Fish beginning with C
C-o sole - The C-O sole gets its name from the markings on its caudal fin: a crescent shape and a ring, which resemble a letter C and a letter O.
Cabali - The Horse-eye jack, known for its proportionally large eyes, commonly has 8-9 spines on its dorsal fin and 20-22 dorsal rays.
Cachorrito lodero - Blackfin pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family.
Caddo madtom - The caddo madtom is a species of fish in the Ictaluridae family.
Caecocypris basimi - Caecocypris basimi is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Caerulean damsel - Pomacentrus caeruleus is a Damselfish from the Western Indian Ocean.
Caesar grunt - The Caesar grunt is a Caribbean fish in the family Haemulidae.
Cahaba shiner - The Cahaba Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Cahita sucker - The Matalote Cahita is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family.
Cairns rainbowfish - The cairns rainbowfish is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family.
Calbasu - Orangefin Labeo is a fish of the carp family Cyprinidae, found commonly in rivers and freshwater lakes in and around South Asia and South-East Asia.
Calico bass - Both species of crappie as adults feed predominantly on smaller species, including the young of their own predators .
Calico salmon - They have an ocean coloration of silvery blue green.
Calicos bass - Both species of crappie as adults feed predominantly on smaller species, including the young of their own predators .
California flounder - A top level predator that hunts by stealth, it is prized by fishermen as great table fare.
California golden trout - The golden trout has nothing but golden flanks with a red, horizontal band along the lateral line and 10 dark oval marks, called "parr marks", on each side.
California killifish - Like the other members of the family, California killifish are small, no more than about 11 cm in length.
California roach - This fish is of a relatively chunky body shape, with a largish head and large eyes, but a small mouth oriented downwards.
Callichthys fabricioi - Callichthys fabricioi is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Callichthyinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family.
Callionymus aagilis - Callionymus aagilis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus afilum - Callionymus afilum is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus amboina - Callionymus amboina is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus belcheri - Callionymus belcheri is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus bifilum - Callionymus bifilum is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus bleekeri - Callionymus bleekeri is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus colini - Callionymus colini is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus comptus - Ornamented dragonet is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus csiro - Callionymus csiro is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus doryssus - Callionymus doryssus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus draconis - Callionymus draconis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus flavus - Callionymus flavus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus futuna - Callionymus futuna is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus hildae - Callionymus hildae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus io - Callionymus io is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus kailolae - Callionymus kailolae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus keeleyi - Callionymus keeleyi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus luridus - Callionymus luridus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus martinae - Callionymus martinae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus obscurus - Callionymus obscurus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus ochiaii - Callionymus ochiaii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus ogilbyi - Callionymus ogilbyi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus planus - Callionymus planus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus pusillus - Callionymus pusillus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus regani - Callionymus regani is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus rivatoni - Callionymus rivatoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus russelli - Callionymus russelli is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus sereti - Callionymus sereti is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus sphinx - Callionymus sphinx is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus tenuis - Callionymus tenuis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus tethys - Callionymus tethys is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Callionymus zythros - Callionymus zythros is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Calnwilliam Sandfish - The Clanwilliam Sandfish or Labeo seeberi is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Camouflage grouper - The camouflage grouper is a species of fish in the Serranidae family.
Canara barb - Canara Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus.
Canary rockfish - As the name suggests, this rockfish is notable for a general orange-yellow appearance, consisting of a blotchy orange pattern over a whitish or light gray background.
Canary tonguesole - Cynoglossus canariensis, commonly known as the Canary tonguesole is a species of tonguefish.
Candiru - The definition of candiru differs between authors.
Candle hap - The candle hap is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.
Candy darter - Knapp Creek in Pocahontas County, West Virginia is home to a population known colloquially as the Knapp Creek Candy Darter.
Canton danio - The species was discovered at White Cloud Mountain in Guǎngdōng in the 1930s by a Boy Scout leader called Tan—hence the generic name Tanichthys .
Cape blue-eye - The cape blue-eye is a species of fish in the Pseudomugilidae family.
Cape Fear shiner - The shiner is critically endangered due to its small population size and threats to its habitat from dam construction and pollution.
Cape galaxias - The Cape galaxias, Galaxias zebratus, is a freshwater fish of the family Galaxiidae, found in South Africa in coastal streams and rivers from the Keurbooms on the south coast to the Clanwilliam Olifants River system on the west coast.
