Fish beginning with E
Eagle ray - The longheaded eagle ray is a species of fish in the Myliobatidae family.
Eagle ray - The New Zealand eagle ray, Myliobatis tenuicaudatus, is an eagle ray of the family Myliobatidae, found in bays, estuaries, and near rocky reefs around New Zealand to depths of 160 m.
East Coast barb - The East Coast Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Eastcoast lampeye - The eastcoast lampeye is a species of fish in the Poeciliidae family.
Eastern Cape redfin - It is endemic to South Africa, and becoming rare due to habitat destruction and the impact of invasive species.
Eastern footballer - The mado , or stripy or eastern footballer , Atypichthys latus, is a sea chub of the genus Atypichthys, found around southern Australia and the north eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand to depths of about 60 metres, off headlands and offshore islands.
Eastern kelpfish - The large kelpfish, Chironemus marmoratus, is a kelpfish of the genus Chironemus, found in southern Australia, and between North Cape and East Cape on the North Island of New Zealand, in depths down to 30 m.
Eastern mogurnda - The eastern mogurnda is a species of fish in the Eleotridae family.
Eastern mosquitofish - Eastern mosquitofish were introduced to Australia to control mosquitoes, when in reality various small Australian native fish were already keeping mosquitoes to a minimal level.
Eastern shovelnose ray - Aptychotrema Rostrata, common names Banjo Fish, Banks Shovelnose Ray, Common Shovelnosed Ray, Eastern Shovelnose Ray, Long-Snouted Shovelnose Ray, Southern Shovelnose Ray, Shovelnose Shark or simply Shovelnose Ray is a species of fish in the family Rhinobatidae.
Echiodon rendahli - Echiodon rendahli is a pearlfish of the family Carapidae, found in the south west Pacific oceans around Australia and New Zealand at depths down to 60 m.
Eel - The eel lives in fresh water and only leaves this habitat to enter the Atlantic ocean for spawning.
Eel - The serpent eel or sand snake-eel, Ophisurus serpens, is an eel of the genus Ophisurus, found in the eastern Atlantic, western Mediterranean, western Indian Ocean, western Pacific, and the north east coast of North Island in New Zealand.
Eel sucker - The life cycle of sea lampreys is anadromous, like that of salmon.
Eggcarrying buntingi - The egg-carrying buntingi is a species of fish in the Adrianichthyidae family.
Electric catfish - Electric catfish is the common name for the catfish family Malapteruridae.
Electric catfish - Malapterurus shirensis is a species of catfish of the family Malapteruridae.
Electric eel - Electric eels have an elongated, cylindrical body, typically growing to about 2 m in length, and 20 kg in weight, making them the largest species of the Gymnotiformes.
Electrona paucirastra - Electrona paucirastra is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found around the globe in the southern hemisphere between 35° S and 48° S.
Elegant corydoras - The fish's appearance is characterized by dark double longitudinal stripes.
Elegant firefish - This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from Mauritius to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, and south to New Caledonia, from 25–70 metres in depth.
Elegant wrasse - The elegant wrasse, Anampses elegans, is a wrasse of the family Labridae, found in eastern Australia and north eastern New Zealand at depths of between 2 and 35 m.
Elephant fish - The elephantfish is a species of fish in the Callorhinchidae family.
Elephant trunk fish - The eel has an upper-body that is yellow, a black line down the middle and the lower-body is usually a mix of white and brown.
Elephantnose fish - Peters' elephantnose fish are native to the rivers of West and Central Africa, in particular the lower Niger River basin, the Ogun River basin and in the upper Chari River.
Elk River darter - The boulder darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family.
Ellinopyg - A combination of five characters are diagnostic for this species: caudal peduncle keel absent, ectocoracoid reduced, dorsal spines fewer than seven, pelvic girdle absent or vestigial, and large lateral scutes absent.
Elongate dory - The elongate dory, Zenion leptolepis, is a dory, in the genus Zenion, found around South Africa, southern Australia, and New Zealand at depths of between 350 and 700 m.
Ember tetra - This species is of typical tetra shape but grows to a maximum overall length of approximately 2 cm .
Emerald catfish - The emerald catfish , emerald brochis, emerald cory, green catfish, or shortbody catfish is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family.
Emerald wrasse - Thalassoma virens, or the Emerald wrasse, is a species of fish in the Labridae family.
Emperor cichlid - Aulonocara guentheri is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.
Emporer Tetra - The Emperor tetra is a placid aquarium fish so avoid boisterous companions.
Endeavour dogfish - The smallfin gulper has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with spines, long free rear tips on pectoral fins, and a deeply notched caudal fin.
English sole - English sole is an important commercial fish, primarily caught off Washington, Oregon and California.
