Fish genus

/fɪʃ ˌdʒinəs/

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Definitions of fish genus

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Cyprinus, genus Cyprinus
type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp

Abramis, genus Abramis
European fishes

Tinca, genus Tinca
tench

Leuciscus, genus Leuciscus
a genus of fish including: dace, chub

Notropis, genus Notropis
shiners

Notemigonus, genus Notemigonus
golden shiners

Rutilus, genus Rutilus
roaches

Scardinius, genus Scardinius
rudds

Phoxinus, genus Phoxinus
minnows

Gobio, genus Gobio
true gudgeons

Carassius, genus Carassius
goldfish

Electrophorus, genus Electrophorus
type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels

Catostomus, genus Catostomus
type genus of the family Catostomidae

Ictiobus, genus Ictiobus
buffalo fishes

Hypentelium, genus Hypentelium
a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae

Maxostoma, genus Maxostoma
a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae

Fundulus, genus Fundulus
killifish

genus Rivulus
killifish

Jordanella, genus Jordanella
flagfishes

Xyphophorus, genus Xyphophorus
swordtails

Lebistes, genus Lebistes
guppies

Gambusia, genus Gambusia
mosquitofish

Platypoecilus, genus Platypoecilus
platys

Mollienesia, genus Mollienesia
mollies

Holocentrus, genus Holocentrus
type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes

genus Anomalops
type genus of the family Anomalopidae

Krypterophaneron, genus Krypterophaneron
a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae

Photoblepharon, genus Photoblepharon
a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae

Zeus, genus Zeus
type genus of the family Zeidae

Capros, genus Capros
a genus of fish in the family Caproidae

Antigonia, genus Antigonia
a genus of fish in the family Caproidae

Fistularia, genus Fistularia
type genus of the family Fistulariidae

Gasterosteus, genus gasterosteus
type genus of the family Gasterosteidae

Syngnathus, genus Syngnathus
type genus of the family Syngnathidae

Cosmocampus, genus Cosmocampus
a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae

Hippocampus, genus Hippocampus
seahorses

Aulostomus, genus Aulostomus
type genus of the Aulostomidae

Petromyzon, genus Petromyzon
typical lampreys

Myxine, genus Myxine
type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes)

genus Eptatretus
a genus of fossil fish of the family Myxinidae

Myxinikela, genus Myxinikela
fossil hagfishes

genus Chimaera
type genus of the Chimaeridae

Hexanchus, genus Hexanchus
a genus of Hexanchidae

Lamna, genus Lamna
a genus of Lamnidae

Isurus, genus Isurus
mako sharks

Carcharodon, genus Carcharodon
man-eating sharks

Cetorhinus, genus Cetorhinus
comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae

Alopius, genus Alopius
type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae

Orectolobus, genus Orectolobus
carpet sharks

Ginglymostoma, genus Ginglymostoma
nurse sharks

Carcharias, Odontaspis, genus Carcharias, genus Odontaspis
type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks

Rhincodon, genus Rhincodon
whale sharks

Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus
type genus of the Carcharhinidae

Negaprion, genus Negaprion
lemon sharks

Prionace, genus Prionace
blue sharks

Galeocerdo, genus Galeocerdo
tiger sharks

Galeorhinus, genus Galeorhinus
a genus of Carcharhinidae

Mustelus, genus Mustelus
smooth dogfishes

Triaenodon, genus Triaenodon
a genus of Triakidae

Squalus, genus Squalus
spiny dogfishes

Sphyrna, genus Sphyrna
type genus of the Sphyrnidae

Squatina, genus Squatina
type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks

Pristis, genus Pristis
type genus of the Pristidae

Dasyatis, genus Dasyatis
type genus of the Dasyatidae

Gymnura, genus Gymnura
butterfly rays

Aetobatus, genus Aetobatus
a genus of Myliobatidae

Rhinoptera, genus Rhinoptera
a genus of Myliobatidae

genus Manta
a genus of Mobulidae

Mobula, genus Mobula
type genus of the Mobulidae

Raja, genus Raja
type genus of the family Rajidae

Latimeria, genus Latimeria
type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth

genus Ceratodus
type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes

Neoceratodus, genus Neoceratodus
extant Australian lungfishes

Silurus, genus Silurus
type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes

Malopterurus, genus Malopterurus
electric catfish

Ameiurus, genus Ameiurus
type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes

Ictalurus, genus Ictalurus
channel catfishes

Pylodictus, genus Pylodictus
flathead catfishes

Arius, genus Arius
type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes

Gadus, genus Gadus
type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes

Merlangus, genus Merlangus
whitings

Lota, genus Lota
burbot

Melanogrammus, genus Melanogrammus
haddock

Pollachius, genus Pollachius
pollack

Merluccius, genus Merluccius
hakes

Urophycis, genus Urophycis
hakes

Molva, genus Molva
ling

Brosmius, genus Browmius
cusk

Anguilla, genus Anguilla
type genus of the Anguillidae: eels

Gonorhynchus, genus Gonorhynchus
slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth

Alosa, genus Alosa
shad

Pomolobus, genus Pomolobus
genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned

Brevoortia, genus Brevoortia
menhaden

Clupea, genus Clupea
type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings

Sardina, genus Sardina, genus Sardinia
pilchards

Sardinops, genus Sardinops
pilchards

Engraulis, genus Engraulis
type genus of the family Engraulidae

Salmo, genus Salmo
type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout

Oncorhynchus, genus Oncorhynchus
Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon

Salvelinus, genus Salvelinus
brook trout

Coregonus, genus Coregonus
type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes

Prosopium, genus Prosopium
whitefishes

Osmerus, genus Osmerus
type genus of the Osmeridae

Mallotus, genus Mallotus
capelins

genus Tarpon
tarpons

Elops, genus Elops
type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder

Albula, genus Albula
type and sole genus of the family Albulidae

Argentina, genus Argentina
type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines

Alepisaurus, genus Alepisaurus
slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes

Scleropages, genus Scleropages
a genus of large freshwater fishes of Australia and Borneo

Lampris, genus Lampris
type genus of the Lampridae

Trachipterus, genus Trachipterus
type genus of the Trachipteridae

Reglaecus, genus Regalecus
type genus of the Regalecidae

Lophius, genus Lophius
type genus of family Lophiidae

Scomberesox, Scombresox, genus Scomberesox, genus Scombresox
a genus of Scomberesocidae

Ophiodon, genus Ophiodon
a genus of Ophiodontidae

Anabas, genus Anabas
the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch

Perca, genus Perca
type genus of the Percidae

Stizostedion, genus Stizostedion
pike-perches

Percina, genus Percina
a genus of Percidae

Centropomus, genus Centropomus
type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks

Lates, genus Lates
a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water

Esox, genus Esox
type and only genus of the family Esocidae

Pomoxis, genus Pomoxis
crappies

Lepomis, genus Lepomis
bream

Ambloplites, genus Ambloplites
a genus of Centrarchidae

Micropterus, genus Micropterus
American freshwater black basses

Morone, genus Morone
carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes

Synagrops, genus Synagrops
a genus of Serranidae

Centropristis, genus Centropristis
sea basses

Roccus, genus Roccus
a genus of Serranidae

Polyprion, genus Polyprion
wreckfish

Serranus, genus Serranus
type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses

Epinephelus, genus Epinephelus
genus of groupers or sea bass

Paranthias, genus Paranthias
a genus of Serranidae

Mycteroperca, genus Mycteroperca
groupers

Rypticus, genus Rypticus
a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes

Hipsurus, genus Hipsurus
a genus of Embiotocidae

Priacanthus, genus Priacanthus
type genus of the Priacanthidae

Apogon, genus Apogon
type genus of the Apogonidae

Astropogon, genus Astropogon
a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae

Lopholatilus, genus Lopholatilus
large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters

Pomatomus, genus Pomatomus
type genus of the Pomatomidae

Rachycentron, genus Rachycentron
genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia

Echeneis, genus Echeneis
type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras

Remilegia, genus Remilegia
a genus of Echeneididae

Caranx, genus Caranx
type genus of the Carangidae

Elagatis, genus Elagatis
a genus of Carangidae

Oligoplites, genus Oligoplites
leatherjackets

Alectis, genus Alectis
a genus of Carangidae

Selene, genus Selene
a genus of Carangidae

Seriola, genus Seriola
a genus of Carangidae

Trachinotus, genus Trachinotus
a genus of Carangidae

Naucrates, genus Naucrates
a genus of Carangidae

Trachurus, genus Trachurus
the scads (particularly horse mackerels)