Cape kurper - The Cape kurper is a species of fish in the Anabantidae family.
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Cape triplefin - The Cape triplefin, Cremnochorites capensis, is a triplefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Cremnochorites, found in the western Indian Ocean and southeast Atlantic, from Sodwana Bay to False Bay in South Africa.
Capelin - It feeds on crustaceans and small fishes.
Capoeta antalyensis - Capoeta antalyensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Capoeta bergamae - Capoeta bergamae is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Capricorn lizardfish - The Capricorn lizardfish which is also known as Synodus capricornis, is a type of lizardfish or Synodontidae that lives mainly in the Pacific Ocean.
Capro dory - The capro dory, Capromimus abbreviatus, is a dory, the only species in the genus Capromimus, found around New Zealand only, at depths of between 200 to 500 m.
Captain fine - The brown-spotted rockcod or catface rockcod is a species of fish in the Serranidae family.
Carasobarbus canis - Carasobarbus canis is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
Cardinal fish - Apogon imberbis, commonly known as cardinalfish or king of the mullets, is a species in the family of Apogonidae .
Caribbean reef shark - The Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezi is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae.
Caribbean roughshark - The Caribbean roughshark, Oxynotus caribbaeus, is a sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found on the upper continental slopes of the Caribbean Sea, at depths of between 400 and 450 m.
Caribbean sharpnose shark - The Caribbean sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon porosus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean between latitudes 28° N and 40° S, from the surface to 500 m.
Carnatic carp - Carnatic Carp is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbodes.
Carolina madtom - The Carolina madtom is a species of fish in the Ictaluridae family.
Carp - The silver carp is a filter feeder, and possesses a remarkably specialized filtration apparatus capable of filtering particles as small as 4 µm.
Carp bream - The common bream can be caught in most stocking fisheries and canals and some rivers.
Carribbean red snapper - The red snapper commonly inhabits waters from 30 to 200 ft , but can be caught as deep as 300 ft or more on occasion.
Carrot tonguesole - Cynoglossus dubius, commonly known as the Carrot tonguesole is a species of tonguefish.
Caspian lamprey - The Caspian lamprey, Caspiomyzon wagneri, is a species of lamprey native to the Caspian Sea.
Caspian round goby - Round gobies are small, soft-bodied fish, characterized by a distinctive black spot on the first dorsal fin.
Caspian shad - Alosa caspia is a shad living in the Caspian Sea
Castor oil fish - The flesh is very oily and although edible, the oil actually consists of wax esters, which are not digested like traditional oil.
Cat shark - The dusky catshark, Halaelurus canescens, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found from Peru and Chile to the Straits of Magellan.
Cat shark - The dwarf catshark, Scyliorhinus torrei, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found off southern Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba.
Catarina pupfish - The cachorrito enano de potosi was a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family.
Catfish - Ictalurus catus, also known as the White Catfish or White Bullhead, is a member of the family Ictaluridae of the order Siluriformes.
Catfish - The bottom-dwelling spotted wolffish is found across the North Atlantic from north of Russia to the Scotian Shelf, off Nova Scotia.
Catfish - The type species is Ancistrus cirrhosus.
Catfish - The fish will grow in length up to 1.
Catfish - Suckermouthed catfish is a species of Loricariidae.
Catfish - The coloration of the Yaqui Catfish is dark gray to black dorsally, and white to grayish beneath.
Catfish - Channel catfish are well distributed throughout the eastern United States, southern Canada, and parts of northern Mexico.
Catfish - Platynematichthys and its sister group Brachyplatystoma are the only genera in the tribe Brachyplatystomatini.
Catfish - Their native range includes a broad area west of the Appalachian Mountains encompassing large rivers of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio basins.
Catfish - Ricola macrops is the only species of the monotypic genus Ricola, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish .
Catfish-like loach - Triplophysa siluroides is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Triplophysa.
Cave dragon - Sinocyclocheilus anatirostris is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Cave gudgeon - The blind gudgeon is a species of fish in the Eleotridae family.
Celebes medaka - Oryzias celebensis is a species of fish in the Adrianichthyidae family.
