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Biological database about fish
FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish). It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult
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did not have a common name listed on fishbase. **- denotes fish that did not have a common name listed on fishbase, but had a local name listed Acipenser
Freshwater_fish_of_Spain
Genus of fishes
Colisa which is treated as a synonym of Trichogaster by Fishbase and the Catalog of Fishes. Fishbase also places the genus in the Luciocephalinae. Species
Trichogaster
Largest known fish species
(eds.). "Galeocerdo cuvier". FishBase. October 2021 version. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mobula birostris". FishBase. August 2024 version. "One
List_of_largest_fish
Pelagic fish
). "Thyrsitoides marleyi". FishBase. March 2012 version. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gempylus serpens". FishBase. March 2012 version. Bruce
Mackerel
Country in West Asia
2019. Retrieved 28 March 2024. Froese, Ranier; Pauly, Daniel (2009). "FishBase". Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2009
Saudi_Arabia
Common name for various small, oily forage fish
for canned sardines cites 21 species that may be classed as sardines. FishBase, a database of information about fish, calls at least six species pilchards
Sardine
Forage fish, mostly belonging to the family Clupeidae
immediately below includes those members of the family Clupeidae referred to by FishBase as herrings which have been assessed by the International Union for Conservation
Herring
Country in the Horn of Africa
Revised and enlarged 3rd ed., Princeton University Press, Princeton. FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center – Philippine
Somalia
Scientific study of fish
cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2025. The study
Ichthyology
Species of fish
Meymeh River, formerly a part of the Tigris-Euphrates system in Iran. Fishbase lists it as the only species in the monotypic genus Ilamnemacheilus. Freyhof
Oxynoemacheilus_longipinnis
page". FishBase. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "Aspidoras lakoi summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2017-12-12. "Aspidoras pauciradiatus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved
List of freshwater aquarium fish species
List_of_freshwater_aquarium_fish_species
Genus of fishes
authorities recognise this as a valid genus but this is not recognised by Fishbase. There are currently four recognized species in this genus, if it is accepted
Triplophysa_(Qinghaichthys)
Tribe of fish
(eds.). "Thunnus maccoyii". FishBase. January 2012 version. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thunnus obesus". FishBase. January 2012 version. Collette
Tuna
Species of fish
upper Salween in Yunnan. It was described in 2017 and does not feature in Fishbase yet. Endruweit, M. (2017). "A new Schistura from the Salween basin in western
Schistura_greenei
phylogenetic and taxonomy complies where possible with the current usage in Fishbase, however outdated taxa as the result of splits or renames of synonymy will
List of fish of the Persian Gulf
List_of_fish_of_the_Persian_Gulf
Family of fishes
include the genera Pollichthys and Vinciguerria, but this article follows FishBase in placing them in the family Phosichthyidae. In 2025, a phylogenetic study
Gonostomatidae
Scottish geographer, zoologist, and botanist (1762–1829)
"Hamilton, 1822" is more usually seen in ichthyology and is preferred by Fishbase. Francis Buchanan was born at Bardowie, Callander, Perthshire where Elizabeth
Francis_Buchanan-Hamilton
Gill-bearing non-tetrapod aquatic vertebrates
2012. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schindleria brevipinguis". FishBase. September 2017 version. Helfman, Collette & Facey 1997, p. 103. Helfman
Fish
Genus of fishes
Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. The genus is not, however, recognised by Fishbase or in the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World. The genus is named for Tlaloc
Tlaloc_(fish)
Species of fish
is a fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is found in Mexico. Although Fishbase lists this species as valid other authorities regard this taxon as a hybrid
Xiphophorus_kosszanderi
Common name for several fish, but mainly the demersal genus Gadus
University Press. p. 632. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gadus morhua". FishBase. April 2012 version. Gadus morhua Archived 7 September 2017 at the Wayback
Cod
List of common names used to refer to fish
Fishing Fisheries Environmental impact of fishing - as food Fear of - FishBase Fish kill Hypoxia in - Ichthyology Anatomy and physiology Age determination
List_of_fish_by_common_name
Various species of cyprinid fishes
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypophthalmichthys molitrix". FishBase. May 2012 version. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844) FAO
Carp
Caribbean Nation
February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019. "All fishes reported from Jamaica". fishbase.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October
Jamaica
Order of fishes
more easily. Several sets of classifications of eels exist; some, such as FishBase which divide eels into 20 families, whereas other classification systems
Eel
Species of fish
Katsuwonus_pelamis BioLib: 127155 BOLD: 11599 CoL: 3R3XY EoL: 46577294 EUNIS: 124047 FishBase: 107 GBIF: 2374191 iNaturalist: 56943 IRMNG: 10144954 ITIS: 172401 IUCN:
Skipjack_tuna
Young fish
Fishing Fisheries Environmental impact of fishing - as food Fear of - FishBase Fish kill Hypoxia in - Ichthyology Anatomy and physiology Age determination
Juvenile_fish
Species of fish
022 ft). Its adult length is 20 to 40 centimetres (8 to 16 in), although Fishbase gives lengths up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). The abyssal grenadier's body is
