Allfishes
African spadefish
Tripterodon orbis
This species is the only known member of the genus Tripterodon.The African spadefish has a rounded …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Pomacentridae 25
- Dorosomatidae 14
- Syngnathidae 13
- Chaetodontidae 11
- Acanthuridae 10
- Labridae 9
- Pomacanthidae 9
- Gobiidae 8
- Clupeidae 7
- Balistidae 6
- Blenniidae 6
- Exocoetidae 6
- Salmonidae 6
- Serranidae 5
- Tetraodontidae 5
- Agonidae 4
- Ammodytidae 4
- Apogonidae 4
- Carangidae 4
- Liparidae 4
- Ostraciidae 4
- Scaridae 4
- Sparidae 4
- Caesionidae 3
- Diodontidae 3
- Engraulidae 3
- Myctophidae 3
- Nototheniidae 3
- Sciaenidae 3
- Scombridae 3
- Stichaeidae 3
- Ariidae 2
- Centriscidae 2
- Channichthyidae 2
- Congridae 2
- Cyclopteridae 2
- Dussumieriidae 2
- Ephippidae 2
- Gadidae 2
- Gasterosteidae 2
- Hemiramphidae 2
- Holocentridae 2
- Kyphosidae 2
- Microdesmidae 2
- Mullidae 2
- Myliobatidae 2
- Osmeridae 2
- Oxudercidae 2
- Pleuronectidae 2
- Scyliorhinidae 2
- Siganidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Albulidae 1
- Anomalopidae 1
- Artedidraconidae 1
- Atherinidae 1
- Bothidae 1
- Cheilodactylidae 1
- Cyprinidae 1
- Drepaneidae 1
- Gigantactinidae 1
- Lethrinidae 1
- Lutjanidae 1
- Monacanthidae 1
- Monocentridae 1
- Moronidae 1
- Mugilidae 1
- Muraenidae 1
- Nemichthyidae 1
- Neoceratidae 1
- Nomeidae 1
- Pempheridae 1
- Pholidae 1
- Plecoglossidae 1
- Plesiobatidae 1
- Psychrolutidae 1
- Regalecidae 1
- Salangidae 1
- Scomberesocidae 1
- Scorpaenidae 1
- Stromateidae 1
- Stylephoridae 1
- Synodontidae 1
- Zanclidae 1
Genus
- Acanthurus 8
- Chaetodon 7
- Hippocampus 7
- Sardinella 7
- Amphiprion 5
- Pomacanthus 5
- Alosa 3
- Amblyglyphidodon 3
- Ammodytes 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Careproctus 3
- Chrysiptera 3
- Coregonus 3
- Ostracion 3
- Pomacentrus 3
- Pseudanthias 3
- Ptereleotris 3
- Abudefduf 2
- Aetomylaeus 2
- Arothron 2
- Caesio 2
- Canthigaster 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chlorurus 2
- Clupea 2
- Corythoichthys 2
- Cyclopterus 2
- Decapterus 2
- Diodon 2
- Dunckerocampus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Ecsenius 2
- Exocoetus 2
- Labroides 2
- Lumpenus 2
- Meiacanthus 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Neopomacentrus 2
- Ostorhinchus 2
- Paracanthurus 2
- Plicofollis 2
- Rastrelliger 2
- Sardinops 2
- Scarus 2
- Siganus 2
- Solenostomus 2
- Trachinotus 2
- Trimma 2
- Aeoliscus 1
- Agonomalus 1
- Agonus 1
- Albula 1
- Apeltes 1
- Aspidophoroides 1
- Atherinomorus 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistes 1
- Bathygobius 1
- Benthosema 1
- Bodianus 1
- Boops 1
- Boreogadus 1
- Bothus 1
- C. nasus 1
- Canthidermis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Cephalopholis 1
- Cephaloscyllium 1
- Chaetodontoplus 1
- Champsocephalus 1
- Channichthys 1
- Chelmon 1
- Cirrhilabrus 1
- Cololabis 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dascyllus 1
- Diaphus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Dischistodus 1
- Dolloidraco 1
- Drepane 1
- Encrasicholina 1
- Engraulis 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Gigantactis 1
- Gobiodon 1
- Goniistius 1
- Gorgasia 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Gymnothorax 1
- Halichoeres 1
- Hemiramphus 1
- Heniochus 1
- Heteroconger 1
- Hilsa 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Holacanthus 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Iniistius 1
- Lactoria 1
- Leptagonus 1
- Leptoclinus 1
- Limanda 1
- Lithognathus 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Lutjanus 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Mallotus 1
- Melichthys 1
- Micropogonias 1
- Monocentris 1
- Mulloidichthys 1
- Myripristis 1
- Nemateleotris 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neoceratias 1
- Neoglyphidodon 1
- Nomeus 1
- Notothenia 1
- Odonus 1
- Oncorhynchus 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Pagothenia 1
- Parablennius 1
- Parachaetodon 1
- Parexocoetus 1
- Parma 1
- Parupeneus 1
- Pempheris 1
- Peprilus 1
- Periophthalmus 1
- Pholis 1
- Photoblepharon 1
- Phycodurus 1
- Plagiotremus 1
- Planiliza 1
- Platax 1
- Plecoglossus 1
- Plesiobatis 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Pleuronectes 1
- Premnas 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudocheilinus 1
- Pseudolabrus 1
- Pterapogon 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pungitius 1
- Pycnochromis 1
- Regalecus 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Rhinecanthus 1
- Rhodichthys 1
- Roa 1