Celebes Rainbow - Telmatherina celebensis is a species of fish in the Telmatherinidae family.
Cetopsidium pemon - Cetopsidium pemon is a species of catfish of the family Cetopsidae.
Cetopsidium roae - Cetopsidium roae is a species of catfish of the family Cetopsidae.
Chaca burmensis - Chaca burmensis is a species of catfish of the family Chacidae.
Chain cat shark - The chain catshark or chain dogfish, Scyliorhinus retifer, is a small, spotted shark that has a characteristic fluorescent activity.
Chained moray - Echidna catenata, or the chain moray, is a moray eel from the Western Atlantic.
Chalk bass - A fish from the Western Atlantic that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Channa bleheri - This species is one of the favourite snakeheads for aquarists because of the colors that give it its common name.
Channa gachua - It can be found in Asian countries from Pakistan to Indonesia.
Channa lucius - It has a distinct series of port-hole markings on the side and has a more tapering head compared to other snakeheads.
Channel darter - The distribution of the Channel Darter in North America is highly localized.
Channel rockcod - The shortspine thornyhead is a species of fish in the Scorpaenidae family.
Channel shiner - Channel Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.
Characin - In Spanish its common name is boga ; in Brazil it is known as piapara.
Chaunax suttkusi - The pink frogmouth, Chaunax pictus, is a sea toad of the family Chaunacidae, found around the world on continental shelves in tropical and temperate waters , at depths of between 200 and 660 m.
Checkerboard wrasse - Red Sea to South Africa, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Checkered barb - The checker barb , checkerboard barb, checkered barb, or island barb is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family .
Chelaethiops minutus - Chelaethiops minutus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Cherry salmon - This fish prefers a temperate climate, around the area of 65° N - 58° N, and in the sea, it prefers a depth range of 0 - 200 m.
Chestnut moray - The Caribbean chestnut moray inhabits coral and rocky reefs.
Chestnut moray - The panamic green moray is found in the Pacific from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands.
Chevron butterflyfish - Adults have an elongate white body with narrow chevron markings and may be up to 18 cm in length.
Chiapas catfish - It first came to the attention of scientists in 1996 when Rócio Rodiles-Hernández, a Mexican ichthyologist conducting a biotic survey on the river, collected the first specimens from the Chiapas-Guatemala border.
Chihuahua chub - The Charalito Chihuahua is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Chihuahua shiner - Chihuahua Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.
Chilean eagle ray - The Chilean eagle ray is a species of fish in the Myliobatidae family.
Chilean lamprey - Mordacia lapicida, also known as the Chilean Lamprey, is a species of fish in the Petromyzontidae family.
Chilean round ray - The thorny round stingray is a species of fish in the Urotrygonidae family.
Chilean round stingray - The Chilean round stingray, Urobatis marmoratus, is a species of round ray, family Urolophidae.
Chilipepper - The Chilipepper is a type of rockfish that lives mainly off the coast of western North America from Baja California to Vancouver.
Chilochromis duponti - Chilochromis is a monotypic genus of cichlid fish containing only Chilochromis duponti.
Chimaera - The Cuban chimaera is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family.
Chimaera jordani - Jordan's chimaera is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family.
Chimaera owstoni - Owston's chimaera, Chimaera owstoni, is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family.
China rockfish - The China rockfish has a distinctive appearance, with a dark blue or black body crossed by a patchy but obvious yellow stripe that extends from around the third dorsal spine down and then along the lateral line.
Chinaman-leatherjacket - The chinaman-leatherjacket or ocean leatherjacket, Nelusetta ayraud, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found around Australia to depths of about 360 m.
Chinese brill - The Chinese brill, Tephrinectes sinensis, is a species of flatfish in the large-tooth flounder family, Paralichthyidae.
Chinese fighting fish - The paradise fish or paradise gouramis , are small freshwater labyrinth fish found in ditches and paddy fields in East Asia, ranging from the Korean Peninsula to Northern Vietnam.
Chinese perch - The mandarin fish is very popular as food in China.
Chinese pomfret - Silver Pomfret are usually silver/white in color, with few small scales.
Chinese stingray - The Chinese stingray, Dasyatis sinensis, is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of China and Korea.
Chinese sturgeon - It is thought to have lived at the same time as dinosaurs, dating back to a period 140 million years ago.
