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In the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', Carl Linnaeus described the
Pisces Pisces may refer to: * Pisces, an obsolete (because of land vertebrates) taxonomic superclass including all fish *Pisces (astrology), an astrological sign *Pisces (constellation), a constellation ** Pisces Overdensity, an overdensity of stars in t ...
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Always inhabiting the waters; are swift in their motion and voracious in their appetites. They breathe by means of gills, which are generally united by a bony arch; swim by means of radiate fins, and are mostly covered over with cartilaginous scales. Besides the parts they have in common with other animals, they are furnished with a nictitant membrane, and most of them with a swim-bladder, by the contraction or dilatation of which, they can raise or sink themselves in their element at pleasure.
Linnaean Characteristics *Heart: 1 auricle, 1 ventricle. Cold, dark red blood *Gills: external *Jaw: incumbent *Penis: (usually) none *Eggs: without whites *Organs of Sense: tongue, nostrils?, eyes, ears *Covering: imbricate scales *Supports: fins. Swims in the Water & Smacks.


Apodes

;''Muraena'' (
eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
s) *''Muraena helena'' –
Mediterranean moray The Mediterranean moray (sometimes also called Roman eel, ''Muraena helena'', ''زريمباية'') is a fish of the moray eel family. It has a long eel-like body and is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Its bite can be d ...
*''Muraena ophis'' – Spotted snake eel *''Muraena serpens'' – Serpent eel *''Muraena anguilla'' –
European eel The European eel (''Anguilla anguilla'') is a species of eel, a snake-like, catadromous fish. They are normally around and rarely reach more than , but can reach a length of up to in exceptional cases. Eels have been important sources of ...
*''Muraena myrus'' – Painted eel *''Muraena conger'' –
European conger The European conger (''Conger conger'') is a species of conger of the family Congridae. It is the heaviest eel in the world and native to the northeast Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea. Description and behavior European congers have ...
*''Muraena caeca'' – European finless eel ;''Gymnotus'' ( electric knifefishes) *''Gymnotus carapo'' –
Banded knifefish The banded knifefish (''Gymnotus carapo'') is a species of gymniform knifefish native to a wide range of freshwater habitats in South America. It is the most widespread species of ''Gymnotus'', but it has frequently been confused with several ...
*''Gymnotus asiaticus'' – Snakehead ;''Trichiurus'' (
cutlassfish The cutlassfishes are about 45 species of predatory fish in the family Trichiuridae of the order Scombriformes found in seas throughout the world. Fish of this family are long, slender, and generally steely blue or silver in colour, giving ris ...
es) *''Trichiurus lepturus'' –
Largehead hairtail The largehead hairtail (''Trichiurus lepturus'') or beltfish is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae. This common to abundant species is found in tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world. The taxonomy is not fully resolved, ...
;''Anarhichas'' (
wolffish Anarhichadidae, the wolffishes, sea wolves or wolf eels, is a family of marine ray finned fishes belonging to the order Scorpaeniformes. These are predatory, eel shaped fishes which are native to the cold waters of the Arctic, North Pacific an ...
es) *''Anarhichas lupus'' – Atlantic wolffish ;''Ammodytes'' ( sand eels) *''Ammodytes tobianus'' – Lesser sand eel ;''Stromateus'' ( butterfishes) *''Stromateus fiatola'' –
Blue Butterfish Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when ob ...
*''Stromateus paru'' –
American Harvestfish American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...
;''Xiphias'' (
swordfish Swordfish (''Xiphias gladius''), also known as broadbills in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat, pointed bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfis ...
es) *''Xiphias gladius'' –
Swordfish Swordfish (''Xiphias gladius''), also known as broadbills in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat, pointed bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfis ...


Jugulares

;''Callionymus'' (
dragonet Dragonets are small, percomorph, marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae (from the Greek ''kallis'', "beautiful" and ', "name") found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific. They are benthic organisms, spending most o ...
s) *''Callionymus lyra'' & ''Callionymus dracunculus'' – Common Dragonet *''Callionymus indicus'' –
Bartail flathead The bartail flathead (''Platycephalus indicus''), also known as the Indian flathead, gobi or Indo-Pacific flathead, is a species of largely marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. This species is found in ...
;''Uranoscopus'' ( stargazers) *''Uranoscopus scaber'' – ''
Uranoscopus scaber The Atlantic stargazer (''Uranoscopus scaber'') is a marine, subtropical fish of family Uranoscopidae. Its body is suited for living on the sea floor, and is one of few fish capable of bioelectrogenesis, or the ability to generate an electric ...
'' ;''Trachinus'' ( weevers) *''Trachinus draco'' – Greater weever ;''Gadus'' (
cod Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus ''Gadus'', belonging to the family Gadidae. Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus ''Gadus'' is commonly not calle ...
& kin) *''Gadus aeglefinus'' –
Haddock The haddock (''Melanogrammus aeglefinus'') is a saltwater ray-finned fish from the family Gadidae, the true cods. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Melanogrammus''. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and associated seas where ...
*''Gadus morhua'' & ''Gadus callarias'' –
Atlantic Cod The Atlantic cod (''Gadus morhua'') is a benthopelagic fish of the family Gadidae, widely consumed by humans. It is also commercially known as cod or codling.Pouting *''Gadus minutus'' – Poor cod *''Gadus virens'' & ''Gadus carbonarius'' –
Coalfish The saithe ( or ) (''Pollachius virens'') is a species of marine fish in the Pollock genus '' Pollachius''. Together with '' P. pollachius'', it is generally referred to in the United States as pollock. Other names include the Boston blue (sepa ...
*''Gadus merlangus'' – Whiting *''Gadus pollachius'' –
Pollock Pollock or pollack (pronounced ) is the common name used for either of the two species of North Atlantic marine fish in the genus ''Pollachius''. '' Pollachius pollachius'' is referred to as pollock in North America, Ireland and the United King ...
*''Gadus merluccius'' –
European hake ''Merluccius merluccius'', the European hake, is a merluccid hake of the genus ''Merluccius''. Other vernacular names include Cornish salmon and herring hake. It is a predatory species which was often netted alongside one of its favoured prey, th ...
*''Gadus molva'' –
Common ling The common ling (''Molva molva''), also known as the white ling or simply the ling, is a large member of the family Lotidae, a group of cod-like fishes. It resembles the related rocklings, but it is much larger and has a single barbel. This spe ...
*''Gadus lota'' – Burbot *''Gadus mustela'' – Fivebeard rockling *''Gadus mediterraneus'' –
Shore rockling The shore rockling (''Gaidropsarus mediterraneus'') is a mottled brown, small, elongated fish. This eel-like fish has three barbels on its head, with the second dorsal fin and the anal fin running the length of most of its body. These fins may be ...
;''Blennius'' (
blennies Blenny (from the Greek and , mucus, slime) is a common name for many types of fish, including several families of percomorph marine, brackish, and some freshwater fish sharing similar morphology and behaviour. Six families are considered "true ...
) *''Blennius galerita'' – Montagu's blenny *''Blennius cristatus'' – Molly Miller *''Blennius cornutus'' – Horned blenny *''Blennius ocellaris'' – Butterfly Blenny *''Blennius gattorugine'' – Tompot blenny *''Blennius superciliosus'' – '' Clinus superciliosus'' *''Blennius mustelarius'' –
nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...
*''Blennius pholis'' –
Combtooth blenny Combtooth blennies are blenniiformids; percomorph marine fish of the family Blenniidae, part of the order Blenniiformes. They are the largest family of blennies with around 401 known species in 58 genera. Combtooth blennies are found in tropi ...
*''Blennius gunnellus'' –
Rock gunnel The rock gunnel (''Pholis gunnellus''), or butterfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. This species is found in the coastal waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Atlantic part of the A ...
*''Blennius viviparus'' – Viviparous eelpout *''Blennius lumpenus'' – unknown *''Blennius raninus'' – Tadpole fish ;''Ophidion'' ( cusk-wels) *''Ophidion barbatum'' – Snake blenny *''Ophidion imberbe'' –
Rock gunnel The rock gunnel (''Pholis gunnellus''), or butterfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. This species is found in the coastal waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Atlantic part of the A ...
*''Ophidion macrophthalmum'' – Red bandfish


Thoracici


Cyclopterus

;''Cyclopterus'' ( Lumpfishes) *''Cyclopterus lumpus'' – ''
Cyclopterus lumpus ''Cyclopterus lumpus'', the lumpsucker or lumpfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Cyclopteridae (lumpsuckers). It is the only member of the genus ''Cyclopterus''. It is found in the North Atlantic and adjacent parts of the Arctic Oc ...
'' *''Cyclopterus nudus'' – '' Gobiesox nudus''


Echeneis

;''Echeneis'' (
Remora The remora (), sometimes called suckerfish, is any of a family (Echeneidae) of Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes. Depending on species, they grow to long. Their distinctive first dorsal fins take the form of a modified ...
s) *''Echeneis remora'' –
Common remora The common remora (''Remora remora'') is a pelagic marine fish belonging to family Echeneidae. The dorsal fin, which has 22 to 26 soft rays, acts as a suction cup, creating a vacuum to allow it to attach to larger marine animals, such as whales, ...
*''Echeneis neucrates'' – Live sharksucker


Coryphaena

;''Coryphaena'' ( Dolphinfishes) *''Coryphaena hippurus'' – Common dolphinfish *''Coryphaena equiselis'' –
Pompano dolphinfish The pompano dolphinfish (''Coryphaena equiselis'') is a species of surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in tropical and subtropical waters. They are one of only two members of the family Coryphaenidae, the other being the mahi-mahi or common do ...
*''Coryphaena pentadactyla'' – Fivefinger wrasse *''Coryphaena novacula'' – Pearly razorfish *''Coryphaena pompilus'' – Rudderfish


Gobius

;''Gobius'' (
Gobies Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...
) *''Gobius niger'' & ''Gobius jozo'' – Black goby *''Gobius paganellus'' – Rock goby *''Gobius eleotris'' *''Gobius aphya'' *''Gobius pectinirostris'' – Blue-spotted mud hopper *''Gobius anguillaris'' – '' Taenioides anguillaris''


Cottus

;''Cottus'' ( Sculpins) *''Cottus cataphractus'' – ''
Agonus cataphractus ''Agonus'' is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Agoninae in the family Agonidae. Its only species is ''Agonus cataphractus'', commonly known as the hooknose, pogge or armed bullhead. This is a demersal fish foun ...
'' *''Cottus quadricornis'' –
Fourhorn sculpin The fourhorn sculpin (''Myoxocephalus quadricornis'') is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is a demersal fish distributed mainly in brackish arctic coastal waters in Canada, Greenland, Russia, and Alaska, and also as a relict in the ...
*''Cottus grunniens'' – '' Allenbatrachus grunniens'' *''Cottus scaber'' – '' Grammoplites scaber'' *''Cottus scorpius'' –
Shorthorn sculpin ''Myoxocephalus scorpius'', typically known as the shorthorn sculpin or bull-rout, is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is a demersal species of the Northern Atlantic and adjacent subarctic and Arctic seas.
*''Cottus gobio'' –
European bullhead The European bullhead (''Cottus gobio'') is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the family Cottidae, a type of sculpin. It is also known as the miller's thumb, freshwater sculpin, common bu ...


Scorpaena

;''Scorpaena'' ( Scorpionfishes) *''Scorpaena porcus'' – European scorpionfish *''Scorpaena scrofa'' – Bigscale scorpionfish


Zeus

;''Zeus'' ( John Dories & kin) *''Zeus vomer'' –
Lookdown The lookdown (''Selene vomer'') is a game fish of the family Carangidae. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Description Although the lookdown is similar to the Atlantic moonfish, it ...
*''Zeus gallus'' – '' Selene gallus'' *''Zeus faber'' –
John Dory John Dory, St Pierre or Peter's fish, refers to fish of the genus ''Zeus'', especially ''Zeus faber'', of widespread distribution. It is an edible demersal coastal marine fish with a laterally compressed olive-yellow body which has a large dark ...
*''Zeus aper'' – '' Capros aper''


