FishSpeciesDB
103 fish species with habitat, range, size, diet, and conservation data. From Great White Sharks to Mandarinfish.
Featured Species
Great White Shark
Apex predator of the ocean. Can detect one drop of blood in 100 liters of water. Up to 300...
Whale Shark
The largest fish in the sea at up to 12 meters. Each individual has a unique spot pattern ...
Clownfish
Made famous by Finding Nemo. Live symbiotically with sea anemones — their mucus coating pr...
Blue Tang
The Dory fish from Finding Nemo. Have a razor-sharp spine near their tail (the tang) for d...
Coelacanth
Thought extinct for 66 million years until found alive in 1938 off South Africa. A living ...
Anglerfish (Deep-sea)
Live at depths up to 4,000 meters in total darkness. Females have a bioluminescent lure on...
Pufferfish (Torafugu)
Contains tetrodotoxin — 1,200x more poisonous than cyanide. A single fish has enough toxin...
Manta Ray
Wingspan up to 7 meters. Have the largest brain-to-body ratio of any fish. Recognize thems...
Acanthuria (1)
Acanthuroida (1)
Acipenseriformes (3)
White Sturgeon
The largest freshwater fish in North America at up to 6 meters. Can live over 100 years. v...
American Paddlefish
Named for its long, paddle-shaped snout, which is covered with sensors that detect the ele...
Beluga Sturgeon
One of the largest bony fish ever recorded, with historical reports of individuals over 7 ...
Amiiformes (1)
Anguilliformes (5)
European Eel
Migrate 6,000 km from European rivers to the Sargasso Sea to spawn — and die. Their larvae...
Moray Eel
Have a second set of jaws (pharyngeal jaws) that launch forward from throat to pull prey i...
American Eel
Spends most of its life in rivers and lakes of eastern North America, then migrates thousa...
European Conger
One of the largest eels in the world, a heavy, scaleless predator that hides in wrecks and...
Green Moray
A large moray whose green color comes from a yellow mucus covering its dark blue skin. It ...
Callionymiformes (1)
Carangaria (5)
Mahi-mahi
One of the fastest-growing fish — can reach 1.4 meters in one year. Spectacular golden-gre...
Giant Trevally
One of the toughest fighting game fish. Known to hunt in packs and even snatch birds from ...
Swordfish
Their sword is not for stabbing — it slashes through schools of fish. Can dive to 2,800 me...
Greater Amberjack
The largest of the jacks, a powerful fish found around reefs, wrecks, and oil platforms. F...
Cobia
The only member of its family. It resembles a shark or remora and often follows rays, turt...
Carcharhiniformes (9)
Great Hammerhead
Their hammer-shaped head (cephalofoil) provides 360-degree vision and houses electrorecept...
Tiger Shark
Called the garbage cans of the sea — stomach contents have included license plates, tires,...
Bull Shark
One of the few sharks that can live in fresh water for long periods. Has been found far up...
Blue Shark
A slender, long-finned ocean wanderer with a vivid indigo back. Makes huge migrations acro...
Lemon Shark
Named for the yellowish tint of its skin, which camouflages it over sandy bottoms. One of ...
Blacktip Reef Shark
Easily recognized by the black tips on its fins, especially the first dorsal fin. Often se...
Whitetip Reef Shark
A slender reef shark with white-tipped dorsal and tail fins. Unlike most requiem sharks it...
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
A bold open-ocean shark with long, rounded, white-tipped fins. Once among the most abundan...
Scalloped Hammerhead
Named for the notched front edge of its hammer-shaped head, which spreads its electrical s...
Centrarchiformes (2)
Ceratodontiformes (1)
Characiformes (2)
Cichliformes (3)
Clownfish
Made famous by Finding Nemo. Live symbiotically with sea anemones — their mucus coating pr...
Ocellaris Clownfish
The true Nemo fish. Live exclusively in Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantea an...
Nile Tilapia
One of the most farmed fish in the world, raised in many countries. Females carry eggs and...
Clupeiformes (1)
Coelacanthiformes (1)
Cypriniformes (1)
Elopiformes (1)
Esociformes (2)
Eupercaria (3)
Napoleon Wrasse
One of the largest reef fish. Can live 30+ years. Known to recognize individual divers. Fe...
Parrotfish
Crucial for reef health — they eat algae that would smother coral. Bite off chunks of cora...
Humphead Parrotfish
The largest parrotfish, with a bulbous forehead it uses to ram coral. It bites off chunks ...
Gadiformes (3)
Atlantic Cod
One of the most economically important fish in history, fueling Viking voyages, Basque fle...
Haddock
A relative of cod recognized by a dark blotch above the pectoral fin, sometimes called the...
