Fish Species A–Z
548 freshwater, saltwater, and migratory species with habitat, bait, and season context. Entries provide a starting point for comparison — not a legal identification.
A
- African Pompano (Saltwater)
- Alaska Blackfish (Freshwater)
- Albacore Tuna (Saltwater)
- Alewife (Freshwater)
- Alligator Gar (Freshwater)
- Almaco Jack (Saltwater)
- American Eel (Freshwater)
- American Paddlefish (Freshwater)
- American Pickerel (Freshwater)
- American Plaice (Saltwater)
- American Shad (inland runs) (Freshwater)
- American Smelt (Freshwater)
- Angel Shark (Saltwater)
- Annular Seabream (Saltwater)
- Arapaima (Freshwater)
- Arctic Char (Freshwater)
- Arctic Grayling (Freshwater)
- Arrowtooth Flounder (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Bonito (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Cod (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Croaker (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Cutlassfish (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Flyingfish (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Halibut (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Herring (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Lizardfish (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Lumpfish (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Mackerel (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Menhaden (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Moonfish (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Needlefish (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Pomfret (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Salmon (Freshwater)
- Atlantic Saury (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Spadefish (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Stargazer (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Sturgeon (Freshwater)
- Atlantic Threadfin (Saltwater)
- Atlantic Wolffish (Saltwater)
- Australian Bass (Freshwater)
- Axillary Seabream (Saltwater)
B
- Ballan Wrasse (Saltwater)
- Balloonfish (Saltwater)
- Ballyhoo (Saltwater)
- Banded Killifish (Freshwater)
- Bank Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Bantam Sunfish (Freshwater)
- Barbel (Freshwater)
- Barramundi (Brackish)
- Barred Coral Trout (Saltwater)
- Barred Sand Bass (Saltwater)
- Barred Surfperch (Saltwater)
- Basking Shark (Saltwater)
- Bigeye Thresher (Saltwater)
- Bigeye Tuna (Saltwater)
- Bigmouth Buffalo (Freshwater)
- Black Acara (Freshwater)
- Black Bullhead (Freshwater)
- Black Crappie (Freshwater)
- Black Drum (Saltwater)
- Black Grouper (Saltwater)
- Black Marlin (Saltwater)
- Black Redhorse (Freshwater)
- Black Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Black Sea Bass (Saltwater)
- Black Seabream (Saltwater)
- Blackfin Tuna (Saltwater)
- Blackgill Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Blacknose Dace (Freshwater)
- Blackside Darter (Freshwater)
- Blackspot Seabream (Saltwater)
- Blacktip Reef Shark (Saltwater)
- Blacktip Shark (Saltwater)
- Blacktip Trevally (Saltwater)
- Bleak (Freshwater)
- Blonde Ray (Saltwater)
- Blue Acara (Freshwater)
- Blue Catfish (Freshwater)
- Blue Ling (Saltwater)
- Blue Marlin (Saltwater)
- Blue Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Blue Runner (Saltwater)
- Blue Shark (Saltwater)
- Blue Sucker (Freshwater)
- Blue Tilapia (Freshwater)
- Bluefin Killifish (Freshwater)
- Bluefin Trevally (Saltwater)
- Bluefin Tuna (Saltwater)
- Bluefish (Saltwater)
- Bluegill (Freshwater)
