List of Fish and their Names in English with Pictures

• Wahoo
  A fast-swimming ocean fish with long, slim body and sharp teeth, prized for its mild, firm flesh, often grilled or seared, and popular among sport fishers worldwide.
  
• Tarpon
  A large silver fish found in coastal waters and rivers, famous for strong leaps when hooked, admired by anglers, though rarely eaten because of its bony flesh.
  
• Redfish
  A reddish-colored saltwater fish, often called red drum, with firm, mild meat, commonly found in coastal waters and widely cooked grilled, baked, or fried.
  
• Bluefish
  A strong ocean fish with sharp teeth and bluish body, aggressive in nature, known for oily flesh and bold flavor, usually enjoyed grilled or smoked.
  
• Amberjack
  A large, powerful saltwater fish found near reefs and wrecks, with firm, flavorful flesh, popular for grilling, often caught by sport fishers in warm seas.
  
• Drum
  A freshwater or saltwater fish named for the drumming sounds it makes, offering firm flesh, often fried, grilled, or used in stews.
  
• Perch
  A freshwater fish with spiny fins and golden body, known for mild white flesh, commonly fried or baked, and popular with anglers and home cooks.
  
• Pike
  A long, slender freshwater predator with sharp teeth, living in lakes and rivers, valued for sport fishing and lean white meat, though often bony.
  
• Muskellunge
  A large freshwater predator related to pike, known as “muskie,” powerful and rare, admired by anglers for sport, though its firm flesh is less commonly eaten.
  
• Carp
  A freshwater fish living in ponds and rivers, often farmed, adaptable, and valued as food in many cultures, with firm meat but many small bones.
  
• Roach
  A small freshwater fish with silver body and red fins, common in rivers and lakes, often used as bait but eaten in some European cuisines.
  
• Bream
  A freshwater fish with deep, flat body, mild white flesh, often caught in rivers and lakes, cooked grilled, fried, or baked in traditional dishes.
  
• Chub
  A small to medium freshwater fish found in rivers, known for its rounded body, commonly caught by anglers, though rarely eaten due to soft, bony flesh.
  
• Dace
  A small freshwater fish from rivers and streams, silvery in color, valued for sport fishing, often used as bait, and sometimes eaten in simple dishes.
  
• Rudd
  A freshwater fish with golden scales and red fins, common in lakes and rivers, mostly caught by anglers for sport rather than for food.
  
• Zander
  A large freshwater predator from Europe, similar to pike and perch, prized for its firm white flesh, mild flavor, and commonly prepared in many European cuisines.
  
• Pollock
  A cold-water fish from the cod family, mild and flaky, widely used in fish sticks, fillets, and imitation crab meat, making it a popular commercial seafood.
  
• Lingcod
  A bottom-dwelling Pacific fish, not a true cod, with firm white flesh, mild flavor, and sometimes blue-green meat that cooks to a healthy white color.
  
• Rockfish
  A group of saltwater fish living around rocky reefs, offering mild, flaky white flesh, often grilled, baked, or fried, and valued in many coastal cuisines.
  
• Steelhead
  A sea-run rainbow trout, living in both rivers and oceans, admired by anglers, with pink, tender flesh, often grilled or baked, similar to salmon.
  

Names of Fish in English and their Pictures

• Kingfish
  A fast saltwater fish also called king mackerel, known for its firm, flavorful flesh, popular for grilling and sport fishing in warm coastal waters.
  
• Bonito
  A medium-sized ocean fish related to tuna, with strong-flavored dark meat, often grilled, smoked, or used for fish flakes in Asian cuisine.
  
• Skipjack
  A small, fast tuna species with dark, rich flesh, commonly canned, and an important source of protein in many seafood dishes worldwide.
  
• Yellowtail
  A prized ocean fish with a yellow-tipped tail, known for firm, mild flesh, often served raw as sushi or sashimi, or grilled.
  
• Albacore
  A white-meat tuna with mild flavor, valued for canning and fresh steaks, rich in healthy omega-3 oils and popular in many seafood cuisines.
  
• Bigeye Tuna
  A large tuna with big eyes and rich red meat, prized for sushi and sashimi, known for high fat content and deep ocean habitat.
  
• Blackfin Tuna
  The smallest true tuna species, found in warm waters, with mild pink flesh, popular for grilling, searing, or eating fresh.
  
• Dogfish
  A small shark with slender body and smooth skin, common in cold seas, often used in fish-and-chips and valued for firm white meat.
  
• Spiny Dogfish
  A small shark with sharp dorsal spines for defense, living in cold waters, offering firm meat widely used in soups and fish dishes.
  
• Lemon Shark
  A medium coastal shark with yellow-brown skin for camouflage, generally calm in nature, occasionally eaten for its firm flesh in some regions.
  
• ark
  A slow-moving bottom shark with rounded fins, harmless to humans, often resting on the seafloor, and sometimes eaten for its firm meat.
  
• Hammerhead
  A shark with a wide hammer-shaped head that improves vision and hunting, found in warm seas, sometimes harvested for meat and fins.
  
• Great White Shark
  A powerful ocean predator with large size and sharp teeth, known for strength and speed, protected in many areas and rarely eaten.
  
• Tiger Shark
  A large aggressive shark with dark stripes, feeding on varied prey, sometimes hunted for meat and fins but often protected.
  
• Mako Shark
  The fastest shark species, streamlined for speed, strong and agile, occasionally caught for sport and eaten for its dense, mild flesh.
  
• Goby
  A small bottom-dwelling fish with fused pelvic fins forming a suction disc, common in shallow waters and estuaries worldwide, some species kept in aquariums.
  
• Blenny
  A small elongated fish living among rocks and reefs, known for hopping between tide pools, often brightly colored and popular in home aquariums.
  
• Damselfish
  A small, brightly colored reef fish, often territorial, commonly seen in coral reefs and kept in marine aquariums for their beauty.
  
• Clownfish
  A small orange-and-white reef fish living safely among sea anemone tentacles, famous from films and popular in aquariums for its vibrant colors.
  

Fish and their Names in English and Pictures

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