Burbot
The only freshwater member of the cod order, found across northern Europe, Asia, and North...
Gymnotiformes (1)
Istiophoriformes (3)
Blue Marlin
Can reach 100 km/h. Their spear-like bill slashes through schools of fish. Females grow 4x...
Sailfish
Named for its huge, sail-like dorsal fin, which it raises when herding schools of sardines...
Black Marlin
One of the largest bony fish, with rigid pectoral fins that cannot be folded flat against ...
Lamniformes (5)
Great White Shark
Apex predator of the ocean. Can detect one drop of blood in 100 liters of water. Up to 300...
Shortfin Mako
Widely regarded as the fastest shark, built for bursts of speed in pursuit of tuna and swo...
Goblin Shark
A pink, flabby deep-sea shark with a long, flat snout. Its jaws can shoot forward at high ...
Megamouth Shark
Discovered only in 1976, when one became tangled in a US Navy ship anchor off Hawaii. A hu...
Common Thresher Shark
Its upper tail lobe can be about as long as the rest of its body. It uses the tail like a ...
Lampriformes (2)
Lepisosteiformes (1)
Lophiiformes (2)
Myliobatiformes (1)
Orectolobiformes (2)
Osteoglossiformes (2)
Perciformes (5)
Nile Perch
A giant predatory fish native to the Nile, Congo, and Lake Chad basins. Its introduction i...
Walleye
Named for its large, glassy eyes, which contain a reflective layer that helps it see in di...
Striped Bass
A coastal fish that swims up rivers to spawn, recognized by dark horizontal stripes on its...
European Seabass
A silver predator of rocky shores, estuaries, and surf beaches. One of the first fish to b...
Zander
A large European relative of the walleye with glassy eyes adapted for low light. Prefers m...
Petromyzontiformes (1)
Rhinopristiformes (1)
Salmoniformes (3)
Atlantic Salmon
Navigate thousands of miles to return to their exact birth river using Earth magnetic fiel...
Sockeye Salmon
Silver-blue at sea, it turns bright red with a green head when it returns to fresh water t...
Huchen
Also called the Danube salmon, one of the largest salmonids in the world. It spends its wh...
Scombriformes (9)
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
The Ferrari of the sea, prized for sushi and heavily overfished. Can swim at 70 km/h. Warm...
Yellowfin Tuna
Can swim at 75 km/h. Their yellow dorsal and anal fins can be exceptionally long. Warm-blo...
Atlantic Mackerel
A fast, streamlined schooling fish with wavy dark stripes on a blue-green back. It has no ...
Skipjack Tuna
The most heavily fished tuna in the world and the main species used for canned light tuna....
Albacore
A tuna with exceptionally long pectoral fins that reach past the start of its anal fin. It...
Wahoo
A long, torpedo-shaped relative of mackerel with blue tiger stripes. One of the fastest fi...
Southern Bluefin Tuna
A large tuna that spawns only in the Indian Ocean south of Java and then ranges across the...
Pacific Bluefin Tuna
A giant tuna that spawns near Japan and crosses the entire Pacific to feed off California ...
Bluefish
The only living member of its family, a fierce schooling predator with sharp teeth. Packs ...
Scorpaeniformes (5)
Red Lionfish
One of the most destructive invasive species in the Atlantic. A single female produces 2 m...
Rockfish (Vermilion)
Can live over 100 years — the longest-lived of any rockfish. Some species reach 200+ years...
Lionfish (Clearfin)
Their ornate fins contain venomous spines. In the Atlantic, they are devastating invasive ...
Wolf Eel
Not actually an eel — they are a species of wolffish. Mate for life and share a den. Power...
Reef Stonefish
Considered the most venomous fish in the world. Thirteen dorsal spines can inject venom th...
Serraniformes (2)
Siluriformes (4)
Flathead Catfish
Can reach 1.5 meters and 56 kg. Nocturnal ambush hunters. Their barbels (whiskers) are loa...
Mekong Giant Catfish
One of the largest freshwater fish in the world. A specimen caught in northern Thailand in...
Wels Catfish
The largest freshwater fish native to most of Europe, with a broad, scaleless body and lon...
Channel Catfish
The most numerous catfish in North America and the most farmed fish in the United States. ...
Sphyraeniformes (1)
Squaliformes (2)
Syngnathiformes (1)
Tetraodontiformes (3)
Pufferfish (Torafugu)
Contains tetrodotoxin — 1,200x more poisonous than cyanide. A single fish has enough toxin...
Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola)
The heaviest bony fish at up to 2,300 kg. Look like a fish head with a tail attached. Sunb...
Queen Triggerfish
Can rotate their eyes independently. Lock their dorsal spine to wedge into crevices. Blow ...