Pleuronectes

;''Pleuronectes'' (
Flatfish A flatfish is a member of the ray-finned demersal fish order Pleuronectiformes, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migratin ...
es) *''Pleuronectes achirus'' – '' Achirus achirus'' *''Pleuronectes trichodactylus'' – '' Monochirus trichodactylus'' *''Pleuronectes lineatus'' – Lined sole *''Pleuronectes ocellatus'' – '' Microchirus ocellatus'' *''Pleuronectes lunatus'' – Plate fish *''Pleuronectes hippoglossus'' –
Atlantic halibut The Atlantic halibut (''Hippoglossus hippoglossus'') is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. They are demersal fish living on or near sand, gravel or clay bottoms at depths of between . The halibut is among the largest teleost (bony) fish in ...
*''Pleuronectes cynoglossus'' – Trobay sole *''Pleuronectes platessa'' –
European plaice The European plaice (''Pleuronectes platessa''), commonly referred to as simply plaice, is a species of marine flatfish in the genus Pleuronectes of the family Pleuronectidae. Description The European plaice is characterized, on their dorsal ...
*''Pleuronectes flesus'' & ''Pleuronectes passer'' –
European flounder The European flounder (''Platichthys flesus'') is a flatfish of European coastal waters from the White Sea in the north to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the south. It has been introduced into the United States and Canada accidentally ...
*''Pleuronectes limanda'' –
Common dab The common dab (''Limanda limanda'') is an edible flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish native to shallow seas around Northern Europe, in particular the North Sea, where it lives on sandy bottoms down to depths of about . ...
*''Pleuronectes solea'' –
Common sole The common sole, Dover sole, or black sole (''Solea solea'') is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae. It is one of the largest fish in the '' Solea'' genus. It lives on the sandy or muddy seabed of the northern Atlantic and the Mediterr ...
*''Pleuronectes linguatula'' – '' Citharus linguatula'' *''Pleuronectes rhombus'' – Brill *''Pleuronectes maximus'' –
Turbot The turbot (''Scophthalmus maximus'') is a relatively large species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is a demersal fish native to marine or brackish waters of the Northeast Atlantic, Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is an im ...
*''Pleuronectes papillosus'' – '' Syacium papillosum''


Chaetodon

;''Chaetodon'' (
Butterflyfish The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. The approximately 129 species in 12 genera are found mostly on the reefs of the Atl ...
es, Angelfishes, & kin) *''Chaetodon canescens'' & ''Chaetodon cornutus'' –
Moorish idol The Moorish idol (''Zanclus cornutus'') is a marine fish species, the sole extant representative of the family Zanclidae (from the Greek ζαγκίος, ''zagkios'', "oblique") in order Acanthuriformes. A common inhabitant of tropical to su ...
*''Chaetodon argenteus'' – Silver moony *''Chaetodon acuminatus'' & ''Chaetodon macrolepidotus'' –
Pennant coralfish The pennant coralfish (''Heniochus acuminatus''), also known as the longfin bannerfish, reef bannerfish or coachman, is a species of fish of the family Chaetodontidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area. Description The pennant coralfish is a sm ...
*''Chaetodon pinnatus'' – Dusky batfish *''Chaetodon punctatus'' – '' Drepane punctata'' *''Chaetodon arcuatus'' –
Gray angelfish The gray angelfish (''Pomacanthus arcuatus''), also written as grey angelfish and known in Jamaica as the pot cover, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the marine angelfish family, Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Western Atlanti ...
*''Chaetodon rostratus'' – Copperband butterflyfish *''Chaetodon nigricans'' – '' Acanthurus nigricans'' *''Chaetodon triostegus'' – Convict surgeonfish *''Chaetodon lineatus'' – Striped surgeon *''Chaetodon striatus'' – Banded butterflyfish *''Chaetodon aruanus'' – Whitetail dascyllus *''Chaetodon capistratus'' – Foureye butterflyfish *''Chaetodon vagabundus'' – Vagabond butterflyfish *''Chaetodon ciliaris'' –
Queen angelfish The queen angelfish (''Holacanthus ciliaris''), also known as the blue angelfish, golden angelfish, or yellow angelfish, is a species of marine angelfish found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It is a benthic (ocean floor) warm-water species tha ...
*''Chaetodon saxatilis'' –
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*''Chaetodon rotundus'' – ''
Abudefduf septemfasciatus ''Abudefduf septemfasciatus'', commonly known as the banded sergeant, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. The species is native to the Indo-Pacific and can reach 23 cm (9.1 inches) in total length. Habitat and ecology ''Abud ...
'' *''Chaetodon lanceolatus'' – Jack-knifefish


Sparus

;''Sparus'' ( Breams and Porgies) *''Sparus aurata'' –
Gilt-head bream The gilt-head (sea) bream (''Sparus aurata''), known as Orata in antiquity and still today in Italy and Tunisia (known as "Dorada" in Spain, "Dourada" in Portugal and "Dorade Royale" in France), is a fish of the bream family Sparidae found in th ...
*''Sparus annularis'' – '' Diplodus annularis'' *''Sparus sargus'' – '' Diplodus sargus'' *''Sparus melanurus'' – Saddled seabream *''Sparus smaris'' – '' Spicara smaris'' *''Sparus maena'' – '' Spicara maena'' *''Sparus saxatilis'' – '' Crenicichla saxatilis'' *''Sparus orphus'' & ''Sparus pagrus'' –
Red porgy The red porgy (''Pagrus pagrus''), or common seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Sparidae. It is found in shallow waters on either side of the Atlantic Ocean, being present on the western coast of Europe and the Mediter ...
*''Sparus hurta'' & ''Sparus mormyrus'' – '' Lithognathus mormyrus'' *''Sparus erythrinus'' – Common pandora *''Sparus boops'' – ''
Boops boops ''Boops boops'' (; from Ancient Greek , literally 'cow-eye'), commonly called the bogue, is a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic. Its common name in most languages refers to its large ("bug") eyes. Distribution and habitat The sp ...
'' *''Sparus cantharus'' –
Black seabream The black seabream (''Spondyliosoma cantharus'') is a species of Sparidae fishes. They are recognisable by their oval compressed body and jaws containing 4-6 rows of slender teeth which are larger at the front. They are silvery in colour with blu ...
*''Sparus chromis'' – '' Chromis chromis'' *''Sparus salpa'' – Salema porgy *''Sparus synagris'' –
Lane snapper The lane snapper (''Lutjanus synagris''), the Mexican snapper, redtail snapper or spot snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy The lane s ...
*''Sparus dentex'' –
Common dentex The common dentex (''Dentex dentex'') is a species of fish in the family Sparidae. Etymology Genus and species Latin name ''Dentex'' is related to ''dentēs'' which means "teeth". Description Adult dentex can reach a length of , and weight ...
*''Sparus spinus'' – '' Siganus spinus'' *''Sparus virginicus'' – Porkfish *''Sparus capistratus'' *''Sparus galilaeus'' –
Mango tilapia The mango tilapia (''Sarotherodon galilaeus'') is a species of fish from the cichlid family that is native to fresh and brackish waters in Africa and the Levant. Other common names include Galilaea tilapia, Galilean comb, Galilee St. Peter's fis ...