Abyssal_grenadier
Species of fish
Gulf of California and the Pacific coast of Baja California. According to Fishbase it is currently the only known member of its genus, however, the Catalog
Exerpes
Species of fish
genus Ichthyococcus. http://fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Ichthyococcus&speciesname=elongatus Slim lightfish info on Fishbase v t e
Slim_lightfish
Species of fish
November 2021. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bagarius yarrelli". FishBase. January 2012 version. Ng, Heok Hee; Kottelat, Maurice (2021-02-04). "Description
Bagarius_yarrelli
Genus of fishes
troglobitic fish in the family Nemacheilidae, native to caves of Asia. Fishbase and other authorities place these species in the genus Oreonectes. These
Troglonectes
Species of fish
C. L. (1984). "Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) European eel". FishBase. fishbase.org. Retrieved 3 January 2017. "A guide to eel farming". The Fish
European_eel
Fish that mostly live in freshwater
Fishing Fisheries Environmental impact of fishing - as food Fear of - FishBase Fish kill Hypoxia in - Ichthyology Anatomy and physiology Age determination
Freshwater_fish
Fish that live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes
"Uranoscopus sulphureus". FishBase. September 2009 version. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Uranoscopidae". FishBase. September 2009 version
Demersal_fish
Species of fish
2019-03-28. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psychrolutes marcidus". FishBase. February 2010 version. Hearst, Michael (2012). Unusual Creatures: A Mostly
Psychrolutes_marcidus
Species of fish
kaupii". fishbase.org. "Common names of Synaphobranchus kaupii". fishbase.org. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synaphobranchus kaupii". FishBase. Johnson
Kaup's_arrowtooth_eel
Species of fish
September 2021. "Myripristis formosa country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05. "Myripristis formosa". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05. v t e
Myripristis_formosa
Structure to allow fish to migrate upriver around barriers
fisheries Marine biology Aquatic ecosystems Bioeconomics EconMult Ecopath FishBase Census of Marine Life OSTM/Jason-2 Fisheries databases Institutes Fisheries
Fish_ladder
Species of fish
"Balistoides viridescens". FishBase. January 2010 version. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudobalistes naufragium". FishBase. January 2010 version
Titan_triggerfish
Species of fish
at www.fishbase.org. Common names for Serrivomer beanii at www.fishbase.org. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Serrivomer beanii". FishBase. Gill
Bean's_sawtooth_eel
Species of fish
family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows, which is found only in China. Fishbase places it in the genus Garra but Eschmeyer places it in Placocheilus. Rainer
Garra_dulongensis
Eggs and sperm released into water
at the Wayback Machine Fishbase Glossary. Retrieved 3 February 2011. Spawning Archived 2013-06-21 at the Wayback Machine Fishbase Glossary. Retrieved 3
Spawning
Species of fish
www.fishbase.org. Common names of Hexanematichthys sagor at www.fishbase.org. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hexanematichthys sagor". FishBase. January
Hexanematichthys_sagor
Diverse clade of vertebrate animals
"Paedocypris progenetica". FishBase. Retrieved 13 January 2012. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schindleria brevipinguis". FishBase. September 2017 version
Osteichthyes
Species of fish
Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org. Japonoconger africanus at www.fishbase.org. Poll, M., 1953 (30 Nov.) [ref. 12713] Poissons
Japonoconger_africanus
sharks". fishbase.mnhn.fr. "Family Details for Pentacerotidae - Armorheads". fishbase.mnhn.fr. "Family Details for Albulidae - Bonefishes". fishbase.mnhn
List_of_fishes_of_Hawaii
Species of fish
Pacific Ocean. Synonyms of Ophichthus macrops at www.fishbase.org. Ophichthus macrops at www.fishbase.org. Günther, A., 1910 [ref. 14460] Andrew Garrett's
Ophichthus_macrops
Species of fish
commonly known as the pink-lipped moray eel. Echidna rhodochilus at www.fishbase.org. Common names for Echidna rhodochilus at www.fishbase.org. v t e
Echidna_rhodochilus
Species of fish
Retrieved 1 January 2022. Synonyms of Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org. Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org. Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) [ref. 12045] Studies on
Ariosoma_major
Movement of fishes from one part of a water body to another on a regular basis
Fishing Fisheries Environmental impact of fishing - as food Fear of - FishBase Fish kill Hypoxia in - Ichthyology Anatomy and physiology Age determination
Fish_migration
Species of fish
Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org. Gnathophis heterolinea Deprecated link archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org. Kotthaus, A., 1968
Gnathophis_heterolinea
Species of fish
Ocean. Synonyms of Bascanichthys filaria at www.fishbase.org. Bascanichthys filaria at www.fishbase.org. Günther, A., 1872 (1 Dec.) [ref. 18195] On some
Bascanichthys_filaria
Species of fish
Promyllantor purpureus at www.fishbase.org. Promyllantor purpureus Deprecated link archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org. Alcock, A. W., 1890
Promyllantor_purpureus
Family of fishes
1758) European anchovy, In: Fishbase.se. 2021 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Engraulis encrasicolus". FishBase. April 2012 version. Engraulis
Anchovy
(eds.). "Mustelus whitneyi". FishBase. March 2013 version. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nasolamia velox". FishBase. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
List_of_threatened_sharks
Species of fish
2023. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Seriola quinqueradiata". FishBase. August 2019 version. "Fisheries and Aquaculture - Global Production".
