Browse our list of species profiles of fish, sharks, rays, sawfish, seahorses, and more. Search and sort the list by scientific name, common name, or family below.
Follow the links to profiles on each of the fishes with full information and pictures.
| Family | Genus & species | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthuridae | Acanthurus bahianus | ocean surgeon |
| Acanthuridae | Acanthurus chirurgus | doctorfish |
| Acanthuridae | Acanthurus coeruleus | blue tang |
| Acipenseridae | Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi | gulf sturgeon |
| Albulidae | Albula vulpes | bonefish |
| Alopiidae | Alopias pelagicus | pelagic thresher |
| Alopiidae | Alopias superciliosus | bigeye thresher |
| Alopiidae | Alopias vulpinus | thresher shark |
| Amiidae | Amia calva | bowfin |
| Antennariidae | Antennarius multiocellatus | longlure frogfish |
| Antennariidae | Antennarius striatus | striated frogfish |
| Antennariidae | Histrio histrio | sargassumfish |
| Aplocheilidae | Rivulus marmoratus | mangrove rivulus |
| Aulostomidae | Aulostomus maculatus | trumpetfish |
| Balistidae | Balistes capriscus | gray triggerfish |
| Balistidae | Balistes vetula | queen triggerfish |
| Batrachoididae | Opsanus beta | gulf toadfish |
| Blennidae | Parablennius marmoreus | seaweed blenny |
| Bothidae | Bothus lunatus | peacock flounder |
| Bothidae | Bothus ocellatus | eyed flounder |
| Callorhinchidae | Callorhinchus milii | ghost shark |
| Carangidae | Carangoides bartholomaei | yellow jack |
| Carangidae | Caranx hippos | crevalle jack |
| Carangidae | Caranx ruber | bar jack |
| Carangidae | Oligoplites saurus | leatherjack |
| Carangidae | Seriola dumerili | greater amberjack |
| Carangidae | Trachinotus falcatus | permit |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus acronotus | blacknose shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus albimarginatus | silvertip shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus altimus | bignose shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | grey reef shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus brachyurus | bronze whaler shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus brevipinna | spinner shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus falciformis | silky shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus galapagensis | galapagos shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus isodon | finetooth shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | bull shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus limbatus | blacktip shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus longimanus | oceanic whitetip shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus melanopterus | blacktip reef shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus obscurus | dusky shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus perezi | caribbean reef shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus plumbeus | sandbar shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus porosus | smalltail shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus signatus | night shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Galeocerdo cuvier | tiger shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Negaprion acutidens | sicklefin lemon shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Negaprion brevirostris | lemon shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Prionace glauca | blue shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Rhizoprionodon acutus | milk shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Rhizoprionodon porosus | caribbean sharpnose shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Rhizoprionodon terraenovae | atlantic sharpnose shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Triaenodon obesus | whitetip reef shark |
| Centrarchidae | Micropterus salmoides | largemouth bass |
| Centrarchidae | Pomoxis nigromaculatus | black crappie |
| Centrophoridae | Centrophorus granulosus | gulper shark |
| Cetorhinidae | Cetorhinus maximus | basking shark |
| Centropomidae | Centropomus undecimalis | common snook |
| Chaenopsidae | Emblemaria pandionis | sailfin blenny |
| Chaetodontidae | Chaetodon capistratus | foureye butterflyfish |
| Chaetodontidae | Chaetodon ocellatus | spotfin butterflyfish |
| Chaetodontidae | Chaetodon sedentarius | reef butterflyfish |
| Chaetodontidae | Chaetodon striatus | banded butterflyfish |
| Chimaeridae | Hydrolagus colliei | spotted ratfish |
| Cichlidae | Astronotus ocellatus | oscar |
| Cichlidae | Mayaheros urophthalmus | mayan cichlid |
| Cichlidae | Tilapia mariae | spotted tilapia |
| Clariidae | Clarias batrachus | walking catfish |
| Coryphaenidae | Coryphaena equiselis | pompano dolphin |
| Coryphaenidae | Coryphaena hippurus | dolphinfish |
| Dalatiidae | Dalatias licha | kitefin shark |
| Dalatiidae | Isistius brasiliensis | cookiecutter shark |
| Dalatiidae | Somniosus microcephalus | greenland shark |
| Dasyatidae | Dasyatis americana | southern stingray |
| Dasyatidae | Dasyatis brevicaudata | short-tail stingray |
| Dasyatidae | Dasyatis centroura | roughtail stingray |
| Dasyatidae | Dasyatis kuhlii | bluespotted stingray |
| Dasyatidae | Dasyatis margarita | daisy stingray |
| Dasyatidae | Dasyatis sabina | atlantic stingray |
| Dasyatidae | Dasyatis say | bluntnose stingray |
| Dasyatidae | Pteroplatytrygon violacea | pelagic stingray |
| Dasyatidae | Taeniura lymma | bluespotted ribbontail ray |
| Dasyatidae | Taeniura meyeni | blotched fantail ray |
| Diodontidae | Diodon holocanthus | balloonfish |
| Diodontidae | Diodon hystrix | porcupinefish |
| Echeneidae | Echeneis naucrates | sharksucker |
| Echinorhinidae | Echinorhinus brucus | bramble shark |
| Elopidae | Elops saurus | ladyfish |
| Ephippidae | Chaetodipterus faber | atlantic spadefish |
| Etmopteridae | Centroscyllium fabricii | black dogfish |
| Ginglymostomatidae | Ginglymostoma cirratum | nurse shark |
| Ginglymostomatidae | Nebrius ferrugineus | tawny nurse shark |
| Gymnuridae | Gymnura altavela | spiny butterfly ray |
| Gymnuridae | Gymnura micrura | smooth butterfly ray |
| Haemulidae | Anisotremus virginicus | porkfish |
| Haemulidae | Haemulon flavolineatum | french grunt |
| Haemulidae | Haemulon plumieri | white grunt |
| Haemulidae | Haemulon sciurus | bluestriped grunt |
| Hemigaleidae | Paragaleus pectoralis | atlantic weasel shark |
| Hemiscylliidae | Chiloscyllium plagiosum | whitespotted bambooshark |
| Hemiscylliidae | Chiloscyllium punctatum | brownbanded bambooshark |
| Hemiscylliidae | Hemiscyllium ocellatum | epaulette shark |
| Heterodontidae | Heterodontus francisci | horn shark |
| Heterodontidae | Heterodontus portusjacksoni | port jackson shark |
| Hexanchidae | Heptranchias perlo | sharpnose sevengill shark |
| Hexanchidae | Hexanchus griseus | bluntnose sixgill shark |
| Hexanchidae | Hexanchus nakamurai | bigeye sixgill shark |
| Hexanchidae | Notorynchus cepedianus | sevengill shark |
| Holocentridae | Holocentrus adscensionis | squirrelfish |
| Ictaluridae | Ictalurus punctatus | channel catfish |
| Istiophoridae | Istiophorus platypterus | sailfish |
| Istiophoridae | Makaira nigricans | blue marlin |
| Istiophoridae | Kajikia albida | white marlin |
| Labridae | Cheilinus undulatus | humphead wrasse |
| Labridae | Lachnolaimus maximus | hogfish |
| Labridae | Thalassoma bifasciatum | bluehead |
| Lamnidae | Carcharodon carcharias | white shark |
| Lamnidae | Isurus oxyrinchus | shortfin mako |
| Lamnidae | Isurus paucus | longfin mako |
| Lamnidae | Lamna ditropis | salmon shark |
| Lamnidae | Lamna nasus | porbeagle |
| Lepisosteidae | Atractosteus spatula | alligator gar |
| Lepisosteidae | Lepisosteus osseus | longnose gar |
| Lepisosteidae | Lepisosteus platyrhincus | florida gar |
| Lobotidae | Lobotes surinamensis | tripletail |
| Lutjanidae | Lutjanus analis | mutton snapper |
| Lutjanidae | Lutjanus buccanella | blackfin snapper |
| Lutjanidae | Lutjanus campechanus | northern red snapper |
| Lutjanidae | Lutjanus chrysurus | yellowtail snapper |
| Lutjanidae | Lutjanus cyanopterus | cubera snapper |
| Lutjanidae | Lutjanus griseus | gray snapper |
| Lutjanidae | Lutjanus jocu | dog snapper |
| Lutjanidae | Lutjanus mahogoni | mahogany snapper |
| Lutjanidae | Lutjanus synagris | lane snapper |
| Megachasmidae | Megachasma pelagios | megamouth shark |
| Megalopidae | Megalops atlanticus | tarpon |
| Mitsukurinidae | Mitsukurina owstoni | goblin shark |
| Mobulidae | Mobula hypostoma | atlantic devil ray |
| Monacanthidae | Aluterus schoepfii | orange filefish |
| Monacanthidae | Aluterus scriptus | scrawled filefish |
| Monacanthidae | Monacanthus ciliatus | fringed filefish |
| Mugilidae | Mugil cephalus | striped mullet |
| Muraenidae | Gymnothorax funebris | green moray |
| Myliobatidae | Aetobatus narinari | spotted eagle ray |
| Myliobatidae | Manta birostris | manta |
| Myliobatidae | Myliobatis aquila | common eagle ray |
| Myliobatidae | Myliobatis australis | australian bull ray |
| Myliobatidae | Myliobatis californica | bat ray |
| Myliobatidae | Myliobatis freminvillii | bullnose ray |
| Rhinopteridae | Rhinoptera bonasus | cownose ray |
| Narcinidae | Narcine bancroftii | lesser electric ray |
| Odontaspidae | Carcharias taurus | sand tiger shark |
| Ogcocephalidae | Ogcocephalus cubifrons | polk-a-dot batfish |
| Orectolobidae | Eucrossorhinus dasypogon | tasselled wobbegong |
| Orectolobidae | Orectolobus maculatus | spotted wobbegong |
| Orectolobidae | Orectolobus ornatus | ornate wobbegong |
| Ostraciidae | Acanthostracion polygonius | honeycomb cowfish |
| Ostraciidae | Acanthostracion quadricornis | scrawled cowfish |
| Parascylliidae | Parascyllium variolatum | necklace carpetshark |
| Poeciliidae | Belonesox belizanus | pike killifish |
| Poeciliidae | Poecilia latipinna | sailfin molly |
| Pomacanthidae | Holacanthus bermudensis | blue angelfish |
| Pomacanthidae | Holacanthus ciliaris | queen angelfish |
| Pomacanthidae | Holacanthus tricolor | rock beauty |
| Pomacanthidae | Pomacanthus arcuatus | gray angelfish |
| Pomacanthidae | Pomacanthus paru | french angelfish |
| Pomacentridae | Abudefduf saxatilis | sergeant major |
| Pomacentridae | Amphiprion ocellaris | clown anemonefish |
| Pomacentridae | Amphiprion percula | orange clownfish |
| Pomacentridae | Amphiprion perideraion | pink anemonefish |
| Pristidae | Anoxypristis cuspidata | narrow/knifetooth sawfish |
| Pristidae | Pristis clavata | dwarf sawfish |
| Pristidae | Pristis pectinata | smalltooth sawfish |
| Pristidae | Pristis pristis | largetooth/freshwater sawfish |
| Pristidae | Pristis zijsron | green/longcomb sawfish |
| Rachycentridae | Rachycentron canadum | cobia |
| Rajidae | Amblyraja radiata | thorny skate |
| Rajidae | Dipturus laevis | barndoor skate |
| Rajidae | Dipturus olseni | spreadfin skate |
| Rajidae | Fenestraja sinusmexicanus | gulf of mexico pygmy skate |
| Rajidae | Leucoraja erinacea | little skate |
| Rajidae | Leucoraja garmani | rosette skate |
| Rajidae | Leucoraja ocellata | winter skate |
| Rajidae | Raja binoculata | big skate |
| Rajidae | Raja eglanteria | clearnose skate |
| Rajidae | Raja miraletus | brown ray |
| Rajidae | Raja rhina | longnose skate |
| Rajidae | Raja texana | roundel skate |
| Regalecidae | Regalecus glesne | oarfish |
| Rhinobatidae | Rhinobatos lentiginosus | atlantic guitarfish |
| Rhinobatidae | Rhinobatos rhinobatos | common guitarfish |
| Rhinobatidae | Trygonorrhina fasciata | southern fiddler |
| Rhincodontidae | Rhincodon typus | whale shark |
| Scaridae | Sparisoma viride | stoplight parrotfish |
| Sciaenidae | Cynoscion nebulosus | spotted seatrout |
