Allfishes
Giant catfish
Netuma thalassina
The species was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally as the genus Bagrus.
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 42
- Serranidae 34
- Carcharhinidae 27
- Scombridae 26
- Scorpaenidae 23
- Delphinidae 16
- Salmonidae 15
- Lutjanidae 14
- Sciaenidae 14
- Gadidae 13
- Dasyatidae 12
- Pleuronectidae 11
- Labridae 10
- Istiophoridae 9
- Sparidae 9
- Sphyraenidae 9
- Triakidae 9
- Belonidae 8
- Channichthyidae 7
- Muraenidae 7
- Nemipteridae 7
- Sphyrnidae 7
- Ariidae 6
- Acipenseridae 5
- Anarhichadidae 5
- Haemulidae 5
- Hemiscylliidae 5
- Merlucciidae 5
- Alopiidae 4
- Anguillidae 4
- Artedidraconidae 4
- Clupeidae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Cottidae 4
- Lamnidae 4
- Liparidae 4
- Macrouridae 4
- Nototheniidae 4
- Orectolobidae 4
- Pristidae 4
- Epinephelidae 3
- Gempylidae 3
- Gymnuridae 3
- Hemigaleidae 3
- Hexagrammidae 3
- Hexanchidae 3
- Lotidae 3
- Paralichthyidae 3
- Psychrolutidae 3
- Synodontidae 3
- Triglidae 3
- Uranoscopidae 3
- Zoarcidae 3
- Alosidae 2
- Bathyclupeidae 2
- Batrachoididae 2
- Bramidae 2
- Centropomidae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Congridae 2
- Cyprinidae 2
- Dalatiidae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Ginglymostomatidae 2
- Gobiidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Lethrinidae 2
- Lophiidae 2
- Mobulidae 2
- Moronidae 2
- Mullidae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Odontaspididae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Osmeridae 2
- Polyprionidae 2
- Rajidae 2
- Rhinobatidae 2
- Scophthalmidae 2
- Squatinidae 2
- Torpedinidae 2
- Aetobatidae 1
- Anomalopidae 1
- Antennariidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Atherinidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Balistidae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Bothidae 1
- Carchariidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Cetorhinidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Cirrhitidae 1
- Cyclopteridae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Dorosomatidae 1
- Eleotridae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Embiotocidae 1
- Engraulidae 1
- Ephippidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Flounder 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gasterosteidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Heterodontidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Holocentridae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Malacanthidae 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Megalopidae 1
- Melanocetidae 1
- Molidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Mugilidae 1
- Myctophidae 1
- Myliobatidae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Oxudercidae 1
- Parascylliidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plotosidae 1
- Pomatomidae 1
- Priacanthidae 1
- Psettodidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Rhincodontidae 1
- Rhinidae 1
- Scomberesocidae 1
- Scyliorhinidae 1
- Solenostomidae 1
- Somniosidae 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Stegostomatidae 1
- Stromateidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Trachinidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Xiphiidae 1
- Zeidae 1
Genus
- Epinephelus 21
- Carcharhinus 17
- Lutjanus 12
- Caranx 11
- Sebastes 10
- Sphyraena 9
- Scomberomorus 7
- Thunnus 7
- Cephalopholis 6
- Oncorhynchus 6
- Trachurus 6
- Gymnothorax 5
- Myoxocephalus 5
- Nemipterus 5
- Scorpaena 5
- Sphyrna 5
- Tylosurus 5
- Alopias 4
- Anarhichas 4
- Anguilla 4
- Chiloscyllium 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Cynoscion 4
- Merluccius 4
- Pogonophryne 4
- Seriola 4
- Alepes 3
- Bathytoshia 3
- Carangoides 3
- Channichthys 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Gadus 3
- Gymnura 3
- Huso 3
- Istiophorus 3
- Mustelus 3
- Mycteroperca 3
- Orectolobus 3
- Plectorhinchus 3
- Pristis 3
- Rhizoprionodon 3
- Scomber 3
- Scorpaenopsis 3
- Tetrapturus 3
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Acipenser 2
- Alosa 2
- Arius 2
- Atelomycterus 2
- Brama 2
- Carcharias 2
- Cheilinus 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Conger 2
- Coregonus 2
- Dissostichus 2
- Eleginus 2
- Galeorhinus 2
- Globicephala 2
- Hippoglossoides 2
- Hippoglossus 2
- Lagenorhynchus 2
- Lamna 2
- Larimichthys 2
- Lates 2
- Lophius 2
- Macrourus 2
- Makaira 2
- Microgadus 2
- Micromesistius 2
- Mobula 2
- Molva 2
- Morone 2
- Negaprion 2
- Neobathyclupea 2
- Osmerus 2
- Parupeneus 2
