| Kinds of Fish |
| Scientific name -- Other names |
| Abyssocottidae -- Deep-water Sculpins |
| Acanthuridae -- Surgeonfishes; Tangs; Unicornfishes family |
| Acipenseridae -- Sturgeons |
| Acropomatidae -- Lanternbellies; Temperate Ocean-basses |
| Adrianichthyidae -- Ricefishes |
| Agonidae -- Poachers |
| Akysidae -- Stream Catfishes |
| Albulidae -- Bonefishes |
| Alepisauridae -- Lancefishes |
| Alepocephalidae -- Slickheads |
| Alestiidae -- African Tetras |
| Alopiidae -- Thresher Sharks |
| Amarsipidae |
| Ambassidae -- Asiatic Glassfishes |
| Amblycipitidae -- Torrent Catfishes |
| Amblyopsidae -- Cavefishes |
| Amiidae -- Bowfins |
| Ammodytidae -- Sand Laces |
| Amphiliidae -- Loach Catfishes |
| Anabantidae -- Climbing Gouramies |
| Anablepidae -- Four-eyed Fishes; Onesided Livebearers and White-eye |
| Anacanthobatidae -- Smooth Skates |
| Anarhichadidae -- Wolffishes |
| Anguillidae -- Freshwater Eels |
| Anomalopidae -- Lanterneye Fishes |
| Anoplogastridae -- Fangtooth |
| Anoplopomatidae -- Sablefishes |
| Anostomidae -- Headstanders |
| Anotopteridae -- Daggertooth |
| Antennariidae -- Frogfishes |
| Aphredoderidae -- Pirate Perches |
| Aphyonidae |
| Apistidae |
| Aploactinidae -- Velvetfishes |
| Aplocheilidae -- Killifishes |
| Aplodactylidae -- Marblefishes |
| Apogonidae -- Cardinalfishes |
| Apteronotidae -- Ghost Knifefishes |
| Arapaimidae -- Bonytongues |
| Argentinidae -- Argentines or Herring Smelts |
| Ariidae -- Sea Catfishes |
| Ariommatidae -- Ariommatids |
| Arripidae -- Australian Salmon |
| Artedidraconidae -- Barbled Plunderfishes |
| Aspredinidae -- Banjo Catfishes |
| Astroblepidae -- Naked Sucker-mouth Catfishes |
| Ateleopodidae -- Jellynose Fishes |
| Atherinidae -- Silversides |
| Atherinopsidae -- Neotropical Silversides |
| Auchenipteridae -- Driftwood Catfishes |
| Aulopidae -- Aulopus |
| Aulorhynchidae -- Tubesnouts |
| Aulostomidae -- Trumpetfishes |
| Badidae |
| Bagridae -- Bagrid Catfishes |
| Balistidae -- Triggerfishes |
| Balitoridae -- River Loaches |
| Banjosidae |
| Barbourisiidae -- Velvet Whalefishes |
| Bathyclupeidae |
| Bathydraconidae -- Antarctic Dragonfishes |
| Bathylagidae -- Deep-sea Smelts |
| Bathylutichthyidae |
| Bathymasteridae -- Ronquils |
| Bathysauroididae |
| Batrachoididae -- Toadfishes |
| Bedotiidae -- Madagascar Rainbowfishes |
| Belonidae -- Needlefishes |
| Bembridae -- Deepwater Flatheads |
| Berycidae -- Alfonsinos |
| Blenniidae -- Combtooth Blennies |
| Bothidae -- Lefteye Flounders |
| Bovichtidae -- Thornfishes |
| Brachaeluridae -- Blind Sharks |
| Brachionichthyidae -- Handfishes |
| Bramidae -- Pomfrets |
| Bregmacerotidae -- Codlets |
| Bythitidae -- Viviparous Brotulas |
| Caesionidae -- Fusiliers |
| Callanthiidae -- Splendid Perches |
| Callichthyidae -- Callichthyid Armored Catfishes |
| Callionymidae -- Dragonets |