Japanese_amberjack
North Atlantic marine fish in the genus Pollachius
Pollachius". FishBase. April 2012 version. "Pollachius pollachius summary page". FishBase. 14 May 2023. "Pollachius virens summary page". FishBase. 14 May
Pollock
Species of fish
Daniel (eds.). "Belone belone". FishBase. April 2019 version. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Belone euxini". FishBase. April 2019 version. Fricke
Garfish
Species of fish
Asia, as indicated by Fishbase, but it was originally described from specimens taken from the Ganges and the source used by Fishbase does not state this
Labeo_curchius
Freshwater rift lake in Russia
"Thymallus baikalensis". FishBase. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Thymallus brevipinnis". FishBase. FishBase: Species in Lake Baikal. Retrieved
Lake_Baikal
Species of fish
17, 2013. "Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815 Atlantic sturgeon". FishBase. FishBase consortium. Retrieved 4 July 2015. "Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus
Atlantic_sturgeon
Species of moray eel
T195832A2424954.en. Retrieved 9 January 2022. Uropterygius xenodontus at www.fishbase.org. Common names for Uropterygius xenodontus at www.fishbase.org. v t e
Uropterygius_xenodontus
Small-bodied catfish of concern to human health
"Paravandellia oxyptera Miranda Ribeiro, 1912 Pantanal parasitic catfish". fishbase.org. FishBase. Retrieved 10 July 2025. ZUANON, J. & SAZIMA, I. 2004. Vampire catfishes
Candiru_(fish)
Order of ray-finned fishes
is accepted on the World Register of Marine Species in November 2023, Fishbase, and Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. Many centrarchiforms look essentially
Centrarchiformes
Species of fish
D. (2017). "Albulidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017. "Common Names List - Albula vulpes". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2025-08-22
Bonefish
Species of ray-finned fish
information on FishBase". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2010. "Reproduction information on FishBase". Archived from
Indian_mackerel
Species of fish
many-spotted moray, or the peppered moray. Uropterygius polystictus at www.fishbase.org. Common names for Uropterygius polystictus at www.fishbase.org. v t e
Uropterygius_polystictus
Species of fish
marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-27. "Melanostomias vierecki". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2023-03-27. "ADW: Melanostomias vierecki: CLASSIFICATION"
Melanostomias_vierecki
Species of fish
Retrieved 19 November 2021. "Synonyms of Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815)". Fishbase.org. Retrieved 29 July 2017. "Gafftopsail Catfish". Louisiana Department
Gafftopsail_catfish
Fish from various families
OCLC 2639131. Discovery Channel's River Monsters Fishbase list of species commonly called "tigerfish" Fishbase list of species commonly called "tiger fish"
Tigerfish
Species of fish
americanus in FishBase. October 2004 version. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2004). Esox americanus vermiculatus in FishBase. October 2004 version
American_pickerel
Family of fishes
"Family Pristiophoridae". FishBase. October 2013 version. "Sawshark entry on Fishbase". "Pliotrema warreni summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 8 December 2017
Sawshark
Species of fish
Uropterygius fasciolatus Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org. Common names for Uropterygius fasciolatus at www.fishbase.org. v t e
Uropterygius_fasciolatus
Genus of ray-finned fishes
species have been classified in the genus Pseudopriacanthus which both Fishbase and the Catalog of Fishes treat as a synonym of Pristigenys, but recent
Pristigenys
Commercially important migratory fish
Retrieved 25 April 2014. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Salmo salar". FishBase. April 2012 version. "Species Fact Sheet: Salmo salar, Linnaeus, 1758"
Salmon
Species of fish
(Stomias atriventer)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-29. "Stomias atriventer, Black-belly dragonfish". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2024-08-29. v t e
Stomias_atriventer
Species of fish
(in Finnish). Fishbase Ref. 6114 Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlström 1968 Süßwasserfische. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, München. 224 p. 224. Fishbase Ref.556 Kottelat