Chinese sucker - Young Chinese high fin banded sharks normally possess brown bodies bearing three dark-colored slanting bands.
Chinese swordfish - Chinese Paddlefish, Psephurus gladius , also known as Chinese Swordfish, are among the largest freshwater fish.
Chinese zebra goby - The Zebra goby, or Ptereleotris zebra, is a Dartfish from the Pacific.
Chinook salmon or king salmon - Chinook salmon are highly valued, due in part to their relative scarcity vs other salmon along most of the Pacific coast.
Chirruh snowtrout - Chirruh Snowtrout is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schizopyge.
Chobe sand catlet - Zaireichthys dorae is a species of catfish of family Amphiliidae.
Chocolate hind - Cephalopholis boenak is a species of fish in the Serranidae family, known under many common names, including "Bluelined Coralcod", "Brown-banded Seabass", "Brownbarred Grouper", "Brown-barred Rockcod", "Brownbarred Rockcod", "Brown Coral-cod", "Brown Coral Cod", "Charcoal Grouper", "Cherna Chocolate", "Chocolate Hind", "Dusty-banded Cod", "Overcast Grouper", "Rock Cod" and "Vielle Chocolat" .
Chondrostoma scodrense - Chondrostoma scodrense is a ray-finned fish classified as extinct by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Chub - Reaching a maximum recorded length of 36 cm and a maximum recorded weight of 540 g , the shortnose cisco is distinguished from the other whitefishes by its thicker body , short head , and small eye.
Chub - Once common throughout the upper Laurentian Great Lakes it is no longer found in Lake Michigan and populations are much lower in Lake Huron than in the past.
Chub - The creek chub was once abundant in the Lake Erie watershed but is now seen much less frequently.
Chub - Squalius carolitertii, the Bordallo, is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
Chub shiner - Chub Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.
Chupare stingray - The chupare stingray or Caribbean whiptail stingray, Himantura schmardae, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Campeche to Brazil, including the Antilles.
Ci - The Ciçek is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Cichla orinocensis - There are 15 known species of peacock bass and two more that ichthyologists have yet to name.
Cigar shark - The cookiecutter shark , also called the cigar shark, is a species of small dogfish shark in the family Dalatiidae.
Cigarette paper - The flathead sole is a right-eyed flounder with an oval-shaped body.
Circular stingaree - The circular stingaree is a species of fish in the Urolophidae family.
Cirrhinus inornatus - Cirrhinus inornatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus.
Cirrimaxilla formosa - Cirrimaxilla formosa is a species of saltwater eels, the only member of the genus Cirrimaxilla of the Muraenidae family.
Cisco - This species occasionally grows as large as 40 cm and 2.
Clanwilliam redfin - The Clanwilliam Yellowfish is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
Clarence galaxias - The Clarence galaxias is a species of fish in the Galaxiidae family.
Clarence River Cod - Eastern freshwater cod are native to the Clarence River system in northern New South Wales, Australia.
Clarias batu - This is an elongated catfish up to 30 cm standard length.
Clarias nieuhofii - This species can be distinguished from other Clarias catfishes, apart from the recently discovered Clarias batu and Clarias nigricans, by the greatly elongated body which gives it a remarkably eel-like appearance.
Claudine's barb - Barbus claudinae is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Cleftbelly trevally - The cleftbelly trevally is the only species in the genus Atropus, which is one of 31 genera in the jack family, Carangidae.
Cloudy cat shark - The cloudy catshark, Scyliorhinus torazame, is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, found on the outer continental shelves and upper continental slopes of the northwestern Pacific Ocean to a depth of 320 m .
Cloudy damsel - Dascyllus carneus is a Damselfish from the Indian Ocean.
Clown barb - The fish will grow in length up to 6 inches .
Clown squeaker - The Synodontis decora can be found anywhere in the Congo basin except the Luapula River system.
Clown toado - The clown toado, like other puffers, is highly poisonous.
Clubfoot sillago - The club-foot whiting is one of 29 species in the genus Sillago, which is one of three divisions of the smelt whiting family Sillaginidae.
Coachwhip trevally - The coachwhip trevally is classified within the genus Carangoides, a group of fish commonly called jacks and trevallies.
Coastal shiner - Coastal Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.
