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This is a list of fish common names. While some common names refer to a single species or family, others have been used for a confusing variety of different types; the articles listed here should explain the possibilities if the name is ambiguous. A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ...
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In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...
In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is 1) a rank or 2) a taxon in that rank. ...
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Species Protopterus aethiopicus Protopterus amphibius Protopterus annectens Protopterus dolloi The African lungfish are the genus Protopterus and constitute the four species of lungfish found in Africa. ...
Species Kuhlia boninensis Kuhlia caudavittata Kuhlia marginata Kuhlia mugil Kuhlia munda Kuhlia nutabunda Kuhlia rupestris Kuhlia sandvicensis Kuhlia taeniura The flagtails or aholeholes are a family (Kuhliidae) of perciform fish of the Indo-Pacific area. ...
Genera Allabenchelys Channallabes Clariallabes Clarias Dinotopteroides Dinotopterus Dolichallabes Encheloclarias Gymnallabes Heterobranchus Horaglanis Platyallabes Platyclarias Tanganikallabes Uegitglanis Xenoclarias Xenoglanis Airbreathing catfishes are fishes comprising the family Clariidae. ...
Blackfish is used in common names of several small freshwater fishes and some cetaceans of the oceanic dolphin family. ...
Binomial name Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) The albacore (Thunnus alalunga) is an important food fish, a type of tuna (family Scombridae). ...
Binomial name Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson, 1811) This article is about the fish. ...
Binomial name Beryx decadactylus (Cuvier, 1829) The Alfonsino or Alfonsin (Beryx decadactylus) is a deepwater fish that inhabits temperate and tropical ocean waters nearly worldwide, with the exception of the eastern Pacific. ...
The true algae eaters are a single-genus family (Gyrinocheilidae, Gyrinocheilus) of small Southeast Asian fish that live in fast-flowing water, hold on to fixed objects using a sucker-like mouth, and feed primarily on algae. ...
Genera Agonopsis Agonus Anoplagonus Aspidophoroides Bathyagonus Bothragonus Brachyopsis Chesnonia Freemanichthys Hypsagonus Leptagonus Occella Odontopyxis Pallasina Percis Podothecus Stellerina Tilesina Ulcina Xeneretmus The poachers are a family (Agonidae) of small bottom-dwelling cold-water marine fish. ...
Genera Many; see text The American soles are a family (Achiridae) of flatfish occurring in both freshwater and marine environments of the Americas. ...
This Fish is really fat. ...
Genera Amazonsprattus Anchoa Anchovia Anchiovella Cetengraulis Coilia Encrasicholina Engraulis Jurengraulis Lycengraulis Lycothrissa Papuengraulis Pterengraulis Setipinna Stolephorus Thryssa The anchovies are a family (Engraulidae) of small but common schooling saltwater plankton-feeding fish. ...
Species Twenty-seven, including: Amphiprion allardi - Allards Clownfish Amphiprion melanopus - Cinnamon Clownfish Amphiprion clarkii - Clarks Anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris - Ocellaris Clownfish Amphiprion percula - Percula Clownfish Amphiprion perideraion - Pink Skunk Clownfish Amphiprion polymnus - Saddleback Clownfish Amphiprion sebae - Sebae Clownfish Amphiprion tricinctus - Three-Band Anemonefish Amphiprion ephippium - Tomato Clownfish Amphiprion frenatus...
The name angelfish may refer to two unrelated types of fish: Freshwater angelfish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum. ...
Species (16 species, see text) The angel sharks are an unusual group of sharks, with their flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins that give them a strong resemblance to skates and rays. ...
Genera Bonapartia Cyclothone Diplophos Gonostoma Manducus Margrethia Pollichthys* Sigmops* Triplophos Vinciguerria* Zaphotias* *disputed Gonostomatidae are a family of deep-water marine fish, commonly named bristlemouths, lightfishes or anglemouth. ...
The Angler (Lophius piscatorius) The angler, also sometimes called fishing-frog, frog-fish, or sea-devil (Lophius piscatorius), is a fish well known off the coasts of Great Britain and much of Europe. ...
Suborders Antennarioidei Lophioidei Ogcocephalioidei See text for families. ...
Binomial name Dissostichus mawsoni The Antarctic Cod (Dissostichus mawsoni), also known as Mawsons cod, is a fish famous for producing antifreeze protein that allows it to hide just under the Antarctic ice. ...
Families Bovichtidae Pseudaphritidae Eleginopidae Nototheniidae Harpagiferidae Artedidraconidae Bathydraconidae Channichthyidae See text for genera. ...
Binomial name Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829) Arapaima showing its full length. ...
Species Toxotes blythii Toxotes chatareus Toxotes jaculatrix Toxotes lorentzi Toxotes microlepis Toxotes oligolepis The archerfish (also seen as archer fish) are a family (Toxotidae) of fish notable for their habit of preying on insects and other small animals by shooting them down with water pellets from their specialized mouths. ...
Binomial name Salvelinus alpinus Linnaeus, 1758 Arctic char or Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is a freshwater fish in the Salmonidae family, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes and coastal waters. ...
Genera about 70, see text The armored catfishes are a family Loricariidae of catfish noted for the covering of bony plates covering their bodies. ...
Genera Gargariscus Heminodus Paraheminodus Peristedion Satyrichthys See text for species. ...
Genera Gargariscus Heminodus Paraheminodus Peristedion Satyrichthys See text for species. ...
Genera Evistias Histiopterus Parazanclistius Paristiopterus Pentaceropsis Pentaceros Pseudopentaceros Zanclistius See text for species. ...
Sub-families Heterotidinae Osteoglossinae Arowanas, also known as aruanas or arawanas are freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, sometimes known as bony tongues. ...
Arrowtooth eel may refer to several species of cutthroat eels: Shortbelly Eel, Dysomma anguillare. ...
Genera Subfamily Heterotidinae Arapaima Heterotis Subfamily Osteoglossinae Osteoglossum Scleropages Arowanas, also known as aruanas or arawanas are freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, sometimes known as bony tongues. ...
There are several species of fish known as Asian carp. ...
Genera Ambassis Chanda Denariusa Gymnochanda Paradoxodacna Parambassis Pseudambassis Tetracentrum Ambassidae (the Asiatic glassfishes) is a family of freshwater and marine fishes in order Perciformes. ...
Binomial name Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, is a well-known food fish belonging to the family Gadidae. ...
Binomial name Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic herring Clupea harengus is the one of the most abundant species of fish on the planet. ...
Binomial name Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic salmon, known scientifically as Salmo salar, is a species of fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the Atlantic. ...
Binomial name Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792) Atlantic saury is a fish found in the Atlantic Ocean and in the seas near Australia. ...
The Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia) is one of the most common fish in the Chesapeake Bay. ...
Species Arripis georgianus Arripis trutta Arripis truttacea Arripis xylabion Australian salmon or Australasian salmon, also known as kahawai in New Zealand English, are medium-sized perciform marine fish of the small family Arripidae (also spelt Arripididae). ...
The Australia Grayling is a small fish that is endangered. ...
Australian Herring is the common name for Arripis Georgianus, one of four species within the Arripis genus. ...
Binomial name Neoceratodus forsteri The Queensland Lungfish is the sole member of the family Ceratodontidae, and one of the only three lungfish species that remain. ...
Genera Australian prowfishes are a family, Pataecidae, of scorpaeniform fishes. ...
Binomial name Plecoglossus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) This is an article about a fish ayu. For a Japanese singer, see Ayumi Hamasaki. ...
B Binomial name Balantiocheilus melanopterus The Bala shark (Balantiocheilus melanopterus), also known as the Tricolor Shark, Silver Shark, or Shark Minnow, is a schooling community fish of family Cyprinidae. ...
Genera Acanthocepola Cepola Owstonia Pseudocepola Sphenanthias See text for species. ...
Bango (cannabis) is a type of marijuana. ...
The Bamileke (French Bamiléké) are a collection of Semi-Bantu (or Grassfields Bantu) ethnic groups most highly concentrated in the western highlands of Cameroons West Province, west of the Noun River and southeast of the Bamboutos Mountains and in the Mungo region of the Littoral, Southwest, and Centre...
Aspredinidae (order Siluriformes), also known as the Banjo catfishes, is a family of freshwater fishes found in the rivers of South America. ...
Species Barbus brevipinnis (Shortfin Barb) Barbus callipterus (Clipper Barb) Barbus conchonius (Rosy Barb) Barbus denisonii (Red Line Torpedo Barb) Barbus nigrofasciatus (Black Ruby Barb) Barbus oligolepis (Checker Barb) Barbus pentazona (Pentazona Barb) Barbus schuberti (Gold Barb) Barbus schwanefeldi (Tinfoil Barb) Barbus tetrazona (Tiger Barb) Barbus ticto (Ticto Barb) Barbus titteya...
The barbel[1] (Barbus barbus)[2] is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family (minnows and carps) of the order Cypriniformes (Carps). ...
Genera Aristostomias Astronesthes Bathophilus Borostomias Chauliodus Chirostomias Echiostoma Eupogonesthes Eustomias Flagellostomias Grammatostomias Heterophotus Idiacanthus Leptostomias Malacosteus Melanostomias Neonesthes Odontostomias Opostomias Pachystomias Photonectes Photostomias Rhadinesthes Stomias Tactostoma Thysanactis Trigonolampa See text for species Stomiidae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fish including the barbeled dragonfishes and (in the subfamily...
Binomial name Leptocharias smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839) The barbeled houndshark, Leptocharias smithii, the only member of the genus Leptocharias, which is in turn the only member of the family Leptochariidae, is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Mauritania to Namibia at depths of between 10 and 75 m. ...
Binomial name Morone mississippiensis (Jordan and Eigenmann, 1887) The yellow bass or barfish, Morone mississippiensis, is a freshwater fish native to the south and midwestern United States. ...
Species See text. ...
Genera Arctozenus Lestidiops Lestidium Lestrolepis Macroparalepis Notolepis Paralepis Pontosudis Stemonosudis Sudis Uncisudis The Barracudina are any of about 50 species of marine fishes of the family Paralepididae, found almost worldwide in deep waters. ...
Binomial name Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) The barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a species of diadromous fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. ...
Binomial name Devario pathirana (Kottelat & Pethyagoda , 1994) The Barred Danio (Devario pathirana ) is a fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). ...
Genera Bathylychnops Dolichopteryx Macropinna Opisthoproctus Rhynchohyalus Winteria Barreleyes, also known as spookfish (a name also applied several species of chimaera), are small, deep-sea, odd-looking osmeriform fish comprising the family Opisthoproctidae. ...
Binomial name Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) The Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus), also known as the Bone Shark, is the second largest fish alive, after the Whale Shark. ...
Largemouth Bass Bass (IPA /bæs/) is a name shared by many different species of popular game fish. ...
Genera Gramma Lipogramma The basslets are a small family Grammatidae of fish in the perch-like order Perciformes. ...
Batfish is a name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. ...
Binomial name Myliobatis californica (Gill, 1865)[1] The bat ray (Myliobatis californica) is a euryhaline eagle ray found in muddy or sandy sloughs, estuaries and bays, kelp beds and rocky-bottomed shoreline in the eastern Pacific Ocean, between the Oregon coast and the Gulf of California. ...
Species The beaked salmon (also beaked sandfish) are a type of long thin gonorynchiform ray-finned fish that live on sandy bottoms near shorelines. ...
Genera Polymixia Berycopsis (extinct) Dalmatichthys (extinct) Omosoma (extinct) Omosomopsis (extinct) The beardfishes are a small family (Polymixiidae) of deep-sea marine ray-finned fish named for their pair of long hyoid barbels. ...
Binomial name Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758) The beluga (Huso huso) is a species of anadromous fish in the sturgeon family (Acipenseridae) of order Acipenseriformes. ...
Binomial name Danio devario (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) The Bengal Danio or Sind Danio (Danio devario) is a subtropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). ...
Species - spotted betta - Penang betta B. splendens - Siamese fighting fish and others (see text) Betta Bleeker, 1850, is a large genus of small, often colourful, freshwater ray-finned fishes in the gourami family (Osphronemidae). ...
Genera Erpetoichthys Polypterus The bichirs are a family (Polypteridae) of primitive ray-finned fishes, the sole family in the order Polypteriformes. ...
Genera Priacanthus (12 species) Pristigenys (4 species) Heteropriacanthus (1 species) Cookeolus (1 species) Priacanthidae is a family of fish, common name bigeye, comprising of 18 species of marine fish. ...
Binomial name Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845) The bighead carp is a freshwater fish, one of several Asian carps. ...
Genera Melamphaes Poromitra Scopeloberyx Scopelogadus Sio Ridgeheads, also known as bigscales, are a family (Melamphaidae, from the Greek melanos [black] and amphi [by both sides]) of small, deep-sea stephanoberyciform fish. ...
Binomial name Taractichthys longipinnis Lowe, 1843 The big-scale pomfret, Taractichthys longipinnis, is a pomfret of the family Bramidae, found in the Atlantic ocean, at depths down to 500 m. ...
The term billfish is applied to a number of different large, predatory fish such as marlin and swordfish. ...
Binomial name Rhodeus sericeus (Pallas, 1776) The bitterling is a small fish of the carp family. ...
Binomial name Parma alboscapularis Allen & Hoese, 1975 The New Zealand Black Angelfish or the Black Scalyfin (Parma alboscapularis) is a damselfish of the genus Parma, found around north eastern New Zealand to depths of a few metres, over shallow rocky reef areas. ...
Species M. cataractae - shoal bass M. coosae - redeye bass M. dolomieu - smallmouth bass M. notius - Suwannee bass M. punctulatus - spotted bass M. salmoides - largemouth bass M. treculii - Guadalupe bass Micropterus Lacépède, 1802, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ...
Blackfish is used in common names of several small freshwater fishes and some cetaceans of the oceanic dolphin family. ...
Binomial name Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) The blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is a shark of tropical and warm temperate seas. ...
Binomial name Scombrolabrax heterolepsis The longfin escolar Scombrolabrax heterolepsis, also known as the black mackerel, is a widespread but uncommon deep sea fish that presents some difficulties for taxonomy. ...
Binomial name Parma alboscapularis Allen & Hoese, 1975 The New Zealand Black Angelfish or the Black Scalyfin (Parma alboscapularis) is a damselfish of the genus Parma, found around north eastern New Zealand to depths of a few metres, over shallow rocky reef areas. ...
Binomial name Centropristis striata Linnaeus, 1758 The black sea bass (Centropristis striata) is an exclusively marine fish, also known as sea bass and blackfish. ...
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Binomial name Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895) The black tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. ...
Binomial name Melichthys niger Bloch, 1786 Melichthys niger Range Circumtropical Habitat Open waters, shallows, exposed reefs, 5-35 metres (16-115 feet) Size 25 centimetres (10 inches) Categories: Animal stubs ...