Labrus

;''Labrus'' (
Wrasse The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes. They are typically small, most of them le ...
s,
Parrotfish Parrotfishes are a group of about 90 fish species regarded as a family (Scaridae), or a subfamily (Scarinae) of the wrasses. With about 95 species, this group's largest species richness is in the Indo-Pacific. They are found in coral reefs, r ...
es, & kin) *''Labrus scarus'' *''Labrus cretensis'' – Mediterranean parrotfish *''Labrus anthias'' – '' Anthias anthias'' *''Labrus hepatus'' – '' Serranus hepatus'' *''Labrus griseus'' –
Mangrove snapper The mangrove snapper or gray snapper (''Lutjanus griseus'') is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea. The species can be found in a wide varie ...
*''Labrus lunaris'' –
Moon wrasse The moon wrasse (''Thalassoma lunare'') also known as the crescent wrasse or lyretail wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of coral reefs and surrounding areas at depths fro ...
*''Labrus opercularis'' –
Paradise fish The paradise fish, paradise-fish, paradisefish, or paradise gourami (''Macropodus opercularis'') is a species of gourami found in most types of fresh water in East Asia, ranging from the Korean Peninsula to northern Vietnam. This species can ...
*''Labrus pavo'' – Ornate wrasse *''Labrus auritus'' –
Redbreast sunfish The redbreast sunfish (''Lepomis auritus'') is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to the river systems of eastern Canada and the United Sta ...
*''Labrus falcatus'' – Permit *''Labrus rufus'' – Spanish hogfish *''Labrus marginalis'' *''Labrus ferrugineus'' *''Labrus julis'' & ''Labrus paroticus'' –
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse The Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (''Coris julis'') is a small, colourful fish in the family Labridae. It can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the northeast Atlantic Ocean from Sweden to Senegal (though it is a rare wanderer to the southe ...
*''Labrus suillus'' & ''Labrus rupestris'' – Goldsinny wrasse *''Labrus striatus'' –
Black sea bass The black sea bass (''Centropristis striata'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in the western Atl ...
*''Labrus gvaza'' – Venezuelan grouper *''Labrus ocellaris'' *''Labrus tinca'' – '' Symphodus tinca'' *''Labrus bimaculatus'' – '' Cichlasoma bimaculatum'' *''Labrus punctatus'' – '' Polycentrus schomburgkii'' *''Labrus melops'' –
Corkwing wrasse The corkwing wrasse (''Symphodus melops'') is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Morocco and out to the Azores, as well as being found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea. This species can be found ...
*''Labrus niloticus'' –
Nile perch The Nile perch (''Lates niloticus''), also known as the African snook, Goliath perch, African barramundi , Goliath barramundi, Giant lates or the Victoria perch, is a species of freshwater fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. It is wi ...
*''Labrus ossifagus'', ''Labrus mixtus'', & ''Labrus varius'' – Cuckoo wrasse *''Labrus onitis'' –
Tautog The tautog (''Tautoga onitis''), also known as the blackfish, is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to South Carolina. This species inhabits hard substrate habitats in inshore waters at depths from . It is ...
*''Labrus viridis'' – Green wrasse *''Labrus luscus'' – Green wrasse *''Labrus livens'' – ''
Labrus merula The brown wrasse (''Labrus merula'') is a species of wrasse native to the Eastern Atlantic from Portugal to Morocco, including the Azores, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. This species can reach in standard length, though most do not excee ...
'' *''Labrus turdus'' – ''
Labrus viridis ''Labrus viridis'' (the green wrasse) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Portugal to Morocco, as well as through the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. This species is found around rocky reefs amongst the rocks or ...
'' *''Labrus exoletus'' & ''Labrus chinensis'' – '' Centrolabrus exoletus'' *''Labrus linearis'' *''Labrus fulvus'' – '' Cephalopholis fulva'' *''Labrus radiatus'' – Puddingwife wrasse *''Labrus merula'' – Brown wrasse *''Labrus cynaedus''


Sciaena

;''Sciaena'' ( Snappers &
Croakers Sciaenidae are a family of fish in the order Acanthuriformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The family consists of about 286 to 298 species in about 66 to 70 gen ...
) *''Sciaena cappa'' *''Sciaena lepisma'' *''Sciaena unimaculata'' *''Sciaena umbra'' – Brown meagre *''Sciaena cirrosa'' – '' Umbrina cirrosa''