- Pateobatis 2
- Pollachius 2
- Pseudotrematomus 2
- Rhinobatos 2
- Salmo 2
- Salvelinus 2
- Scophthalmus 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Sousa 2
- Squatina 2
- Torpedo 2
- Triakis 2
- Tursiops 2
- Ulua 2
- Uranoscopus 2
- Variola 2
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Aetobatus 1
- Albatrossia 1
- Albula 1
- Alectis 1
- Allenbatrachus 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anoxypristis 1
- Antennarius 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Archosargus 1
- Arctogadus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atherinomorus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Balistoides 1
- Bellingshausenia 1
- Belone 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Bothus 1
- Brevoortia 1
- Brosme 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- Calamus 1
- Carcharodon 1
- Careproctus 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Ceratias 1
- Cetorhinus 1
- Chaenocephalus 1
- Chaenodraco 1
- Chaenogaleus 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Champsocephalus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chionobathyscus 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Cirrhilabrus 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirrhoscyllium 1
- Clupea 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Coryphaenoides 1
- Dalatias 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dentex 1
- Diagramma 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diplodus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elagatis 1
- Elops 1
- Enchelycore 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Etmopterus 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Eumicrotremus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eusphyra 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Galeocerdo 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Gerres 1
- Ginglymostoma 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobiomorus 1
- Gosztonyia 1
- Gymnocanthus 1
- Halichoeres 1
- Harpadon 1
- Hemigaleus 1
- Hemipristis 1
- Hemiscyllium 1
- Hemitriakis 1
- Hemitrygon 1
- Heptranchias 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Heterodontus 1
- Hexagrammos 1
- Hexanchus 1
- Hexanematichthys 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Himantura 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Iago 1
- Iniistius 1
- Istiompax 1
- Isurus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Limanda 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Liparis 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lobotes 1
- Loxodon 1
- Macruronus 1
- Maculabatis 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Megalops 1
- Melanocetus 1
- Merlangius 1
- Microstomus 1
- Mola 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mugil 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myliobatis 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nebrius 1
- Nematistius 1
- Neoarius 1
- Neogobius 1
- Netuma 1
- Notopterus 1
- Notorynchus 1
- Ocyurus 1
- Odontaspis 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opsanus 1
- Orcaella 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Oxymetopon 1
- Pagrus 1
- Pampus 1
- Parahucho 1
- Paralichthys 1
- Paraliparis 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pastinachus 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Periophthalmus 1
- Photoblepharon 1
- Planiliza 1
- Platichthys 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Pleurogrammus 1
- Pleuronectes 1
- Plicofollis 1
- Plotosus 1
- Pogonias 1
- Pomatomus 1
- Priacanthus 1
- Prionace 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Psettodes 1
- Pseudorca 1
- Pterois 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Raja 1
- Reinhardtius 1
- Remora 1
- Rhincodon 1
- Rhodichthys 1
- Rhynchobatus 1
- Rutilus 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda chiliensis 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Saurida 1
- Sciaena 1
- Scoliodon 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Sea flounders 1
- Selachimorpha 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Semicossyphus 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Solenostomus 1
- Somniosus 1
- Sparus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squalus 1
- Stegostoma 1
- Stenella 1
- Steno 1
- Stenodus 1
- Stenotomus 1
- Stereolepis 1
- Synodus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Taeniurops 1
- Tautoga 1
- Telatrygon 1
- Terapon 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thymallus 1
