All fish
1,077 fish so far, best known first. 90 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
WorldRoundscale spearfish
Atlantic billfish often mistaken for white marlinOther · Open ocean · 1841
🇺🇸 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
🇿🇦 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
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
WorldToothfish
A genus of large marine fish from the Southern Hemisphere, known commercially as Chilean sea bass.Other · Deep sea · 1898
WorldPelagic thresher
The smallest thresher shark, found in tropical oceans and known for its whip-like tail.Shark · Open ocean · 1935
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
WorldSpotted eagle ray
Tropical ray with white spots and a long tail.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1790
WorldDevil fish
A large Mediterranean ray with a spiny tail and horn-like flaps.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldPorbeagle
A fast, cold-water mackerel shark found in the Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788
WorldSlender tuna
A southern ocean tuna with oily flesh and a slender build.Tuna · Open ocean
WorldGiant sunfish
The heaviest bony fish in the world, found in warm oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1842
WorldGiant oceanic manta ray
The world's largest ray, a massive filter-feeding predator of tropical oceans.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1827
EuropeAtlantic horse mackerel
Slender jack mackerel of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldBasking shark
The second-largest living fish, a slow-moving filter feeder found in temperate oceans worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1765
🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific lamprey
An anadromous parasitic jawless fish found along the Pacific Rim.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872
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
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreGiant grenadier
A large deep-sea rattail from the North Pacific.Other · Open ocean
WorldTriggerfish
Armoured reef fish with a locking dorsal spineReef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1810
WorldPorcupinefish
Spiny marine fish that inflate into a defensive sphere to deter predators.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldSilky shark
A fast, migratory requiem shark found in tropical oceans worldwide.Shark · Open ocean · 1839
WorldSchool shark
A temperate houndshark valued for liver oil and meat.Shark · Coasts and shelves
EuropeMediterranean spearfish
A marlin species native to the Mediterranean SeaOther · Open ocean
WorldShortbill spearfish
A small marlin with a short bill found in tropical oceans.Other · Open ocean
WorldChimaeras
Cartilaginous deep-sea fish with cartilage skeletons and unique tooth plates.Shark · Open ocean
EuropeBlonde ray
A short-tailed skate found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Ray · Coasts and shelves
Latin America and the CaribbeanMunk's pygmy devil ray
Smallest devil ray in the eastern Pacific OceanRay · Coasts and shelves · 1987
WorldMako shark
Fast predatory sharks of the genus Isurus, known for their speed and blue-grey colour.Shark · Open ocean
WorldOilfish
Deep-sea snake mackerel with oily, laxative flesh.Other · Open ocean
WorldHammerhead shark
Sharks with T-shaped heads for better vision and sensing prey.Shark · Coasts and shelves
EuropeThornback ray
A spiny-skinned ray found in European coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1758
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
WorldBramble shark
A deep-sea shark with thorn-like skin scales.Shark · Open ocean · 1788
🇯🇵 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
WorldSpiny dogfish
A temperate shark with dorsal spines and a long lifespan, heavily fished for food.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Patagonian toothfish: Unknown author, 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
- Atlantic halibut: Vsevolod Rudyi, CC BY 4.0, source
- Common dentex: michael_bommerer, CC BY 4.0, 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
- 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
- Spotted eagle ray: john norton, CC BY 2.0, source
- Devil fish: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, source
- Porbeagle: NOAA, Public domain, source
- Giant sunfish: Henry Barnes Snr / Australian Museum, Public domain, source
- Giant oceanic manta ray: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Atlantic horse mackerel: jujurenoult, CC BY 4.0, source
- Lagoon triggerfish: Arpingstone, Public domain, source
- Basking shark: Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service, Public domain, source
- Pacific lamprey: Dave Herasimtschuk, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Anglerfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Oarfish: Sandstein, CC BY 3.0, source
- Giant grenadier: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Porcupinefish: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Silky shark: Alex Chernikh, CC BY 2.5, source
- School shark: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Mediterranean spearfish: ALCUSTOM boats, Public domain, source
- Shortbill spearfish: Nholtzha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chimaeras: Linda Snook / MBNMS, Public domain, source
- Blonde ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Munk's pygmy devil ray: Nick Bonzey, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mako shark: NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
- Oilfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Hammerhead shark: suneko, CC BY 2.0, source
- Thornback ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Bramble shark: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Frilled shark: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spiny dogfish: Doug Costa, NOAA/SBNMS, Public domain, source
- Bigeye thresher: PIRO-NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
- Galapagos shark: Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, CC BY 4.0, source