Naming conventions and terminology
Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Technical terms used include: *A
*†''B
*'' Bairdiella'' *†'' Bajaichthys'' *†'' Baleiichthys'' *''C
*'' Caesio'' *†''D
*†''E
*†'' Eastmanalepes'' *†'' Ebenaqua'' *''F
*†'' Felberia'' *†'' Ferganiscus'' *†''G
*†'' Gabanellia'' *†''H
*†''I
*''J
*†''K
*†'' Kalops'' *†'' Kankatodus'' *†'' Kansasiella'' *†'' Kansius'' *†'' Karaunguria'' *†'' Kargalichthys'' *†''L
*''M
*''Maccullochella'' *†''Macrepistius'' *†''Macroaulostomus'' *†''Macropoma'' *†''Macropomoides'' *†''Macrosemius'' *†''Macrosemimimus'' *''Macruronus'' *†''Madariscus'' *''Makaira'' *''Malacocottus'' *†''Malacopygaeus'' *''Osmeridae, Mallotus'' *†''Manlietta'' *''Marosichthys'' *†''Martinichthys'' *''Mastygocercus'' *''Matarchia'' *''Maulisia'' *''Maurolicus'' *''Megalops'' *†''Megapomus'' *†''Megistolepis'' *†''Meidiichthys'' *†''Meisenheimichthys'' *''Melamphaes'' *†''Melanognathus'' *''Melanogrammus'' *''Melanonus'' *''Mene'' *''Menidia'' *''Menticirrhus'' *†''Meridensia'' *''Merlangius'' *''Merluccius'' *†''Mesoclupea'' *†''Mesolepis'' *†''Mesturus'' *†''Microcapros'' *†''Microceratodus'' *''Microchirus'' *''Microgadus'' *''Micromesistius'' *†''Micromyrus'' *†''Micropycnodon'' *''Microstomus'' *†''Miguashaia'' *†''Milananguilla'' *†''Mimipiscis'' *†''Mioplosus'' *''Mola (fish), Mola'' *''Molva'' *''Monocentris'' *''Monochirus'' *''Monolene'' *''Monomitopus'' *†''Moorevillia'' *''Morone'' *†''Morrolepis'' *†''Moythomasia'' *''Mugil'' *''Mullus'' *''Mupus'' *''Muraena'' *''Muraenesox'' *''Myctophum'' *†''Mylacanthus'' *†''Mylomyrus'' *''Myripristis'' *''Myroconger'' *''Mystriophis''N
*†''Namatozodia'' *†''Nannolepis'' *''Nansenia (fish), Nansenia'' *†''Nardoichthys'' *''Naso (fish), Naso'' *†''Natlandia'' *†''Naupygus'' *†''Naxilepis'' *''Neanthias'' *''Nebris'' *†''Nematonotus'' *†''Nematoptychius'' *''Neobythites'' *†''Neocassandra'' *''Neoceratodus'' *†''Neocybium'' *†''Neohalecopsis'' *†''Neopachycormus'' *†''Neopholidophoropsis'' *''Neoplatycephalus'' *†''Neorhombolepis'' *''Neoscombrops'' *†''Nephrotus'' *''Nerophis'' *†''Nesides'' *''Nettastoma'' *†''Neuburgella'' *''Nezumia'' *†''Nielsenia'' *†''Niobrara (fish), Niobrara'' *†''Nolfophidion'' *''Notacanthus'' *†''Notagogus'' *†''Notelops'' *''Notesthes'' *†''Notogoneus'' *''Notolepis'' *''Notoscopelus'' *†''Nozamichthys'' *†''Nursallia'' *†''Nybelinoides''O
*''Oblada'' *†''Occithrissops'' *†''Ocystias'' *†''Odmdenia'' *†''Odonteabolca'' *''Ogcocephalus'' *''Ogilbia'' *†''Ohuus'' *†''Oligobalistes'' *†''Oligodiodon'' *†''Oligolactoria'' *†''Oligolophotes'' *†''Oligopleura'' *†''Oligopleurus'' *''Oligoplites'' *''Oligopus'' *†''Omosoma'' *†''Omosomopsis'' *†''Oncolepis'' *''Oncorhynchus'' *''Onuxodon'' *†''Onychodus'' *''Ophidion (animal), Ophidion'' *''Ophiodon'' *†''Ophiopsis'' *''Ophisthoproctus'' *''Ophisurus'' *†''Opisthomyzon'' *''Opisthonema'' *†''Opistopteryx'' *''Oplegnathus'' *†''Opsithrissops'' *''Optivus'' *†''Oreochima'' *†''Ornategulum'' *†''Orthocormus'' *''Orthopristis'' *†''Orthurus'' *†''Orvikuina'' *†''Oshunia'' *†''Osmeroides'' *''Osmerus'' *†''Osorioichthys'' *†''Ospia'' *†''Ostariostoma'' *†''Osteolepis'' *†''Osteorachis'' *''Ostracion'' *''Ostracoberyx'' *†''Otomitla'' *''Oxyjulis''P
*†''Pachycormus (fish), Pachycormus'' *†''Pachyrizodus'' *†''Pachythrissops'' *†''Pachytrissops'' *''Pagellus'' *''Pagrus'' *†''Palaedaphus'' *†''Palaeoatherina'' *†''Palaeobalistum'' *†''Palaeocentrotus'' *†''Palaeocyttus'' *†''Palaeogadus'' *†''Palaeolycus'' *†''Palaeomolva'' *†''Palaeomyrus'' *†''Palaeoniscum'' *†''Palaeoperca'' *†''Palaeopercichthys'' *†''Palaeophichthys'' *†''Palaeorhynchus'' *†''Palaeothrissum'' *†''Palaeothunnus'' *†''Paleopsephurus'' *†''Palimphyes'' *†''Panderichthys'' *†''Pantophilus'' *''Panturichthys'' *†''Paraberyx'' *†''Paracalamus'' *†''Paracentrophorus'' *†''Paraceratodus'' *''Paraconger'' *†''Paracongroides'' *†''Paradrydenius'' *†''Paraeoliscus'' *†''Paragonatodus'' *†''Paraipichthys'' *†''Paralbula'' *†''Paralepidosteus'' *†''Paralepidotus'' *''Paralepis'' *''Paralichthys'' *†''Paralogoniscus'' *†''Paramblypterus'' *†''Paramesolepis'' *†''Paramphisile'' *†''Paranguilla'' *†''Paranogmius'' *''Parapercis'' *†''Paraperleidus'' *†''Parapholidophorus'' *''Paraplagusia'' *†''Paraplatax'' *†''Parapleuropholis'' *''Parapristopoma'' *†''Parapygaeus'' *†''Pararhenanoperca'' *†''Parascopelus'' *†''Parasemionotus'' *†''Parasphyraena'' *†''Parasynarcualis'' *†''Paratarpon'' *†''Paratarrasius'' *†''Paratichthys'' *†''Paratrachinotus'' *''Paratrisopterus'' *†''Paravinciguerria'' *†''Parechelus'' *†''Parenchodus'' *''Parophrys'' *†''Parospinus'' *''Parvilux'' *†''Pasaichthys'' *†''Patavichthys'' *†''Pateroperca'' *†''Pattersonichthys'' *†''Pattersonoberyx'' *''Pegusa'' *†''Peipiaosteus'' *†''Pelargorhynchus'' *''Pelates'' *†''Peltoperleidus'' *†''Peltopleurus'' *''Pempheris'' *''Pennahia'' *''Pentaceros'' *''Pentanemus'' *''Pentaprion'' *''Percalates'' *†''Percostoma'' *†''Pericentrophus'' *†''Peripeltopleurus'' *''Peristedion'' *†''Perleidus'' *''Perulibatrachus'' *†''Petalopteryx'' *''Phanerodon'' *†''Phanerosteon'' *†''Pharmacichthys'' *†''Phoenicolepis'' *†''Pholidoctenus'' *†''Pholidolepis'' *†''Pholidophoretes'' *†''Pholidophoristion'' *†''Pholidophoroides'' *†''Pholidophoropsis'' *†''Pholidophorus'' *†''Pholidopleurus'' *†''Pholidorhynchodon'' *†''Phosphichthys'' *''