- Blueline Tilefish (Saltwater)
- Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Saltwater)
- Bocaccio (Saltwater)
- Bonefish (Saltwater)
- Bowfin (Freshwater)
- Brassy Trevally (Saltwater)
- Brook Silverside (Freshwater)
- Brook Trout (Freshwater)
- Brown Bullhead (Freshwater)
- Brown Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Brown Trout (Freshwater)
- Bull Ray (Saltwater)
- Bull Shark (Saltwater)
- Bull Trout (Freshwater)
- Bumphead Parrotfish (Saltwater)
- Burbot (Freshwater)
- Butter Catfish (Freshwater)
- Butterfly Peacock Bass (Freshwater)
C
- Cabezon (Saltwater)
- California Corbina (Saltwater)
- California Flyingfish (Saltwater)
- California Halibut (Saltwater)
- California Sheephead (Saltwater)
- Canary Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Capelin (Saltwater)
- Central Mudminnow (Freshwater)
- Central Stoneroller (Freshwater)
- Chain Pickerel (Freshwater)
- Channel Catfish (Freshwater)
- Channel Darter (Freshwater)
- Checkered Puffer (Saltwater)
- Chilean Devil Ray (Saltwater)
- Chilipepper Rockfish (Saltwater)
- China Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Chinook Salmon (Saltwater)
- Chum Salmon (Saltwater)
- Cisco (Freshwater)
- Clown Knifefish (Freshwater)
- Cobia (Saltwater)
- Coho Salmon (Saltwater)
- Common Bream (Freshwater)
- Common Carp (Freshwater)
- Common Shiner (Freshwater)
- Common Skate (Blue Skate) (Saltwater)
- Common Stingray (Saltwater)
- Common Thresher (Saltwater)
- Conger Eel (Saltwater)
- Convict Cichlid (Freshwater)
- Copper Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Copperband Butterflyfish (Saltwater)
- Coral Trout (Saltwater)
- Corb (Shi Drum) (Saltwater)
- Cowcod (Saltwater)
- Creek Chub (Freshwater)
- Crevalle Jack (Saltwater)
- Cubera Snapper (Saltwater)
- Cubera Snapper (Pacific) (Saltwater)
- Cuckoo Ray (Saltwater)
- Cuckoo Wrasse (Saltwater)
- Cusk (Saltwater)
- Cutthroat Trout (Freshwater)
D
- Dace (Freshwater)
- Darkblotched Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Discus (Freshwater)
- Dog Snapper (Saltwater)
- Dollar Sunfish (Freshwater)
- Dolly Varden (Freshwater)
- Dover Sole (Saltwater)
- Dusky Flathead (Saltwater)
- Dusky Shark (Saltwater)
E
- Eagle Ray (Spotted) (Saltwater)
- Emerald Shiner (Freshwater)
- Emperor Angelfish (Saltwater)
- English Sole (Saltwater)
- Escolar (Saltwater)
- European Chub (Freshwater)
- European Eel (Freshwater)
- European Perch (Freshwater)
- European Pilchard (Saltwater)
- European Seabass (Saltwater)
F
- Fallfish (Freshwater)
- False Albacore (Little Tunny) (Saltwater)
- Fantail Darter (Freshwater)
- Fat Snook (Saltwater)
- Fathead Minnow (Freshwater)
- Flag Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Flathead Catfish (Freshwater)
- Flier (Freshwater)
- Flounder (European) (Saltwater)
- Flowery Rockcod (Saltwater)
- French Angelfish (Saltwater)
- Freshwater Angelfish (Freshwater)
- Freshwater Drum (Freshwater)
G
- Gag Grouper (Saltwater)
- Galjoen (Saltwater)
- Garfish (Saltwater)
- Giant Gourami (Freshwater)
- Giant Mekong Catfish (Freshwater)
- Giant Trevally (GT) (Saltwater)
- Gilthead Seabream (Saltwater)
- Gizzard Shad (Freshwater)
- Golden Dorado (Freshwater)
- Golden Grey Mullet (Saltwater)
- Golden Redhorse (Freshwater)
- Golden Shiner (Freshwater)
- Golden Trevally (Saltwater)
- Golden Trout (Freshwater)
- Goldenline Seabream (Saltwater)
- Goldeye (Freshwater)
- Goliath Grouper (Saltwater)
- Goliath Tigerfish (Freshwater)
- Gopher Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Grass Carp (Freshwater)