Perca

;''Perca'' (
Perch Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Perci ...
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Grouper Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes. Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" is u ...
, & kin) *''Perca fluviatilis'' –
European perch The European perch (''Perca fluviatilis''), also known as the common perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Euro perch, Eurasian perch, Eurasian river perch, Hatch, poor man’s rockfish or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply th ...
*''Perca lucioperca'' –
Zander The zander (''Sander lucioperca''), sander or pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae, which includes the perches, ruffes and darters. It is found in freshwater and brackish habitats in western Eurasia. It is a popul ...
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Sander lucioperca The zander (''Sander lucioperca''), sander or pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae, which includes the perches, ruffes and darters. It is found in freshwater and brackish habitats in western Eurasia. It is a popul ...
'') *''Perca asper'' – Asper ('' Zingel asper'') *''Perca labrax'' –
European seabass The European bass (''Dicentrarchus labrax'') is a primarily ocean-going fish native to the waters off Europe's western and southern and Africa's northern coasts, though it can also be found in shallow coastal waters and river mouths during the su ...
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Dicentrarchus labrax The European bass (''Dicentrarchus labrax'') is a primarily ocean-going fish native to the waters off Europe's western and southern and Africa's northern coasts, though it can also be found in shallow coastal waters and river mouths during the s ...
'') *''Perca nilotica'' –
Nile tilapia The Nile tilapia (''Oreochromis niloticus'') is a species of tilapia, a cichlid fish native to the northern half of Africa and the Levante area, including Israel, and Lebanon. Numerous introduced populations exist outside its natural range. It i ...
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Oreochromis niloticus The Nile tilapia (''Oreochromis niloticus'') is a species of tilapia, a cichlid fish native to the northern half of Africa and the Levante area, including Israel, and Lebanon. Numerous introduced populations exist outside its natural range. It i ...
'') *''Perca marina'' –
Painted comber The painted comber (''Serranus scriba'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae, classified as part of the family Serranidae which includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in the eastern Atlantic ...
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Serranus scriba The painted comber (''Serranus scriba'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae, classified as part of the family Serranidae which includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in the eastern Atlantic ...
'') *''Perca nobilis'' – Barred grunt ('' Conodon nobilis'') *''Perca polymna'' – Saddleback clownfish ('' Amphiprion polymnus'') *''Perca cottoides'' – Marbled stingfish ('' Cottapistus cottoides'') *''Perca philadelphica'' – '' Centropristis philadelphica'' *''Perca mediterranea'' – Axillary wrasse ('' Symphodus mediterraneus'') *''Perca vittata'' – Oriental Sweetlips ('' Plectorhinchus vittatus'') *''Perca punctata'' – Coney ('' Cephalopholis fulva'') *''Perca guttata'' – Red hind ('' Epinephelus guttatus'') *''Perca scriba'' –
Painted comber The painted comber (''Serranus scriba'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae, classified as part of the family Serranidae which includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in the eastern Atlantic ...
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Serranus scriba The painted comber (''Serranus scriba'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae, classified as part of the family Serranidae which includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in the eastern Atlantic ...
'') *''Perca venenosa'' –
Yellowfin grouper The yellowfin grouper (''Mycteroperca venenosa'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the war ...
( Mycteroperca venenosa) *''Perca melanura'' – Cottonwick grunt ('' Haemulon melanurum'') *''Perca gibbosa'' –
Pumpkinseed The pumpkinseed (''Lepomis gibbosus''), also referred to as pond perch, common sunfish, punkie, sunfish, sunny, and kivver, is a small/medium-sized North American freshwater fish of the genus ''Lepomis'' (true sunfishes), from family Centrarchi ...
('' Lepomis gibbosus'') *''Perca saltatrix'' – '' Kyphosus sectatrix'' *''Perca stigma'' *''Perca diagramma'' – Striped sweetlips ('' Plectorhinchus diagrammus'') *''Perca striata'' – Striped grunt ('' Haemulon striatum'') *''Perca lineata'' – Yellowbanded sweetlips ('' Plectorhinchus lineatus'') *''Perca rhomboidalis'' – Western Atlantic seabream ('' Archosargus rhomboidalis'') *''Perca cernua'' –
Ruffe The Eurasian ruffe (''Gymnocephalus cernua''), also known as ruffe or pope, is a freshwater fish found in temperate regions of Europe and northern Asia. It has been introduced into the Great Lakes of North America, reportedly with unfortun ...
('' Gymnocephalus cernua'') *''Perca schraetser'' – Striped ruffe '' Gymnocephalus schraetser'' *''Perca argentea'' – '' Terapon theraps'' *''Perca cabrilla'' –
Comber Comber ( , , locally ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Ca ...
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Serranus cabrilla The comber (; ''Serranus cabrilla'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Serranidae, the sea basses. It is widely distributed in the eastern North and South Atlantic Oceans and into the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is caught f ...
'') *''Perca radula''


Gasterosteus

;''Gasterosteus'' ( Sticklebacks & kin) *''Gasterosteus aculeatus'' –
Three-spined stickleback The three-spined stickleback (''Gasterosteus aculeatus'') is a fish native to most inland and coastal waters north of 30°N. It has long been a subject of scientific study for many reasons. It shows great morphological variation throughout its ra ...
*''Gasterosteus ductor'' –
Pilot fish The pilot fish (''Naucrates ductor'') is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas. Description The pilot fish congregates around sharks, rays, and sea ...
*''Gasterosteus occidentalis'' *''Gasterosteus ovatus'' – '' Trachinotus ovatus'' *''Gasterosteus pungitius'' –
Ninespine stickleback The ninespine stickleback (''Pungitius pungitius''), also called the ten-spined stickleback, is a freshwater species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae that inhabits temperate waters. It is widely but locally distributed throughout Eurasia an ...
*''Gasterosteus volitans'' –
Red lionfish The red lionfish (''Pterois volitans'') is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes. It is mainly native to the Indo-Pacific region, but has become an invasive species in the Caribbean Sea, as well as along the ...
*''Gasterosteus spinachia'' – '' Spinachia spinachia'' *''Gasterosteus spinarella'' – Flying gurnard


Scomber

;''Scomber'' (
Mackerel Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment. ...
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Tuna A tuna is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae (mackerel) family. The Thunnini comprise 15 species across five genera, the sizes of which vary greatly, ranging from the bullet tuna (max length: ...
) *''Scomber scombrus'' –
Atlantic mackerel The Atlantic mackerel (''Scomber scombrus''), also known as Boston mackerel, Norwegian mackerel, Scottish mackerel or just mackerel, is a species of mackerel found in the temperate waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, and the northern ...
*''Scomber pelamis'' –
Skipjack tuna The skipjack tuna (''Katsuwonus pelamis'') is a medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae. It is otherwise known as the balaya (Sri Lanka), bakulan/kayu (North Borneo), tongkol/aya (Malay Peninsula/Indonesia), aku (Hawaii), cakal ...
*''Scomber thynnus'' –
Atlantic bluefin tuna The Atlantic bluefin tuna (''Thunnus thynnus'') is a species of tuna in the family Scombridae. It is variously known as the northern bluefin tuna (mainly when including Pacific bluefin as a subspecies), giant bluefin tuna or individuals excee ...
*''Scomber cordyla'' –
Torpedo scad The torpedo scad (''Megalaspis cordyla''), also known as the hardtail scad, finny scad, finletted mackerel scad or cordyla scad, is a species of moderately large marine fish classified in the jack and horse mackerel family, Carangidae. The torpe ...
*''Scomber glaucus'' – '' Trachinotus ovatus'' *''Scomber trachurus'' –
Atlantic horse mackerel The Atlantic horse mackerel (''Trachurus trachurus''), also known as the European horse mackerel or common scad, is a species of jack mackerel in the family Carangidae, the jacks, pompanos and trevallies. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean ...
*''Scomber amia'' – '' Lichia amia'' *''Scomber pelagicus'' –
Dolphinfish ''Coryphaena'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes known as the dolphinfishes, and is currently the only known genus in the family Coryphaenidae. The generic name is from Greek κορυφή (''koryphē'', "crown, top") and -αινα (-''aina' ...