| Sciaenidae | Sciaenops ocellatus | red drum |
| Scombridae | Acanthocybium solandri | wahoo |
| Scombridae | Euthynnus alletteratus | little tunny |
| Scombridae | Katsuwonus pelamis | skipjack tuna |
| Scombridae | Scomberomorus cavalla | king mackerel |
| Scombridae | Scomberomorus maculatus | spanish mackerel |
| Scombridae | Scomberomorus regalis | cero mackerel |
| Scombridae | Thunnus albacares | yellowfin tuna |
| Scombridae | Thunnus atlanticus | blackfin tuna |
| Scombridae | Thunnus thynnus | bluefin tuna |
| Scorpaenidae | Pterois volitans | red lionfish |
| Scorpaenidae | Scorpaena brasiliensis | barbfish |
| Scorpaenidae | Scorpaena plumieri | spotted scorpionfish |
| Scyliorhinidae | Cephaloscyllium laticeps | australian swellshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Cephaloscyllium ventriosum | swell shark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Haploblepharus edwardsii | puffadder shyshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Haploblepharus fuscus | brown shyshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Haploblepharus pictus | dark shyshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Parmaturus xaniurus | filetail catshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Poroderma africanum | striped catshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Poroderma pantherinum | leopard catshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Scyliorhinus canicula | small-spotted catshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Scyliorhinus retifer | chain dogfish |
| Serranidae | Aethaloperca rogaa | redmouth grouper |
| Serranidae | Centropristis striata | black seabass |
| Serranidae | Cephalopholis fulva | coney |
| Serranidae | Cephalopholis miniata | coral hind |
| Serranidae | Cephalopholis sonnerati | tomato hind |
| Serranidae | Diplectrum formosum | sand perch |
| Serranidae | Epinephelus amblycephalus | banded grouper |
| Serranidae | Epinephelus itajara | goliath grouper |
| Serranidae | Epinephelus morio | red grouper |
| Serranidae | Epinephelus striatus | nassau grouper |
| Serranidae | Mycteroperca bonaci | black grouper |
| Serranidae | Mycteroperca microlepis | gag grouper |
| Somniosidae | Centroscymnus coelolepis | portuguese shark |
| Sparidae | Archosargus probatocephalus | sheepshead |
| Sphyraenidae | Sphyraena barracuda | great barracuda |
| Sphyrnidae | Sphyrna lewini | scalloped hammerhead |
| Sphyrnidae | Sphyrna mokarran | great hammerhead |
| Sphyrnidae | Sphyrna tiburo | bonnethead |
| Sphyrnidae | Sphyrna tudes | smalleye hammerhead |
| Sphyrnidae | Sphyrna zygaena | smooth hammerhead |
| Stegostomatidae | Stegostoma fasciatum | zebra shark |
| Squalidae | Cirrhigaleus asper | roughskin dogfish |
| Squalidae | Squalus acanthias | spiny dogfish |
| Squalidae | Squalus cubensis | cuban dogfish |
| Squatinidae | Squatina californica | pacific angelshark |
| Squatinidae | Squatina dumeril | atlantic angelshark |
| Sygnathidae | Hippocampus erectus | lined seahorse |
| Sygnathidae | Hippocampus reidi | longsnout seahorse |
| Torpedinidae | Torpedo californica | pacific electric ray |
| Torpedinidae | Torpedo marmorata | marbled electric ray |
| Torpedinidae | Torpedo nobiliana | atlantic torpedo |
| Torpedinidae | Torpedo torpedo | common torpedo |
| Triakidae | Galeorhinus galeus | tope shark |
| Triakidae | Mustelus californicus | grey smooth-hound |
| Triakidae | Mustelus canis | smooth dogfish |
| Triakidae | Mustelus henlei | brown smooth-hound |
| Triakidae | Mustelus norrisi | narrowfin smooth-hound |
| Triakidae | Triakis semifasciata | leopard shark |
| Uranoscopidae | Astroscopus guttatus | northern stargazer |
| Uranoscopidae | Astroscopus y-graecum | southern stargazer |
| Urolophidae | Urobatis halleri | round stingray |
| Urolophidae | Urobatis jamaicensis | yellow stingray |
| Xiphiidae | Xiphias gladius | swordfish |