- Grass Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Gray Angelfish (Saltwater)
- Gray Triggerfish (Saltwater)
- Grayling (European) (Freshwater)
- Great Barracuda (Saltwater)
- Greater Amberjack (Saltwater)
- Greater Redhorse (Freshwater)
- Greater Weever (Saltwater)
- Green Sturgeon (Freshwater)
- Green Sunfish (Freshwater)
- Greenland Halibut (Saltwater)
- Greenside Darter (Freshwater)
- Grey Mullet (Thinlip) (Saltwater)
- Grey Reef Shark (Saltwater)
- Gulf Menhaden (Saltwater)
- Gulf Sturgeon (Freshwater)
H
- Haddock (Saltwater)
- Hammerhead Shark (Great) (Saltwater)
- Hogfish (Saltwater)
- Hornyhead Chub (Freshwater)
- Horse-eye Jack (Saltwater)
- Houndfish (Saltwater)
- Huchen (Danube Salmon) (Freshwater)
I
- Ide (Orfe) (Freshwater)
- Indo-Pacific Sailfish (Saltwater)
- Indo-Pacific Tarpon (Saltwater)
- Inland Silverside (Freshwater)
- Inshore Lizardfish (Saltwater)
- Iowa Darter (Freshwater)
- Iridescent Shark Catfish (Freshwater)
J
- Jack Mackerel (Saltwater)
- Jaguar Cichlid (Freshwater)
- Japanese Eel (Freshwater)
- Jau Catfish (Freshwater)
- John Dory (Saltwater)
- Johnny Darter (Freshwater)
K
- Kelp Bass (Saltwater)
- Kelp Rockfish (Saltwater)
- King Mackerel (Saltwater)
- King-of-the-Salmon (Saltwater)
- Kissing Gourami (Freshwater)
- Kob (Dusky/Spotted) (Saltwater)
- Kokanee Salmon (Freshwater)
L
- Ladyfish (Saltwater)
- Lake Sturgeon (Freshwater)
- Lake Trout (Freshwater)
- Lake Whitefish (Freshwater)
- Lane Snapper (Saltwater)
- Largemouth Bass (Freshwater)
- Lemon Shark (Saltwater)
- Lesser Amberjack (Saltwater)
- Lingcod (Saltwater)
- Logperch (Freshwater)
- Longbill Spearfish (Saltwater)
- Longear Sunfish (Freshwater)
- Longfin Mako (Saltwater)
- Longhorn Sculpin (Saltwater)
- Longnose Dace (Freshwater)
- Longnose Gar (Freshwater)
- Longnose Sucker (Freshwater)
- Longtail Tuna (Saltwater)
- Lookdown (Saltwater)
- Louvar (Saltwater)
M
- Mahi-Mahi (Dolphinfish) (Saltwater)
- Mahogany Snapper (Saltwater)
- Mahseer (Golden) (Freshwater)
- Malabar Grouper (Saltwater)
- Mangrove Jack (Saltwater)
- Mangrove Snapper (Saltwater)
- Manta Ray (Saltwater)
- Marble Catfish (Freshwater)
- Mayan Cichlid (Freshwater)
- Mediterranean Spearfish (Saltwater)
- Midas Cichlid (Freshwater)
- Midnight Parrotfish (Saltwater)
- Milkfish (Saltwater)
- Mooneye (Freshwater)
- Mosquitofish (Freshwater)
- Mountain Whitefish (Freshwater)
- Mozambique Tilapia (Freshwater)
- Mud Sunfish (Freshwater)
- Mummichog (Freshwater)
- Murray Cod (Freshwater)
- Muskellunge (Freshwater)
- Mutton Snapper (Saltwater)
N
- Napoleon Wrasse (Saltwater)
- Nase (Freshwater)
- Nassau Grouper (Saltwater)
- Nile Perch (Freshwater)
- Nile Tilapia (Freshwater)
- North African Catfish (Freshwater)
- Northern Anchovy (Saltwater)
- Northern Hogsucker (Freshwater)
- Northern Pike (Freshwater)
- Northern Puffer (Saltwater)
- Northern Redbelly Dace (Freshwater)
- Northern Snakehead (Freshwater)
- Northern Stargazer (Saltwater)
- Nurse Shark (Saltwater)
O
- Oarfish (Saltwater)
- Ocean Pout (Saltwater)
- Ocean Sunfish (Saltwater)
- Ocean Triggerfish (Saltwater)
- Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Saltwater)
- Oilfish (Saltwater)
- Olive Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Olympic Mudminnow (Freshwater)
- Opah (Saltwater)
- Orangespotted Sunfish (Freshwater)
- Oscar (Freshwater)
- Ozark Minnow (Freshwater)
P
- Pacific Barracuda (Saltwater)
- Pacific Bonito (Saltwater)
- Pacific Chub Mackerel (Saltwater)
- Pacific Cod (Saltwater)
- Pacific Hake (Saltwater)