Mullus

;''Mullus'' ( Goatfishes) *''Mullus barbatus'' – Bluntsnouted mullet *''Mullus surmuletus'' –
Red mullet Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary ...
*''Mullus imberbis'' – ''
Cardinalfish Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water and a few (notably '' Glossamia'') are found in fresh water. A ...
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Trigla

;''Trigla'' (
Sea robin Prionotinae is a subfamily of demersal, marine ray-finned fishes, part of the family Triglidae. The fishes in this subfamily are called sea robins and are found in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans, the other two Triglid subfamilie ...
s) *''Trigla cataphracta'' – '' Peristedion cataphractum'' *''Trigla lyra'' –
Piper gurnard The piper gurnard (''Trigla lyra''), also known as the piper or the lyre gurnard, is a species of marine, demersal ray-finned fish from the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterra ...
*''Trigla gurnardus'' – Grey gurnard *''Trigla cuculus'' – East Atlantic red gurnard *''Trigla lucerna'' – Tub Gurnard *''Trigla hirundo'' – '' Chelidonichthys gabonensis'' *''Trigla asiatica'' *''Trigla volitans'' – Flying gurnard


Abdominales

;''Cobitis'' ( Loaches) *''Cobitis anableps'' – Four-eyed fish *''Cobitis barbatula'' –
Stone loach The stone loach (''Barbatula barbatula'') is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of nineteen species in the genus ''Barbatula''. Stone loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowin ...
*''Cobitis taenia'' –
Spined loach The spined loach (''Cobitis taenia'') is a common freshwater fish in Europe. It is sometimes known as spotted weather loach, not to be confused with the "typical" weather loaches of the genus ''Misgurnus''. This is the type species of the spiny l ...
*''Cobitis fossilis'' – European weatherfish ;''Silurus'' (
Catfish Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive ...
es) *''Silurus asotus'' –
Amur catfish The Amur catfish, or Japanese common catfish, ''Silurus asotus'', is a species of catfish (sheatfish), family Siluridae. It is a large freshwater fish found in continental East Asia and in Japan. It prefers slow-flowing rivers, lakes, and irrigati ...
*''Silurus glanis'' –
Wels catfish The wels catfish ( or ; ''Silurus glanis''), also called sheatfish or just wels, is a large species of catfish native to wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe, in the basins of the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas. It has been intro ...
*''Silurus aspredo'' – '' Aspredo aspredo'' *''Silurus mystus'' – African Butter catfish *''Silurus anguillaris'' – Mudfish *''Silurus batrachus'' –
Walking catfish The walking catfish (''Clarias batrachus'') is a species of freshwater airbreathing catfish native to Southeast Asia. It is named for its ability to "walk" and wiggle across dry land, to find food or suitable environments. While it does not tru ...
*''Silurus undecimalis'' *''Silurus militaris'' – '' Osteogeneiosus militaris'' *''Silurus catus'' – White catfish *''Silurus clarias'' – '' Synodontis clarias'' *''Silurus ascita'' *''Silurus costatus'' – '' Platydoras costatus'' *''Silurus callichthys'' – Armored catfish *''Silurus cataphractus'' – '' Acanthodoras cataphractus'' ;''Loricaria'' ( Suckermouth Catfishes) *''Loricaria cataphracta'' – Suckermouth catfish ;''Salmo'' (
Salmon Salmon () is the common name for several commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae, which are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (genus ''Salmo'') and North Pacific (genus ''Oncorhynchus' ...
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Trout Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera ''Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmonid ...
, & kin) *''Salmo salar'' –
Atlantic salmon The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlantic salmon ar ...
*''Salmo eriox'', ''Salmo trutta'', ''Salmo fario'', & ''Salmo lacustris'' –
Brown trout The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' morp ...
*''Salmo hucho'' –
Huchen The huchen (''Hucho hucho'') (, from German), also known as Danube salmon or redfish (german: Rotfisch), is a large species of freshwater fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. It is the type species of its genus '' Hucho''. Distri ...
*''Salmo carpio'' – Carpione *''Salmo alpinus'' –
Arctic char The Arctic char or Arctic charr (''Salvelinus alpinus'') is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes and arctic and subarctic coastal waters. Its distribution is Circumpolar North. It spawns in freshwater and populati ...
*''Salmo salvelinus'', ''Salmo salmarinus'', & ''Salmo umbla'' – ''
Salvelinus umbla ''Salvelinus umbla'', also known as lake char, is a species of char found in certain lakes of the region of the Alps in Europe. This char species usually inhabits the deeper waters of the lakes, feeding on crustaceans, insects and benthic faun ...
'' *''Salmo eperlanus'' –
European smelt The smelt or European smelt (''Osmerus eperlanus'') is a species of fish in the family Osmeridae. Shape and appearance The body of the European smelt is typically 15 to 18 cm long, slender and slightly flattened on either side. Larger f ...
*''Salmo saurus'' – Atlantic lizardfish *''Salmo lavaretus'' –
Common whitefish ''Coregonus lavaretus'' is a species of freshwater whitefish, in the family Salmonidae. It is the type species of its genus '' Coregonus''. There are widely different concepts about the delimitation of the species ''Coregonus lavaretus'' and abo ...
*''Salmo albula'' & ''Salmo vimba'' – Vendace *''Salmo thymallus'' – Grayling *''Salmo oxyrinchus'' –
Houting The houting (''Coregonus oxyrhynchus'') is a European, allegedly extinct species of whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is native to the estuaries and rivers draining to the North Sea. The houting is distinguishable from other ''Coregonus'' t ...
*''Salmo gibbosus'' – '' Charax gibbosus'' *''Salmo bimaculatus'' – '' Astyanax bimaculatus'' *''Salmo immaculatus'' – '' Curimata cyprinoides'' *''Salmo niloticus'' –
nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...
*''Salmo pulverulentus'' – '' Acestrorhynchus falcatus'' *''Salmo anostomus'' – '' Anostomus anostomus'' ;''Fistularia'' (
Cornetfish The cornetfishes or flutemouths are a small family, the Fistulariidae, of extremely elongated fishes in the order Syngnathiformes. The family consists of a single genus, ''Fistularia'', with four species, found worldwide in tropical and subtropic ...
es) *''Fistularia tabacaria'' – Bluespotted cornetfish ;''Esox'' (
Pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus ...
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Gar Gars are members of the family Lepisosteidae, which are the only surviving members of the Ginglymodi, an ancient holosteian group of ray-finned fish, which first appeared during the Triassic, over 240 million years ago. Gars comprise seven livi ...
, and kin) *''Esox sphyraena'' – European barracuda *''Esox osseus'' –
Longnose gar The longnose gar (''Lepisosteus osseus''), also known as longnose garpike or billy gar, is a ray-finned fish in the family Lepisosteidae. The genus may have been present in North America for about 100 million years. References are made to gars ...
*''Esox vulpes'' –