Selar, genus Selar
big-eyed scad

Decapterus, genus Decapterus
scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution

Brama, genus Brama
type genus of the Bramidae

Hemigrammus, genus Hemigrammus
tetras

Paracheirodon, genus Paracheirodon
a genus of Characidae

Serrasalmus, genus Serrasalmus
piranhas

Tilapia, genus Tilapia
a genus of Cichlidae

Lutjanus, genus Lutjanus
type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers

Ocyurus, genus Ocyurus
snappers

Haemulon, genus Haemulon
type genus of the Haemulidae

Anisotremus, genus Anisotremus
a genus of Haemulidae

Orthopristis, genus Orthopristis
a genus of Haemulidae

Pagrus, genus Pagrus
a genus of Sparidae

Pagellus, genus Pagellus
sea breams

Archosargus, genus Archosargus
a genus of Sparidae

Lagodon, genus Lagodon
a genus of Sparidae

Calamus, genus Calamus
a genus of Sparidae

Chrysophrys, genus Chrysophrys
Australian snapper

Stenotomus, genus Stenotomus
scups

Equetus, genus Equetus
drumfish

Bairdiella, genus Bairdiella
drumfish

Sciaenops, genus Sciaenops
a genus of Sciaenidae

Sciaena, genus Sciaena
type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers

Micropogonias, genus Micropogonias
croakers

Umbrina, genus Umbrina
croakers

Menticirrhus, genus Menticirrhus
kingfishes; whiting

Genyonemus, genus Genyonemus
a genus of Sciaenidae

Seriphus, genus Seriphus
a genus of Sciaenidae

Cynoscion, genus Cynoscion
sea trout

Mullus, genus Mullus
type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes

Mulloidichthys, genus Mulloidichthys
a genus of Mullidae

Mugil, genus Mugil
type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets

Atherinopsis, genus Atherinopsis
a genus of Atherinidae

Sphyraena, genus Sphyraena
type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda

Kyphosus, genus Kyphosus
type genus of the Kyphosidae

Chaetodipterus, genus Chaetodipterus
a genus of Ephippidae

genus Chaetodon
type genus of the Chaetodontidae

Pomacanthus, genus Pomacanthus
angelfishes

Pomacentrus, genus Pomacentrus
type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes

Amphiprion, genus Amphiprion
damsel fishes

Abudefduf, genus Abudefduf
damsel fishes

Achoerodus, genus Achoerodus
a genus of Labridae

Lachnolaimus, genus Lachnolaimus
a genus of Labridae

Halicoeres, genus Halicoeres
a genus of Labridae

Thalassoma, genus Thalassoma
a genus of Labridae

Hemipteronatus, genus Hemipteronatus
razor fish

Tautoga, genus Tautoga
tautogs

Tautogolabrus, genus Tautogolabrus
a genus of Labridae

Polydactylus, genus Polydactylus
a genus of Polynemidae

Blennius, genus Blennius
type genus of the Blenniidae

Scartella, genus Scartella
a genus of Blenniidae

Chaenopsis, genus Chaenopsis
a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies

Pholis, genus Pholis
type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels

Lumpenus, genus Lumpenus
a genus of Stichaeidae

Cryptacanthodes, genus Cryptacanthodes
a genus of Stichaeidae

Anarhichas, genus Anarhichas
type genus of the Anarhichadidae

Zoarces, genus Zoarces
type genus of the Zoarcidae

Gymnelis, genus Gymnelis
a genus of Zoarcidae

Macrozoarces, genus Macrozoarces
a genus of Zoarcidae

Ammodytes, genus Ammodytes
type genus of the Ammodytidae

Periophthalmus, genus Periophthalmus
a genus of Gobiidae

Toxotes, genus Toxotes
type genus of the Toxotidae

Acanthurus, genus Acanthurus
type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes

Gempylus, genus Gempylus
type genus of the Gempylidae

Lepidocybium, genus Lepidocybium
a genus of Gempylidae

Scomber, genus Scomber
type genus of the Scombridae

Acanthocybium, genus Acanthocybium
wahoos

Scomberomorus, genus Scomberomorus
Spanish mackerels

Thunnus, genus Thunnus
tunas: warm-blooded fishes

Sarda, genus Sarda
bonitos

Euthynnus, genus Euthynnus
a genus of Scombridae

Katsuwonus, genus Katsuwonus
oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae

Xiphias, genus Xiphias
type genus of the Xiphiidae

Istiophorus, genus Istiophorus
type genus of the Istiophoridae

Makaira, genus Makaira
marlins

Tetrapturus, genus Tetrapturus
a genus of Istiophoridae

Luvarus, genus Luvarus
type genus of the Luvaridae

Poronotus, genus Poronotus
a genus of Stromateidae

genus Palometa
a genus of Stromateidae

Paprilus, genus Paprilus
a genus of Stromateidae

Psenes, genus Psenes
a genus of Stromateidae

Ariomma, genus Ariomma
a genus of Stromateidae

Tetragonurus, genus Tetragonurus
a genus of Stromateidae

Hyperoglyphe, genus Hyperoglyphe
a genus of Stromateidae

Gobiesox, genus Gobiesox
type genus of the Gobiesocidae

Lobotes, genus Lobotes
type genus of the Lobotidae

Gerres, genus Gerres
type genus of the Gerreidae

Eucinostomus, genus Eucinostomus
a genus of Gerreidae

Sillago, genus Sillago
type genus of the Sillaginidae

Amia, genus Amia
type genus of the Amiidae

Polyodon, genus Polyodon
type genus of the Polyodontidae

Psephurus, genus Psephurus
a genus of Polyodontidae

Acipenser, genus Acipenser
type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons

Lepisosteus, genus Lepisosteus
type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars

Scorpaena, genus Scorpaena
type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes

Pterois, genus Pterois
lionfishes

Synanceja, genus Synanceja
stonefishes

Sebastodes, genus Sebastodes
rockfishes

Cottus, genus Cottus
type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins

Hemitripterus, genus Hemitripterus
sea ravens

Myxocephalus, genus Myxocephalus
grubby

Cyclopterus, genus Cyclopterus
type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes

Liparis, genus Liparis
type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes

Agonus, genus Agonus
type genus of the Agonidae

Aspidophoroides, genus Aspidophoroides
alligatorfishes

Hexagrammos, genus Hexagrammos
type genus of the Hexagrammidae

Oxylebius, genus Oxylebius
a genus of Hexagrammidae

Triga, genus Triga
type genus of the Triglidae

Prionotus, genus Prionotus
a genus of Triglidae

Peristedion, genus Peristedion
in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins

Dactylopterus, genus Dactylopterus
a genus of Dactylopteridae

Balistes, genus Balistes
type genus of the Balistidae

Monocanthus, genus Monocanthus
type genus of the Monocanthidae

Lactophrys, genus Lactophrys
a genus of Ostraciidae

Diodon, genus Diodon
type genus of the Diodontidae

Chilomycterus, genus Chilomycterus
burrfishes

genus Mola
type genus of the Molidae

Pleuronectes, genus Pleuronectes
type genus of the Pleuronectidae

Platichthys, genus Platichthys
a genus of Pleuronectidae

Limanda, genus Limanda
a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored

Pseudopleuronectes, genus Pseudopleuronectes
a genus of Pleuronectidae

Microstomus, genus Microstomus
a genus of Pleuronectidae

Hippoglossoides, genus Hippoglossoides
a genus of Pleuronectidae

Hippoglossus, genus Hippoglossus
halibuts

Paralichthys, genus Paralichthys
a genus of Bothidae

Etropus, genus Etropus
a genus of Bothidae

Citharichthys, genus Citharichthys
a genus of Bothidae

Scophthalmus, genus Scophthalmus
a genus of Bothidae

Psetta, genus Psetta
a genus of Bothidae

Solea, genus Solea
type genus of the Soleidae

Parophrys, genus Parophrys
a genus of Soleidae

Psettichthys, genus Psettichthys
a genus of Soleidae

Trinectes, genus Trinectes
a genus of Soleidae

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