- Pacific Halibut (Saltwater)
- Pacific Herring (Saltwater)
- Pacific Ocean Perch (Saltwater)
- Pacific Pomfret (Saltwater)
- Pacific Sand Lance (Saltwater)
- Pacific Sanddab (Saltwater)
- Pacific Sardine (Saltwater)
- Pacific Saury (Saltwater)
- Pacific Spadefish (Saltwater)
- Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (Saltwater)
- Pacific Staghorn Sculpin (Saltwater)
- Pacu (Freshwater)
- Painted Comber (Saltwater)
- Pallid Sturgeon (Freshwater)
- Palometa (Saltwater)
- Payara (Vampire Fish) (Freshwater)
- Peacock Bass (Freshwater)
- Peacock Bass (Butterfly) (Freshwater)
- Pelagic Stingray (Saltwater)
- Pelagic Thresher (Saltwater)
- Permit (Saltwater)
- Petrale Sole (Saltwater)
- Picasso Triggerfish (Saltwater)
- Pictus Catfish (Freshwater)
- Pink Salmon (Saltwater)
- Piraíba (Lau Lau) (Freshwater)
- Pirate Perch (Freshwater)
- Pollack (Saltwater)
- Pollock (Saltwater)
- Pompano (Saltwater)
- Porbeagle (Saltwater)
- Porcupinefish (Saltwater)
- Pouting (Saltwater)
- Princess Parrotfish (Saltwater)
- Pumpkinseed (Freshwater)
Q
- Queen Angelfish (Saltwater)
- Queen Parrotfish (Saltwater)
- Queen Triggerfish (Saltwater)
- Quillback (Freshwater)
- Quillback Rockfish (Saltwater)
R
- Rainbow Darter (Freshwater)
- Rainbow Parrotfish (Saltwater)
- Rainbow Trout (Freshwater)
- Rainwater Killifish (Freshwater)
- Red Drum (Redfish) (Saltwater)
- Red Emperor (Saltwater)
- Red Grouper (Saltwater)
- Red Hake (Saltwater)
- Red Mullet (Saltwater)
- Red Snapper (Saltwater)
- Red-bellied Piranha (Freshwater)
- Redbelly Tilapia (Freshwater)
- Redbreast Sunfish (Freshwater)
- Redear Sunfish (Freshwater)
- Redtail Brycon (Freshwater)
- Redtail Catfish (Freshwater)
- Redtail Surfperch (Saltwater)
- Redtail Triggerfish (Saltwater)
- Reef Croaker (Saltwater)
- Reef Shark (Caribbean) (Saltwater)
- Remora (Saltwater)
- Rex Sole (Saltwater)
- Ribbonfish (Saltwater)
- Ripsaw Catfish (Freshwater)
- River Carpsucker (Freshwater)
- River Chub (Freshwater)
- Roach (Freshwater)
- Rock Bass (Freshwater)
- Rock Beauty (Saltwater)
- Rock Sole (Saltwater)
- Rohu (Freshwater)
- Roosterfish (Saltwater)
- Rosy Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Rosyface Shiner (Freshwater)
- Round Whitefish (Freshwater)
- Rudd (Freshwater)
S
- Sablefish (Black Cod) (Saltwater)
- Sacramento Perch (Freshwater)
- Sailfin Molly (Freshwater)
- Sailfish (Saltwater)
- Salema Porgy (Saltwater)
- Salmon Shark (Saltwater)
- Sand Lance (Saltwater)
- Sand Tiger Shark (Saltwater)
- Sand Tilefish (Saltwater)
- Sandbar Shark (Saltwater)
- Sauger (Freshwater)
- Scamp Grouper (Saltwater)
- Schoolmaster Snapper (Saltwater)
- Scrawled Cowfish (Saltwater)
- Scribbled Rabbitfish (Saltwater)
- Sculpin (Saltwater)
- Scup (Porgy) (Saltwater)
- Sea Raven (Saltwater)
- Shadow Bass (Freshwater)
- Shagreen Ray (Saltwater)
- Sharksucker (Saltwater)
- Sharptail Mola (Saltwater)
- Sheepshead (Saltwater)
- Sheepshead Minnow (Freshwater)
- Shortbill Spearfish (Saltwater)
- Shortfin Mako (Saltwater)
- Shorthead Redhorse (Freshwater)
- Shortnose Gar (Freshwater)
- Shortnose Sturgeon (Freshwater)
- Shortraker Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Shovelnose Sturgeon (Freshwater)
- Siamese Carp (Freshwater)
- Silk Snapper (Saltwater)
- Silky Shark (Saltwater)
- Silver Arowana (Freshwater)
- Silver Bream (Freshwater)
- Silver Dollar (Metynnis) (Freshwater)
- Silver Hake (Saltwater)
- Silver Redhorse (Freshwater)
- Silvergray Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Skipjack Herring (Freshwater)