Bonefish The bonefish (''Albula vulpes'') is the type species of the bonefish family (Albulidae), the only family in order Albuliformes. History Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution, however 9 different species ...
*''Esox synodus'' – Diamond lizardfish *''Esox lucius'' –
Northern pike The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus ''Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a p ...
*''Esox hepsetus'' – '' Anchoa hepsetus'' *''Esox bellone'' *''Esox brasiliensis'' –
Ballyhoo The ballyhoo halfbeak or ballyhoo (''Hemiramphus brasiliensis'') is a baitfish of the halfbeak family ( Hemiramphidae). It is similar to the Balao halfbeak (''H. balao'') in most features. Ballyhoo are frequently used as cut bait and for trol ...
*''Esox gymnocephalus'' – unknown ;''Argentina'' ( Herring smelts) *''Argentina sphyraena'' – European argentine ;''Atherina'' ( Silversides) *''Atherina hepsetus'' – Mediterranean sand smelt ;''Mugil'' ( Mullet) *''Mugil cephalus'' –
Flathead mullet The flathead grey mullet (''Mugil cephalus'') is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically . It is known with numerous English names ...
;''Exocoetus'' (
Flying fish The Exocoetidae are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes class Actinopterygii, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bird d ...
es) *''Exocoetus volitans'' – Tropical two-winged flying fish ;''Polynemus'' (
Threadfin Threadfins are silvery grey perciform fish of the family Polynemidae. Found in tropical to subtropical waters throughout the world, the threadfin family contains eight genera and about 40 species. An unrelated species sometimes known by the name ...
s) *''Polynemus quinquarius'' – ''
Pentanemus quinquarius The royal threadfin (''Pentanemus quinquarius'') is a species of ray-finned fish, a threadfin from the family Polynemidae, the threadfins. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of Africa. Description The royal thread ...
'' *''Polynemus virginicus'' –
Polydactylus virginicus ''Polydactylus'' is a genus of threadfin that mainly are native to the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, especially in coastal or brackish waters (such as mangrove or estuaries). Some may even enter rivers and a single, ''P. macrophthalmus'', ...
'' *''Polynemus paradiseus'' – Paradise threadfin ;''Clupea'' (
Herring Herring are forage fish, mostly belonging to the family of Clupeidae. Herring often move in large schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, ...
, Hatchetfishes, & kin) *''Clupea harengus'' –
Atlantic herring Atlantic herring (''Clupea harengus'') is a herring in the family Clupeidae. It is one of the most abundant fish species in the world. Atlantic herrings can be found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, congregating in large schools. They can ...
*''Clupea sprattus'' –
European sprat The European sprat (''Sprattus sprattus''), also known as bristling, brisling, garvie, garvock, Russian sardine, russlet, skipper or whitebait, is a species of small marine fish in the herring family Clupeidae. Found in European waters, it has s ...
*''Clupea alosa'' –
Allis shad The allis shad (''Alosa alosa'') is a widespread Northeast Atlantic species of fish in the herring family, Clupeidae. It is an anadromous fish which migrates into fresh water to spawn. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the western Bal ...
*''Clupea encrasicolus'' – European anchovy *''Clupea thrissa'' – '' Clupanodon thrissa'' *''Clupea sima'' *''Clupea sternicla'' – Common hatchetfish *''Clupea mystus'' – '' Coilia mystus'' *''Clupea tropica'' *''Clupea sinensis'' – ''
Tenualosa reevesii ''Tenualosa'' is a genus of fish in the family Clupeidae. When subfamilies are recognized, it is placed in the subfamily Alosinae (the shads) or Dorosomatinae (gizzard shads). Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus ...
'' ;''Cyprinus'' ( Carp & kin) *''Cyprinus barbus'' –
Common barbel The common barbel, ''Barbus barbus'', is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It shares the common name 'barbel' with its many relatives in the genus ''Barbus'', of which it is the type species. In Great Britain it is ...
*''Cyprinus carpio'' –
Common carp The Eurasian carp or European carp (''Cyprinus carpio''), widely known as the common carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.Fishbase''Cyprinus carpio'' Linnaeus, 1758/ref>Arkive The ...
*''Cyprinus gobio'' – ''
Gobio gobio ''Gobio gobio'', or the gudgeon, is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. This small fish is widely distributed in fresh-water streams and lakes across central and temperate Eurasia. The gudgeon inhabits various fresh-water habitats with ...
'' *''Cyprinus americanus'' – '' Menticirrhus americanus'' *''Cyprinus carassius'' –
Crucian carp The crucian carp (''Carassius carassius'') is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions. Its name derives from the Low German ''karusse'' or ''karutze'', possibly from Medieval Lati ...
*''Cyprinus tinca'' –
Tench The tench or doctor fish (''Tinca tinca'') is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the order Cypriniformes found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including the British Isles east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also ...
*''Cyprinus cephalus'' –
European chub ''Squalius cephalus'' is a European species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It frequents both slow and moderate rivers, as well as canals and still waters of various kinds. This species is referred to as the common chub, Europe ...
*''Cyprinus auratus'' –
Goldfish The goldfish (''Carassius auratus'') is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the wild have be ...
*''Cyprinus niloticus'' *''Cyprinus phoxinus'' & ''Cyprinus aphya'' –
Common minnow The Eurasian minnow, minnow, or common minnow (''Phoxinus phoxinus'') is a small species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is the type species of genus ''Phoxinus''. It is ubiquitous throughout much of Eurasia, from Britain and ...
*''Cyprinus leuciscus'', ''Cyprinus dobula'', & ''Cyprinus grislagine'' –
Common dace The common dace (''Leuciscus leuciscus'') is a species of freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae which is native to Europe but which has been introduced to other parts of the world. It is a quarry species for coa ...
*''Cyprinus idbarus'', ''Cyprinus idus'', ''Cyprinus orfus'', & ''Cyprinus jeses'' – Ide *''Cyprinus rutilus'' – Common roach *''Cyprinus erythrophthalmus'' –
Common rudd The common rudd (''Scardinius erythrophthalmus'') is a bentho-pelagic freshwater fish, widely spread in Europe and middle Asia, around the basins of the North, Baltic, Black, Caspian and Aral seas. Identification Morphologically, this spec ...
*''Cyprinus nasus'' –
Common Nase The common nase (''Chondrostoma nasus'') is a European potamodromous cyprinid fish. It is often simply called the nase, but that can refer to any species of its genus ''Chondrostoma''. Another name is sneep. Distribution The nase is found natur ...
*''Cyprinus aspius'' – Asp *''Cyprinus alburnus'' – Common Bleak *''Cyprinus vimba'' – Vimba bream *''Cyprinus dentex'' – '' Alestes dentex'' *''Cyprinus brama'' – Carp bream *''Cyprinus cultratus'' – Ziege *''Cyprinus bjoerkna'' – Silver bream *''Cyprinus farenus'' & ''Cyprinus ballerus'' – Blue bream


Branchiostegi

;''Mormyrus'' ( Elephantfishes) *''Mormyrus cyprinoides'' – '' Marcusenius cyprinoides'' *''Mormyrus anguilloides'' – Cornish jack *''Mormyrus caschive'' – '' Mormyrus caschive'' ;''Balistes'' (
Triggerfish Triggerfish are about 40 species of often brightly colored fish of the family Balistidae. Often marked by lines and spots, they inhabit tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world, with the greatest species richness in the Indo-Pacific. ...
es) *''Balistes monoceros'' – Unicorn leatherjacket *''Balistes tomentosus'' – '' Acreichthys tomentosus'' *''Balistes papillosus'' – Papillose filefish *''Balistes verrucosus'' – '' Rhinecanthus verrucosus'' *''Balistes aculeatus'' –
Lagoon triggerfish The lagoon triggerfish (''Rhinecanthus aculeatus''), also known as the blackbar triggerfish, the Picasso triggerfish, or the Picassofish, is a triggerfish, up to 30 cm in length, found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hawaiian name ...
*''Balistes vetula'' – Queen triggerfish *''Balistes ringens'' – ''
Xanthichthys ringens ''Xanthichthys ringens'', the Sargassum triggerfish, is a species of triggerfish from the Western Atlantic, ranging from North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28t ...
'' *''Balistes scolopax'' – Longspine snipefish ;''Ostracion'' ( Boxfishes & Cowfishes) *''Ostracion triqueter'' – ''
Lactophrys triqueter ''Lactophrys triqueter'' also known as the smooth trunkfish, is a species of boxfish found on and near reefs in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and subtropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean.Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics o ...
'' *''Ostracion trigonus'' – ''
Lactophrys trigonus ''Lactophrys trigonus'', commonly called the ''buffalo trunkfish'' or ''trunkfish'', is a boxfish native to the Western Atlantic. Description The trunkfish has small diffuse white spots. Two areas, located on the pectoral region and halfway bet ...
'' *''Ostracion bicaudalis'' –
Spotted trunkfish The spotted trunkfish (''Lactophrys bicaudalis'') is a member of the family Ostraciidae. It can be found in reefs throughout the Caribbean, as well as the south western Atlantic Ocean. The species gets its name from the black spots it has covere ...
*''Ostracion tricornis'' & ''Ostracion quadricornis'' –
scrawled cowfish The scrawled cowfish (''Acanthostracion quadricornis'') is a species of boxfish native to the western tropical and equatorial Atlantic, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. They range in size from , with a maximum length of , and can be found at depth ...
*''Ostracion cornutus'' – longhorn cowfish *''Ostracion tuberculatus'' & ''Ostracion cubicus'' – yellow boxfish *''Ostracion gibbosus'' – '' Tetrosomus gibbosus'' ;''Tetraodon'' ( Pufferfishes & Sunfishes) *''Tetraodon testudineus'' – Checkered puffer *''Tetraodon lagocephalus'' –
Oceanic puffer The oceanic puffer, sci-name: ''Lagocephalus lagocephalus'' (meaning "rabbit head"), is a pufferfish of the family ''Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The fa ...
*''Tetraodon lineatus'' –
Fahaka pufferfish The fahaka pufferfish (from ar, فهقة), also known as the Nile puffer, globe fish, lineatus puffer (''Tetraodon lineatus''), is a tropical freshwater pufferfish found in the upper Nile, Chad, Senegal, Gambia, Geba, Volta and Turkana basins ...
*''Tetraodon ocellatus'' – ''
Takifugu ocellatus ''Takifugu ocellatus'', sometimes known as the ocellated puffer or the orange-saddle puffer, is a species of anadromous pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to China and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), o ...
'' *''Tetraodon hispidus'' – White-spotted puffer *''Tetraodon mola'' –
Ocean sunfish The ocean sunfish or common mola (''Mola mola'') is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It was misidentified as the heaviest bony fish, which was actually a different species, ''Mola alexandrini''. Adults typically weigh between . The spe ...
;''Diodon'' ( Porcupinefishes) *''Diodon atringa'' – '' Chilomycterus atringa'' *''Diodon reticulatus'' & ''Diodon echinatus'' – ''
Chilomycterus reticulatus ''Chilomycterus reticulatus'', the spotfin burrfish, spotted burrfish, Pacific burrfish, spotfin porcupinefish or few-spined porcupinefish, is a species of fish in the genus ''Chilomycterus'', which is part of the porcupinefish family Diodonti ...
'' *''Diodon spinosus'' – ''
Chilomycterus spinosus ''Chilomycterus spinosus'', sometimes known as the brown burrfish, is a species of burrfish in the family Diodontidae. It is native to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, where it ranges from Venezuela to Argentina, including the island of Trinida ...
'' *''Diodon hystrix'' – Spot-fin porcupinefish *''Diodon holocanthus'' – Long-spine porcupinefish *''Diodon raninus'' ;''Centriscus'' (
Shrimpfish Shrimpfish, also called razorfish, are five small species of marine fishes in the subfamily Centriscinae of the family Centriscidae. The species in the genera ''Aeoliscus'' and ''Centriscus'' are found in relatively shallow tropical parts of th ...
es) *''Centriscus scutatus'' – Grooved shrimpfish ;''Syngnathus'' (
Pipefish Pipefishes or pipe-fishes (Syngnathinae) are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and ''Phyllopteryx''), form the family Syngnathidae. Description Pipefish look like straight-bodied seah ...
es & Seahorses) *''Syngnathus typhle'' – Broad-nosed pipefish *''Syngnathus acus'' – Common pipefish *''Syngnathus pelagicus'' – Pelagic pipefish *''Syngnathus aequoreus'' – '' Entelurus aequoreus'' *''Syngnathus ophidion'' & ''Sygnathus barbarus'' – '' Nerophis ophidion'' *''Syngnathus hippocampus'' –
Short-snouted seahorse The short-snouted seahorse (''Hippocampus hippocampus'') is a species of seahorse in the family Syngnathidae. It was endemic to the Mediterranean Sea and parts of the North Atlantic, particularly around Italy and the Canary Islands. In 2007, co ...
;''Pegasus'' ( Seamoths) *''Pegasus volitans'' – Longtail seamoth


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