Coastal stingaree - As with more common rays, the body of this species is flat and disc-shaped, with pectoral fins that broadly expanded and fixed with the head and trunk.
Coastal trevally - The coastal trevally is formally classified within the genus Carangoides, one of a number of groups of fish referred to as jacks and trevallies.
Cobbler - The cobbler is found from Kirra, Queensland to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and Kingston, South Australia to Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia and Duck River, Tasmania, in near-shore and reef habitats.
Cobitis bilseli - Cobitis bilseli likes to eat tortoise, common to the region as well as large seagulls.
Cobitis fahirae - Cobitis fahirae is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Cobitis levantina - Cobitis levantina is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Cobitis maroccana - Cobitis maroccana is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Cobitis megaspila - Cobitis megaspila is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Cobitis puncticulata - Cobitis puncticulata is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Cobitis stephanidisi - Cobitis stephanidisi is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Cobitis strumicae - Cobitis strumicae is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Cobitis turcica - Cobitis turcica is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Cobitis vettonica - Cobitis vettonica is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Cobitis zanandreai - Cobitis zanandreai is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Cochu's blue tetra - As for other schooling characins, the blue tetra should always be kept in groups of at least 6.
Cocinero - The cocinero is classified within the genus Caranx, one of a number of groups known as the jacks or trevallies.
Cockatoo cichlid - The male Cockatoo dwarf cichlid reaches a body length of 8 centimetres.
Cod - Fishes attributed to East Siberian cod are found off the western half of the Canadian coast and the coasts of Siberia and also off northern and southern coasts of Greenland.
Cod - Its range spans the North Pacific, from off the Korean coasts until beyond Bering Straits, off the Alaskan coasts.
Cod - In colour the Greenland cod is generally sombre, ranging from tan to brown to silvery.
Codheaded rattail - The codheaded rattail, Bathygadus cottoides, is a rattail of the genus Bathygadus, found in the southeast Atlantic Ocean and the southwest Pacific Oceans, at depths of between 1,000 and 1,600 m.
Coelacanth - The average weight of the living West Indian Ocean coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae, is 80 kg , and they can reach up to 2 m in length.
Coho salmon - During their ocean phase, Coho have silver sides and dark blue backs.
Colchic nase - Colchic Nase is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Chondrostoma.
Colorado pikeminnow - Like the other three species of pikeminnow, it has an elongated body reminiscent of the pike.
Colorless shiner - The Colorless Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Columbia sturgeon - It is the largest freshwater fish in North America and is the third largest species of sturgeon, after the Beluga and the Kaluga.
Comber - It lives in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Atlantic coast from the British Isles to the Cape of Good Hope, including the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
Comely shiner - Comely Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.
Common barb - Its color in life varies from a silvery gray to greenish gray, darker dorsally and paler or nearly white on its throat and belly.
Common bully - The common bully, Gobiomorphus cotidianus, is a sleeper of the genus Gobiomorphus, found in New Zealand.
Common conger - The cape conger, Conger wilsoni, is a conger of the family Congridae, found around southern Australia and the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
Common conger - The spotted moray is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Common dab - The etymology of the name dab is unclear, but the modern English use seems to originate from the Middle English dabbe.
Common dolphinfish - Although its common name is "dolphin-fish", the mahi-mahi is a fish not a dolphin, and is not at all related to the Delphinidae family of mammals whose common name is simply dolphin.
Common emerald shiner - The Emerald Shiner is one of hundreds of small, silvery, slender fish known as shiners.
Common fangtooth - While understandably named for their disproportionately large, fang-like teeth and unapproachable visage, fangtooths are actually quite small and harmless to humans: the larger of the two species, the common fangtooth, reaches a maximum length of just 16 centimetres ; the shortthorn fangtooth is about half this size.
Common galaxias - The common galaxias, Galaxias maculatus, is a species of fish from the galaxiid family that is very widespread in the southern hemisphere.
Common goby - Padogobius bonelli is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family.
Common marinka - This species has a subspecies Schizothorax intermedius intermedius.
Common mullet - A bottom-feeder, it feeds on mollusks, microcrustaceans, insects, and plant material.
Common pike conger - The females lay the eggs off the coasts of Australia; the eggs take 9–10 weeks to hatch.
Common remora - Physical Characteristics Common remoras have a dorsal fin and an anal fin.
