List of fish common names

This is a list of common fish names. Note that this does not include all fish. 

 A 

 Alaska blackfish
 Amur pike
 Atka mackerel
 Atlantic bonito
 Atlantic cod
 Anglerfish (order Lophiiformes)
 Antarctic toothfish
 Alligator gar
 Archerfish (family Toxotidae)
 American eel
 Atlantic sturgeon
 Albacore
 Alewife
 Anchovy
 Amberjack
 Atlantic salmon


 B 

 Barracuda
 Barracudina
 Banded killifish
 Banded archerfish
 Bull shark
 Barreleye
 Blobfish
 Ballyhoo
 Bowfin
 Bichir
 Burbot
 Bluefish
 Bombay duck
 Butterfly kingfish

 C 

 Catfish
 Clownfish
Chimaera
Cavefish
Cobia
Catla
Comet
Crucian carp
Cherubfish
Clown triggerfish
Coffinfish
Common snook
Chinese perch

 D 

 Dory
 Death Valley pupfish
 Devils Hole pupfish
 Dogfish
 Dorab wolf-herring


 E 

 Eel
 Escolar
 Eelpout
 Electric eel
 Electric ray
 European eel
 European perch

 F 

 Flatfish
 Flying fish
 Footballfish
 Four-eyed fish

 G 

 Great white shark
 Gar
 Goldfish
 Garibaldi
 Greenland halibut

 H 

 Haddock
 Hammerjaw
 Herring
 Hammerhead shark
 Halibut
 Halfbeak
 Highfin carpsucker

 I 

 Ide
 Iridescent shark

 J 

 Jack
 Javelin spookfish
 Japanese eel


 K 

 Killifish
 Koi
 King-of-the-salmon
 Kissing gourami

 L 

 Lancetfish
 Lionfish
 Long-finned pike
 Louvar
 Lake trout
 Longneck eel
 Lamprey
 Longfin
 Lungfish
 Longnose gar


 M 

 Mackerel
 Madtom
 Mahi-mahi
 Mako shark
 Medusafish
 Manta ray
 Moray eel
 Moorish idol
 Mojarra
 Marlin
 Man-of-war fish
 Mandarinfish
 Midshipman fish
 Mudskipper
 Megamouth shark


 N 

 Noodlefish
 Northern pike
 Needlefish

 O 

 Opah
 Opalfish
 Ocean sunfish

 P 

 Pilot fish
 Pipefish
 Pancake batfish
 Parore
 Pickerel
 Pearleye
 Parrotfish
 Pollock
 Pelican eel
 Pirate perch
 Porbeagle
 Pencil fish

 Q 

 Quillfish
 Quillback


 R 

 Remora
 Rock cod
 Rockfish
 Ruffe
 Rainbow trout
 Reef triggerfish
 Reedfish

 S 

 Salmon
 Salamanderfish
 Shark
 Stargazer
 Sculpin
 Skate
 Snipe eel
 Swordfish
 Swampfish
 Spotted gar
 Spring cavefish
 Snake mackerel


 T 

 Tiger shark
 Tubemouth
 Tube-eye
 Tilapia
 Toadfish
 Tuna
 Torrentfish
 Tonguefish
 Thresher shark

 U 

 Upside-down catfish

 V 

 Viperfish

 W 

 Wallago
 Walleye
 Wahoo
 Wels catfish
 Wobbegong
 Warmouth
 Weever
 Waryfish
 Wrasse
 Whale shark
 Whitetip reef shark


 X 

 X-ray tetra

 Y 

 Yellowfin tuna
 Yellow bass
 Yellow jack
 Yellow tang

 Z 

 Zander
 Zebrafish

Category:Lists