- Thyrsitoides 1
- Trachinotus 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triaenodon 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Trigla 1
- Umbrina 1
- Urophycis 1
- Vimba 1
- Xiphias 1
- Zeus 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 105
- Carangiformes 58
- Carcharhiniformes 48
- Scombriformes 31
- Scorpaeniformes 31
- Acanthuriformes 27
- Gadiformes 27
- Myliobatiformes 20
- Anguilliformes 17
- Artiodactyla 16
- Salmoniformes 15
- Orectolobiformes 14
- Pleuronectiformes 14
- Istiophoriformes 13
- Lamniformes 13
- Labriformes 10
- Beloniformes 9
- Clupeiformes 9
- Lophiiformes 7
- Rhinopristiformes 7
- Siluriformes 7
- Spariformes 7
- Acipenseriformes 5
- Squaliformes 5
- Gobiiformes 4
- Hexanchiformes 4
- Trachiniformes 4
- Aulopiformes 3
- Beryciformes 3
- Cypriniformes 3
- Syngnathiformes 3
- Actinopterygii 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Batrachoidiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Osmeriformes 2
- Rajiformes 2
- Squatiniformes 2
- Tetraodontiformes 2
- Torpediniformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Atheriniformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Flounders 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Heterodontiformes 1
- Moroniformes 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Myctophiformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squalidae 1
- Zeiformes 1
Class
Phylum
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Giant grenadier
Albatrossia pectoralis
It has a massive body, a broad head and a ribbon-like, tapering tail. The snout protrudes …
Giant grouper
Epinephelus lanceolatus
The body is powerful. The height of the body is 2.4-3.4 times the length of the …
Giant guitarfish
Rhynchobatus djiddensis
This species can be confused with its distant relative, the common shovelnose ray, from which it …
Giant hawkfish
Cirrhitus rivulatus
The fish has a deep body that is not strongly compressed at the sides. They have …
Giant moray
Gymnothorax javanicus
The body is compressed from the sides and covered with a layer of mucus, which allows …
Giant mottled eel
Anguilla marmorata
The giant mottled eel is cylindrical in shape with small, well-developed pectoral fins and a protruding …
Giant sea catfish
Arius gigas
Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Body elongate, slightly compressed at the sides, covered with small cycloid scales. Thorax without scales. Upper …
Gilt-head bream
Sparus aurata
Body oval, torso flattened at the sides with a steep head profile, with a distinct sharp …
Gold-spotted mudskipper
Periophthalmus chrysospilos
The body shape of the gold-spotted mudskipper is elongated, almost cylindrical in the anterior part, and …
Golden grouper
Saloptia powelli
The golden grouper has a stout, elongated body with a depth of 2.6-3.1 times the standard …
Golden redfish
Sebastes norvegicus
Golden redfish are characterized by a laterally compressed, tall body and a large head. The mouth …
Golden threadfin bream
Nemipterus virgatus
The body of the golden threadfin bream has a standard length of 3.2-4 times its thickness, …
Golden trevally
Gnathanodon speciosus
The golden trevally has a compressed, elongated body with the dorsal profile slightly more convex than …
Goldsilk seabream
Acanthopagrus berda
The goldsilk seabream has a relatively deep and compressed body, with a depth of 2.4-2.6 times …
Goosefish
Lophius americanus
The American goosefish is dark brown, with a mottling of dark spots and blotches. It has …
Gosztonyia antarctica
Gosztonyia antarctica
Gosztonyia antarctica have an elongated anguilliform body. The head is broad and large, with the lips …
Graceful shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
The body is barrel-shaped and streamlined. The muzzle is broad and short, wedge-shaped. The eyes are …
Graysby
Cephalopholis cruentata
Graysby's colors range from pale gray to dark brown, with many dark oranges, red-brown spots on …
Greasy grouper
Epinephelus tauvina
The body of the greasy grouper is massive, elongated and oval in cross-section. In juveniles it …
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Characteristic of this fish is a large head with a massive lower jaw. Great Barracuda, one …
Great hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
They have a characteristic spindle-shaped body and head with projections on the sides. In adults, the …
Great sculpin
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
The body of the great sculpin is rather thick and naked, without bony plates or spines. …