- Skipjack Tuna (Saltwater)
- Slender Sunfish (Saltwater)
- Small-Eyed Ray (Saltwater)
- Smallmouth Bass (Freshwater)
- Smallmouth Buffalo (Freshwater)
- Smooth Trunkfish (Saltwater)
- Snail Bullhead (Freshwater)
- Snakehead (Giant) (Freshwater)
- Snakeskin Gourami (Freshwater)
- Snapper (Australasian) (Saltwater)
- Snook (Saltwater)
- Snowy Grouper (Saltwater)
- Sockeye Salmon (Saltwater)
- Southern Bluefin Tuna (Saltwater)
- Southern Flounder (Saltwater)
- Southern Puffer (Saltwater)
- Spanish Flag Snapper (Saltwater)
- Spanish Mackerel (Saltwater)
- Spinner Shark (Saltwater)
- Spot (Saltwater)
- Spotfin Shiner (Freshwater)
- Spotted Bass (Freshwater)
- Spotted Bay Bass (Saltwater)
- Spotted Ray (Saltwater)
- Spotted Seatrout (Saltwater)
- Spotted Sucker (Freshwater)
- Spotted Surubim (Freshwater)
- Spotted Trunkfish (Saltwater)
- Spotted Wolffish (Saltwater)
- Starry Flounder (Saltwater)
- Starry Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Steelhead (Freshwater)
- Steelhead (Anadromous Rainbow) (Saltwater)
- Stonecat (Freshwater)
- Stoplight Parrotfish (Saltwater)
- Striped Bass (Coastal) (Saltwater)
- Striped Bass (Inland) (Freshwater)
- Striped Marlin (Saltwater)
- Striped Mullet (Saltwater)
- Striped Red Mullet (Saltwater)
- Striped Snakehead (Freshwater)
- Stripetail Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Summer Flounder (Fluke) (Saltwater)
- Swampfish (Freshwater)
- Swordfish (Saltwater)
- Swordspine Snook (Saltwater)
T
- Tadpole Madtom (Freshwater)
- Taimen (Freshwater)
- Tambaqui (Freshwater)
- Tarpon (Saltwater)
- Tautog (Blackfish) (Saltwater)
- Tench (Freshwater)
- Thornback Ray (Saltwater)
- Threadfin Shad (Freshwater)
- Tiger Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Tiger Shark (Saltwater)
- Tiger Shovelnose Catfish (Freshwater)
- Tigerfish (Freshwater)
- Tilefish (Saltwater)
- Titan Triggerfish (Saltwater)
- Treefish (Saltwater)
- Tripletail (Saltwater)
- Tub Gurnard (Saltwater)
- Turbot (Saltwater)
- Two-Banded Seabream (Saltwater)
U
- Undulate Ray (Saltwater)
V
- Vermilion Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Vermilion Snapper (Saltwater)
- Vimba (Freshwater)
- Vundu Catfish (Freshwater)
W
- Wahoo (Saltwater)
- Walking Catfish (Freshwater)
- Walleye (Freshwater)
- Warmouth (Freshwater)
- Warsaw Grouper (Saltwater)
- Weakfish (Saltwater)
- Wels Catfish (Freshwater)
- Whale Shark (Saltwater)
- White Bass (Freshwater)
- White Catfish (Freshwater)
- White Crappie (Freshwater)
- White Hake (Saltwater)
- White Marlin (Saltwater)
- White Mullet (Saltwater)
- White Perch (Freshwater)
- White Seabass (Saltwater)
- White Seabream (Saltwater)
- White Sturgeon (Freshwater)
- White Sucker (Freshwater)
- White-Eye Bream (Freshwater)
- Whiting (Saltwater)
- Widow Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Winter Flounder (Saltwater)
- Witch Flounder (Saltwater)
- Wolf Fish (Trairao) (Freshwater)
Y
- Yellow Bullhead (Freshwater)
- Yellow Perch (Freshwater)
- Yellowedge Grouper (Saltwater)
- Yelloweye Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Yellowfin Shiner (Freshwater)
- Yellowfin Tuna (Saltwater)
- Yellowfish (Smallmouth) (Freshwater)
- Yellowmouth Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Yellowtail (California) (Saltwater)
- Yellowtail Amberjack (Saltwater)
- Yellowtail Flounder (Saltwater)
- Yellowtail Kingfish (Saltwater)
- Yellowtail Rockfish (Saltwater)
- Yellowtail Snapper (Saltwater)
Z
- Zander (Freshwater)
- Ziege (Sabre Carp) (Freshwater)
- Zope (Freshwater)