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page 1Fish described in 1859
Poecilia reticulata
The guppy ('), also known as the millionfish or rainbow fish', is a member of the family Poeciliidae and, akin to most New World members of the family, is classified as a livebearer. Male guppies, which are smaller than females, have ornamental caudal and dorsal fins. Wild guppies generally feed on a variety of food sources, including benthic algae and the larvae of aquatic insects.
Eastern mosquitofish
species of fish
Squatina californica
species of fish
Amazon molly
species of live-bearing toothcarps
Gymnothorax javanicus
species of moray eel (the largest)
Ukrainian stickleback
species of fish
Pacific seahorse
species of fish
Italian Loach
species of fish
Heterandria formosa
species of fish
Giant sea bass
species of fish
Tridentiger trigonocephalus
species of fish
Rio Grande darter
species of fish
Dnieper chub
species of fish
Mexican darter
species of fish
Redear sunfish
species of fish
bull trout
species of fish
Monterrey platyfish
species of fish
Gambusia senilis
species of fish
Alburnus mentoides
species of fish
Toadstool groper
species of fish
California moray
species of fish
Gambusia speciosa
species of fish
California halibut
species of fish
Scarus dimidiatus
species of fish
Haemulon chrysargyreum
species of fish
Haliichthys taeniophorus
species of fish
Rhinogobius similis
species of fish
Ameiurus platycephalus
species of fish
Archamia
Archamia bleekeri, also known as '''Gon's cardinalfish, is a species of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. It is native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from Africa to Indonesia and from Taiwan to Queensland, Australia. This species occurs in mangrove forests and reefs, and is an inhabitant of shipwrecks, preferring silty areas with muddy or sandy substrates. This species grows to a total length of . This species is the only member of the genus Archamia'. The other species were moved to the new genus Taeniamia'' in 2013.
Acanthistius ocellatus
species of fish
Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus
species of fish
Acropoma japonicum
species of fish
Puntioplites waandersi
species of fish
Etheostoma exile
species of fish
Yellowbanded perch
species of fish
Truncate coralfish
species of fish
Adinia xenica
species of fish
Acanthopagrus australis
species of fish
Gerres nigri
species of fish
Etheostoma gracile
species of fish
Typhlichthys subterraneus
species of fish
Polysteganus praeorbitalis
species of fish
Myrichthys tigrinus
species of fish
Percina maculata
species of fish
Fundulus seminolis
species of fish
Etheostoma whipplei
species of fish
Echidna xanthospilos
species of fish
King-of-the-salmon
King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis) is a species of ribbonfish in the family Trachipteridae. Its common name comes from the legends of the Makah people west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which hold that this fish leads the salmon annually to their spawning grounds. Catching or eating king-of-the-salmon was forbidden, as it was feared killing one would stop the salmon run. This myth is reflected by a former specific epithet used for this fish, rex-salmonorum, rex being Latin for "king". The king-of-the-salmon is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Chile. It is usually fou
Cyprinella analostana
species of fish
Archamia bleekeri
species of fish
Bigeye soldierfish
species of fish
Caprodon schlegelii
species of fish
Antennatus dorehensis
species of fish
Pachymetopon grande
species of fish
Tiger rockfish
species of fish
Large-scale whiting
species of fish
Chaenogobius annularis
species of fish
Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonorensis
species of fish
Uropterygius xanthopterus
species of fish
Percina shumardi
species of fish