| Callorhinchidae -- Plownose Chimaeras |
| Caproidae -- Boarfishes |
| Caracanthidae -- Orbicular Velvetfishes |
| Carangidae -- Jacks and Pompanos |
| Carapidae -- Pearlfishes |
| Carcharhinidae -- Requiem Sharks |
| Caristiidae -- Manefishes |
| Catostomidae -- Suckers |
| Caulophrynidae -- Fanfins |
| Centracanthidae |
| Centrarchidae -- Sunfishes |
| Centriscidae -- Snipefishes; Shrimpfishes |
| Centrogeniidae |
| Centrolophidae -- Medusafishes |
| Centrophoridae |
| Centrophrynidae -- Deep-sea Anglerfish |
| Centropomidae -- Snooks |
| Cepolidae -- Bandfishes |
| Ceratiidae -- Seadevils |
| Ceratodontidae -- Australian Lungfishes |
| Cetomimidae -- Flabby Whalefishes |
| Cetopsidae -- Whale Catfishes |
| Cetorhinidae -- Basking Sharks |
| Chacidae -- Squarehead or Angular Catfish |
| Chaenopsidae -- Pike- Tube- and Flagblennies |
| Chaetodontidae -- Butterflyfishes |
| Champsodontidae |
| Chanidae -- Milkfish |
| Channichthyidae -- Crocodile Icefishes |
| Channidae -- Snakeheads |
| Characidae -- Characins |
| Chaudhuriidae |
| Chaunacidae -- Sea Toads |
| Cheilodactylidae -- Morwongs |
| Cheimarrhichthyidae -- Torrentfish |
| Chiasmodontidae |
| Chilodontidae |
| Chimaeridae -- Shortnose Chimaeras or Ratfishes |
| Chirocentridae -- Wolf Herring |
| Chironemidae -- Kelpfishes |
| Chlamydoselachidae -- Frilled Sharks |
| Chlopsidae -- False Morays |
| Chlorophthalmidae -- Greeneyes |
| Cichlidae -- Cichlids |
| Cirrhitidae -- Hawkfishes |
| Citharidae -- Citharids |
| Citharinidae |
| Clariidae -- Airbreathing Catfishes |
| Clinidae -- Clinids |
| Clupeidae -- Herrings; Shads; Sardines; Menhadens |
| Cobitidae -- Loaches |
| Coiidae |
| Colocongridae |
| Comephoridae -- Baikal Oilfishes |
| Congiopodidae -- Racehorses or Pigfishes |
| Congridae -- Conger and Garden Eels |
| Coryphaenidae -- Dolphinfishes |
| Cottidae -- Sculpins |
| Cottocomephoridae |
| Cranoglanididae -- Armorhead Catfishes |
| Creediidae -- Sandburrowers |
| Cryptacanthodidae -- Wrymouths |
| Ctenoluciidae -- Pike-characids |
| Curimatidae |
| Cyematidae -- Lumpfishes |
| Cynodontidae |
| Cynoglossidae -- Tonguefishes |
| Cyprinidae -- Minnows; Carps |
| Cyprinodontidae -- Pupfishes |
| Cyttidae |
| Dactylopteridae -- Flying Gurnards |
| Dactyloscopidae -- Sand Stargazers |
| Dalatiidae -- Sleeper Sharks |
| Dasyatidae -- Stingrays |
| Dentatherinidae -- Tusked Silversides |
| Denticipitidae -- Denticle Herring |
| Derichthyidae -- Longneck Eels |
| Diceratiidae -- Double Anglers |
| Dichistiidae -- Galjoen Fishes |
| Dinolestidae -- Long-finned Pike |
| Dinopercidae -- Cavebasses |
| Diodontidae -- Porcupinefishes Burrfishes |
| Diplomystidae |
| Diretmidae -- Spinyfishes |
| Doradidae -- Thorny Catfishes |
| Draconettidae |
| Drepaneidae -- Sicklefishes |
| Echeneidae -- Remoras |
| Echinorhinidae -- Bramble Sharks |
| Elassomatidae -- Pygmy Sunfishes |
| Eleginopidae |
| Eleotridae -- Sleepers |
| Elopidae -- Tenpounders |
| Embiotocidae -- Surfperches |
| Emmelichthyidae -- Rovers |
| Engraulidae -- Anchovies |
| Enoplosidae -- Oldwife |
| Ephippidae -- Spadefishes; Batfishes; Scats |
| Epigonidae -- Deepwater Cardinalfishes |
| Erethistidae |
| Ereuniidae |
| Erythrinidae -- Trahiras |
| Eschmeyeridae |
| Esocidae -- Pikes |
| Euclichthyidae -- Eucla Cods |
| Eurypharyngidae -- Gulpers |
| Evermannellidae -- Sabertooth Fishes |
| Exocoetidae -- Flyingfishes |
| Fistulariidae -- Cornetfishes |
| Fundulidae -- Topminnows; Killifishes |
| Gadidae -- Hakes; Burbots |
| Galaxiidae -- Galaxiids |
| Gasteropelecidae -- Freshwater Hatchetfishes |
| Gasterosteidae -- Sticklebacks; Tubesnouts |
| Gempylidae -- Snake Mackerels |
| Geotriidae -- Southern Lampreys |
| Gerreidae -- Mojarras |
| Gibberichthyidae -- Gibberfishes |
| Gigantactinidae -- Whipnose Anglers |
| Giganturidae -- Telescopefish |
| Ginglymostomatidae -- Nurse Sharks |
| Glaucosomatidae -- Pearl Perches |
| Gnathanacanthidae -- Red Velvetfish |
| Gobiesocidae -- Clingfishes; Singleslits |
| Gobiidae -- Gobies |
| Gonorynchidae -- Beaked Salmons |
| Gonostomatidae -- Bristlemouths |
| Goodeidae -- Splitfins |
| Grammatidae -- Basslets |
| Grammicolepididae -- Grammicolepidids |
| Gymnarchidae |
| Gymnotidae -- Naked-back Knifefishes |
| Gymnuridae -- Butterfly Rays |
| Gyrinocheilidae -- Algae Eaters |
| Haemulidae -- Grunts |
| Halosauridae -- Halosaurs |
| Harpagiferidae -- Spiny Plunderfishes |
| Helostomatidae -- Kissing Gourami |
| Hemigaleidae -- Weasel Sharks |
| Hemiodontidae |
| Hemiramphidae -- Halfbeaks |
| Hemiscylliidae -- Bamboo Sharks |
| Hemitripteridae -- Sea Ravens or Sailfin Sculpins |
| Hepsetidae |
| Heptapteridae |
| Heterenchelyidae |
| Heterodontidae -- Bullhead, Horn, or Port Jackson Sharks |
| Heteropneustidae -- Airsac Catfishes |
| Hexagrammidae -- Greenlings |
| Hexanchidae -- Cow Sharks |
| Hexatrygonidae -- Sixgill Stingrays |
| Himantolophidae -- Footballfishes |
| Hiodontidae -- Mooneyes |
| Hispidoberycidae |
| Holocentridae -- Squirrelfishes; Soldierfishes |
| Hoplichthyidae -- Ghost Flatheads |
| Hypopomidae |
| Hypoptychidae -- Sand Eel |
| Icosteidae -- Ragfish |
| Ictaluridae -- North American Freshwater Catfishes |
| Indostomidae |
| Inermiidae -- Bonnetmouths |
| Ipnopidae |
| Istiophoridae -- Bllfishes |
| Kneriidae -- Shellears |
| Kraemeriidae -- Sand Darters |
| Kuhliidae -- Aholeholes |
| Kurtidae -- Nurseryfishes |
| Kyphosidae -- Sea Chubs |
| Labridae -- Wrasses |
| Labrisomidae -- Labrisomids |
| Lactariidae -- False Trevallies |
| Lamnidae -- Mackerel Sharks or White Shark |
| Lampridae -- Opah |
| Lateolabracidae |
| Latimeriidae -- Gombessa |
| Latridae -- Trumpeters |
| Lebiasinidae |
| Leiognathidae -- Slimys, Slipmouths, or Ponyfishes |
| Lepidogalaxiidae -- Salamanderfishes |
| Lepidosirenidae -- Aestivating Lungfishes |
| Lepisosteidae -- Gars |
| Leptobramidae -- Beachsalmon |
| Leptochariidae -- Barbeled Houndsharks |
| Leptochilichthyidae -- Leptochilichthyids |
| Leptoscopidae -- Southern Sandfishes |
| Lethrinidae -- Emperors or Scavengers |
| Linophrynidae -- Leftvents |
| Liparidae -- Snailfishes |
| Lobotidae -- Tripletails |
| Lophichthyidae -- Lophyichthyid Frogfishes |
| Lophiidae -- Goosefishes |
| Lophotidae -- Crestfishes |
| Loricariidae -- Armored Catfishes |
| Lutjanidae -- Snappers |
| Luvaridae -- Louvar |
| Macrouridae -- Grenadiers or Rattails |
| Malacanthidae -- Tilefishes |
| Malapteruridae -- Electric Catfishes |
| Mastacembelidae -- Spiny Eels |
| Megachasmidae -- Megamouth Sharks |
| Megalomycteridae -- Largenose Fishes |
| Megalopidae -- Tarpons |
| Melamphaidae -- Bigscale Fishes or Ridgeheads |
| Melanocetidae -- Black Seadevils |
| Melanonidae -- Melanonids |
| Melanotaeniidae -- Rainbowfishes; Blue Eyes |
| Menidae -- Moonfish |
| Merlucciidae -- Merluccid Hakes |
| Microdesmidae -- Wormfishes |
| Microstomatidae |
| Mirapinnidae -- Hairyfish; Tapetails or Ribbonbearers |
| Mitsukurinidae -- Goblin Shark |
| Mochokidae -- Squeakers or Upside-down Catfishes |
| Molidae -- Molas or Ocean Sunfishes |
| Monacanthidae -- Filefishes |
| Monocentridae -- Pinecone Fishes |
| Monodactylidae -- Moonyfishes or Finferfishes |
| Monognathidae |
| Moridae -- Morid Cods |
| Moringuidae -- Worm or Spaghetti Eels |
| Mormyridae -- Elephantfishes |
| Moronidae -- Temperate Basses |
| Mugilidae -- Mullets |
| Mullidae -- Goatfishes |
| Muraenesocidae -- Pike Congers |
| Muraenidae -- Moray Eels |
| Muraenolepididae -- Eel Cods |
| Myctophidae -- Lanternfishes |
| Myliobatidae -- Eagle Rays; Manta Rays |
| Myrocongridae |
| Myxinidae -- Hagfishes |
| Nandidae -- Asian Leaffishes |
| Narcinidae -- Numbfishes |
| Nemastistiidae -- Roosterfish |
| Nematogenyidae -- Mountain Catfishes |
| Nemichthyidae -- Snipe Eels |
| Nemipteridae -- Threadfin Breams; Whiptail Breams |
| Neoceratiidae -- Toothed Seadevils |
| Neoscopelidae |
| Neosebastidae |
| Nettastomatidae -- Duckbill Eels |
| Nomeidae -- Driftfishes |
| Normanichthyidae |
| Notacanthidae -- Deep-sea Spiny Eels |
| Notocheiridae -- Surf Sardines |
| Notograptidae |
| Notopteridae -- Featherbacks or Knifefishes |
| Notosudidae -- Waryfishes |
| Nototheniidae -- Cod Icefishes |
| Odacidae -- Cales; Weed-whitings |
| Odontaspididae -- Sand Tigers |
| Odontobutidae |
| Ogcocephalidae -- Batfishes |
| Olyridae -- Longtail Catfishes |
| Omosudidae |
| Oneirodidae -- Dreamers |
| Ophichthidae -- Snake Eels |
| Ophidiidae -- Cusk-eels |
| Opisthoproctidae -- Barreleyes or Spookfishes |
| Opistognathidae -- Jawfishes |
| Oplegnathidae -- Knifejaws |
| Orectolobidae -- Carpet or Nurse Sharks |
