any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the northern Pacific that burrow into sand

elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes

deep-sea fishes

found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds

a kind of percoid fish

any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere

small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed

nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes

marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters

small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America

red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales

brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters

small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters

yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters

bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters

large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters

a percoid fish of the family Carangidae

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

important marine food fishes

freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums

any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters

medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught

spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth

any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae

widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound

bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin

freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide

schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans; two species in western Atlantic

deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters

small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide

small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs

chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored

gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth

mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays

small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes

heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head

small pallid fishes of shoal tropical waters of North America and South America having eyes on stalks atop head; they burrow in sand to await prey

elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins

small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker

tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water

pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout

any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia

poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies

brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail

snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide

long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel

important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters

small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines

very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.

large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with a caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail

small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters

a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish

North American perch

a perch native to Europe

any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family

a small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River

large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike

voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere

large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America

any of several North American species of small pike

small sunfishes of central United States rivers

any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis

small brilliantly colored North American sunfish

North American food and game fish

game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes

widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)

small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams

North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass

any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin

fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America

Pacific coast fish

a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters

found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch

any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas

any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies

any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas

any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae

the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet long

a kind of dolphinfish

deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food

important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor

an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico

found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida

similar to and often marketed as `red snapper';

food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters

superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail

a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil

a kind of grunt

found off the West Indies and Florida

of warm Atlantic waters

a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico

black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil

dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward

found from Long Island southward

important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide

food fish of European coastal waters

sea bream of warm Atlantic waters

large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico

similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States

Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots

important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia

small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre

large European marine food fish

any of several fishes that make a croaking noise

any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters

any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters

brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels

most important commercial mullet in eastern United States

silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts

similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region

food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships

any fish of the genus Chaetodon

a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus

gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil

a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies

live associated with sea anemones

large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide

found around the Great Barrier Reef

large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout

small wrasse of tropical Atlantic

bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil

small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head

any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean

large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America

common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States

found along western Atlantic coast

small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks

mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds

tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive of their territory

small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic

small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines

eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth

large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins

marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas

found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins

surgeon fish of the West Indies

predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth

large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes

very large deep-water snake mackerel

any of various fishes of the family Scombridae

any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters

any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas

oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito

fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night

large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail

giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw

large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton

small food fish of Atlantic coast

smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies

butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina

small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide

larger butterfishes of the western Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico

sluggish square-tailed fish armored with tough bony scales; of deep warm waters

blackish fish of New England waters

clingfish with typical skillet shape

tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America

tripletail found in the Pacific

popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil

silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic