Allfishes
Sunfish, Redear
Lepomis microlophus
Pale golden-green on top, the redear sunfish has a rounded shape and is compressed at the …
Freshwater
Freshwater fish spend part or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Cyprinidae 21
- Salmonidae 18
- Centrarchidae 17
- Ictaluridae 11
- Percidae 8
- Clupeidae 6
- Poeciliidae 6
- Lepisosteidae 5
- Leuciscidae 5
- Catostomidae 4
- Cichlidae 4
- Esocidae 4
- Gasterosteidae 4
- Lebiasinidae 4
- Callichthyidae 3
- Mormyridae 3
- Moronidae 3
- Osphronemidae 3
- Serrasalmidae 3
- Tetraodontidae 3
- Acestrorhamphidae 2
- Acheilognathidae 2
- Bagridae 2
- Cobitidae 2
- Danionidae 2
- Gymnotidae 2
- Petromyzontidae 2
- Protopteridae 2
- Sciaenidae 2
- Toxotidae 2
- Xenocyprididae 2
- Alestidae 1
- Amiidae 1
- Anabantidae 1
- Anablepidae 1
- Anostomidae 1
- Centropomidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Cottidae 1
- Dasyatidae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Gobionidae 1
- Gymnarchidae 1
- Gyrinocheilidae 1
- Heteropneustidae 1
- Hiodontidae 1
- Loricariidae 1
- Lotidae 1
- Malapteruridae 1
- Mochokidae 1
- Mugilidae 1
- Osmeridae 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Percopsidae 1
- Polycentridae 1
- Rivulidae 1
- Serranidae 1
- Siluridae 1
- Trichomycteridae 1
Genus
- Lepomis 8
- Coregonus 5
- Ameiurus 4
- Esox 4
- Lepisosteus 4
- Micropterus 4
- Oncorhynchus 4
- Alosa 3
- Ictalurus 3
- Nannostomus 3
- Noturus 3
- Perca 3
- Rhinichthys 3
- Salvelinus 3
- Sander 3
- Thymallus 3
- Ambloplites 2
- Campylomormyrus 2
- Corydoras 2
- Dorosoma 2
- Electrophorus 2
- Gambusia 2
- Leuciscus 2
- Luxilus 2
- Morone 2
- Notemigonus 2
- Poecilia 2
- Pomoxis 2
- Protopterus 2
- Pungitius 2
- Pygocentrus 2
- Salmo 2
- Schizothorax 2
- Semotilus 2
- Tachysurus 2
- Tetraodon 2
- Toxotes 2
- Acantharchus 1
- Acheilognathus 1
- Alburnus 1
- Amia 1
- Anabas 1
- Anableps 1
- Ancistrus 1
- Andinoacara 1
- Anostomus 1
- Apeltes 1
- Aplodinotus 1
- Atractosteus 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Ballerus 1
- C. nasus 1
- Callichthys 1
- Campostoma 1
- Carassius 1
- Catostomus 1
- Centropomus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanodichthys 1
- Chondrostoma 1
- Clupea 1
- Cobitis 1
- Comephorus 1
- Coptodon 1
- Cynolebias 1
- Danio 1
- Devario 1
- Dichotomyctere 1
- Diptychus 1
- Elops 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Etheostoma 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gnathonemus 1
- Gobio 1
- Gymnarchus 1
- Gymnocephalus 1
- Gymnocorymbus 1
- Gymnodiptychus 1
- Gyrinocheilus 1
- Hemichromis 1
- Heterandria 1
- Heteropneustes 1
- Hiodon 1
- Hydrocynus 1
- Hypanus 1
- Hypentelium 1
- Hypophthalmichthys 1
- Ictiobus 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Lota 1
- Macropodus 1
- Malapterurus 1
- Misgurnus 1
- Monocirrhus 1
- Mormyrus 1
- Moxostoma 1
- Mugil 1
- Nocomis 1
- Notropis 1
- Osmerus 1
- Paracheirodon 1
- Percopsis 1
- Petromyzon 1
- Pimephales 1
- Ptychocheilus 1
- Puntigrus 1
- Pylodictis 1
- Pyrrhulina 1
- Rhodeus 1
- Sarotherodon 1
- Scardinius 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Serrasalmus 1
- Silurus 1
- Synodontis 1
- Trichogaster 1
- Trichopodus 1
- Vandellia 1
- Xiphophorus 1
Order
- Cypriniformes 39
- Perciformes 33
- Siluriformes 22
- Salmoniformes 18
- Characiformes 10
- Cyprinodontiformes 8
- Anabantiformes 5
- Cichliformes 5
- Clupeiformes 5
- Lepisosteiformes 5
- Osteoglossiformes 5
- Esociformes 4
- Tetraodontiformes 3
- Acanthuriformes 2
- Carangiformes 2
- Ceratodontiformes 2
- Gymnotiformes 2
- Petromyzontiformes 2
- Amiiformes 1
- Carassius 1
- Elopiformes 1
- Gadiformes 1
- Hiodontiformes 1
- Least Concern 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Myliobatiformes 1
- Osmeriformes 1
- Percopsiformes 1
- Scorpaeniformes 1
Phylum
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Sunfish: Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Lepomis gibbosus
Each species has coarse scales and two united dorsal fins, the first of which is strongly …
Taranets char
Salvelinus taranetzi
This species is very similar to the Arctic char. Taranets char have a low, flattened body …
Three spot gourami
Trichopodus trichopterus
In terms of body shape and fin structure, the fish resembles the pearl gourami, but its …
Three-lined pencilfish
Nannostomus trifasciatus
The genus name Nannostomus comes from the Greek nannos ("dwarf") and the Latin stomus ("mouth"), referring …
Three-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
The Three-spined Stickleback has an elongated body that is compressed from the sides. The tail stalk …
Transcaspian marinka
Schizothorax pelzami, schizothorax raulinsii
The Transcaspian marinka has very small scales and a characteristic body coloration. The lateral line has …
Trout-Perch
Percopsis omiscomaycus
The trout-perch gets its name from its superficial resemblance to trout, as it has a fat …
Trout, Brown
Salmo trutta
The brown trout gets its common name from its characteristic olive green, brown or golden brown …
Volta's electric eel
Electrophorus voltai
The species is named in honor of Alessandro Volta — the Italian physicist and inventor of …
Walleye
Stizostedion vitreum
Walleye have a slender cylindrical body with a conical head. The first dorsal fin has sharp …
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
The body is deep, robust, olive brown on top and cream to pale yellow underneath, often …
Weatherfish
Misgurnus fossilis
The body of the Weatherfish is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides and covered with fine …
Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
The Wels catfish can be distinguished from other catfish by its two pairs of antennae, naked …
West African lungfish
Protopterus annectens
The body of the West African lungfish is elongated, 9 to 15 times longer than the …
White-eye bream
Ballerus sapa
The body of the white-eye bream is compressed laterally and more elongated than that of its …
Yellow catfish
Tachysurus sinensis
The body of the Yellow catfish is elongated, lacks scales, and is covered in mucus. The …
Zebrafish
Danio rerio
The body shape of the zebrafish is fusiform, with compressed lateral sides and a superiorly oriented …