Photichthys'' *''Phycis'' *†''Phylactocephalus'' *†''Phyllodus'' *''Physiculus'' *†''Pillararhynchus'' *''Pimelometopon'' *†''Pinichthys'' *†''Pirskenius'' *†''Pisdurodon'' *''Pisodonophis'' *†''Piveteauia'' *†''Placopleurus'' *†''Plagioholocentrum'' *''Platax'' *''Platichthys'' *†''Platinx'' *''Platycephalus'' *†''Platylaemus'' *†''Platylates'' *†''Platysiagum'' *†''Platysomus'' *†''Plectocretacicus'' *''Plectorhinchus'' *''Plectrites'' *''Plectrypops'' *†''Plegmolepis'' *†''Plesioberyx'' *†''Plesiococcolepis'' *†''Plesiolepidotus'' *†''Plesioperleidus'' *†''Plesioserranus'' *†''Plethodus'' *''Pleuronichthys'' *†''Pleuropholis'' *†''Pliodetes'' *†''Podocephalus'' *''Podothecus'' *''Pogonias'' *''Pollachius'' *''Polydactylus'' *†''Polygyrodus'' *†''Polyipnoides'' *''Polyipnus'' *''Polymetme'' *''Polymetmeglareosus'' *''Polymixia'' *†''Polyosteorhynchus'' *†''Polzbergia'' *''Pomacanthus'' *''Pomadasys'' *''Pomolobus'' *''Pontinus'' *''Porichthys'' *†''Porolepis'' *''Poromitra'' *†''Powichthys'' *†''Praewoodsia'' *†''Pranesus'' *†''Prevolitans'' *†''Priacanthopsis'' *''Priacanthus'' *†''Prionolepis'' *†''Prionopleurus'' *''Prionotus'' *†''Priscacara'' *''Pristigenys'' *†''Pristiosomus'' *†''Proaracana'' *†''Proargentina'' *†''Procheirichthys'' *†''Prodiodon'' *†''Progempylus'' *†''Progymnodon'' *†''Prohalecites'' *†''Prolates'' *†''Prolepidotus'' *†''Proleptolepis'' *†''Proluvarus'' *†''Promegalops'' *†''Pronotacanthus'' *†''Propercarina'' *†''Propteridium'' *†''Propterus'' *†''Prosauropsis'' *†''Proscinetes'' *†''Proserranus'' *†''Proserrivomer'' *†''Prosolenostomus'' *''Prosopium'' *†''Protacanthodes'' *†''Protamblyptera'' *†''Protanthias'' *†''Protarpon'' *''Protaulopsis'' *†''Protautoga'' *†''Protelops'' *†''Proteomyrus'' *†''Protobalistium'' *†''Protobrama'' *†''Protobrotula'' *†''Protoclupea'' *''Protolophotus'' *''Protomyctophum'' *†''Protorhamphosus'' *†''Protoscaphirhynchus'' *†''Protosphyraena'' *†''Protostomias'' *†''Protriacanthus'' *†''Prymnetes'' *''Psenes'' *†''Psenicubiceps'' *†''Psephurus'' *''Psettodes'' *†''Psettopsis'' *†''Pseudholocentrum'' *†''Pseudoberyx'' *†''Pseudoegertonia'' *''Pseudohilsa'' *''Pseudohistiophorus'' *†''Pseudoellimma'' *†''Pseudoleptolepis'' *''Pseudophichthyes'' *''Pseudophycis'' *†''Pseudoraniceps'' *''Pseudoscaris'' *''Pseudoscopelus'' *†''Pseudoseriola'' *†''Pseudosphaerodon'' *†''Pseudosyngnathus'' *†''Pseudotetrapterus'' *†''Pseudoumbrina'' *†''Pseudovomer'' *''Pseudoxenomystax'' *†''Psilichthys'' *†''Pteronisculus'' *†''Pteroniscus'' *''Pterothrissus'' *†''Pterygocephalus'' *†''Ptycholepis'' *''Pungitius'' *''Pycnodus'' *†''Pycnosterinx'' *†''Pycnosteroides'' *†''Pygaeus'' *†''Pygopterus''Q