Common river galaxias - The common river galaxias or Canterbury galaxias, Galaxias vulgaris, is a galaxiid fish of the genus Galaxias, found only in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Common roughy - The sandpaper fish or common roughy, Paratrachichthys trailli, is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae, found in southern Australia and southern New Zealand at depths of between 50 and 400 m.
Common sawfish - The dwarf sawfish or Queensland sawfish, Pristis clavata, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in tropical Australia.
Common shiner - The Common Shiner is a cyprinid fish found in North America.
Common triplefin - The common triplefin, Forsterygion lapillum, is a fish of the genus Forsterygion, found around the coast of New Zealand down to depths of about 15 m.
Common warehou - The common warehou is not to be confused with the bluenose warehou which is a deepwater member of the warehou family.
Common whitefish - This fish is very common in Russian Arctic lakes, where it is known as sig .
Comoro cat shark - The Comoro cat shark, Scyliorhinus comoroensis, is a rare cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, the holotype and only specimen taken from the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean at 400 m.
Conchos shiner - The Conchos Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Conejo de lo alto - Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus , the only living genus in the family Alepisauridae.
Coney - The Graysby, Cephalopholis cruentata, is a Grouper in the Serranidae family from the Western Atlantic.
Conger - The common conger, Conger verreauxi, is a conger of the family Congridae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean and south west Pacific Ocean, including southern Australia and New Zealand, at depths down to 100 m in broken rocky reef areas.
Congo barb - The clipper barb grows to a maximum length of 3 in and a maximum weight of 0.
Congo barb - Congo Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Clypeobarbus.
Congo tetra - The Congo tetra, Phenacogrammus interruptus, is a freshwater schooling characin, a type of fish popular in aquariums.
Connie - The fish has a large mouth with a protruding lower jaw and a high and pointed dorsal fin.
Conorhynchos conirostris - The spelling of the generic name has been confused; it is currently valid as Conorhynchos as described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858.
Conta catfish - Conta conta is a species of catfish of the family Erethistidae.
Conta pectinata - Conta pectinata is a species of catfish of the family Erethistidae.
Convict - The wild-type of the species has 8-9 black vertical bars on a blue-grey body, along with a dark blotch on the operculum.
Convict blenny - Pholidichthys leucotaenia is a marine fish from the Western Central Pacific.
Convict fish - Severums in the aquarium trade may not be actual Heros severus but hybrids with Heros efasciatus.
Convict fish - The painted greenling, Oxylebius pictus, is a marine fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Convict julie - This species is closely related to Julidochromis marlieri.
Cooks bramble shark - The prickly shark has no anal fin and two small spineless dorsal fins set far on the back by the tail.
Cook’s swellshark - The Cook's swellshark was described by Peter Last, Bernard Séret, and William White in a 2008 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation publication.
Coolie loach - Pangio semicincta is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Pangio.
Coosa shiner - Coosa Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.
Copper redhorse - Its extremely small range, which is restricted to a few rivers in the lowlands of southwestern Quebec, has contracted significantly in the past few decades.
Copperband butterflyfish - These fish are easily identified by the yellow banding and long snout, juveniles being similar to adults.
Coppernose barb - Coppernose barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Raiamas.
Copperstripe barb - Copperstripe Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus.
Coral dragonet - The lancer dragonet is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Coral hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus is a Hawkfish from the Indo-Pacific.
Coral sea gregory - The Coral Sea gregory, Stegastes gascoynei, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae in the western Pacific Ocean at depths of between 1 and 30 m.
Coralfish - This species of fish is a popular aquarium fish which is harvested largely in southern Australia.
Coregonus albellus - The autumn brienzlig is a species of whitefish belonging to the family Salmonidae.
Coregonus alpinus - Coregonus alpinus is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae.
Coregonus anaulorum - Coregonus anaulorum is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae.
Coregonus bavaricus - Coregonus bavaricus, known as the kilch or Ammersee-Kilch in German, is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae.
Coregonus bezola - The bezoule was a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae.
Coregonus fontanae - Coregonus fontanae is highly dwarfed, and is believed to be the world's smallest type of cisco.
Coregonus trybomi - Coregonus trybomi is a taxon of freshwater whitefish in the Salmonidae family, described by Gunnar Svärdson in 1979.