Epapterus blohmi - Epapterus blohmi is a species of catfish of the family Auchenipteridae.
Eptatretus strickrotti - Eptatretus strickrotti is a hagfish of the genus Eptatretus, found in the Pacific Ocean depths south of Easter Island.
Ericandersonia sagamia - Ericandersonia sagamia is a newly-described eelpout of the family Zoarcidae, found in Sagami Bay, Japan, at depths of between 880 and 930 m.
Erythroculter hypselonotus - Erythroculter hypselonotus is a species of cyprinid fish, the sole member of the genus Erythroculter.
Escolar - The snake mackerel, Gempylus serpens, is a species of fish in the monotypic genus Gempylus, belonging to the family Gempylidae .
Estuarine perch - Stizostedion marinum is a species of fish in the Percidae family.
Estuarine stonefish - The species is coastal areas of the Indo-West Pacific: India to China, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia, and is also recorded in Vanuatu.
Estuary perch - It is very similar to and very closely related to its sister species the Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata.
Estuary stargazer - The estuary stargazer, Leptoscopus macropygus, is a southern sandfish of the family Leptoscopidae, the only member of the genus Leptoscopus.
Etmopterus burgessi - Etmopterus burgessi is a newly described lanternshark of the family Dalatiidae in the order Squaliformes.
Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus - The false lanternshark, Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the western Pacific from the Norfolk Ridge and Lord Howe Ridge off New Caledonia.
Etrumeus micropus - The terms sardine and pilchard are not precise, and the usual meanings vary by region; for instance, to many people a sardine is a young European pilchard.
Eucla cod - The Eucla cod has a long and tapering body, a large mouth and no chin barbel.
Eurachon - The common names of this fish have a somewhat confusing relationship.
European anchovy - It is easily distinguished by its deeply-cleft mouth, the angle of the gape being behind the eyes.
European brook lamprey - Unlike most species of lamprey, the adults do not migrate to sea nor do they have a parasitic phase.
European conger - The European conger, Conger conger, is a conger of the family Congridae, found in the eastern Atlantic from Norway and Iceland to Senegal, and also in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
European flounder - The European flounder is oval in shape and is usually right-eyed.
European john dory - In New Zealand, Māori know it as kuparu, and on the East Coast of the North Island, they gave some to Captain James Cook on his first voyage to New Zealand in 1769.
European ling - The ling is edible; its flesh is prized and can be considered interchangeable with cod in either its fresh, salted, or dried forms.
European pilchard - The terms sardine and pilchard are not precise, and the usual meanings vary by region; for instance, to many people a sardine is a young European pilchard.
European plaice - Plaice are determinate spawners in which fecundity is determined before the onset of spawning.
European pollock - Pollachius pollachius is a species of marine fish in the Pollachius genus.
European smelt - The body of the European smelt is typically 15 to 18 cm long, slender and slightly flattened on either side.
European sprat - The majority of Brisling sardines that are sold to the public are harvested off the coasts of Norway and Scotland.
European sturgeon - The English name comes from the Russian белуга or белуха which derives from the word белый , meaning "white".
European whitefish - Coregonus baicalensis is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae.
Eustomias jimcraddocki - Eustomias jimcraddocki is a species of abyssal barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found in the western North Atlantic.
Eustomias trewavasae - Eustomias trewavasae is a small abyssal barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans at depths down to 1,500 m.
Eventooth shark - The finetooth shark, Carcharhinus isodon, is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.
Eviota hoesei - Like most members of its genus, this is a tiny fish, the standard length never exceeding 20 mm.
Eviota readerae - Like most members of its genus, this is a tiny fish, the standard length never exceeding 18 mm.
Ewaso Nyiro barb - The Ewaso Nyiro Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Exallodontus aguanai - Exallodontus aguanai is a catfish species of the monotypic genus Exallodontus of the family Pimelodidae.
Extinct grayling - The New Zealand grayling, Prototroctes oxyrhynchus, is an extinct smelt of the genus Prototroctes, which was found only in lowland rivers and streams of New Zealand.
Exyrias akihito - Members of this species used to be assigned to the widespread species Exyrias belissimus but it differs from that species in a number of respects, notably in the very long dorsal fin spines and the paler coloration with numerous yellow or orange spots on all parts.
Eyebrow - The bluefin driftfish or scissortail, Psenes pellucidus, is a pelagic driftfish of the genus Psenes, found in all the world's oceans at depths down to 1,000 m.
Eyespot rasbora - Rasbora dorsiocellata is a native of Malaysia and Sumatra .
Eyespot skate - The eyespot skate is a species of fish in the Arhynchobatidae family.