Binomial name Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758) The bleak is a small fish of the Cyprinid family, allied to the bream and the minnow, but with a more elongate body, resembling a sardine. ...
The common name blenny is ambiguous at best, as it has been applied to several families of perciform marine fishes all sharing similar morphology and behaviour. ...
Binomial name Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) The blind shark, Brachaelurus waddi, is a blind shark in the family Brachaeluridae, the only member of the genus Brachaelurus, found in the subtropical southwest Pacific Ocean off Queensland and New South Wales, between latitudes 8° S to 33° S. It reaches a...
Binomial name Ictalurus furcatus (Lesueur, 1840) The blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) is one of the largest species of North American catfish. ...
Binomial name Danio kerri (Smith, 1931) The Turquoise Danio or Blue Danio (Danio kerri) is a tropical fish belonging to the Danio family (Cyprinidae). ...
A subspecies of the Pearl Danio. ...
The Blue eye trevalla (Hyperoglyphe antarctica), also known as Bluenose or Deep Sea Trevalla, is a fish found in temperate locations of the Southern Hemisphere (South Africa and Australia). ...
Bluefin tuna may mean any of several species of tuna: Northern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus Southern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus maccoyii Pacific Bluefin Tuna Thunnus orientalis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Binomial name Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), called tailor in Australia,[1] is a species of popular marine game-fish found in all climates. ...
Binomial name Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is a species of freshwater fish. ...
Binomial name Trichogaster trichopterus (Pallas, 1770) The Three spot gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus) is a Labyrinth fish. ...
Binomial name Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) The Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is a carcharhinid shark. ...
Binomial name Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider,, 1801) The Blue or Rippled Triggerfish, Pseudobalistes fuscus is, as you might have guessed, a brilliant blue colour. ...
Boarfish is the common name of two unrelated groups of fish: All fish of the caproidae family (order Zeiformes) are called boarfish Some fish of the pentacerotidae family (order Perciformes) are called boarfish This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
Binomial name Cyema atrum Günther, 1878 Neocyema erythrosoma Castle, 1978 The bobtail snipe eels are two species of deep-sea fishes in the family Cyematidae. ...
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Binomial name Leporinus obtusidens Valenciennes, 1847 Leporinus obtusidens is a South American species of ray-finned fish that inhabits the basins of the Paraná River and the River Plate, the Uruguay River, and the São Francisco River (including minor rivers and tributaries like the Bermejo, Pilcomayo, SalÃ, Juramento, Dulce...
Binomial name Harpadon nehereus (Hamilton, 1822) The Bombay duck or bummalo (Harpadon nehereus, Bengali: bamaloh, Gujarati: bumla, Marathi: bombil) is, despite its name, a lizardfish. ...
Genera Albula Pterothrissa See text for species. ...
Species Sarda australis Sarda chiliensis Sarda orientalis Sarda sarda Bonito is a name given to various species of medium-sized, predatory fish of the genus Sarda, in the mackerel family, including the common or Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) and the Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis). ...
Genera Emmelichthyops Inermia See text for species. ...
Sub-families Heterotidinae Osteoglossinae Arowanas, also known as aruanas or arawanas are freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, sometimes known as bony tongues. ...
Bottlenose may refer to: The Bottlenose Dolphin The Bottlenose whale The order Lagenorhynchus, derived from Greek for bottlenose Category: ...
Binomial name Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766 The bowfins are an order (Amiiformes) of primitive ray-finned fish. ...
Genera Acanthostracion Lactophrys Lactoria Ostracion Paracanthostracion Tetrosomus See text for species. ...
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Bream caught in the Volga River near Kashin, Russia. ...
Genera Bonapartia Cyclothone Diplophos Gonostoma Manducus Margrethia Pollichthys* Sigmops* Triplophos Vinciguerria* Zaphotias* *disputed Gonostomatidae are a family of deep-water marine fish, commonly named bristlemouths, lightfishes or anglemouth. ...
A young male Bristlenose Catfish. ...
Binomial name Etmopterus gracilispinis Krefft, 1968 The broadbanded lanternshark, Etmopterus gracilispinis, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the western Atlantic from Virginia and Florida, Uruguay and Argentina, and reported off Suriname, between latitudes 40° N and 45° S, at depths of between 70 and 1,000 m. ...
The Brook lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) is a jawless fish found in the European part of the Atlantic Ocean, the northwest Mediterranean, and on the European continent. ...
Binomial name Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species of fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. ...
Genera and species See text. ...
Binomial name Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 Morphs Salmo trutta morpha trutta Salmo trutta morpha fario Salmo trutta morpha lacustris The Brown Trout (Salmo trutta morpha fario and morpha lacustris) and the Sea Trout ( morpha trutta) are fish of the same species distinguished chiefly by the fact that the brown trout...
Binomial name Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758 The Bullhead or Millers Thumb (Cottus gobio) is a fish of the sculpin family (Cottidae). ...
Species See text. ...
Binomial name Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839) Range of bull shark The bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, also known as the bull whaler, Zambezi River shark or colloquially Zambi, is common worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts, and well-known for its unpredictable, often aggressive behaviour. ...
Binomial name Salvelinus confluentus Suckley, 1859 The bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) is a char of the family Salmonidae. ...
Binomial name Lota lota Linnaeus, 1758 The burbot (Lota lota) is a freshwater fish related to the cods. ...
Buri can refer to: The Norse god Búri. ...
Binomial name n/a (n/a, n/a) A newly discovered species of Danio from Burma. ...
Butterfish is the common name for a fish of the family Stromateidae. ...
Genera Aetoplatea Gymnura See text for species. ...
Genera Amphichaetodon Chaetodon Chelmon Chelmonops Coradion Forcipiger Hemitaurichthys Heniochus Johnrandallia Parachaetodon Prognathodes The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. ...
C This is a 36 pound California Halibut caught in April 2005 by Ryan Lambert. ...
Binomial name Sebastes pinniger Gill, 1864 The canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) is a rockfish of the Pacific coast, found from south of Shelikof Strait in the eastern Gulf of Alaska to Punta Colnett in northern Baja California. ...
Species Ref: FishBase 2002-08-10 The candirú or canero (Vandellia cirrhosa) is a freshwater fish in the group commonly called the catfishes. ...
The candlefish, also eulachon or hooligan, is a small ocean fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, a smelt found along the northern Pacific coast of North America from Oregon to Alaska. ...
Binomial name Mallotus villosus Müller, 1776 This article is about the fish. ...
Genera Apogon Apogonichthys Archamia Astrapogon Cercamia Cheilodipterus Coranthus Foa Fowleria Glossamia Gymnapogon Holapogon Lachneratus Mionorus Neamia Paxton Phaeoptyx Pseudamia Pseudamiops Pterapogon Rhabdamia Siphamia Sphaeramia Vincentia The Apogonidae are a family of ray-finned fish also known as the cardinalfishes. ...
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Genera See text for genera and species. ...
Catalufa is the common name for three species of fish belonging to the priacanthidae family: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus Priacanthus arenatus Pristigenys serrula (Popeye catalufa) Catalufa is also used in several Caribbean countries as the Spanish or French language common name for a number of other priacanthidae species. ...
Families Akysidae Amblycipitidae Amphiliidae Ariidae Aspredinidae Astroblepidae Auchenipteridae Bagridae Callichthyidae Cetopsidae Chacidae Clariidae Claroteidae Cranoglanididae Diplomystidae Doradidae Erethistidae Hypophthalmidae Ictaluridae Lacantuniidae Loricariidae Malapteruridae Mochokidae Nematogenyidae Pangasiidae Parakysidae Pimelodidae Plotosidae Schilbeidae Scoloplacidae Siluridae Sisoridae Trichomycteridae Catfish (order Siluriformes) are a diverse group of fish. ...
Catla catla, of the carp family is a tasty fish with a large protruding lower jaw. ...
Genera Apristurus Asymbolus Atelomycterus Aulohalaelurus Cephaloscyllium Cephalurus Galeus Halaelurus Haplolepharus Holohalaelurus Parmaturus Pentanchus Poroderma Schroederichthys Scyliorhinus The cat sharks or catsharks are a large family (Scyliorhinidae) of sharks, with over 110 species recorded. ...
Genera Amblyopsis Chologaster Forbesichthys Speoplatyrhinus Typhlichthys The cavefishes are a family Amblyopsidae of fish found in caves and adapted to life in the dark, notably lacking eyes and of a pale or white color. ...
Binomial name Esox niger Lesueur, 1818 The chain pickerel (Esox niger) is a species of freshwater fish in the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes. ...
Binomial name Sciaenops ocellatus Linnaeus, 1766 The red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), also know as channel bass, redfish, puppy drum or just red, is a game fish that is found from Massachusetts down to Florida and from Florida to Northern Mexico. ...
Binomial name Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) ...
Char may mean: A piece of charred substance A character Certain fish in the genus Salvelinus The Char 2C, a tank Char (StarCraft) Tea This is a disambiguation page â a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Binomial name Oncorhynchus masou (Brevoort, 1856) Seema, also sema (russian сима) or Cherry Salmon is a salmon (Oncorhynchus masu or ) of the western Pacific Ocean: (Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Primorsky Krai, Korea, Japan). ...
Families Callorhynchidae Rhinochimaeridae Chimaeridae Other meanings, based on a fantastic animal, are at Chimera Chimaera is the common name of the species in the families Callorhynchidae, Rhinochimaeridae and Chimaeridae which all are closely related to sharks; they are also called ghost sharks. ...
Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian ÑавÑÑа), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ...
Centropyge argi is commonly known as Cherubfish, or Pygmy Angelfish. ...
Chub is a type of minnow (Cyprinidae). ...
Binomial name Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792) Keta redirects here. ...
Genera Cichlids (pronounced âsick-lidsâ) are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. ...
Binomial name Coregonus artedi Lesueur, 1818 blah The cisco (Coregonus artedi) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae). ...
Genera Anabas Ctenopoma Microctenopoma Sandelia The Anabantidae are a family of perciform fish commonly called the Labyrinth fish but also known as the Climbing Gouramies or Climbing Perches. ...
The climbing perch of Burma often leaves the water, travels inland, and climbs trees! On each side of its head there is a built-in storage tank. ...
Genera See text. ...
Species Twenty-seven, including: Amphiprion allardi - Allards clownfish Amphiprion melanopus - Cinnamon clownfish Amphiprion clarkii - Clarks anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris - Ocellaris clownfish Amphiprion percula - Percula clownfish Amphiprion perideraion - Pink skunk clownfish Amphiprion polymnus - Saddleback clownfish Amphiprion sebae - Sebae clownfish Amphiprion tricinctus - Three-band anemonefish Amphiprion ephippium - Red saddleback anemonefish Amphiprion...
Binomial name Botia macracanthus (Bleeker, 1852) A Clown Loach or Tiger Botia (Botia macracanthus) is a freshwater fish belonging to the loach family (Cobitidae). ...
Binomial name Balistoides conspicillum Bloch & Schneider,, 1801 The Clown Triggerfish, Balistoides conspicillum, is a solitary fish most commonly found around coral reefs near steep drop offs. ...
Binomial name Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (Valenciennes, 1840) The cobbler Cnidoglanis macrocephalus is an eeltail catfish found along the coasts of Australia, favoring shallow protected waters near river mouths. ...
Cobia is also a municipality in Dambovita county, Romania; See: Cobia, Romania Binomial name Rachycentron canadum Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) - also known as black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeaters, etc. ...
Species Gadus morhua Gadus macrocephalus Gadus ogac Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus of fish, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes. ...
Genera Aethotaxis Cryothenia Dissostichus Gobionotothen Gvozdarus Lepidonotothen Notothenia Pagothenia Paranotothenia Patagonotothen Pleuragramma Trematomus See text for species. ...
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Binomial name Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792) The Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch, from the Russian кижÑÑ kisutch) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ...
Binomial name Parascyllium collare Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888 The collared carpetshark, Parascyllium collare, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found off eastern Australia, between latitudes 26° S and 38° S, at depths of between 20 and 160 m. ...
Binomial name Ptychocheilus lucius Girard, 1856 The Colorado pikeminnow (formerly squawfish) Ptychocheilus lucius is the largest cyprinid fish of North America, with reports of individuals up to 6 ft long and weighing over 100 lb. ...
Binomial name Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) The Combfish or Comb Wrasse (Coris picta) is a wrasse of the genus Coris, found off eastern Australia and around offshore islands off north eastern New Zealand to depths of between 5 and 60 metres, on mixed sandy/rocky reef areas. ...
Genera Many; see text Combtooth blennies are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae. ...
Binomial name Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common carp or European carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a widespread freshwater fish distantly related to the common goldfish, with which it is capable of interbreeding. ...
Binomial name Thunnus thynnus The Northern Bluefin Tuna is a species of tuna fish, living in both the Western and the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and extending into the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. ...
Conger or conger eel is a vernacular term used of a number of different species of fish, mostly eels of the family Congridae, and especially the genus Conger. ...
Binomial name Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) The Cookiecutter shark (also known as the Cigar shark or Luminous shark) is a small rarely-seen shark which often glows green and grows up to 20 inches long. ...
Binomial name Pangio kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846) A Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii) is a small worm-like freshwater fish belonging to the loach family (Cobitidae). ...
Species Fistularia commersonii Fistularia corneta Fistularia petimba Fistularia tabacaria The cornetfishes are a small family Fistulariidae of extremely elongated fishes in the order Gasterosteiformes. ...
Genera See text The Honeycomb cowfish or Acanthostracion polygonius belongs to the Ostraciidae family and is closely related to boxfish and trunkfish. ...
Binomial name Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815) The cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) is the most common type of ray found in the Chesapeake Bay. ...
Species Heptranchias perlo Hexanchus griseus Hexanchus vitulus Notorynchus cepedianus Cow sharks are a family (Hexanchidae) of sharks charatcterized by extra pairs of gill slits. ...
Species - white crappie - black crappie Pomoxis [Rafinesque, 1818], is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ...
Genera Eumecichthys Lophotus See text for species. ...
Genera See text. ...
Neopagetopsis ionah, length: ca. ...
Binomial name Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936) Known range - dark blue Possible range - light blue The crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai, the only member of the genus Pseudocarcharias (in turn the only member of its family Pseudocarchariidae), is a shark found in the tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans, at depths...
Binomial name Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) The Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) is a member of the family Cyprinidae, which includes many other fish such as the common carp, or the smaller minnows. ...
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Genera Aphanopus Assurger Benthodesmus Demissolinea Eupleurogrammus Evoxymetopon Lepidopus Lepturacanthus Tentoriceps Trichiurus See text for species. ...
Genera Atractodenchelys Diastobranchus Dysomma Dysommina Haptenchelys Histiobranchus Ilyophis Linkenchelys Meadia Simenchelys Synaphobranchus Thermobiotes Cutthroat eels are a family, Synaphobranchidae, of eels. ...
Binomial name Oncorhynchus clarki (Richardson, 1836) Subspecies See text. ...
D Binomial name Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758) The common dab is an edible flatfish in the genus Limanda. ...
A dace is any of a number of species of small cyprinid fish. ...
Fishes of the Family Anotopteridae, Order Aulopiformes (grinners). ...
Binomial name Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål, 1775) Muraenesox cinereus (also known as daggertooth pike conger or pike eel) is a type of eel. ...
Damselfish can refer to any of the following!: The family Pomacentridae, comprising about 400 species of marine fish; All members of that family other than the Clownfishes One of a number of species belonging to the family Pomacentridae, most usually Chromis chromis. ...
Species of Danionin Danio Danio albolineatus Danio abolineatus var pulcher Danio abolineatus var tweediei Danio choprae Danio dangila Danio feegradei Danio kerri Danio kyathit var spotted Danio kyathit var striped Danio meghalayensis Danio nigrofasciatus Danio roseus Danio rerio Danio rerio var frankei Danio sp aff kerri Danio sp aff kyathit...
Species Many, including: Etheostoma fonticola Etheostoma blennioides Etheostoma boschungi The Etheostoma are a genus of small freshwater fish. ...
Genera Aioliops Nemateleotris Oxymetopon Parioglossus Ptereleotris See text for species. ...
The Death Valley Pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus) is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been an large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly which dried up at the end of the last ice age leaving the present day...
Genera Brephostoma Brinkmannella Epigonus Florenciella Microichthys Rosenblattia Sphyraenops See text for species. ...
Binomial name Plesiobatis daviesi (Wallace, 1967) The deepwater stringray, Plesiobatis daviesi, is a species of ray, the only species in the genus Plesiobatis and family Plesiobatidae. ...
Binomial name Hypomesus transpacificus Delta smelt are slender-bodied fish, about 5. ...
Demoiselle may refer to: A damsel. ...
Binomial name Denticeps clupeoides The denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides) is a small (15 cm) species of ray-finned fish found only in the rivers of Benin, Nigeria and Cameroon, related to the herrings, but notable for its large anal fin and its array of denticles under the head giving it...
Species Brachydanio Brachydanio jayarami Brachydanio sondhii Danio Danio kerri (Turquoise Danio) Danio nigrofasciatus (Spotted Danio) Danio aequipinnatus (Giant Danio) Danio albolineatus (Pearl Danio) Danio devario (Bengal Danio) Danio malabaricus (Malabar Danio) Danio regina (Queen Danio) Danio rerio (Zebra Danio) The Danios are small minnow-type fish belonging to the family...
Devil Rays or Devil Ray are used to refer to several things. ...
Species Symphysodon aequifasciatus Symphysodon discus Discus are freshwater cichlid fishes native to the Amazon River basin. ...
A diver is an person who practices scuba diving or surface supplied diving. ...
Spiny Dogfish, Squalus acanthias The name dogfish is applied to a number of small sharks found in the northeast Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean, especially those in the three families Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae. ...
Genera See text. ...
Genera Cynodon Gilbertolus Hydrolycus Rhaphiodon Roestes Cynodontidae fishes (order Characiformes), or Dogteeth tetras, are a family of freshwater fishes found in the Neotropics. ...
Binomial name Misgurnus anguillicaudatus The Dojo Loach (or Weather Loach) is, like many other loaches, a slender and eel-like and fish from Asia. ...
Trinomial name Salvelinus malma malma Walbaum, 1792 For the other subspecies, see Southern Dolly Varden. ...
Binomial name Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 The Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), also known as dolphin fish or dorado, are a species of surface-dwelling fish found in tropical and subtropical waters. ...
The common name dory (from the Middle English dorre, from the Middle French doree, lit. ...
Subfamilies & Genera See text. ...
Genera Anaora Bathycallionymus Callionymus Calliurichthys Dactylopus Diplogrammus Draculo Eleutherochir Eocallionymus Foetorepus Minysynchiropus Neosynchiropus Paracallionymus Paradiplogrammus Protogrammus Pseudocalliurichthys Repomucenus Synchiropus Dragonets are small perciform marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae (from the Greek kallis, beautiful and onyma, name). Found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the...
The common name dragonfish may refer to several unrelated groups of fishes: Barbeled dragonfishes, small bioluminescent deep-sea stomiiform fishes of the family Stomiidae Arowana, large freshwater osteoglossiform fishes of the family Osteoglossidae Lionfishes, showy, venomous marine scorpaeniform fishes of the genera Pterois and Dendrochirus, family Scorpaenidae Several species of...
Genera Cubiceps Nomeus Parapsenes Psenes See text for species. ...
Genera Ageneiosus Asterophysus Auchenipterichthys Auchenipterus Centromochlus Entomocorus Epapterus Gelanoglanis Glanidium Liosomadoras Parauchenipterus Pseudauchenipterus Pseudepapterus Pseudotatia Tatia Tetranematichthys Tocantinsia Trachelyichthys Trachelyopterichthys Trachelyopterus Trachycorystes The driftwood catfishes are a family Auchenipteridae of scaleless catfish found in rivers from Panama to Argentina. ...
Genera See text. ...
Duckbill may refer to: Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus Duckbill dinosaurs, family Hadrosauridae. ...
Genera Facciolella Hoplunnis Leptocephalus Nettastoma Nettenchelys Saurenchelys Venefica See text for species. ...
Binomial name Osphronemus goramy Hamilton, 1822 The Dwarf Gourami, Colisa lalia, is an attractive fish. ...
Binomial name Botia sidthimunki (Klausewitz, 1959) The Dwarf Loach, Chain Botia, or Chain Loach (Botia sidthimunki) is a popular freshwater tropical fish in aquarium belonging to Cobitidae family. ...
E Genera Myliobatis Rhinoptera Pteromylaeus Aetobatus Aetomylaeus Manta Mobula Eagle rays (the Myliobatidae family of fish) are a family of mostly large rays living in the open ocean rather than at the bottom of the sea. ...
Genera Bihunichthys Chaudhuria Chendol Garo Nagaichthys Pillaia The earthworm eels are a family (Chaudhuriidae) of small eel-like fish related to the swamp-eels and spiny eels. ...
For other uses, see Eel (disambiguation). ...
The eelpouts are a family (Zoarcidae) of perciform ray-finned fish. ...
Genera Anodontiglanis Cnidoglanis Euristhmus Neosiluroides Neosilurus Oloplotosus Paraplotosus Plotosus Porochilus Tandanus The eeltail catfish are a family (Plotosidae) of catfish whose tails are elongated in an eel-like fashion. ...
Superorders Galeomorpha Batoidea Selachimorpha Elasmobranchii is the subclass of cartilaginous fishes that includes skates, rays and sharks. ...
Species Malapterurus electricus Malapterurus minjiriya Malapterurus microstoma Electric catfish (family Malapteruridae) is the common name of several species of freshwater catfish with the ability to produce an electric shock of up to 350 volts. ...
Binomial name Electrophorus electricus Linnaeus, 1766 The electric eel, Electrophorus electricus, is a species of fish. ...
Families Narcinidae Torpedinidae hi Electric rays (order Torpediniformes) are fish that have a rounded body and a pair of organs capable of producing an electric discharge, which is used to stun or kill prey. ...
Elephant fish may refer to: Fishes in the family Mormyridae. ...
Binomial name Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862) Peters elephantnose fish, Gnathonemus petersii, is an elephantfish in the genus Gnathonemus. ...
Juvenile American eels An eel is any of the fishes in the order Anguilliformes. ...
An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ...
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Subfamilies Lethrininae Monotaxinae See text for species. ...
Binomial name Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (Smith, 1843) The escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, is a snake mackerel, the only species in the genus Lepidocybium. ...
Binomial name Euclichthys polynemus The Eucla Cod (Euclichthys polynemus) is a deepwater marine fish belonging to the cod order (Gadiformes). ...
The candlefish, also eulachon or hooligan, is a small ocean fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, a smelt found along the northern Pacific coast of North America from Oregon to Alaska. ...
Binomial name Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) The European Eel, Anguilla anguilla, is a snakelike fish. ...
Binomial name Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) is a species of freshwater fish. ...
F Binomial name Anoplogaster brachycera (Valenciennes, 1833) Anoplogaster cornuta (Kotlyar, 1986) Fangtooths, also known as ogrefishes, are deep-sea, ferocious-looking beryciform fish of the family Anoplogastridae (sometimes incorrectly spelt Anoplogasteridae). With a circumglobal distribution in tropical and cold-temperate waters, the family contains only two very similar species with no...
Genera 7 or 8, including: Cottunculus Dasycottus Malacocottus Psychrolutes The fish family Psychrolutidae contains the fatheads or fathead sculpins, including the blobfishes. ...
The knifefishes (also knife fishes, notopterids or featherbacks) are ray-finned fish that are elongated in shape and whose fins run the length of the body, with the resulting appearance of a knife. ...
Genera Acanthaluteres Acreichthys Aluterus Amanses Anacanthus Brachaluteres Cantherhines Cantheschenia Chaetodermis Colurodontis Enigmacanthus Eubalichthys Lalmohania Meuschenia Monacanthus Nelusetta Oxymonacanthus Paraluteres Paramonacanthus Pervagor Pseudalutarius Pseudomonacanthus Rudarius Scobinichthys Stephanolepis Thamnaconus Filefish (also known as foolfish, leatherjackets or shingles) are tropical to subtropical tetraodontiform marine fish of the diverse family Monacanthidae. ...
Genera Monodactylus Schuettea Monodactylidae (moonfishes, fingerfishes) is a family of about 6 species of fishes, in the order Perciformes. ...
Binomial name Devario maetaengensis ({{{author}}}, {{{date}}}) Fire bar danio, Devario maetaengensis: Maximum length: 3 inches Colors: Brown, yellow, green, red Temperature preference: Unknown pH preference: 6 to 7 Hardness preference: Soft to medium Salinity preference: Low to medium Compatibility: Good but fast like most danios Life span: Unknown, probably 3...
Genera Many; see text Flabby whalefish are small, deep-sea cetomimiform fish of the family Cetomimidae. ...
Genera Many; see text The blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies and flagblennies: all perciform marine fish. ...
Binomial name Jordanella floridae Goode & Bean, 1879 The flagfish or American flagfish, Jordanella floridae, is a killifish native to Florida. ...
Species 13 species: see text. ...
Genera Anomalops Phthanophaneron Kryptophanaron Parmops Photoblepharon Phthanophaneron Protoblepharon The term flashlight fish can either refer to: a family of fish, the Anomalopidae, also known as the lanterneye fish any one of a number of individual species, most but not all within that family, most commonly to the flashlight fish Photoblepharon...
Families Suborder Psettodoidei Psettodoidae Suborder Pleuronectoidei Citharidae Scophthalmidae Bothidae(lefteye flounders) Pleuronectidae(righteye flounders) Paralichthyidae Achiropsettidae(southern flounders) Samaridae Suborder Soleoidei Soleidae(soles) Achiridae(American soles) Cynoglossidae(tonguefishes) The flatfish are an order (Pleuronectiformes) of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. ...
The Flathead is a popular sport and table fish found in all parts of Australia. ...
Binomial name Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818) The Flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris), also called the yellow cat, opelousas, mud cat and shovelhead cat, are large North American freshwater catfish. ...
Winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus A flounder blending into its environment Flounders are flatfish that live in ocean waters in Northern European waters and along the east coast of the United States and Canada, as well as the western Pacific. ...
The flying gurnards are a family (Dactylopteridae) of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins, which they use to walk along sandy sea floors while looking for crustaceans and other small invertebrates. ...
Genera Cheilopogon Cypselurus Danichthys Exocoetus Fodiator Hirundichthys Oxyporhamphus Parexocoetus Prognichthys The Exocoetidae or flyingfishes are a marine fish family comprising about 70 species grouped in 7 to 9 genera. ...
Species Himantolophus albinares Himantolophus appelii Himantolophus azurlucens Himantolophus borealis Himantolophus brevirostris Himantolophus compressus Himantolophus cornifer Himantolophus crinitus Himantolophus danae Himantolophus groenlandicus Himantolophus macroceras Himantolophus macroceratoides Himantolophus mauli Himantolophus melanolophus Himantolophus multifurcatus Himantolophus nigricornis Himantolophus paucifilosus Himantolophus pseudoalbinares Himantolophus sagamius The footballfishes are a family (Himantolophidae) of globose, deep-sea ceratioid...
Species Kurtus gulliveria Kurtus indicus The nurseryfishes or forehead brooders are a family (Kurtidae) of fish that are notable for carrying their egg clusters on hooks protruding from the forehead (supraoccipital) of the males. ...
Four-eyed fishes, or Anablepidae, are a small group of freshwater and brackish water fishes living on river estuaries in Central and South America. ...
Species See text. ...
Genera Carnegiella Gasteropelecus Thoracocharax The family Gasteropelecidae consists of the Freshwater Hatchetfish. ...
Balantiocheilos melanopterus True freshwater sharks take a number of forms: the Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas, which frequently swims up rivers. ...
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Genera Allenichthys Antennarius Antennatus Echinophryne Histiophryne Histrio Kuiterichthys Lophiocharon Nudiantennarius Phyllophryne Rhycherus Tathicarpus See text for species. ...
Fusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. ...
G Species See text. ...
Binomial name Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839) The Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus) is a rare species of fresh water shark that dwells in the Ganges River. ...
Species Atractosteus spatula Atractosteus tristoechus Atractosteus tropicus Lepisosteus oculatus Lepisosteus osseus Lepisosteus platostomus Lepisosteus platyrhincus In American English the name gar (or garpike) is strictly applied to members of the Lepisosteidae, a family including seven living species of fish in two genera that inhabit fresh, brackish, and occasionally marine, waters...
Genera many, see text Congridae is the family of conger and garden eels. ...
Garibaldi may refer to: People Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian and French revolutionary, and Anita Garibaldi, his wife; Michael Garibaldi, a fictional character in the television series Babylon 5; Garibaldi, a pop music group; Places Garibaldi, Oregon; Garibaldi, British Columbia; Mount Garibaldi; Garibaldi (city), Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil; Garbaldis...
Species Atractosteus spatula Atractosteus tristoechus Atractosteus tropicus Lepisosteus oculatus Lepisosteus osseus Lepisosteus platostomus Lepisosteus platyrhincus The gars are an ancient order Lepisosteiformes (or Semionotiformes) of primitive ray-finned fish; fossil gars are known from the Permian onwards. ...
Species See text. ...
The ghost knifefishes are a family (Apteronotidae) of knifefishes. ...
Species Solenostomus armatus Solenostomus cyanopterus Solenostomus halimeda Solenostomus leptosoma Solenostomus paradoxus The false pipefishes or ghost pipefishes or tubemouth fishes are a small family Solenostomidae in the order Syngnathiformes. ...
Binomial name Danio aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839) The Giant Danio (Danio aequipinnatus) is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). ...
Binomial name Osphronemus goramy Lacepède, 1801 // Introduction The fish usually known as the Giant Gourami is Osphronemus goramy, belonging to the gourami family Osphronemidae. ...
Binomial name Stereolepis gigas (Ayres, 1859) The giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas), also known as the black sea bass, is a fish native to the northern Pacific Ocean. ...
The gila trout is similar to a Cutthroat and a native to the Southwest United States. ...
Binomial name Kryptopterus bicirrhis The Glass Catfish or Ghost Fish (Kryptopterus bicirrhis) is a transparent freshwater aquarium fish. ...
GlassFish is the name of an open source development project for the next generation Sun Microsystems Java EE server. ...
Genera See text. ...
Binomial name Danio choprai ({{{author}}}, {{{date}}}) Glowlight danio, Danio choprai: Maximum length: 1. ...
Genera Mulloidichthys Mullus Parupeneus Pseudupeneus Upeneichthys Upeneus Goatfish are tropical marine perciform fish of the family Mullidae. ...
Binomial name Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898 The Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is a rarely seen species of shark. ...
Subfamilies Amblyopinae Gobiinae Gobionellinae Oxudercinae Sicydiinae See also list of Gobiidae genera The gobies form the family Gobiidae, which is one of the largest families of fish, with more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. ...
Binomial name Oncorhynchus aguabonita (Jordan, 1892) The Golden Trout (Oncorhynchus aguabonita) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. ...
Binomial name Hiodon alosoides (Rafinesque, 1819) A goldeye is a species of mooneye fish. ...
Trinomial name Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) For the baked snack crackers, please see Goldfish (snack). ...
Species Latimeria chalumnae Latimeria menadoensis Coelacanths (pronounced SEE-le-canth, meaning hollow spine in Greek) are lobe-finned fish with the pectoral and anal fins on fleshy stalks supported by bones, and the tail fin divided into three lobes, the middle one of which also has a stalk. ...
Species Lophius americanus Lophius budegassa Lophius gastrophysus Lophius litulon Lophius piscatorius Lophius vaillanti Lophius vomerinus Monkfish Monkfish is the common name of a number of different species of fish. ...
Binomial name Sebastes carnatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 The gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) is a rockfish of the Pacific coast, primarily off California. ...
Genera Belontiinae Belontia Luciocephalus/Trichogastrinae Colisa Ctenops Luciocephalus Parasphaerichthys Polyacanthus Sphaerichthys Trichogaster Macropodinae Betta Macropodus Malpulutta Parosphromenus Pseudosphromenus Trichopsis Osphroneminae Belontia Osphronemus The gouramies are a family Osphronemidae of freshwater perciform fish. ...
Binomial name Ctenopharyngodon idella Valenciennes, 1844 The Grass Carp, (Ctenopharyngodon idella), also known as the White Amur, is a herbivorous, freshwater fish considered especially well suited for aquatic weed control. ...
A grayling can refer to a A type of freshwater salmonid fish: Specifically, Thymallus thymallus, the grayling proper, or Generically, any fish of genus Thymallus, the graylings Grayling butterfly, Hipparchia semele, common on heathlands in Britain Grayling is also the name of several places: Grayling, Alaska Grayling, Michigan Grayling Township...
Binomial name Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) The Gray Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) is one of the most common sharks found around coral reefs of Indo-Pacific waters. ...
Binomial name Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) Range (in blue) The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, also known as white pointer, white shark, or white death, is an exceptionally large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. ...
Binomial name Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 For the genus of butterflies commonly known as swordtails, see Graphium. ...
Genera Bathysauroides Chlorophthalmus Parasudis Greeneyes are deep-sea aulopiform marine fish of the small family Chlorophthalmidae. ...
Genera Hexagrammos Ophiodon Oxylebius Pleurogrammus Zaniolepis The family of marine fishes Hexagrammidae incorporates the greenlings. ...
A Grenadier was originally a specialized assault trooper for siege operations, first established as a distinct role in the early 17th century. ...
Binomial name Somniosus microcephalus , The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), also known as Sleeper shark, Gurry shark, Ground shark or Gray shark, lives in the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean around Greenland and Iceland in depths to 2000 meters. ...
Genera Acanthistius Alphestes Anyperidon Caprodon Cephalopholis Cromileptes Dermatolepis Epinephelus Gonioplectrus Gracila HypoplectrodesLiopropoma Mycteroperca Niphon Paranthias Plectropomus Saloptia Triso Variola For the computer program, see Grouper (Windows application). ...
Species , California grunion , Gulf grunion Grunion are two species of the genus Leuresthes: the California grunion, , and the Gulf grunion . ...
The term grunt is slang for an infantryman in the U.S. military and some of the other armed forces of the English speaking world, and both Army and Marine infantrymen are known to take extreme pride in the term. ...
A fish living in temperate to tropical shallow waters. ...
Binomial name Rhamphocottus richardsonii Günther, 1874 The grunt sculpin or grunt-fish (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) is the only member of the fish family Rhamphocottidae. ...
In general, a gudgeon is a circular fitting, often made of metal, which is fixed onto some surface. ...
Genera See text. ...
Binomial name Eurypharynx pelecanoides Vaillant, 1882 The gulper eel, Eurypharynx pelecanoides, is a deep-sea fish rarely seen by humans, though the creatures are occasionally snagged in fishermens nets. ...
Families Cyematidae Saccopharyngidae Eupharyngidae Monognathidae Saccopharyngiformes is an order of unusual ray-finned fish superficially similar to eels, but with many internal differences. ...
The gunwale, pronounced gunnel, is the top edge of the side of a boat. ...
Binomial name Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 Guppy standards. ...
Gurnard can refer to: The sea robin. ...
H Binomial name Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Haddock is a marine fish distributed on both sides of the North Atlantic. ...
Genera Eptatretus Myxine Nemamyxine Neomyxine Notomyxine Paramyxine Quadratus This article is about the Hagfish. ...
Genera Aphanopus Assurger Benthodesmus Demissolinea Eupleurogrammus Evoxymetopon Lepidopus Lepturacanthus Tentoriceps Trichiurus See text for species. ...
The term hake refers to fish in either of: families Gadidae (subfamily Phycinae) families Merlucciidae (both subfamilies Merlucciinae and Steindachneriinae). ...
Genera Arrhamphus Chriodorus Dermogenys Euleptorhamphus Hemirhamphodon Hemiramphus Hyporhamphus Melapedalion Nomorhamphus Oxyporhamphus Rhynchorhamphus Reporhamphus Tondanichthys Zenarchopterus Halfbeaks (family Hemiramphidae) are close relatives of the flyingfishes and members of the same order, the Beloniformes. ...
Binomial name Medialuna californiensis (Steindachner, 1876) The Halfmoon, Medialuna californiensis, is a species of edible Pacific fish. ...
Fiorello LaGuardia with a 300-pound halibut at the Fulton Fish Market. ...
Genera Aldrovandia Halosauropsis Halosaurus Halosaurs are eel-like fish found only at great ocean depths. ...
- A hamlet is a fish of the genus Hypoplectrus. ...
Species Sphyrna (Sphyrna) lewini Sphyrna (Sphyrna) mokarran Sphyrna (Sphyrna) zygaena Sphyrna (Sphyrna) couardi, Sphyrna (Mesozygaena) corona Sphyrna (Platysqualus) media Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tudes The hammerhead shark (genus Sphyrna) is a member of the family Sphyrnidae. ...
Binomial name Omosudis lowii Günther, 1887 The hammerjaw or omosudid (Omosudis lowii) is a small deep-sea aulopiform fish, found worlwide in tropical and temperate waters to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) depth. ...
The Handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) is a rare Australian fish from the family Brachionichthyidae. ...
The name hatchetfish may refer to two unrelated groups of fishes: Marine hatchetfishes, small deep-sea bioluminescent fishes (Stomiiformes) of the family Sternoptychidae, subfamily Sternoptychinae. ...
Genera Amblycirrhitus Cirrhitichthys Cirrhitops Cirrhitus Cristacirrhitus Cyprinocirrhites Isocirrhitus Itycirrhitus Neocirrhites Notocirrhitus Oxycirrhites Paracirrhites Hawkfish are strictly tropical, perciform marine fish of the family Cirrhitidae. ...
Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the temperate, shallow waters of the North Atlantic...
Genera Argentina Glossanodon See text for species. ...
The hillstream loaches are a family (Balitoridae) of small Eurasian fish that generally live in fast-flowing streams and have a large sucker mouth and modified ventral fins used for clinging to rocks. ...
Binomial name Heterodontus francisci Girard, 1855 The Horn shark (Heterodontus francisci) is a shark from the bullhead shark order Heterodontiformes. ...
Horsefish is the general name given to any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies. ...
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Binomial name Hucho hucho (Linnaeus, 1758) The huchen (Hucho hucho) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. ...
Binomial name Rhinecanthus rectangulus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 The reef, rectangular, or wedge-tail triggerfish, also known by its Hawaiian name, (IPA: , also spelled humuhumu-nukunuku-a-puaâa or just humuhumu for short; meaning triggerfish with a snout like a pig [1]), is one of several species of triggerfish. ...
I Species Chaenocephalus aceratus (16 more) The icefishes (or white-blooded fishes) are a family (Channichthyidae) of perciform fish found in the cold waters around Antarctica and southern South America. ...
See Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Integrated_development_environment Binomial name Leuciscus idus Linnaeus, 1758 The ide or orfe, Leuciscus idus, is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae found across northern Europe and Asia. ...
Hilsa, also pronounced Ilish is the national fish of Bangladesh and also relished in Indias Bengali and Oriya speaking populace. ...
Inanga is a musical instrument in Africa akin to a zither Inanga is a member of the galaxiid genus of fish which occurs in the Southern Hemisphere Inanga is a place in Nyanga province, Gabon ...
This article is about the fish; for the art group, see Inconnu Independent Art Group. ...
J Any of various fishesâyoung pike, green pike or pickerel, or large California rockfish. ...
Jackfish may refer to: the Northern Pike (Esox lucius) in Canada the Northern Pike or the Banded Rudderfish (Seriola zonata) in the United States one of several species of Trevally (genus Caranx) in New Zealand the Bigeye Scad (Selar crumenopthalmus) or Jack Crevalle (Caranx hippos) in the Caribbean the ghost...
Binomial name Cichlasoma octofasciatum (Regan, 1903) The Jack Dempsey (Nandopsis octofasciatum) is a cichlid fish named for the 1920s boxer Jack Dempsey. ...
Binomial name Anguilla japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1847) The Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, is a species of eel found in Japan, Korea, the East China Sea and the northern Philippines. ...
Genera Opistognathus Lonchopishtus Stalix Opistognathidae (opisto = behind, gnath = mouth), commonly referred to as jawfishes, are classified within Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei. ...
Species Ateleopus indicus Ateleopus japonicus Ateleopus natalensis Ateleopus purpureus Ateleopus tanabensis Guentherus altivelis Ijimaia antillarum Ijimaia dofleini Ijimaia loppei Ijimaia plicatellus Parateleopus microstomus The jellynose fishes are a small order (Ateleopodiformes) of ray-finned fish, consisting of a single family (Ateleopodidae) with about a dozen species in four genera. ...
Hemichromis is a genus of fish from the family Cichlidae, known in the aquarium trade as Jewel cichlids. ...
Jewfish is a term formerly applied to a number of species of marine fish, including: In family Glaucosomatidae (Perciformes): Glaucosoma hebraicum In family Megalopidae (Elopiformes): The tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) In family Paralichthyidae (Pleuronectiformes): The summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) In family Polyprionidae (Perciformes): The giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas) The wreckfish...
Binomial name Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758 John Dory, also known as St Pierre, refers to fish of the genus Zeus, especially Zeus faber, of widespread distribution. ...
K Species Arripis georgianus Arripis trutta Arripis truttacea Arripis xylabion Australian salmon or Australasian salmon, also known as kahawai in New Zealand English, are medium-sized perciform marine fish of the small family Arripidae (also spelt Arripididae). ...
Kaluga (Huso dauricus) (various groups of sturgeons) are large predatory fish found in the Amur River basin. ...
Genera Chironemus Threpterius See text for species. ...
A killifish is any of various small, mainly oviparous (egg-laying) cyprinodont fish (order Cyprinodontiformes, family Cyprinodontidae). ...
Binomial name Trachipterus altivelis (Kner, 1859) King-of-the-salmon, Trachipterus altivelis, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae. ...
Binomial name Helostoma temminckii Cuvier, 1829 Kissing gouramis, also known as kissers (Helostoma temminckii), are large tropical freshwater fish comprising the monotypic gourami family Helostomatidae (from the Greek elos [stud, nail], stoma [mouth]). Highly commercial food fish which are farmed in their native Southeast Asia, kissing gouramis are also popular...
Knifefish refers to several knife-shaped fishes: The order Gymnotiformes of knifefishes. ...
The knifejaw may be: Oplegnathus woodwardi, a fish with the common name knifejaw Any of the fish in the family Oplegnathidae, known as the knifejaws Category: ...
Binomial name Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) Koi (é¯ï¼ããï¼, RÅmaji: koi, pronounced IPA: ) are ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp Cyprinus carpio, originated from China and widely spread in Japan. ...
Binomial name Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792) Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called Red Salmon or Blueback Salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Kokopu is a fish found in the rivers, lakes and swamps of New Zealand and is unique to that land. ...
Binomial name Pangio kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846) A Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii) is a small worm-like freshwater fish belonging to the loach family (Cobitidae). ...
L Genera Anabas Ctenopoma Microctenopoma Sandelia The Anabantidae are a family of perciform fish commonly called the Labyrinth fish but also known as the Climbing Gouramies or Climbing Perches. ...
Binomial name Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766 The Ladyfish (or Ten-Pounder, Elops saurus) is a tropical species of Ray-finned fish. ...
The extremities of the ductus cochlearis are closed; the upper is termed the lagena and is attached to the cupula at the upper part of the helicotrema; the lower is lodged in the recessus cochlearis of the vestibule. ...
Binomial name Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792) Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. ...
Lake whitefish in an aquarium Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) are freshwater whitefish of North America; members of the salmon family. ...
Subfamilies Geotriinae Mordaciinae Petromyzontinae A lamprey (sometimes also called lamprey eel) is a jawless fish with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth, with which most species bore into the flesh of other fish to suck their blood. ...
Species Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833 Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960 Lancetfish (genus Alepisaurus Lowe, 1833) (Lat. ...
Genera Benthosema Bolinichthys Centrobranchus Ceratoscopelus Diaphus Diogenichthys Electrona Gonichthys Gymnoscopelus Hintonia Hygophum Idiolychnus Krefftichthys Lampadena Lampanyctodes Lampanyctus Lampichthys Lepidophanes Lobianchia Loweina Metelectrona Myctophum Nannobrachium Notolychnus Notoscopelus Parvilux Protomyctophum Scopelopsis Stenobrachius Symbolophorus Taaningichthys Tarletonbeania Triphoturus Lanternfishes (or myctophids, from the Greek mykter, nose and ophis, serpent) are small, deep sea fish...
Binomial name Micropterus salmoides The Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a species of fish. ...
Genera Afronandus Nandus Polycentropsis Pristolepis Asian leaffishes are small freshwater fishes of the Nandidae family, from Southern Asia. ...
Genera Over 14,000 The crane flies are a family (Tipulidae) of insects resembling giant mosquitoes. ...
Genera Arnoglossus Asterorhombus Bothus Chascanopsetta Crossorhombus Engyophrys Engyprosopon Grammatobothus Japonolaeops Kamoharaia Laeops Lophonectes Monolene Neolaeops Parabothus Perissias Psettina Taeniopsetta Tosarhombus Trichopsetta See text for species. ...
Binomial name Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868) The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is a well studied shark belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. ...
A spotted colour morph of Danio rerio. ...
Lightfish refers to two groups of bioluminescent fishes: Family Phosichthyidae. ...
Species See text. ...
Ling may refer to: Several species of fish: Burbot, Lota lota. ...
Lionfish, Melbourne Aquarium Lionfish, Peleliu, Palau A Lionfish is any of several species of venomous marine fish in the genera Pterois, Pteropterus. ...
Genera Bathysaurus Harpadon Saurida Synodus Trachinocephalus Synodontidae is a family of fishes known as lizardfishes. ...
Genera Acanthopsoides Acanthophthalmus Acantopsis Botia Chromobotia Cobitis Enobarbichthys Formosiana Iksookimia Koreocobitis Kottelatlimia Lepidocephalichthys Lepidocephalus Leptobotia Misgurnus Neoeucirrhichthys Niwaella Pangio Parabotia Paralepidocephalus Paramisgurnus Protocobitis Sabanejewia Serpenticobitis Somileptes (Gongota loach) Syncrossus Yasuhikotakia Loaches are freshwater fishes of the family Cobitidae, small benthic (bottom-dwelling) fishes with a flattened ventral profile. ...
Genera See text. ...
Binomial name Rhinichthys cobitis (Girard, 1856) The Loach Minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis) is a species of freshwater fish. ...
Genera See text. ...
Binomial name Scombrolabrax heterolepsis The longfin escolar Scombrolabrax heterolepsis, also known as the black mackerel, is a widespread but uncommon deep sea fish that presents some difficulties for taxonomy. ...
Binomial name Dinolestes lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) The long-finned pike or yellowfin pike, Dinolestes lewini, is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus Dinolestes and family Dinolestidae. ...
Binomial name Gillichthys mirabilis Cooper, 1864 The longjaw mudsucker Gillichthys mirabilis is a goby (Gobiidae) of the Pacific Ocean coast of California and Baja California, noted for its extremely large mouth and ability to survive out of water for short periods. ...
Genera Derichthys Nessorhamphus See text for species. ...
Binomial name Rhinichthys cataractae (Valenciennes, 1842) The longnose dace is found in muddy and warm, clear and cold, streams and lakes. ...
Binomial name Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833 Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960 Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus (Scaleless lizard), the only genus in the family Alepisauridae. ...
Binomial name Catostomus catostomus Forster, 1773 Subspecies Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus) is a freshwater species of fish that inhabits the Arctic. ...
Genera (examples) Brachyplatystoma Calophysus Paulicea Perrunichthys Phractocephalus Pimelodus Platynematichthys Platystomatichtys Pseudoplatystoma Rhamdia Sorumbim Steindachneridion Typhlobagrus Zungaro Long-whiskered catfish are fishes of the Pimelodidae family (order Siluriformes), a large family (more than 50 genera) of Central and South American catfishes. ...
Binomial name Luvarus imperialis Rafinesque, 1810 The louvar or luvar, Luvarus imperialis, is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus Luvarus and family Luvaridae. ...
Genera Aptocyclus Cyclopsis Cyclopteropsis Cyclopterus Eumicrotremus Lethotremus Lumpsuckers or Lumpfish are mostly small scorpaeniform marine fish of the family Cyclopteridae. ...
Orders See text. ...
M Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. ...
Families Odontaspididae (sand tigers) Mitsukurinidae (goblin shark) Pseudocarchariidae (crocodile shark) Megachasmidae (megamouth shark) Alopiidae (thresher sharks) Cetorhinidae (basking shark) Lamnidae (mackerel sharks) Lamniformes is an order of sharks. ...
Binomial name Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 The Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), also known as dolphin fish or dorado, are a species of surface-dwelling fish found in tropical and subtropical waters. ...
Genera Tor Acrossocheilus The mahseer is a large-scaled carp, family Cyprinidae, a prized game fish found in India and southern Asia generally. ...
Binomial name Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 The Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), commonly called Mako Shark, is a large shark of the Lamnidae family with a full-grown size of 2. ...
Genera and species See text. ...
Binomial name Nomeus gronovii (Gmelin, 1789) The man-of-war fish (Nomeus gronovii) is a driftfish that lives in different areas of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. ...
Binomial name Manta birostris Dondorff, 1798 The manta ray, or giant manta (Manta birostris), is the largest of the rays, with the largest known specimen having been nearly 7. ...
Binomial name Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839 The Marblefish (Aplodactylus arctidens) is a marblefish of the genus Aplodactylus, found in south eastern Australia, and around New Zealand, in depths down to 40 metres. ...
Genera Argyropelecus Polypipnus Sternoptyx Marine hatchetfish are small, deep-sea bathypelagic fish of the family Sternoptychidae, together with bottlelights, pearlsides and constellationfish. ...
Genera Istiophorus Makaira Tetrapturus See text for species. ...
Binomial name Oryzias latipes Temminck & Schlegel 1846 The medaka or Japanese killifish, Oryzias latipes, is a very small ricefish, popular as an aquarium fish native to Southeast Asia. ...
Genera Centrolophus Hyperoglyphe Icichthys Psenopsis Schedophilus Seriolella Tubbia See text for species. ...
Binomial name Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno and Struhsaker, 1983 The megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, is an extremely rare and unusual species of shark, discovered in 1976, with 37 specimens known to be caught or sighted as of 2006. ...
The menhadens comprise two genera of marine fish in the family Clupeidae. ...
Genera Lyconodes Lyconus Macruronus Merluccius Steindachneria See text for species. ...
Species Porichthys analis Porichthys bathoiketes Porichthys ephippiatus Porichthys greenei Porichthys kymosemeum Porichthys margaritatus Porichthys mimeticus Porichthys myriaster Porichthys notatus Porichthys oculellus Porichthys oculofrenum Porichthys pauciradiatus Porichthys plectrodon Porichthys porosissimus Porichthys queenslandiae The Midshipman fishes are the genus Porichthys of toadfishes. ...
Binomial name Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775) The milkfish (Chanos chanos) is an important food fish in Southeast Asia. ...
The word minnow can mean, in decreasing order of specificity: The Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Any, particularly small, fish of the family Cyprinidae Fish of the family Galaxiidae, in particular those of genus galaxiid occurring in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
Binomial name Catostomus microps Rutter, 1908 The Modoc sucker, Catostomus microps, is a species of fish native to California. ...
Genera See text. ...
Mola can refer to: Emilio Mola, a Spanish army officer of the Spanish Civil War. ...
Species (see text) Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801, is a genus of freshwater fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. ...
Species Lophius americanus Lophius budegassa Lophius gastrophysus Lophius litulon Lophius piscatorius Lophius vaillanti Lophius vomerinus Monkfish in natural envorinment Monkfish is the common name of a number of different species of fish. ...
Species Hiodon alosoides Hiodon tergisus Hiodon consteniorum (extinct) The mooneyes are a family Hiodontidae of primitive ray-finned fish comprising two living and one extinct species in the genus Hiodon. ...
Moonfish is a tracker/software groovebox made by Bram Bos for Windows. ...
Binomial name Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) The moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus, is a small perciform marine fish, the sole representative of the family Zanclidae (from the Greek zagkios, oblique). A common inhabitant of tropical to subtropical reefs and lagoons, the moorish idol is notable for its wide distribution throughout the...
Mora can mean: Cameroon Mora, Cameroon Costa Rica Mora Canton Portugal Mora, Portugal Sweden Mora, Sweden - a municipality of Dalarna County in Sweden Mora Court District - a district of Dalecarlia in Sweden United States Mora, Minnesota, United States Mora County, New Mexico, United States Mora (linguistics): A unit of sound...
Genera See text. ...
Genera Antimora Auchenoceros Eeyorius Eretmophorus Gadella Guttigadus Halargyreus Laemonema Lepidion Lotella Mora Notophycis Physiculus Pseudophycis Rhynchogadus Salilota Svetovidovia Tripterophycis See text for species. ...
A morwong is a fish found in Port Phillip, Melbourne, Australia. ...
The Moses sole, Pardachirus marmoratus, is a small fish from the Red Sea that secretes a milky substance from the base of its dorsal and anal fins. ...
Binomial name Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853) The mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, is a species of freshwater fish. ...
Mouthbrooder is a term used when talking about fish. ...
species See text. ...
Mudskippers are members of the olmeferous family Oxudercinae (tribe: Periophthalmini[1]), within the family Gobiidae (Gobies). ...
Genera Agonostomus Aldrichetta Cestraeus Cahaenomugil Chelon Crenimugil Joturus Liza Moolgarda Mugil Myxus Neomyxus Oedalechilus Rhinomugil Sicamugil Valaomugil Xenomugil The mullets are a family (Mugilidae) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water also. ...
Trinomial name Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus) is a small killifish found in the eastern United States. ...
Trinomial name Maccullochella peelii peelii (Mitchell, 1838) The Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii) is a large and striking predatory freshwater fish of the Maccullochella genus and the Percichthyidae family. ...
Binomial name Esox masquinongy Mitchill, 1824 Subspecies Muskellunge or muskie (Esox masquinongy) are large, relatively rare freshwater fish of North America. ...
Binomial name Balistoides viridescens Balistoides viridescens Range Tropical Indo-Pacific, Red Sea Habitat Coastal waters, 5-35 metres (16-115 feet) Size 75 centimetres (29 inches) ...
N Genera Electrophorus Gymnotus The naked-back knifefishes are a family (Gymnotidae) of knifefishes that do not have a dorsal fin. ...
Binomial name Chondrostoma nasus Linnaeus, 1758 The Nase is a potamodromous fish found in the basins of the Meuse, Rhine and Danube rivers. ...
Genera Ablennes Belone Lhotskia Platybelone Stenocaulis Strongylura (common needlefishes) Thalassosteus Tylosurus Xenentodon (Asian freshwater needlefishes) Needlefishes (family Belonidae) are piscivorous fishes usually associated with shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. ...
Binomial name Paracheirodon innesi (Myers, 1936) The neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. ...
Binomial name Retropinna retropinna (Richardson, 1848) The New Zealand Smelt, New Zealand Common Smelt, or New Zealand Cucumber Fish, (Retropinna retropinna) is a smelt of the genus Retropinna, found only in New Zealand at shallow depths in estuaries and rivers. ...
In metalwork, a nibbler is a tool for cutting sheet metal. ...
Genera See text for genera and species. ...
caught by an angler in the river Dráva, Hungary. ...
Binomial name Ptychocheilus oregonensis Richardson, 1836 The northern squawfish, pikeminnow, or Columbia River dace, Ptychocheilus oregonensis, is a large member of the minnow family, Cyprinidae. ...
The Northern Stargazer (Astroscopus Guttatus) is a fish that can reach lengths of 22in (56 cm) and are located on the eastern shores of the United States. ...
Species Kurtus gulliveria Kurtus indicus The nurseryfishes or forehead brooders are a family (Kurtidae) of fish that are notable for carrying their egg clusters on hooks protruding from the forehead (supraoccipital) of the males. ...
Binomial name Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) The nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum is a shark in the nurse sharks family and may reach a length of 4. ...
O Genera Agrostichthys Regalecus Oarfish are large, greatly elongated, pelagic Lampriform fish comprising the small family Regalecidae. ...
Binomial name Sebastes marinus Linnaeus, 1758 The Rose fish (Sebastes marinus), is also known as the ocean perch, Norway haddock, red perch, hemdurgan; it is sometimes wrongly called bergylt, bream, or snapper. ...
Binomial name Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) is a unique pelagic fish, perhaps the most massive bony fish in the world (but not the longest one; that honor probably goes to the Oarfish, known as the king of herrings). ...
Binomial name Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) Range of oceanic whitetip shark The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is a large pelagic shark of tropical and warm temperate seas. ...
Binomial name Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1833 The oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus, is a snake mackerel, the only species in the genus Ruvettus. ...
Binomial name Enoplosus armatus (White, 1790) The oldwife, Enoplosus armatus, is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus Enoplosus and family Enoplosidae. ...
Species Lampris guttatus Lampris immaculatus Opah (also known colloquially as moonfish, sunfish, kingfish, and Jerusalem haddock) are large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic lampridiform fish comprising the small family Lampridae (also spelt Lamprididae). ...
Binomial name Hoplostethus atlanticus Collett, 1889 The orange roughy or red roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) is a relatively large deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae). ...
Binomial name Balistapus undulatus Balistapus undulatus Range Tropical Indo-Pacific, Red Sea Habitat Coastal waters, 2-50 metres (7 - 165 feet) Size 30 centimetres (12 inches) ...
Binomial name Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775) Orbicular batfish in sea life Helsinki The Orbicular Batfish, Platax orbicularis, is a popular aquarium fish endemic to tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ...
Genera Allocyttus Neocyttus Oreosoma Pseudocyttus See text for species. ...
P Binomial name Gadus macrocephalus The Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus) is an important commercial food species. ...
Binomial name Merluccius productus (Ayres, 1855) The North Pacific hake, Pacific hake, or Pacific whiting, Merluccius productus, is a merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius, found in the north east Pacific Ocean from northern Vancouver Island to the northern part of the Gulf of California, from the surface to depths...
Binomial name Clupea pallasii Valenciennes, 1847 The Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii, is a species of the herring family associated with the Pacific Ocean environment of North America and northeast Asia. ...
Binomial name Lampetra tridentata (Richardson, 1836) The Pacific lamprey, Lampetra tridentata, also known as three tooth lamprey and tridentate lamprey, lives along the Pacific Coast of North America and Asia. ...
This article is about the fish. ...
Binomial name Cololabis saira (Brevoort, 1856) The Pacific saury, Cololabis saira, is a saury, a member of the family Scomberesocidae. ...
Binomial name Chauliodus macouni Bean, 1890 Viperfish (Chauliodus macouni) is a predatory fish living deep in the oceans and is frequently refered to as among the oceans bottom feeders. ...
Pacus are omnivorous fish that are known to grow quite large, very quickly. ...