Coreoleuciscus splendidus - Coreoleuciscus splendidus grows to roughly 10 to 15 cm in length, with a long, slender body and a pointed snout; its eyes are small and horseshoe-shaped.
Corfu toothcarp - Valencia letourneuxi is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family.
Cornish jack - The Cornish jack, Mormyrops anguilloides, is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, native to quiet waters in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cornish sucker - The shore clingfish, Lepadogaster lepadogaster, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found in the eastern Atlantic from Ireland and western Britain, where it is more commonly known as the Cornish lumpsucker, and the Mediterranean, between latitudes 46° N and 30° N.
Corona rainbowfish - The corona rainbowfish is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family.
Cortez angelfish - Pomacanthus zonipectus is a marine angelfish from the Eastern Pacific.
Cortez rainbow wrasse - Thalassoma lucasanum, or the Cortez rainbow wrasse , is a species of fish in the Labridae family.
Corvina - The corvina is similar in appearance to its relatives the weakfish and spotted seatrout.
Corydoras kanei - To appreciate this fish, they should be kept in a large group in a well-oxygenated, fairly bright tank which nonetheless has some hiding areas.
Corydoras nanus - This fish has been found in creeks with a moderate current, 0.
Corydoras seussi - Corydoras seussi is a South American catfish, family Callichthyidae.
Corydoras sterbai - Sterba's Cory is distinguishable from other Corydoras species as it has white spots on its head from eyes down to snout.
Cosmopolitan leatherjacket - The smooth leatherjacket or velvet leatherjacket, Meuschenia scaber, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found off eastern Australia and all around New Zealand to depths of about 100 m, on rocky weedy reef areas.
Cotio - Osteobrama cotio is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama.
Cottonball marsh pupfish - The Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the end of the last ice age leaving the present day Death Valley in California.
Cottus petiti - Cottus petiti, also known as Chabot Du Lez in french.
Cotuero toadfish - The cotuero toadfish is a species of fish in the Batrachoididae family.
Cow rockfish - The cowcod is one of the largest rockfish species, reaching almost 39 inches in total length and may live up to 55 years.
Cowfish - Overall it is coloured blue-green to yellow cast.
Cowfish - The embryo grows within its mother with its wings folded over its body.
Cowtail stingray - The cowtail stingray, Pastinachus sephen, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, widespread in the Indo-Pacific region and occasionally entering freshwater habitats.
Cran's bully - The Cran's bully, Gobiomorphus breviceps, is a sleeper of the genus Gobiomorphus, found in most rivers in the North Island of New Zealand.
Cranoglanis henrici - Cranoglanis henrici is a species of catfish of the family Cranoglanididae.
Crazy fish - The duckbill sleeper is a species of fish in the Eleotridae family.
Cream loach - Despite being seen frequently in the aquarium trade, it is a very aggressive fish and not suitable for community aquarium tanks.
Creek loach - Creek loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura.
Creek perch - The longear sunfish reaches a maximum recorded length of about 24 cm , with a maximum recorded weight of 790 g .
Crescent betta - The Peaceful betta, Betta imbellis, also known as the Crescent Betta is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the gourami family.
Crested bellowfish - The crested bellowfish, Notopogon lilliei, is a species of fish from the family Centriscidae, found in the south west Pacific, western Indian, and south east Atlantic Oceans at depths of 80 to 600 metres .
Crested blenny - The crested blenny, Parablennius laticlavius, is a blenny of the genus Parablennius, found around New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand to depths of about 3 metres.
Crested flounder - The crested flounder, Lophonectes gallus, is a lefteye flounder of the genus Lophonectes, found around south eastern Australia, and New Zealand in waters less than 240 m in depth.
Crested horn shark - The crested bullhead shark, Heterodontus galeatus, is an uncommon species of bullhead shark, family Heterodontidae, occurring off eastern Australia from the coast to a depth of 93 m .
Crested weedfish - The crested weedfish, Cristiceps australis, is a weedfish of the family Clinidae, found around southern Australia from low water to depths of about 30 m.
Crimean barbel - Crimean Barbel is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus.
Crimson carplet - The cherry barb, Puntius titteya is a tropical fish belonging to the spotted barb genus of the Cyprinidae family.
Crimson cleaner fish - The crimson cleaner fish, Suezichthys aylingi, is a wrasse of the genus Suezichthys, found in a few coastal localities of New South Wales in Australia, and north east New Zealand at depths of between 5 and 100 m.
Crimson snapper - Pristipomoides filamentosus is a species of snapper that lives throughout the tropical Pacific, and is especially known for being a food source for people in Hawaii.
Croaker - The white croaker is the only species of in the genus Genyonemus.
Croaking catfish - Acanthodoras spinosissimus is a species of catfish of the family Doradidae.
Croaking tetra - Mimagoniates inequalis, known as the Croaking Tetra , is a species of tetra in the genus Mimagoniates.
Croaking tetra - Mimagoniates lateralis is a species of tetra in the genus Mimagoniates.
Crocodile fish - They are predatory bottom-dwelling fish, using their camouflage to ambush their prey.
Crocodile shark - The crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai, is a species of shark and the only member of the family Pseudocarchariidae.
Cross' damsel - Neoglyphidodon crossi is a Damselfish from the Western Central Pacific.
Crossback stingaree - The banded stingaree or crossback stingaree, Urolophus cruciatus, is a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae.
Crown squirrelfish - Crowned squirrelfish are commonly found on reefs of the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to Tahiti.
Crowned puffer - Canthigaster coronata is a Pufferfish from the Indo-West Pacific.
Crucian - They are often caught as a sport fish: the British rod-caught record for largest crucian is four pounds, nine ounces, caught by Martin Bowler in a lake in southern England in 2003.
Cryptic anglerfish - Cryptic Anglerfish is a frogfish found in waters ranging from Taiwan to South Australia.
Cryptoheros septemfasciatus - Prior to being placed in the genus Cryptoheros, it had been considered a member of the genus Archocentrus.
Crystal darter - Until recently, the crystal darter's species name was Ammocrypta asprella, but this name is now considered invalid.
Cuatrocienegas killifish - The sardinilla cuatro cienegas or Cuatrocienegas killifish, is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family.
Cuban dogfish - It is a slim, gray shark with black tips to its dorsal fins black and at the edges of its pectoral fins, its pelvic and caudal fins are white; It possess a spine at front edge of each of its two dorsal fans.
Cuban gambusia - This species has the terminal, upward-facing mouth typical of surface feeders, and a protruding belly.
Cubera snapper - The largest recorded Cubera Snapper in the world was caught off the coast of Freeport, Texas June 23, 1984 by David Fotorny of Houston, Texas.
Cucumber fish - The cucumber fish, Paraulopus nigripinnis, is a grinner of the genus Paraulopus, found around southern Australia and New Zealand on the continental shelf at depths of between 80 and 600 m.
Cucumber herring - The Australian grayling is a streamlined fish with a streamlined, vaguely trout-like shape.
Cui-ui - The cui-ui population is generally improving in numbers, having attained an estimated population exceeding one million in 1993, thanks to the efforts of the U.
Cunene barb - Cunene Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus.
Cunene labeo - Cunene Labeo is fish in genus Labeo found in Africa.
Cupid wrasse - Thalassoma cupido is a species of fish in the Labridae family.
Curious wormfish - This fish is easily harmed, and can be eaten by even the smallest predators.
Curmuca barb - Curmuca Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus.
Cutlass fish - The banded knifefish is gray fish with a band of large black spots outlined with yellow on either side.
Cutlips minnow - The Cutlips Minnow is an olive-green medium-sized minnow with a distinguishing lower jaw.
Cutthroat trout - The cutthroat trout is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes.
Cyprinion kais - Cyprinion kais is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinion.
Cyprinion mhalensis - Cyprinion mhalensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinion.
Cyprinion milesi - Cyprinion milesi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinion.
Cyprinion watsoni - Cyprinion watsoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinion.
Cyprinus barbatus - Cyprinus barbatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus.
Cyprinus centralus - Cyprinus centralus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus.
Cyprinus chilia - Cyprinus chilia is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus.
Cyprinus dai - Cyprinus dai is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus.
Cyprinus daliensis - Cyprinus daliensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus.
Cyprinus intha - Cyprinus intha is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus.
Cyprinus mahuensis - Cyprinus mahuensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus.