Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index This is a list of fish common names. While some common names refer to a single species or family, others have been used for a confusing variety of different types; the articles listed here should explain the possibilities if the name is ambiguous. Table of contents 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 G 8 H 9 I 10 J 11 K 12 L 13 M 14 N 15 O 16 P 17 Q 18 R 19 S 20 T 21 U 22 V 23 W 24 X 25 Y 26 Z A African glass catfish African lungfish aholehole airbreathing catfish airsac catfish Alaska blackfish albacore alewife alfonsino algae eater alligatorfish amago American sole Amur pike anchovy anemonefish angelfish angel shark anglemouth angler catfish anglerfish Antarctic cod Antarctic dragonfish Antarctic icefish antenna codlet arapaima arowana archerfish Arctic char armored catfish armored gurnard armored searobin armorhead armorhead catfish arrowtooth eel aruana Asiatic glassfish Atka mackerel Atlantic cod Atlantic eel Atlantic herring Atlantic salmon Atlantic saury Atlantic trout Australasian salmon Australian grayling Australian lungfish Australian prowfish ayu B Baikal oilfish bamboo shark bandfish bango bangu banjo catfish barb barbel barbeled dragonfish barbeled houndshark barbelless catfish barfish barracuda barracudina barramundi barreleye basking shark bass basslet batfish bat ray beachsalmon beaked salmon beaked sandfish beardfish beluga beluga sturgeon bent-tooth betta bichir bigeye bigeye squaretail bighead carp bigscale bigscale fish bigscale pomfret billfish bitterling black bass blackchin black dragonfish blackfish black mackerel black pickerel black prickleback black sea bass blacksmelt black swallower black triggerfish bleak blenny blind goby blind shark blue catfish blue eye bluefin tuna bluefish bluegill Blue_or_rippled_triggerfish blue shark blue triggerfish blue whiting bluntnose knifefish bluntnose minnow boafish boarfish bobtail snipe eel bocaccio boga Bombay duck bonefish bonito bonnetmouth bonytongue bottlenose bowfin boxfish bramble shark bream bristlemouth broadband dogfish brook lamprey brook trout brotula brown trout buffalofish bullhead bullhead shark bull shark bull trout burbot buri burrfish burrowing goby butterfish butterfly ray butterflyfish C California flyingfish California halibut California smoothtongue canary rockfish candiru candlefish capelin cardinalfish carp carpsucker catalufa catfish catla cat shark cavefish Celebes rainbowfish central mudminnow cepalin chain pickerel channel catfish char cherry salmon chimaera chinook salmon chub chubsucker chum salmon cichlid cisco climbing catfish climbing gourami climbing perch clingfish clownfish Clown triggerfish cobbler cobia cod cod icefish codlet codling coelacanth coffinfish coho salmon collared carpet shark collared dogfish combfish combtail gourami combtooth blenny common carp conger eel convict blenny cookie-cutter shark coolie loach cornetfish cowfish cownose ray cow shark crappie creek chub crestfish crevice kelpfish croaker crocodile icefish crocodile shark crucian carp cuchia cusk-eel cuskfish cutlassfish cutthroat eel cutthroat trout D dab dace daggertooth danio damselfish darter dartfish dealfish deep-sea anglerfish deep sea bonefish deep sea eel deep-sea smelt deepwater cardinalfish deepwater flathead deepwater stingray demoiselle denticle herring devil ray discus (fish) diver dogfish dogfish shark Dolly Varden dolphin (fish) dorab dory dottyback dragonet dragonfish dragon goby driftfish driftwood catfish drum duckbill duckbilled barracudina duckbill eel E eagle ray eel eelblenny eel cod eel-goby eelpout eeltail catfish elasmobranch electric catfish electric eel electric knifefish electric ray electric stargazer elephantfish elephantnose fish elver emperor emperor bream escolar eucla cod eulachon European eel European flounder European minnow F false brotula false cat shark false moray false trevally fangtooth fathead sculpin featherback featherfin knifefish fierasfer filefish finback cat shark fingerfish firefish flabby whalefish flagblenny flagfin flagfish flagtail flashlight fish flatfish flathead flathead catfish flat loach flounder flying characin flying gurnard flyingfish flying fox footballfish forehead brooder four-eyed fish freshwater eel freshwater flyingfish freshwater hatchetfish freshwater herring freshwater shark frigate mackerel frill shark frogfish frogmouth catfish fusilier G galjoen fish Ganges shark gar garden eel garpike ghost flathead ghost knifefish ghost pipefish ghoul giant gourami giant sea bass giant wels gianttail gibberfish Gila trout gizzard shad glass catfish glassfish glass knifefish goatfish goblin shark goby golden dojo golden loach goldeye goldfish goldspotted killifish gombessa goosefish gopher rockfish gouramie grass carp graveldiver grayling gray mullet gray reef shark great white shark green swordtail greeneye greenling grenadier grideye ground shark grouper grunion grunt grunter grunt sculpin gudgeon guitarfish gulf menhaden gulper eel gulper gunnel guppy gurnard H haddock hagfish hairtail hairyfish hake half-gill halfbeak halfmoon halibut hamlet hammerhead shark handfish harelip sucker hatchetfish hawkfish herring herring smelt hill-stream loach hog sucker horn shark horsefish houndshark huchen Humuhumunukunukuapua'a - state fish of Hawaii (Picasso Trigger fish) I icefish ide ilisha inanga inconnu Indian mullet iniom J jack Jack Dempsey (yes, really) Japanese eel jawfish jellynose fish jewel tetra jewfish john dory K Kafue pike kahawai kaluga kanyu kelp perch kelpfish killifish king-of-the-herring king-of-the-salmon kissing gourami knifefish knifejaw koi kokanee kokopu kuhli loach L labyrinth fish ladyfish lagena lake trout lake whitefish lampfish lamprey lancetfish lantern-eye lanternfish large-eye bream largemouth bass largenose fish leaffish leatherjacket lefteye flounder lemon shark lenok lightfish lighthousefish limia ling ling cod lionfish livebearer lizardfish loach loach catfish loach goby longfin longfin dragonfish long-finned char long-finned pike longjaw mudsucker longneck eel longnose chimaera longnose dace longnose lancetfish longnose sucker long-whiskered catfish lookdown catfish loosejaw louvar loweye catfish luminous hake lumpfish lumpsucker lungfish lyretail M mackerel mackerel shark madtom mahi mahi mahseer mail-cheeked fish mako shark manefish man-of-war fish manta ray marblefish marine hatchetfish marlin masu salmon medaka medusafish megamouth shark menhaden merluccid hake Mexican blind cavefish Mexican golden trout midshipman milkfish minnow mojarra mola molly monkeyface prickleback monkfish mooneye moonfish Moorish idol mora moray morid cod morwong Moses sole mosquitofish mosshead warbonnet mouthbrooder Mozambique tilapia mrigal mudfish mudminnow mudskipper mudsucker mullet mummichog muskellunge mustache triggerfish mustard eel N naked-back knifefish nase needlefish neon tetra New World rivuline New Zealand smelt nibbler noodlefish North American darter North American freshwater catfish northern anchovy northern clingfish northern lampfish northern pearleye northern pike northern sea robin northern squawfish Norwegian Atlantic salmon nurseryfish nurse shark O oarfish ocean perch ocean sunfish oceanic flyingfish oceanic white tipped shark oilfish oldwife Old World knifefish Old World rivuline olive flounder opah opaleye orange roughy Orangestriped triggerfish orbicular velvetfish Oregon chub oreo (not a mistake) Oriental loach P Pacific albacore Pacific argentine Pacific cod Pacific hake Pacific herring Pacific lamprey Pacific salmon Pacific saury Pacific trout Pacific viperfish pacus paddlefish paperbone paradise fish parasitic catfish parrotfish peacock flounder peamouth pearleye pearlfish pearl perch pejerrey peladillo pelagic cod pelican eel pelican gulper pencil catfish pencilfish pencilsmelt perch pickerel pigfish pike-characid pike conger pike eel pike pikeblenny pikehead pikeperch pilchard pilotfish pineconefish pink salmon pipefish piranha pirarucu pirate perch plaice platy platyfish pleco plownose chimaera plunderfish poacher pollock pomfret pompano ponyfish poolfish popeye catafula porbeagle shark porcupinefish porgy Port Jackson shark powen priapumfish prickleback pricklefish prickly shark prowfish puffer pumpkinseed pupfish pygmy sunfish Q quillback quillfish R rabbitfish racehorse ragfish rainbow trout rainbowfish rasbora ratfish rattail Ray razorfish red snapper redfish redhorse sucker redmouth whalefish redside redtooth triggerfish red velvetfish red whalefish reedfish remora requiem shark ribbonbearer ribbonfish ribbon sawtail fish rice eel ricefish ridgehead righteye flounder Rio Grande perch river loach river shark river stingray rivuline roach rock bass rock cod rockfish rockling rockweed gunnel rohu ronquil roosterfish ropefish rough pomfret rough scad roughy roundhead round herring round stingray round whitefish rudd rudderfish ruffe Russian sturgeon S sabalo sabertooth saber-toothed blenny sabertooth fish sablefish sailback scorpionfish sailbearer sailfin silverside sailfish salamanderfish salmon salmon shark sandburrower sand dab sanddiver sand eel sand goby sand tiger sandfish sand knifefish sand lance sandperch sandroller sand stargazer sand tiger sand tilefish sardine sargassumfish sauger saury sawfish saw shark sawtooth eel scabbard fish scaleless black dragonfish scaly dragonfish scat scorpionfish sculpin scup scythe butterfish sea bass sea catfish sea chub seadevil seadragon seahorse sea lamprey seamoth sea raven searobin sea snail sea toad seatrout sergeant-major shad shark sharksucker sharpnose pufferfish sheatfish sheepshead sheepshead minnow shell-ear shiner shortnose chimaera shortnose greeneye shovelnose sturgeon shrimpfish Siamese fighting fish sillago silver carp silver dollar silver driftfish silver hake silverside sixgill ray sixgill shark skate skilfish skipjack tuna skipping goby slender barracudina slender mola slender snipe eel sleeper sleeper shark slickhead slimehead slimy slipmouth small-eye squaretail smalltooth sawfish smelt smelt-whiting smoothtongue snaggletooth snailfish snake eel snakehead snake mackerel snake mudhead snapper snipe eel snipefish snook snubnose eel snubnose parasitic eel soapfish sockeye salmon soldierfish sole South American darter South American lungfish southern flounder southern grayling southern hake southern sandfish southern smelt spadefish spaghetti eel Spanish mackerel spearfish spiderfish spikefish spinefoot spiny-back spiny basslet spiny dogfish spiny dwarf catfish spiny eel spinyfin splitfin spookfish spotted dogfish sprat springfish squarehead catfish squaretail squawfish squeaker squirrelfish staghorn sculpin stargazer starry flounder steelhead stickleback stingfish stingray stonecat stonefish stoneroller minnow straptail stream catfish streamer fish striped bass sturgeon sucker suckerfish suckermouth armored catfish summer flounder Sundaland noodlefish sunfish surf sardine surfperch surgeonfish swallower swamp-eel swampfish sweeper swordfish swordtail T tadpole cod tadpole fish taimen tang tapetail tarpon telescopefish temperate bass temperate ocean-bass temperate perch tench tenpounder tenuis tetra thorny catfish thornfish thornyhead threadfin threadfin bream threadsail threadtail threespine stickleback three-toothed puffer thresher shark tigerperch tiger shark tilapia tilefish titan triggerfish toadfish tonguefish tope topminnow torpedo torrent catfish torrent fish trahira treefish triggerfish triplefin blenny triplespine tripletail tripodfish trout trout-perch trumpeter trumpetfish trunkfish tubeblenny tube-eye tube-snout tubeshoulder tui chub tuna turbot turkeyfish U unicornfish upside-down catfish V velvet-belly shark velvet catfish velvetfish vendace vimba viperfish W wahoo walking catfish walleye walleye pollock warbonnet warty angler waryfish wasp fish weasel shark weatherfish weever weeverfish wels whalefish whale shark whiff whiptail gulper whitebait white croaker whitefish white marlin white shark whiting wobbegon wolf-eel wolffish wolf-herring woody sculpin worm eel wormfish wrasse wrymouth X Y yellowmargin triggerfish yellow perch yellowfin tuna Z zander zebra danio zebrafish zebra shark ziege zingel This article is from Wikipedia. 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