*†''Qingmenodus'' *†''Qingshania'' *†''Quayia'' *†''Quebecius'' *†''Quisque''R
*''Rachycentron'' *''Radulinus'' *†''Ramallichthys'' *†''Ramphosus'' *''Raniceps'' *†''Rankinian'' *†''Rebellatrix'' *†''Retodus'' *''Rexea'' *†''Rhabdoderma'' *†''Rhabdofario'' *†''Rhabdolepis'' *''Rhacochilus'' *†''Rhacolepis'' *†''Rhadinichthys'' *†''Rhamphexocoetus'' *†''Rhamphognathus'' *†''Rharbichthys'' *''Rhechias'' *†''Rhenanoperca'' *†''Rhinocephalus'' *†''Rhinodipterus'' *†''Rhipis'' *†''Rhizodus'' *''Rhynchoconger'' *†''Rhynchocymba'' *†''Rhynchodercetis'' *†''Rhynchorinus'' *†''Rhythmias'' *†''Robustichthys'' *''Spotfin croaker, Roncador'' *†''Roslerichthys'' *†''Rubiesichthys'' *†''Rhynchodipterus''S
*''Saccogaster'' *†''Sahelinia'' *†''Sakamenichthys'' *†''Salminops'' *''Salmo'' *''Salvelinus'' *†''Sangiorgioichthys'' *†''Santanaclupea'' *''Sarda (fish), Sarda'' *''European pilchard, Sardina'' *''Sardinella'' *†''Sardinius'' *†''Sardinoides'' *''Sardinops'' *''Sargocentron'' *†''Sargodon'' *''Sargus'' *''Sarmatella'' *†''Sassenia'' *†''Saurichthys'' *†''Saurocephalus'' *†''Saurodon'' *†''Sauropsis'' *†''Saurorhamphus'' *†''Saurorhynchus'' *†''Saurostomus'' *''Scalanago'' *†''Scanilepis'' *''Scarus'' *''Scatophagus'' *†''Schaefferius'' *†''Scheenstia'' *†''Schizurichthys'' *''Sciaena'' *''Sciaenops'' *†''Sciaenurus'' *†''Sciaenuropsis'' *†''Scleracanthus'' *''Scomber'' *''Scomberesox'' *''Scomberoides'' *''Scomberomorus'' *†''Scombramphodon'' *†''Scombrinus'' *†''Scombroclupea'' *''Scombrops'' *†''Scombrosarda'' *†''Scombrosphyraena'' *''Scopelarchus'' *''Scopelogadus'' *†''Scopeloides'' *''Scopelopsis'' *''Scopelosaurus'' *†''Scopulipiscis'' *''Scophthalmus'' *''Scorpaena'' *''Scorpaenichthys'' *''Sebastes'' *†''Sebastodes'' *†''Sedenhorstia'' *†''Seefeldia'' *''Selar (fish), Selar'' *''Selenaspis'' *†''Semiolepis'' *†''Semionotus'' *†''Seriola'' *''Seriphus (fish), Seriphus'' *†''Serranopsis'' *''Serranus'' *†''Serrolepis'' *†''Siganopygaeus'' *''Sillaginoides'' *''Sillago'' *†''Sinocoelacanthus'' *†''Sinoeugnathus'' *†''Sinoniscus'' *†''Sinosemionotus'' *''Sirembo'' *†''Smilodonichthys'' *''Solea (fish)'' *†''Solenorhynchus'' *''Solenostomus'' *†''Songanella'' *''Sparisoma'' *†''Sparnodus'' *''Sparus'' *†''Spathiurus'' *†''Spermatodus'' *†''Sphenocephalus'' *''Sphyraena'' *†''Sphyraenodus'' *''Sphyraenops'' *''Spicara'' *†''Spinacanthus'' *''Spirinchus'' *†''Sponysedrion'' *†''Spratticeps'' *''Squalogadus'' *†''Stegotrachelus'' *†''Stemmatodus'' *''Stenatherina'' *''Stenobrachius'' *†''Stensioonotus'' *''Sternoptyx'' *†''Stichoberyx'' *†''Stichocentrus'' *†''Stichopterus'' *†''Stichopteryx'' *''Stolephorus'' *†''Stomiahykus'' *†''Stoppania'' *†''Stratodus'' *†''Strepeoschema'' *''Stromateus'' *†''Stromerichthys'' *†''Strongylosteus'' *†''Strunius'' *†''Styloichthyes'' *†''Styracopterus'' *†''Sundayichthys'' *''Symbolophorus'' *''Symphodus'' *''Symphurus'' *''Synagrops'' *''Syngnathus'' *†''Synhypuralis'' *''Synodus'' *†''Syntengmodus''T
*†''Tachynectes'' *''Taenioconger'' *''Tarletonbeania'' *†''Tarrasius'' *†''Teffichthys'' *†''Tegeolepis'' *†''Telepholis'' *†''Tenuicentrum'' *''Teratichthys'' *†''Tetragonolepis'' *''Tetragonurus'' *''Tetraodon'' *†''Tetrapterus'' *†''Thalattorhynchus'' *†''Tharrhias'' *†''Tharsis'' *†''Thaumaturus'' *''Theragra'' *†''Thomasinotus'' *†''Thoracopterus'' *†''Thrissops'' *''Thunnus'' *†''Thursius'' *''Thymallus'' *†''Thyrsion'' *†''Thyrsitocephalus'' *†''Thyrsocles'' *†''Tibetodus'' *†''Ticinepomis'' *†''Ticinolepis'' *†''Tienshaniscus'' *†''Tiktaalik'' *†''Todiltia'' *''Archerfish, Toxotes'' *†''Trachelacanthus'' *†''Trachicaranx'' *†''Trachichythyoides'' *''Trachinus'' *''Trachurus'' *''Trachyrhinchus'' *†''Trachymetopon'' *†''Trewavasia'' *''Triacanthus'' *†''Trichiurichthys'' *''Trichiurus'' *†''Trichurides'' *''Trigla'' *†''Trigonodon'' *''Threetooth puffer, Triodon'' *†''Tripelta'' *''Triphoturus'' *''Tripterophycis'' *''Tripterygion'' *''Trisopterus'' *†''Tselfatia'' *†''Tubantia'' *†''Tungtingichthys'' *†''Tungusichthys'' *†''Tunita'' *†''Turahbuglossus'' *†''Turkmene'' *†''Turseodus'' *†''Tylerichthys''U
*†''Uarbryichthys'' *''Umbridae, Umbra'' *''Umbrina'' *†''Undina (fish), Undina'' *†''Uranolophus'' *''Uranoscopus'' *†''Urenchelys'' *''Uroconger'' *''Urophycis'' *†''Urosphen'' *†''Urosphenopsis'' *†''Urosthenes'' *†''Uydenia'' *†''Uydenichthys''V
*''Valenciennellus'' *†''Varasichthys'' *†''Varialepis'' *''Velifer'' *''Ventrifossa'' *''Verilus'' *†''Veronanguilla'' *†''Veronavelifer'' *''Vinciguerria'' *†''Vinctifer'' *†''Volcichthys'' *†''Voltaconger'' *†''Vomeropsis''W
*†''Wadeichthys'' *†''Wangia'' *†''Wardichthys'' *†''Watsonichthyes'' *†''Watsonulus'' *†''Wendyichths'' *†''Westollia'' *†''Wetherellus'' *†''Whitapodus'' *†''Whiteia'' *†''Whiteichthys'' *†''Willomorichthys'' *†''Wimania''X
*''Xenistius'' *†''Xiphactinus'' *''Xiphias'' *†''Xiphiorhynchus'' *†''Xiphopterus'' *†''Xyne''Y
*†''Yonngichthys'' *†''Youngolepis'' *†''Yuchoulepis'' *†''Yungkangichthys''Z
*†''Zanclites'' *''Moorish idol, Zanclus'' *''Zaniolepis'' *†''Zaphlegulus'' *''Zenion'' *''Zenopsis'' *†''Zeuchthiscus'' *''Zeus (fish), Zeus'' *†''Zignoichthys'' *''Zoarces''See also
* Bony fish * Prehistoric fish * List of sarcopterygians * List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish * List of prehistoric jawless fishReferences
Uncited genera can be attributed to the following: *External links