- Salangichthys 1
- Salvelinus 1
- Saurida 1
- Schindleria 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scomber 1
- Scorpis 1
- Scyliorhinus 1
- Sebastes 1
- Semicossyphus 1
- Sphaeramia 1
- Stenotomus 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Strongylura 1
- Stylephorus 1
- Syngnathus 1
- Takifugu 1
- Tanichthys 1
- Thaleichthys 1
- Thamnaconus 1
- Tosana 1
- Trachurus 1
- Tridentiger 1
- Triglops 1
- Tripterodon 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Zanclus 1
Order
- Perciformes 65
- Clupeiformes 25
- Acanthuriformes 23
- Tetraodontiformes 19
- Syngnathiformes 17
- Labriformes 13
- Gobiiformes 11
- Beloniformes 9
- Blenniiformes 8
- Carangiformes 7
- Salmoniformes 6
- Scombriformes 5
- Anguilliformes 4
- Osmeriformes 4
- Myctophiformes 3
- Myliobatiformes 3
- Spariformes 3
- Carcharhiniformes 2
- Gadiformes 2
- Holocentriformes 2
- Lophiiformes 2
- Moroniformes 2
- Scorpaeniformes 2
- Siluriformes 2
- Trachichthyiformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Albuliformes 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Atheriniformes 1
- Aulopiformes 1
- Centrarchiformes 1
- Cypriniformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Stylephoriformes 1
- Trachiniformes 1
Phylum
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Agonomalus jordani
Agonomalus jordani
The body of Agonomalus jordani is tall, slender and compressed at the sides. The back is …
Alaska plaice
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
The ocellar bony ridge of the Alaska plaice is divided into 4-8 bony tubercles and forms …
American sand lance
Ammodytes americanus
Like all lances, the American sand lance has a long, slender body with a pointed snout. …
Amethyst anthias
Mirolabrichthys pascalus
The Amethyst Anthias has a massive body, a large mouth and spiny gill covers.
Angelfish, Queen
Holacanthus ciliaris
The king angelfish has a moderately large body, deep and compressed. The most notable thing about …
Antarctic silverfish
Pleuragramma antarctica
The body of the Antarctic silverfish is pronounced, strongly compressed at the sides, herring-shaped, with rather …
Arctic alligatorfish
Aspidophoroides olrikii
The head of the Arctic alligatorfish is large and broad. There are short antennae on the …
Asian butterflyfish
Chaetodon argentatus
The Asian butterflyfish is a fish with a large body compressed at the sides, a small …
Asian sheepshead wrasse
Asian sheepshead wrasses have narrow, elliptical bodies. They have a characteristic bulge on the head and …
Atlantic mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
An air-breathing amphibian. Eyes - High set, close together; this species, like all fish, cannot blink …
Atlantic poacher
Leptagonus decagonus
This species is the only known member of its genus. The body of the Atlantic poacher …
Atlantic thread herring
Opisthonema oglinum
The Atlantic thread herring has a fusiform (spindle-shaped), moderately compressed body. The abdomen has 32 to …
Ayu sweetfish
Plecoglossus altivelis
Vertebrae: 60-63. Blind gutters 350-400. Has small leaf-shaped teeth loosely attached to the jaw by two …
Azure damselfish
Chrysiptera hemicyanea
The common name Chrysiptera is a combination of the Greek words chrysos, meaning 'golden', and pteron, …
Backspot flyingfish
Cheilopogon dorsomacula
The body of the backspot flyingfish is elongated, and the snout is blunt. The swim bladder …
Banded damsel-fish
Dischistodus darwiniensis
Banded damselfish have a large, oval body, flattened on the sides, covered with moderately large and …
Banded eagle ray
Aetomylaeus nichofii
The characteristic shape of the triangular flattened snout, formed by the fused front edges of the …
Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
The banded pipefish has a straight, elongated body. Fleshy veins extend from the head. These are …
Banggai cardinalfish
Pterapogon kauderni
The Banggai cardinalfish has an oval, large body with long, elongated fins. There is no sexual …
Beautiful Dartfish
Ptereleotris kallista
The name comes from a Greek word meaning 'most beautiful'. It has 26 vertebrae. This species …
Bicolor cleanerfish
Labroides bicolor
Bicoloured cleanerfish have a characteristic elongated body covered with large, easily visible scales. They have a …
Bicolor goatfish
Parupeneus barberinoides
These fish have 15-16 (usually 15) pectoral rays. They have 6-8 + 20-25 (total 28-32) gill …
Big-belly seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis
The big-belly seahorse has a forward-inclined head with a long snout, a swollen but narrow belly, …