Species Genus Polyodon Polyodon spathula Genus Psephurus Psephurus gladius Paddlefish (family Polyodontidae) are primitive Chondrostian ray-finned fishes. ...
Binomial name Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Paradise fish (or paradise gouramis, Macropodus opercularis), are small freshwater fish found in ditches and paddy fields in south-east Asia. ...
Genera Bolbometopon Calotomus Cetoscarus Chlorurus Cryptotomus Hipposcarus Leptoscarus Nicholsina Scarus Sparisoma Parrotfishes are mostly tropical, perciform marine fish of the family Scaridae. ...
Genera Carapus Echiodon Eurypleuron Encheliophis Onuxodon Pyramodon Snyderidia The Pearlfish is a general name for a variety of marine fish species in the Carapidae family. ...
Binomial name Danio albolineatus (Blyth, 1860) The Pearl Danio (Danio albolineatus) is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). ...
Binomial name Melanonus gracilis The Pelagic cod (Melanonus gracilis) is a small deepwater fish found in the Southern Ocean. ...
Binomial name Eurypharynx pelecanoides The gulper eel, or Eurypharynx pelecanoides, is a deep-sea specimen rarely seen by humans, though the creatures are occasionally snagged in fishermens nets. ...
Genera (examples) Bullockia Eremophilus Henonemus Ituglanis Listrura Miuroglanis Pareiodon Parasteglophilus Paravandellia Plectrochilus Stauroglanis Sylvinichthys Trichogenes Trichomycterus Vandellia Pencil or parasitic catfishes are small fishes of the family Trichomycteridae (order Siluriformes), comprising about 42 genera and 178 species. ...
Species Nannostomus anduzei Nannostomus beckfordi (Golden Pencilfish) Nannostomus bifasciatus (Two-Lined Pencilfish) Nannostomus britskii Nannostomus digrammus Nannostomus eques Nannostomus espei (Espeis Pencilfish) Nannostomus harrisoni (Harrisons Pencilfish) Nannostomus limatus Nannostomus marginatus (Dwarf Pencilfish) Nannostomus marilynae Nannostomus minimus Nannostomus mortenthaleri Nannostomus nitidus Nannostomus trifasciatus Nannostomus unifasciatus Nannostomus Günther, 1872...
Species P. flavescens (Yellow perch) P. fluviatilis (European perch) P. schrenkii (Balkhash perch) For other meanings of the word perch, including fish not in the Perca genus, see Perch (disambiguation). ...
Binomial name Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862) Peters elephantnose fish, Gnathonemus petersii, is an elephantfish in the genus Gnathonemus. ...
Species E. americanus – grass and redfin pickerels E. lucius – northern pike E. masquinongy – muskellunge E. niger – chain pickerel – Amur pike Esox Linnaeus, 1758, is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes. ...
Pigfish may refer to: Fishes in the family Congiopodidae. ...
Species E. americanus – grass and redfin pickerels E. lucius – northern pike E. masquinongy – muskellunge E. niger – chain pickerel – Amur pike Esox Linnaeus, 1758, is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes. ...
Genera Many; see text The blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies and flagblennies: all perciform marine fish. ...
Pikeperch is a name shared by various members of the Percidae (perch) family that resembles pikes (i. ...
Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. ...
Binomial name Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus, 1758) The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish that is a horse mackerel and belongs to the Carangidae family of fishes. ...
Genera Cleidopus Monocentris Pineconefish are small and unusual beryciform marine fish of the family Monocentridae. ...
Binomial name Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) The pink salmon or humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) (from the Russian gorbuscha--гоÑбÑÑа) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ...
Binomial name Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Sergeant Major or pÃntano (Abudefduf saxatilis, family Pomacentridae) is a large, colourful damselfish. ...
Genera Pipefish (Syngnathidae) are small fish, which with the Seahorses form a distinct family. ...
Genera Catoprion Pristobrycon Pygocentrus Pygopristis Serrasalmus The piranhas or pirañas are a group of carnivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers. ...
Binomial name Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829) The Arapaima gigas, also known as the piracucu, is the worlds largest freshwater fish. ...
Binomial name Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams, 1824) The pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus, is a freshwater fish of the Percopsiformes order. ...
Binomial name Pleuronectes platessa Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) are an abundant and commercially important flatfish occurring on the sandy bottoms of the European shelf. ...
Binomial name Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) The southern platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus) is a species of freshwater fish in family Poecilidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. ...
Species See text. ...
An adult Common Pleco The Plecostomus or Pleco is a general name for a type of nocturnal freshwater tropical fish belonging to the Armored Catfish family (Loricariidae). ...
Genera Agonopsis Agonus Anoplagonus Aspidophoroides Bathyagonus Bothragonus Brachyopsis Chesnonia Freemanichthys Hypsagonus Leptagonus Occella Odontopyxis Pallasina Percis Podothecus Stellerina Tilesina Ulcina Xeneretmus The poachers are a family (Agonidae) of small bottom-dwelling cold-water marine fish. ...
Species Pollachius pollachius Pollachius virens Pollock is the common name used for either of the two species of marine fish in the Pollachius genus. ...
A whitie pomfret is a type of fish. ...
Pompano is the common name of the Trachinotus genus of the Carangidae family. ...
Binomial name Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus, 1758 The Pompano dolphinfish (Coryphaena equiselis) is a species of surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in tropical and subtropical waters. ...
Genera Gazza Leiognathus Secutor See text for species. ...
Binomial name Lamna nasus Bonnaterre, 1788 The Porbeagle (Lamna nasus) is a large pelagic predatory shark. ...
Genera Allomycterus Chilomycterus(Burrfishes, Spiny Boxfishes) Cyclichthys(Swelltoads) Dicotylichthys Diodon(Porcupinefishes) Lophodiodon Lyosphaera Tragulichthys The Porcupinefish is a fish of the family Diodontidae (order Tetraodontiformes). ...
Binomial name Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766) The Scup or porgy, Stenotomus chrysops, is a fish which occurs primarily in the Atlantic from Massachusetts to South Carolina. ...
Binomial name Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793) The Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) is a type of bullhead shark found in the coastal region of southern Australia. ...
Genera See text. ...
Genera Acanthochaenus Malacosarcus Stephanoberyx See text for species. ...
The Prickly shark (species Echinorhinus cookei) is a species of shark occurring only in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Binomial name Zaprora silenus Prowfish (Zaprora silenus) are subtropical perciform marine fish found in the North Pacific. ...
Genera Amblyrhynchotes Arothron Auriglobus Canthigaster Carinotetraodon Chelonodon Colomesus Contusus Ephippion Feroxodon Fugu Gastrophysus Javichthys Lagocephalus Liosaccus Marilyna Monotretus Omegaphora Pelagocephalus Polyspina Reicheltia Sphoeroides Takifugu Tetractenos Tetraodon Torquigener Tylerius Xenopterus For species see Genera articles. ...
Binomial name Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) The pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) is a species of freshwater fish. ...
Genera Aphanius Cualac Cubanichthys Cyprinodon Floridichthys Garmanella Jordanella Lebias Megupsilon Orestias The pupfishes are a family Cyprinodontidae of ray-finned fish . ...
Species (see text) Elassoma Jordan, 1849, is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of family Elassomatidae and suborder Elassomatoidei of order Perciformes. ...
Q Binomial name Devario regina (Fowler, 1934) The Queen Danio (Devario regina) is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). ...
Family: Catostomidae (Suckers) Species: Carpiodes cyprinus The quillback, often known as the buffalo carp, is a type of freshwater fish of the sucker family. ...
Binomial name Ptilichthys goodei Bean, 1881 The quillfish, Ptilichthys goodei, is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus Ptilichthys and family Ptilichthyidae. ...
R Rabbitfish are members of the Siganidae family. ...
Binomial name Icosteus aenigmaticus Lockington, 1880 The ragfish, Icosteus aenigmaticus (Lockington, 1880), is an odd ray-finned fish of the northern Pacific Ocean; although a perciform, its skeleton is mostly cartilage, and the larvae have pelvic fins that disappear as they mature. ...
Binomial name Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792 Subspecies See text. ...
The Rainbowfishes are a family of small, colourful, freshwater fish that are found in northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea and some other nearby islands. ...
Species See text. ...
Families Callorhynchidae Rhinochimaeridae Chimaeridae Other meanings, based on a fantastic animal, are at Chimera Chimaera is the common name of the species in the families Callorhynchidae, Rhinochimaeridae and Chimaeridae which all are closely related to sharks; they are also called ghost sharks. ...
Genera Many; see text Grenadiers or rattails (less commonly whiptails) are generally large, brown to black gadiform marine fish of the family Macrouridae. ...
Orders Rajiformes - common rays and skates Pristiformes - sawfishes Torpediniformes - electric rays See text for families. ...
Binomial name Xyrauchen texanus (Abbott, 1860) The razorback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus, is an endangered sucker (Catostomidae) of rivers in the Colorado River drainage of western North America. ...
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Binomial name Lutjanus campechanus Poey, 1860 Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) is a reef fish found off the Atlantic coast of The Americas and in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
Binomial name Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819) The spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ...
Binomial name Rondeletia bicolor Goode & Bean, 1895 Rondeletia loricata Abe & Hotta, 1963 The redmouth whalefishes are two species of deep-sea whalefishes in the genus Rondeletia, the only genus in the family Rondeletiidae. ...
Binomial name Odonus niger Odonus niger Range Tropical Indo-Pacific, Red Sea Habitat Open waters and seaward reef, 2-35 metres (7-115 feet) Size 35 centimetres (14 inches) Categories: Fish stubs | Fish ...
Binomial name Gnathanacanthus goetzeei The red velvetfish Gnathanacanthus goetzeei (Bleeker, 1855) is a marine scorpaeniform fish of the inshore waters of western and southern Australia. ...
Binomial name Erpetoichthys calabricus (Smith, 1865) The reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus) is a species of freshwater fish in the bichir family and order. ...
Binomial name Rhinecanthus rectangulus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 The reef, rectangular, or wedge-tail triggerfish, also known by its Hawaiian name, (IPA: , also spelled humuhumu-nukunuku-a-puaâa or just humuhumu for short; meaning triggerfish with a snout like a pig [1]), is one of several species of triggerfish. ...
Genera Echeneis Phtheiricthys Remora Remorina See text for species. ...
Genera Carcharhinus Galeocerdo Glyphis Isogomphodon Lamiopsis Loxodon Nasolamia Negaprion Prionace Rhizoprionodon Scoliodon Sphyrna Triaenodon The requiem sharks are a family (Carcharhinidae) that includes some of the best-known and most common types of sharks, such as the tiger shark, blue shark, bull shark, and milk shark. ...
Binomial name Rhinomuraena quaesita (Garman, 1881) The ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) is one of the most unique species of saltwater eels. ...
Binomial name Idiacanthus fasciola Peters, 1877 The ribbon sawtail fish, Idiacanthus fasciola, is a barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found circumglobally in deep subtropical and temperate oceans between latitudes 40° N and 54° S. Length is up to 29 cm for the female, and 49 cm for the male. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ribbon fish. ...
Genera Adrianichthys Horaichthys Oryzias Xenopoecilus The ricefishes are a family (Adrianichthyidae) of small ray-finned fish that are found in fresh and brackish waters from India to Japan and out into the Indo-Australian Archipelago, most notably Sulawesi. ...
Genera Melamphaes Poromitra Scopeloberyx Scopelogadus Sio Ridgeheads, also known as bigscales, are a family (Melamphaidae, from the Greek melanos [black] and amphi [by both sides]) of small, deep-sea stephanoberyciform fish. ...
Species - blacknose dace - longnose dace - longfin dace R. cobitis - loach minnow - Las Vegas dace - Umpqua dace - leopard dace - spotted dace - Umatilla dace Rhinichthys Agassiz, 1849, is a genus of freshwater fish in the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes. ...
Subfamilies Eopsettinae Hippoglossinae Hippoglossoidinae Lyopsettinae Paralichthodinae Pleuronectinae Poecilopsettinae Rhombosoleinae For genera and species see text Righteye flounders are a family, Pleuronectidae, of flounders. ...
The river shark is one of 6 rare species of the genus Glyphis. ...
River stingrays are neotropical freshwater fishes of the Potamotrygonidae family (order Rajiformes), with three genera. ...
Binomial name Rutilus rutilus Linnaeus, 1758 The Roach (Rutilus rutilus, family Cyprinidae, plural also roach) is a small freshwater and brackish water fish native to most of Europe and western Asia. ...
Binomial name Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) The rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ...
Of the eight species of marine angels of the genus Holacanthus, likely the most commonly offered in the pet fish trade is the Atlantic Rock Beauty, H. tricolor. ...
Binomial name Lotella rhacina The Rock cod (Lotella rhacina) is a temperate fish found off the coasts of south eastern Australia, Tasmania, the Great Australian Bight and northwards up the south western Australia coasts. ...
A speicies of danio from Burma. ...
Rockfish may refer to the following group of poop fishes: Striped bass of the Moronidae (common name: temperate bass) family. ...
Labeo rohita, of the carp family, found commonly in rivers and freshwater lakes in and around the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia. ...
Genera Bathymaster Rathbunella Ronquilus Ronquils (sometimes spelt ronchils) are perciform marine fish of the small family Bathymasteridae. ...
The Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis) is a game fish common in the marine waters surrounding Mexico, from the Gulf of California to Panama. ...
Binomial name Erpetoichthys calabricus (Smith, 1865) The reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus) is a species of freshwater fish in the bichir family and order. ...
Genera Aulotrachichthys Gephyroberyx Hoplostethus Optivus Paratrachichthys Parinoberyx Sorosichthys Trachichthys Slimeheads, also known as roughies and redfish, are mostly small, exceptionally long-lived, deep-sea beryciform fish comprising the family Trachichthyidae (derived from the Greek trachys [rough] and ichthys [fish]). Found in temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and...
The Roundheads was the nickname given to supporters of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War. ...
Round Whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum) is a freshwater species of fish that inhabits the Arctic. ...
Binomial name Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Linneaus, 1758) The Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a small fish, a widespread member of the family Cyprinidae. ...
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Binomial name Gymnocephalus cernuus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) is a freshwater fish found in temperate regions of Europe and northern Asia. ...
S Sábalo or sabalo are Spanish common names of many fish species, most of them from South America, some from the rest of the Americas and others, such as: Alosa alosa (Spain) Arius heudelotii (Mauritania) (northern South America, especially Ecuador) â Chanos chanos (Southeast Asia and Mexico), a. ...
Sabretooth (Victor Creed) is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, and an arch-enemy of Wolverine. ...
Binomial name Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 The sabre-toothed blenny, Aspidontus taeniatus, is a species of blenny that imitates the dance of a similarly colored species of cleaner wrasse. ...
Genera Coccorella Evermannella Odontostomops Sabertooth fish (also spelt sabretooth) are small, fierce-looking deep-sea aulopiform fish comprising the family Evermannellidae. ...
Binomial name Anoplopoma fimbria Pallas, 1814 The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) is one of two members of the fish family Anoplopomatidae and the only species in the Anoplopoma genus. ...
Species Istiophorus albicans Istiophorus platypterus Sailfishes (genus Istiophorus) are fish living in all the oceans of the world. ...
Binomial name Lepidogalaxias salamandroides (Mees, 1961) The Salamanderfish is the only species from the family Lepidogalaxiidae. ...
Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ...
Binomial name Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947 Range of salmon shark The salmon shark, Lamna ditropis, is a mackerel shark of the family Lamnidae found in the north Pacific, at depths down to 650 m. ...
SANDBAR SHARK Order - Carcharhiniformes Family - Carcharhinidae Genus - Carcharhinus Species - plumbeus Taxonomy The sandbar shark was described by Nardo in 1827 as Squalus plumbeus based on a specimen taken from the Adriatic Sea. ...
Genera Apodocreedia Chalixodytes Creedia Crystallodytes Limnichthys Schizochirus Tewara See text for species. ...
A type of small game fish of the genus Citharichthys found in Pacific waters, related to and resembling flounders. ...
Sand Eel or Sandeel is the common name used for a considerable number of species of fish. ...
Species The beaked salmon (also beaked sandfish) are a type of long thin gonorynchiform ray-finned fish that live on sandy bottoms near shorelines. ...
Genera See text. ...
Genera (many, see text) A sand lance or sandlance is a fish belonging to the family Ammodytidae. ...
Genera Kochichthys Parapercis Pinguipes Prolatilus Pseudopercis See text for species. ...
Genera Many; see text Sand stargazers are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the odd family Dactyloscopidae. ...
Species Sand sharks, or sand tigers, are lamniform sharks of the family Odontaspididae (or sometimes referred to as Carchariidae). ...
Sarcastic fringeheads (Neoclinus blanchardi) are fishes of the suborder Blenioidea. ...
Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. ...
Binomial name Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758) The sargassumfish, Histrio histrio, is a frogfish of the family Antennariidae, found close to the surface amongst floating sargassum weed in all subtropical oceans. ...
Binomial name Sander canadensis(Griffith and Smith, 1834) The Sauger is a fish which closely resembles its more popular cousin the walleye. ...
Genera The Sauries are the fish classified in the family Scomberesocidae (Greek, skombros = tunny/mackerel, esox = nursery of salmon). ...
Species Anoxypristis cuspidata Pristis clavata Pristis microdon Pristis pectinata Pristis perotteti Pristis zijsron Pristis pristis Sawfish are related to sharks and rays. ...
Species Pliotrema warreni Pristiophorus cirratus Pristiophorus japonicus Pristiophorus nudipinnis Pristiophorus schroederi The sawsharks or saw sharks are an order (Pristiophoriformes) of sharks bearing long blade-like snouts edged with teeth, which they use to slash and disable their prey. ...
Genera Serrivomer Stemonidium See text for species. ...
Genera Aphanopus Assurger Benthodesmus Demissolinea Eupleurogrammus Evoxymetopon Lepidopus Lepturacanthus Tentoriceps Trichiurus See text for species. ...
Trinomial name Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810) The scaly dragonfish, Stomias boa boa, is a small abyssal barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found worldwide in tropical, subtropical and temperate oceans (except the north Pacific and northwest Atlantic Oceans), at depths of between 200 and 1,500 m. ...
Genera Scatophagus Selenotoca See text for species. ...
The scissor-tail rasbora is a freshwater aquarium fish that belongs to the rasbora family. ...
Genera (many) The scorpionfishes or rockfishes are a family (Scorpaenidae) of mostly marine fish that includes many of the worlds most venomous species. ...
Genera Alcichthys Andriashevicottus Antipodocottus Archaulus Argyrocottus Artedielloides Artediellus Artedius Ascelichthys Asemichthys Astrocottus Bero Bolinia Chitonotus Clinocottus Cottiusculus Cottus Daruma Enophrys Furcina Gymnocanthus Hemilepidotus Icelinus Icelus Jordania Leiocottus Leptocottus Megalocottus Mesocottus Micrenophrys Microcottus Myoxocephalus Ocynectes Oligocottus Orthonopias Paricelinus Phallocottus Phasmatocottus Porocottus Pseudoblennius Radulinopsis Radulinus Ricuzenius Ruscarius Scorpaenichthys Sigmistes Stelgistrum Stlegicottus Stlengis...
Binomial name Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766) The Scup or porgy, Stenotomus chrysops, is a fish which occurs primarily in the Atlantic from Massachusetts to South Carolina. ...
Sea bass is a name shared by a large number of different species of fish, including: The Black sea bass (Centropristis striata, family Serranidae) is the common name of a species of fish whose range is eastern coast of the United States. ...
Subfamilies See text. ...
Sea devil may refer to: The Manta ray, Manta birostris, or its relatives in the family Myliobatidae. ...
Sea Dragon may mean: Either of two fishes in the sea horse family: Leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques) Weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) Sea Dragon (Rocket), the name for a giant rocket proposed by NASA scientists in the 1960s but never built Sea monster, legendary creatures, sometimes associated with dragons...
Species See text for species. ...
Subfamilies Geotriinae Mordaciinae Petromyzontinae A lamprey is a type of fish with a toothed, funnel-like, jawless sucking mouth, with which most species bore into the flesh of other fishes to suck their blood. ...
Genera Eurypegasus Pegasus Pegasidae is a chordata family of the order gasterosteiformes with two genera and five species. ...
Genera Blepsias Hemitripterus Nautichthys See text for species. ...
Genera Chelidonichthys Lepidotrigla Prionotus Trigla A sea robin is a bottom-feeding fish found in the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S, member of the sub-family Triglinae or Peristediinae (sometimes considered seperate families). ...
Genera Acantholiparis Allocareproctus Careproctus Crystallichthys Edentoliparis Elassodiscus Genioliparis Gyrinichthys Liparis Lipariscus Menziesichthys Nectoliparis Notoliparis Odontoliparis Osteodiscus Palmoliparis Paraliparis Polypera simushirae Psednos Pseudoliparis Rhinoliparis Rhodichthys Squaloliparis Snailfish are scorpaeniform marine fish of the family Liparidae. ...
Genera Bathychaunax Chaunax See text for species. ...
Sevan trout (Salmo ischchan) is an endemic fish species of Lake Sevan in Armenia. ...
Binomial name Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Sergeant Major or pÃntano (Abudefduf saxatilis, family Pomacentridae) is a large, colourful damselfish. ...
Species See text. ...
Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ...
Genera 10 species in 5 genera: Echeneis Phtheiricthys Remora Remorina Rhombochirus Remoras are elongate brown fish (order Perciformes, family Echeneidae) 30-90 cm long (1-3 feet) with a modified dorsal fin used as an oval sucker-like attachment organ with slat-like structures that open and close to take...
Genera Freshwater catfishes or sheatfishes are a family (Siluridae) of catfishes. ...
Binomial name Archosargus probatocephalus Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) is a marine fish that grows to 30 in (760 mm), are deep and compressed in body shape with 5 to 6 dark bars on the side of the body over a gray background. ...
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The scientific name for the Shortnose Sucker is External links The following is a link about suckers [1] Shortnose suckers are found in California and Oregon ( Debbie Chang 2006) Category: ...
Binomial name Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) The shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, is a species of sturgeon native to the United States of America. ...
Shrimpfish, also called Razorfish, are a set of four small tropical marine fish of the family Centriscidae and are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ...
Binomial name Betta splendens Regan, 1910 The Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) is one of the most popular species of freshwater aquarium fish. ...
Binomial name Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Richardson, 1845) The silver carp is a freshwater fish, a variety of Asian carp native to north and northeast Asia. ...
Binomial name Metynnis argenteus Ahl, 1923 The Silver Dollar (Metynnis argenteus Ahl, 1923) is a tropical fish belonging to the Characidae family which is closely related to the Pirahna. ...
Binomial name Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill, 1814) The silver hake, Atlantic hake or New England hake, Merluccius bilinearis, is a merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius, found in the north west Atlantic Ocean from Maryland to the Newfoundland Banks, at depths of between 55 and 900 m. ...
Genera See text The silversides are a family, Atherinidae, of fish in the order Atheriniformes. ...
Binomial name Danio devario (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) The Bengal Danio or Sind Danio (Danio devario) is a subtropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). ...
Species See text. ...
Genera See text. ...
Binomial name Erilepis zonifer Lockington, 1880 The skilfish (Erilepis zonifer) is one of two members of the fish family Anoplopomatidae and the only species in the Erilepis genus. ...
Binomial name Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) The skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, is a medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae. ...
Slender Snipe Eel Known as Nemichthys scolopaceus, its features include a bird like beak with curving tips. ...
Genera ~35, see text The Sleeper gobies (Eleotridae) are a family of fish found predominantly in the found in the tropical Indo-Pacific. ...
Binomial name Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 The sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus) is a shark living in waters off Antarctica and is one of two creatures (along with the sperm whale) that hunt giant squid and colossal squid for food, as research on the stomach contents of this shark has...
Genera See text. ...
Genera Aulotrachichthys Gephyroberyx Hoplostethus Optivus Paratrachichthys Parinoberyx Sorosichthys Trachichthys Slimeheads, also known as roughies and redfish, are mostly small, exceptionally long-lived, deep-sea beryciform fish comprising the family Trachichthyidae (derived from the Greek trachys [rough] and ichthys [fish]). Found in temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and...
Binomial name Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832 The blue mackerel, Japanese mackerel, Pacific mackerel, slimy mackerel, or spotted chub mackerel, Scomber australasicus, a fish of the genus Scomber, is found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific ocean, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf of...
Binomial name Cottus cognatus Richardson, 1836 Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) is a freshwater species of fish that inhabits the Arctic. ...
Genera Gazza Leiognathus Secutor See text for species. ...
Binomial name Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794 The smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in shallow subtropical waters circumglobally, between latitudes 44° N and 37° S. Its length is up to 7. ...
Genera Allosmerus Hypomesus Mallotus Osmerus Spirinchus Thaleichthys Smelts are a family, Osmeridae, of small anadromous fish. ...
Binomial name Mustelus canis Mitchill, 1815 The Smooth Dogfish, Mustelus canis, is species of shark. ...
Genera Acantholiparis Allocareproctus Careproctus Crystallichthys Edentoliparis Elassodiscus Genioliparis Gyrinichthys Liparis Lipariscus Menziesichthys Nectoliparis Notoliparis Odontoliparis Osteodiscus Palmoliparis Paraliparis Polypera simushirae Psednos Pseudoliparis Rhinoliparis Rhodichthys Squaloliparis Snailfish are scorpaeniform marine fish of the family Liparidae. ...
The most striking feature of the snake eel (scientific name: Omochelys cruentifer, Goode and Bean, 1895) and one that distinguishes it from all other Gulf of Maine eels is that the tip of its tail is hard and pointed. ...
Genera Channa Parachanna A family with two genera (Asia: Channa, Africa: Parachanna) which consists of 30 scientific valid species of freshwater fish. ...
Genera Diplospinus Epinnula Gempylus Lepidocybium Nealotus Neoepinnula Nesiarchus Paradiplospinus Promethichthys Rexea Rexichthys Ruvettus Thyrsites Thyrsitoides Thyrsitops Tongaichthys See text for species. ...
Genera Aphareus Aprion Apsilus Etelis Hemilutjanus Hoplopagrus Lipocheilus Lutjanus Macolor Ocyurus Paracaesio Pinjalo Pristipomoides Randallichthys Rhomboplites Symphorus Snapper can also refer to the Snapping turtle. ...
Genera Avocettina Labichthys Nemichthys See text for species. ...
Subfamilies Centriscinae Macroramphosinae See text for genera and species. ...
If looking for other meanings and uses beyond fish please go to Snook Snoek or Snook is used in various forms as the common name used for several species of fish. ...
Snook can refer to one of the following: The city of Snook, Texas. ...
Binomial name Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792) Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon or blueback salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Genera Corniger Holocentrus Myripristis Neoniphon Ostichthys Plectrypops Pristilepis Sargocentron The Holocentridae is a family of ray-finned fish also known as squirrel or soldierfish. ...
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Binomial name Lepidosiren paradoxa The South American Lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger 1837) is the single species of lungfish found in swamps and slow-moving waters of South America. ...
Trinomial name Salvelinus malma krascheninnikova Taranetz, 1933 For the other subspecies of Salvelinus malma, see Dolly Varden trout. ...
Species Achiropsetta slavae Achiropsetta tricholepis Mancopsetta maculata antarctica Mancopsetta maculata maculata Neoachiropsetta milfordi Pseudomancopsetta andriashevi The southern (or armless) flounders are a small family of flounders found in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters. ...
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Genera Chaetodipterus Ephippus Parapsettus Platax Rhinoprenes Ephippidae is the fish family containing the spadefishes. ...
For the fish called Spearfish, see Marlin. ...
Binomial name Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species of fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. ...
Genera Acanthoclinus Acanthoplesiops Assessor Beliops Belonepterygion Calloplesiops Fraudella Notograptus Paraplesiops Plesiops Steeneichthys Trachinops See text for species. ...
Binomial name Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 The spiny dogfish or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is one of the best known of the dogfish, members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes. ...
Genera Lipogenys Notacanthus Polyacanthonotus See text for species. ...
Genera Diretmus Diretmichthys Diretmoides See text for species. ...
Genera Allodontichthys Allophorus Allotoca Ameca Ataeniobus Chapalichthys Characodon Crenichthys Empetrichthys Gerardinichthys Goodea Hubbsina Ilyodon Neoophorus Skiffia Xenoophorus Xenotaenia Xenotoca Zoogoneticus The Splitfins or Goodeids are the family Goodeidae of bony fish. ...
The term spookfish can refer to: fish from the Barreleye family several species of Chimaera Categories: Fish ...
Binomial name Danio nigrofasciatus (Day, 1870) The Spotted Danio or Dwarf Danio (Danio nigrofasciatus) is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). ...
Sprat is a name given to a number of small, herring-like, marine fish in the family Clupeidae, notably in the genera Clupeonella and Sprattus. ...
Species Crenichthys baileyi Crenichthys nevadae Crenichthys, or the springfish, is a genus of goodeid fish consisting of two species endemic to Nevada, United States, where small populations are found in isolated warm springs. ...
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Species Ptychocheilus grandis Ptychocheilus lucius Ptychocheilus oregonensis Ptychocheilus umpquae The squawfish, or pikeminnows, are a genus Ptychocheilus of cyprinid fish, consisting of four species native to western North America. ...
Genera Corniger Holocentrus Myripristis Neoniphon Ostichthys Plectrypops Pristilepis Sargocentron The Holocentridae is a family of ray-finned fish also known as squirrel or soldierfish. ...
Binomial name Leptocottus armatus Girard, 1854 The Pacific staghorn sculpin, Leptocottus armatus, is a common sculpin (Cottidae) found in shallow coastal waters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. ...
Genera Astroscopus Genyagnus Gnathagnus Ichthyscopus Kathetostoma Pleuroscopus Selenoscopus Uranoscopus Xenocephalus The stargazers are a family (Uranoscopidae) of perciform fish that has eyes on top of their heads, thus the name. ...
Binomial name Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1788) The starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus) is a common flatfish found around the margins of the North Pacific. ...
Binomial name Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792 Subspecies See text. ...
Genera Apeltes Culaea Gasterosteus Pungitius Spinachia The Gasterosteidae are a family of fishes including the Sticklebacks. ...
Genera Trachinus Echiichtys See text for species. ...
Genera Dasyatis Himantura Pastinachus Pteroplatytrygon Taeniura Urogymnus See text for species. ...
Binomial name Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Stonefish (Andaman Sea) The stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa, Bloch & Schneider, 1801), also known as the reef stonefish or dornorn, is a carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives on the sea bed, camouflaged as a rock. ...
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Binomial name Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) Commonly known as a striper, rockfish or just rock, the striped bass is a member of the temperate bass family, which includes white perch and white bass. ...
The burrfish or spiny Boxfish, Chilomycterus Schoepfi, is a member of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae. ...
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Genera See text Catostomidae is the sucker fish family of the Cypriniformes order. ...
Several kinds of things are named sunfish (or sun-fish): A class of sailboat Various fish: Marine fish: The Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) The Oblong Sunfish (Ranzania laevis) Opah (family Lampridae; two species) The moonfishes of genus Selene (order Perciformes) The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris) (order Perciformes) The American Gamer...
Genera Amphistichus Brachyistius Cymatogaster Ditrema Embiotoca Hyperprosopon Hypsurus Hysterocarpus Micrometrus Neoditrema Phanerodon Rhacochilus Zalembius See text for species. ...
Genera Acanthurus Ctenochaetus Naso Paracanthurus Prionurus Zebrasoma The Acanthuridae are a family of ray-finned fish that are found in the tropics waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, especially in association with coral reefs. ...
Families Cyematidae Eurypharyngidae Monognathidae Saccopharyngidae Saccopharyngiformes is an order of unusual ray-finned fish superficially similar to eels, but with many internal differences. ...
Genera Macrotrema Monopterus Ophisternon Synbranchus The swamp eels (also written swamp-eels) are a family (Synbranchidae) of freshwater eel-like fishes of the worldwide tropics. ...
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Binomial name Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill in contrast to the smooth, round bill of the marlins. ...
Binomial name Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 The green swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii) is a species of freshwater fish in family Poecilidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. ...
T Binomial name Guttigadus globosus The Tadpole cod (Guttigadus globosus) is a deepwater fish found in the oceanic islands off New Zealand and in the mid South Atlantic at depths ranging from 1200 - 1600 m. ...
A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew menswear style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them. ...
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Species Zebrasoma desjardinii Zebrasoma flavescens Zebrasoma gemmatum Zebrasoma rostratum Zebrasoma scopas Zebrasoma veliferum Zebrasoma xanthurum Tangs are a kind of saltwater fish which inhabit shallow reefs and beds of seagrass from the east coast of Africa northward to the Red Sea, over the broad span of the Atlantic, Indo-Pacific...
Species Megalops atlanticus Megalops cyprinoides The tarpons are large coastal fish notable as a prize of anglers. ...
Species Gigantura chuni Gigantura indica Telescopefish are small, deep-sea aulopiform fish comprising the small family Giganturidae. ...
Genera Dicentrarchus Morone Moronidae, also known as the temperate basses, is a family of perciform fish consisting of 6 marine species. ...
Genera Acropoma Apogonops Doederleinia Malakichthys Neoscombrops Pseudohowella Synagrops Verilus Acropomatidae, also known as the lanternbellies or the temperate ocean-basses is a family of perciform fish consisting of about 35 marine species. ...
Genera Bathysphyraenops (disputed) Bostockia Coreoperca Edelia Gadopsis Guyu Howella Lateolabrax Maccullochella Macquaria Nannatherina Nannoperca Percichthys Siniperca The Percichthyidae Family are known as the Temperate perches. ...
The tench (Tinca tinca) is a small fish of the Cyprinid family, and is one of the commonest and most widely spread freshwater fishes of Europe. ...
Species Elops affinis Elops hawaiensis Elops lacerta Elops machnata Elops saurus Elops senegalensis Elopidae is a family of ray-finned fish containing the single genus Elops. ...
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Thorny catfishes (family Doradidae, order Siluriformes) are a family of fishes found in South America. ...
Genera Bovichtus Cottoperca Halaphritis See text for species. ...
Genera Eleutheronema Filimanus Galeoides Parapolynemus Leptomelanosoma Parapolynemus Pentanemus Polydactylus Polynemus Threadfins are silvery grey perciform marine fish of the family Polynemidae. ...
Genera Nemipterus Parascolopsis Pentapodus Scaevius Scolopsis See text for species. ...
Binomial name Trichogaster trichopterus (Pallas, 1770) The Three spot gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus) is a Labyrinth fish. ...
Binomial name Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 The three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, is native to much of northern Europe, northern Asia and North America. ...
Binomial name Triodon macropterus Lesson, 1831 The threetooth puffer, Triodon macropterus, is a tetraodontiform fish, the only species in the genus Triodon and family Triodontidae. ...
Species Thresher sharks are large lamniform sharks of the family Alopiidae. ...
Binomial name Eucyclogobius newberryi Girard, 1854 The tidewater goby Eucyclogobius newberryi is a goby (Gobiidae) native to lagoons of streams along the coast of California. ...
Binomial name Puntius tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) Synonyms Barbus tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) Capoeta tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) Barbodes tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) Capoeta sumatraus (Bleeker, 1855) The tiger barb (Puntius tetrazona) or sumatra barb, is a species of tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Puntius genus of the minnow family. ...
Genera Amniataba Bidyanus Hannia Hephaestus Lagusia Leiopotherapon Mesopristes Pelates Pelsartia Pingalla Rhynchopelates Scortum Syncomistes Terapon Variichthys See text for species. ...
Binomial name Galeocerdo cuvier Péron & Lesueur 1822 Tiger shark range The tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, one of the largest sharks, is the only member of the genus Galeocerdo. ...
Genera and species Oreochromis A. Günther,1889 Oreochromis alcalica - Alkaline tilapia Oreochromis aureus - Blue tilapia Oreochromis macrochir - Longfin tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus - Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis niloticus niloticus - Nile tilapia Oreochromis urolepis urolepis - Rufigi tilapia Oreochromis urolepis hornorum - Wami tilapia Sarotherodon W. P. E. S. Rüppell, 1852 Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus...
Genera Branchiostegus Caulolatilus Hoplolatilus Lopholatilus Malacanthus Tilefish, also known as blanquillo, are mostly small perciform marine fish comprising the family Malacanthidae. ...
Titan Triggerfish Categories: Animal stubs ...
Genera Subfamily Batrachoidinae Amphichthys Austrobatrachus Barchatus Batrichthys Batrachoides Batrachomoeus Chatrabus Halobatrachus Halophryne Opsanus Perulibatrachus Riekertia Sanopus Tharbacus Triathalassothia Subfamily Porichthyinae Aphos Porichthys Subfamily Thalassophryninae Daector Thalassophryne The toadfishes are a type of ray-finned fish normally found on the sand and mud bottoms of coastal waters worldwide, notable for somewhat...
Genera Cynoglossus Paraplagusia Symphurus See text for species. ...
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A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ...
Binomial name Cheimarrichthys fosteri Haast, 1874 The torrent fish, Cheimarrichthys fosteri, is the only member of the genus Cheimarrichthys which in turn is the only member of the family Cheimarrichthyidae. ...
The Erythrinidae (order Characiformes), also known as Trahiras, are a family of freshwater fishes found in the rivers of South America. ...
Binomial name Sebastes serriceps (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) The treefish (Sebastes serriceps) is a marine fish of the Sebastes genus. ...
White Trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex) is a fish widespread in tropical and warm temperate areas between 40°N and 47°S, in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian and Pacific Oceans. ...
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Genera Many; see text Threefin or triplefin blennies are blennioids, small perciform marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae. ...
The Tripletail, Lobotes surinamesi, is a warm water marine fish that can grow to 90cm long and weigh 18kg. ...
Binomial name Bathypterois grallator (Goode & Bean, 1886) The tripod fish (Bathypterois grallator) is an unusual bathypelagic (deep sea) fish. ...
Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Biwa trout, Oncorhynchus masou subsp Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ...
Binomial name Maccullochella macquariensis Cuvier, 1829 The Trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) is a freshwater fish found in the Murray-Darling river system in south eastern Australia. ...
Percopsidae is a family within the order Percopsiformes. ...
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Binomial name Aulostomus maculatus (Valenciennes, 1837) Trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus, are long bodied fish that often swim vertically while trying to blend with vertical coral, like sea rods, sea pens, and pipe sponges. ...
A caribbean trunkfish. ...
Genera Many; see text The blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies and flagblennies: all perciform marine fish. ...
Binomial name Stylephorus chordatus Shaw, 1791 The tube-eye or thread-tail, Stylephorus chordatus, is a deep-sea Lampriformes fish, the only fish in the genus Stylephorus and family Stylephoridae. ...
Genera Apeltes Culaea Gasterosteus Pungitius Spinachia The Gasterosteidae are a family of fishes including the Sticklebacks. ...
Genera See text for genera and species. ...
Binomial name Gila bicolor (Girard, 1856) The tui chub Gila bicolor is a cyprinid fish native to western North America. ...
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Genera Lepidorhombus Phrynorhombus Psetta Scophthalmus Zeugopterus Turbots or windowpanes (family Scophthalmidae) are a group of fish found in marine or brackish waters. ...
U Species Naso annulatus Naso brachycentron Naso brevirostris Naso caesius Naso hexacanthus Naso lituratus Naso maculatus Naso unicornis Naso vlamingi The unicorn fish is any of 17 species of tropical marine fish of the genus Naso. ...
Genera Acanthocleithron Atopochilus Brachysynodontis Chiloglanis Euchilichthys Hemisynodontis Microsynodontis Mochokiella Mochokus Synodontis The Mochokidae are a family of catfish from Africa that includes the squeakers and upside-down catfish. ...
V Genera Little velvetfishes or simply velvetfishes (Aploactinidae) are a family of scorpaeniform fishes. ...
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Species See species Viperfishes are deepwater fishes of the genus Chauliodus. ...
W Binomial name Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1829) Wahoo caught by local fisherman in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles The Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) is a dark blue scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. ...
Binomial name Clarias batrachus Linnaeus, 1758 The walking catfish (Clarias batrachus), also known as the magur or pla duk dam, is a species of airbreathing catfish with the ability to walk out of the water and across land. ...
Species See text Wallago is a genus of catfish in the family Siluridae, or sheatfishes. Although the genus has 5 recognized species, the name wallago is also used as a common name for Wallago attu. ...
Binomial name Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818) Subspecies S. v. ...
Binomial name Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (Smith, 1843) The escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, is a snake mackerel, the only species in the genus Lepidocybium. ...
Warbonnet has multiple meanings: A warbonnet (or war bonnet) is a type of ceremonial headdress developed by tribes of the Plains Indians, consisting of a cap or band and a trailing extension decorated with erect feathers. ...
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Genera Ahliesaurus Luciosudis Scopelosaurus See text for species. ...
Genera See text for genera and species. ...
Genera Trachinus Echiichtys See text for species. ...
Genera Trachinus Echiichtys Weever refers to the eight fish of family Trachinidae, order Perciformes. ...
Binomial name Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758 The wels catfish (Silurus glanis) is a scaleless fresh-water catfish recognizable by its broad, flat head and wide mouth. ...
Whale catfishes (family Cetopsidae, order Siluriformes) are a small family of fishes. ...
Families Cetomimidae Rondeletiidae Barbourisiidae Megalomycteridae Mirapinnidae The Cetomimiformes or whalefishes are an order of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish. ...
Binomial name Rhincodon typus (Smith, 1828) Range of whale shark The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a gentle and slow filter feeding shark that is the largest living fish species. ...
Whitebait are young fish; in Europe the term applies to young herring, but in other parts of the world it is used for similar fish of other species. ...
Binomial name Genyonemus lineatus (Ayres, 1855) White croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) is a species of croaker occurring in the Eastern Pacific. ...
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The white marlin (Tetrapterus albidus) is a species of marlin. ...
Binomial name Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) The Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as White Pointer, White Shark or Amaletz, is an exceptionally large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. ...
Binomial name Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) The whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, the only member of the genus Triaenodon. ...
Binomial name Merlangius merlangus Ã. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1767 Many types of fish have been given the common name whiting. ...
Genera Eucrossorhinus Orectolobus Sutorectus Wotwentwong is the common name given to the six species of carpet sharks in the family Orectolobidae. ...
Binomial name Anarrhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 The Seawolf (Anarrhichas lupus), also known as the Sea Cat or Wolf-fish, is a marine fish, the largest of the family Anarhichadidae. ...
The wolf herrings are a family (Chirocentridae) of two marine species of ray-finned fish related to the herrings. ...
Subfamilies Myrophinae Ophichthinae See text for genera. ...
Genera Cerdale Clarkichthys Gunnellichthys Microdesmus Paragunnellichthys See text for species. ...
Genera (60 genera) The wrasses are a family (family Labridae) of reef safe marine fish, many of which are brightly-colored and popular for aquaria. ...
Binomial name Cryptacanthodes maculatus Storer, 1839 The wrymouth, Cryptocanthodes maculatus, sometimes called ghostfish, is a slim, eel-like creature belongs to the wrymouth family Cryptacanthodidae. ...
Y Binomial name Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1829) Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus Range Tropical Indo-Pacific Habitat Coastal waters, 2-50 metres (7-165 feet) Size 60 centimetres (23 inches) Categories: Animal stubs ...
For the unit of measurement, see pole. ...
Binomial name Thunnus albacares Bonnaterre, 1788 The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is a type of tuna eaten by humans as food. ...
Z Binomial name Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) Zander is a species of fish. ...
Binomial name Danio rerio (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) The Zebra Danio or Zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio or Danio rerio) is a tropical fish, commonly kept in aquaria and used for scientific research, belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). ...
The name zebrafish applies to several different kinds of fish with striped bodies considered to resemble a zebra: Brachydanio rerio, also called Danio rerio or the Zebra Danio, is a commonly used model organism in studies of biological development. ...
Binomial name Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783) The Zebra Shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) is a common carpet shark of inshore Indo-Pacific waters notable for its very long caudal fin, nearly as long as its body. ...
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