Crucian_carp
Class of lobe-finned fishes
Fishbase.org (Retrieved 19 February 2010.) Primitive Fishes.com Archived 11 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 February 2010. Fishbase
Lungfish
Species of fish
Common names for Atractodenchelys phrix at www.fishbase.org. Atractodenchelys phrix at www.fishbase.org. Robins, C. H., and C. R. Robins, 1970 (31 Dec
Atractodenchelys_phrix
Species of fish
2024. Synonyms of Ichthyapus platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org. Ichthyapus platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org. Gosline, W. A. 1951 (Oct.) [ref. 1858] The
Ichthyapus_platyrhynchus
Species of fish
Common names for Gnathophis melanocoelus at www.fishbase.org. Gnathophis melanocoelus at www.fishbase.org. Karmovskaya, E. S. and J. R. Paxton, 2000 [ref
Gnathophis_melanocoelus
Species of fish
en. "Chromis albomaculata country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-07. "Chromis albomaculata". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-07. v t e
Chromis_albomaculata
Species of fish
taxonomic authorities consider Labeobarbus mariae as the rhinofish, however Fishbase identifies the range of L. mariae as occurring in Guinea. Rhinofish appear
Rhinofish
Species of fish
Nicaraguense BIODIVERSIDAD 1:43-50 FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. fishbase.org version (07/2006). "Mojarras
Amphilophus_zaliosus
Species of fish
today at www.fishbase.org. Common names for Heteroconger longissimus Deprecated link archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org. Heteroconger
Brown_garden_eel
Species of fish
suggested both on geographical grounds and between sympatric ecotypes. FishBase lists the British populations of vendace as a separate species, Coregonus
Coregonus_albula
Species of fish
Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Common names of Scomberomorus guttatus". FishBase. Retrieved 2 December 2023. "Scomberomorus guttatus | fishIDER". fishider
Indo-Pacific_king_mackerel
Family of sharks in the order Squaliformes
1007/s12526-017-0673-8. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. "Genus: Squalus". fishbase.org. FishBase. Ebert, D. A. (2010). "Resurrection and redescription of Squalus
Squalidae
Species of fish
taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Stomias gracilis)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-03. "Stomias gracilis". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2024-09-03. v t e
Stomias_gracilis
Family of sharks
Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21. FishBase Family Odontaspididae - Sand tigers. fishbase.org Sand Tiger Shark School Sand Tigers Sharks Shark
Sand_shark
Fishing regulation limiting people's allowances to fish
fisheries Marine biology Aquatic ecosystems Bioeconomics EconMult Ecopath FishBase Census of Marine Life OSTM/Jason-2 Fisheries databases Institutes Fisheries
Individual_fishing_quota
Species of fish
acceptable minimum tank sizes, but generally recommend at least a 2-meter tank. FishBase lists a minimum of 150 cm (4.9 ft). Many believe the fish is simply too
Bala_shark
Species of fish
infraspinatus at www.fishbase.org. Common names for Bathyagonus infraspinatus at www.fishbase.org. Bathyagonus infraspinatus at www.fishbase.org. Gilbert, C
Spinycheek_starsnout
Species of fish
www.fishbase.org. Common names of Hemiarius verrucosus at www.fishbase.org. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiarius verrucosus". FishBase. January
Hemiarius_verrucosus
Species of fish
January 2022. Common names for Conger exculentus at www.fishbase.org. Conger esculentus at www.fishbase.org. Poey, F., 1858-61 [ref. 3499] Memorias sobra la
Grey_conger
Family of fishes
Aspredinidae. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Aspredinidae". FishBase. January 2024 version. Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John
Aspredinidae
Species of fish
"Megalopidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Megalops atlanticus". FishBase. May 2005 version
Atlantic_tarpon
Species of fish
described by J.R. Forster in 1788 or B.G.E. Lacepède in 1800, although Fishbase currently accredits it to Forster. It was originally described as a member
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