| Oreosomatidae -- Oreos |
| Osmeridae -- Smelts |
| Osphronemidae -- Gouramies |
| Osteoglossidae -- Arowanas |
| Ostraciidae -- Boxfishes |
| Ostracoberycidae |
| Pangasiidae -- Shark Catfishes |
| Pantodontidae -- Freshwater Butterflyfish |
| Parabembridae |
| Parabrotulidae -- False Brotulas |
| Parakysidae -- Parakysid Catfishes |
| Paralepididae -- Barracudinas |
| Paralichthyidae -- Large-tooth Flounders |
| Parascorpididae -- Jutjaws |
| Parascylliidae -- Collared Carpet Sharks |
| Paraulopidae |
| Parazenidae -- Parazen |
| Parodontidae |
| Pataecidae -- Australian Prowfishes |
| Pegasidae -- Seamoths |
| Pempheridae -- Sweepers |
| Pentacerotidae -- Armorheads |
| Percichthyidae -- Temperate Perches |
| Percidae -- Perches |
| Perciliidae |
| Percophidae -- Duckbills |
| Percopsidae -- Trout-perches |
| Peristediidae -- Armored Searobins or Armored Gurnards |
| Petromyzontidae -- Lampreys |
| Phallostethidae -- Priapiumfishes |
| Pholidae -- Gunnels |
| Pholidichthyidae -- Convict Blenny |
| Phosichthyidae -- Lightfishes |
| Phractolaemidae -- Hingemouths |
| Phycidae -- Phycid Hakes |
| Pimelodidae -- Long-whiskered Catfishes |
| Pinguipedidae -- Sandperches |
| Platycephalidae -- Flatheads |
| Platytroctidae -- Tubeshoulders |
| Plectrogenidae |
| Plesiobatidae -- Deepwater Stingray |
| Plesiopidae -- Roundheads |
| Pleuronectidae -- Righteye Flounders |
| Plotosidae -- Eeltail Catfishes |
| Poeciliidae -- Poeciliids |
| Polycentridae -- Leaffishes |
| Polymixiidae -- Beardfishes |
| Polynemidae -- Threadfins |
| Polyodontidae -- Paddlefishes |
| Polyprionidae -- Wreckfishes |
| Polypteridae -- Bichirs |
| Pomacanthidae -- Angelfishes |
| Pomacentridae -- Damselfishes |
| Pomatomidae -- Bluefishes |
| Potamotrygonidae -- River Stingrays |
| Priacanthidae -- Bigeyes or Catalufas |
| Pristidae -- Sawfishes |
| Pristigasteridae -- Pristigasterids |
| Pristiophoridae -- Saw Sharks |
| Prochilodontidae |
| Profundulidae -- Middle American Killifishes |
| Proscylliidae -- Finback Catsharks |
| Protopteridae -- African Lungfishes |
| Psettodidae -- Psettodids |
| Pseudaphritidae |
| Pseudocarchariidae -- Crocodile Sharks |
| Pseudochromidae -- Dottybacks |
| Pseudomugilidae -- Blue Eyes |
| Pseudopimelodidae -- Bumblebee Catfishes; Dwarf Marbled Catfishes |
| Pseudotriakidae -- False Catsharks |
| Pseudotrichonotidae |
| Psilorhynchidae |
| Psychrolutidae -- Fatheads |
| Ptilichthyidae -- Quillfish |
| Rachycentridae -- Cobia |
| Radiicephalidae |
| Rajidae -- Skates |
| Regalecidae -- Oarfishes |
| Retropinnidae -- New Zealand Smelts |
| Rhamphichthyidae -- Sand Knifefishes |
| Rhamphocottidae -- Grunt Sculpins |
| Rhincodontidae -- Whale Shark |
| Rhinobatidae -- Guitarfish |
| Rhinochimaeridae -- Longnose Chimaeras |
| Rhyacichthyidae -- Loach Gobies |
| Rivulidae -- Rivulines |
| Rondeletiidae -- Redmouth Whalefishes |
