long tail.Other · Deep sea
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreGiant grenadier
A large deep-sea rattail from the North Pacific.Other · Open ocean
WorldGoatfish
Benthic fish with chin barbels found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldSkate
Cartilaginous fish with flat bodies and egg cases, found on sea floors worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldChimaeras
Cartilaginous deep-sea fish with cartilage skeletons and unique tooth plates.Shark · Open ocean
EuropeRabbit fish
Deep-water cartilaginous fish with a rabbit-like headOther · Coasts and shelves
WorldOilfish
Deep-sea snake mackerel with oily, laxative flesh.Other · Open ocean
WorldAngelshark
Flat-bodied sharks that bury themselves in sandy seabeds to ambush prey.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldKitefin shark
A deep-sea squaliform shark known for its bioluminescence and large oil-filled liver.Shark · Deep sea · 1788
WorldBramble shark
A deep-sea shark with thorn-like skin scales.Shark · Open ocean · 1788
🇦🇺 AustraliaLongnose sawshark
A slender Australian shark with a long, toothed snout.Shark · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇺 AustraliaGummy shark
A bottom-dwelling shark from southern Australia known for its crushing teeth and commercial fillets.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldGreenland shark
A large, slow-moving sleeper shark with the longest lifespan of any vertebrate.Shark · Deep sea
🇯🇵 Japan and 3 moreFrilled shark
An ancient, eel-like deep-sea shark with six pairs of gill slits and needle teeth.Shark · Open ocean · 1884
WorldSmall-spotted catshark
A common shallow-water shark found across the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldHake
Commercially important gadiform fish found in deep ocean waters worldwide.Cod · Open ocean
WorldPomfret
A family of scombriform fish found in oceans worldwide, valued as food.Other · Open ocean
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Anglerfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Oarfish: Sandstein, CC BY 3.0, source
- Roundnose grenadier: Carl Nielsen, Public domain, source
- Giant grenadier: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Goatfish: Albert Kok at Dutch Wikipedia ( Original text: albert kok ), Public domain, source
- Skate: valerie mayers, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chimaeras: Linda Snook / MBNMS, Public domain, source
- Rabbit fish: MAREANO/Havforskingsinstituttet, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Oilfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Angelshark: RYO SATO, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kitefin shark: Chris_huh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bramble shark: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Longnose sawshark: William Buelow Gould (1801 - 1853). Reproduction by the Allport Librar, Public domain, source
- Gummy shark: F. Schönfeld, Public domain, source
- Greenland shark: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- Frilled shark: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Small-spotted catshark: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hake: Don miraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pomfret: The Fisheries and Fisheries Industries of the United States", by Georg, Public domain, source