| Saccopharyngidae -- Swallowers |
| Salangidae -- Icefishes or Noodlefishes |
| Salmonidae -- Salmonids |
| Samaridae |
| Scaridae -- Parrotfishes |
| Scatophagidae -- Scats |
| Schilbeidae -- Schilbid Catfishes |
| Schindleriidae |
| Sciaenidae -- Drums or Croakers |
| Scoloplacidae -- Spiny Dwarf Catfishes |
| Scomberesocidae -- Sauries |
| Scombridae -- Mackerels; Tunas; Bonitos |
| Scombrolabracidae |
| Scombropidae -- Gnomefishes |
| Scopelarchidae -- Pearleyes |
| Scophthalmidae -- Turbots |
| Scorpaenidae -- Rockfishes; Rockcods; Thornyheads; Sebastidae |
| Scyliorhinidae -- Cat Sharks |
| Scytalinidae -- Graveldivers |
| Serranidae -- Sea Basses; Groupers and Fairy basslets |
| Serrivomeridae -- Sawtooth Eels |
| Setarchidae |
| Siganidae -- Rabbitfishes |
| Sillaginidae -- Smelt-whitings |
| Siluridae -- Sheatfishes |
| Sisoridae -- Sisorid Catfishes |
| Soleidae -- Soles |
| Solenostomidae -- Ghost Pipefishes |
| Sparidae -- Porgies |
| Sphyraenidae -- Barracudas |
| Sphyrnidae -- Hammerhead Sharks; Bonnethead Sharks; Scoopheads Sharks |
| Squalidae -- Dogfish Sharks |
| Squatinidae -- Angel Sharks |
| Stegostomatidae -- Zebra Sharks |
| Stephanoberycidae -- Priklefishes |
| Sternoptychidae |
| Sternopygidae -- Glass Knifefishes |
| Stichaeidae -- Pricklebacks |
| Stomiidae -- Barbeled Dragonfishes |
| Stromateidae -- Butterfishes |
| Stylephoridae -- Tube-eye or Thread-tail |
| Sundasalangidae -- Sundaland Noodlefishes |
| Symphysanodontidae |
| Synanceiidae -- Stonefishes |
| Synaphobranchidae -- Cutthroat Eels |
| Synbranchidae -- Swamp-eels |
| Syngnathidae -- Pipefishes; Seahorses |
| Synodontidae -- Lizardfishes |
| Telmatherinidae -- Sailfin Silversides |
| Terapontidae -- Grunters or Tigerperches |
| Tetrabrachiidae |
| Tetragonuridae -- Squaretails |
| Tetraodontidae -- Puffers |
| Tetrarogidae -- Wasp Fishes |
| Thaumatichthyidae -- Wolftrap Anglers |
| Torpedinidae -- Electric Rays |
| Toxotidae -- Archerfishes |
| Trachichthyidae -- Slimeheads |
| Trachinidae -- Weaverfishes |
| Trachipteridae -- Ribbonfishes |
| Triacanthidae -- Triplespines |
| Triacanthodidae -- Spikefishes |
| Triakidae -- Houndsharks |
| Trichiuridae -- Cutlassfishes |
| Trichodontidae -- Sandfishes |
| Trichomycteridae -- Pencil or Parasitic Catfishes |
| Trichonotidae -- Sanddivers |
| Triglidae -- Searobins |
| Triodontidae -- Three-toothed Puffer |
| Tripterygiidae -- Threefin Blennies |
| Umbridae -- Mudminnows |
| Uranoscopidae -- Stargazers |
| Urolophidae -- Round Rays |
| Valenciidae |
| Veliferidae -- Velifers |
| Xenisthmidae |
| Xiphiidae -- Swordfish |
| Zanclidae -- Moorish Idol |
| Zaniolepididae |
| Zaproridae -- Prowfish |
| Zeidae -- Dories |
| Zeniontidae -- Zeniontids |
| Zoarcidae -- Eelpouts |
| Updated: 2015-05-06 21:40:39 |
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