Fish beginning with L
Labeo alluaudi - Labeo alluaudi is fish in genus Labeo found in Africa.
Labeobarbus gorguari - Labeobarbus gorguari is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus.
Labeobarbus litamba - Labeobarbus litamba is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
Labeobarbus nthuwa - Labeobarbus nthuwa is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus.
Labeobarbus surkis - Labeobarbus surkis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus.
Lahontan redside - Lahontan redsides are noted for their breeding colors, consisting of a bright red stripe with a yellow border on each side.
Lake Geneva whitefish - The status of the gravenche is disputed because there are no specimens in museums.
Lake Rudolf haplo - Haplochromis rudolfianus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.
Lake Rukwa lampeye - The Lake Rukwa lampeye is a species of fish in the Poeciliidae family.
Lake Rukwa minnow - The Lake Rukwa Minnow is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lake Rukwa sardine - The Lake Rukwa Sardine is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lake Rukwa tilapia - The Lake Rukwa tilapia, Oreochromis rukwaensis, is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.
Lake salmon - The Lake Salmon is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lake sardine - The Lake Sardine is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lake sturgeon - The lake sturgeon has taste buds on and around its barbels near its rubbery, prehensile lips.
Lake trout - Luciobarbus microcephalus is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
Lake trout - Opsaridium microcephalum is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lake Turkana barb - The Lake Turkana Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lake Turkana minnow - Neobola stellae is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lake Turkana mouthbrooder - The Turkana Haplochromis , also known in brief as Turkana Haplo, is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.
Lancet fish - Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus , the only living genus in the family Alepisauridae.
Lane snapper - Juveniles are found inshore over grass beds or shallow reefs.
Lantern fish - The jewel lanternfish, Lampanyctus crocodilus, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found in west Mediterranean Sea and north Atlantic Ocean .
Lanternfish - Gymnoscopelus piabilis is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere between about 46° S and 52° S, at depths of below 100 at night.
Laotian shad - Tenualosa thibaudeaui is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family.
Large-headed sillago - The large-headed whiting is one of 29 species in the genus Sillago, which is one of three divisions of the smelt whiting family Sillaginidae.
Largeeye lizardfish - The Synodus oculeus is a type of lizardfish or Synodontidae that lives mainly in the Western Pacific.
Largemouth triplefin - The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia , and the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, east to American Samoa and Rapa, at depths of between 2 and 41 m.
Largemouth yellowfish - The Largemouth Yellowfish or Vaal-orange Largemouth Yellowfish is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
Largescale tonguesole - The eyed side of the fish is uniform brown, with a dark patch on the gill cover, and its blind side is white.
Largetooth cookie-cutter shark - The largetooth cookiecutter shark was originally described by New Zealand ichthyologist Jack Garrick and American shark expert Stewart Springer, in a 1964 issue of the scientific journal Copeia.
Las vagas dace - The Las Vegas Dace is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lasiognathus amphirhamphus - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.
Lasiognathus beebei - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.
Lasiognathus intermedius - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.
Lasiognathus saccostoma - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.
Lasiognathus waltoni - The closest relative of Lasiognathus is Thaumatichthys, which also has enlarged and hinged premaxillaries, escal denticles, and a branched upper operculum.
Latimeria menadoensis - On September 18, 1997, Arnaz and Mark Erdmann, traveling in Indonesia on their honeymoon, saw a strange fish enter the market at Manado Tua, on the island of Sulawesi.
Lavender lizardfish - The lavender lizardfish, Synodus similis, is a lizardfish of the family Synodontidae, found in the western Pacific including Japan, north eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island, and northern New Zealand, at depths down to 75 m.
Lavender mbuna - Rusty cichlids are elongate fish that can grow up to about 11 cm.
Leaf goblinfish - Neovespicula depressifrons is the sole member of the member of the genus Neovespicula.
Leaf scorpionfish - Taenianotus triacanthus is a species of marine fish which is the sole member of the genus Taenianotus.
Leaf-nose leg skate - Anacanthobatis folirostris is a species of fish in the Anacanthobatidae family.
Leafy seadragon - Much like the seahorse, the leafy sea dragon's name is derived from its resemblance to another creature .
Least chub - The Least Chub is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family, the only member of the genus Iotichthys.
Leatherside chub - The leatherside chub, Snyderichthys copei is a cyprinid fish of western North America.
Lemon cichlid - This fish is relatively simple to keep, as long as water values are kept constant and the aquarium is more than 80 cm long and containing over 130 liters of water.
Lemon tetra - The lemon tetra is one of the deeper-bodied tetras, contrasting with slender, torpedo-shaped relations such as the cardinal tetra and the rummy nosed tetra, whose approximate body shape when seen from the side is that of a lozenge.
Leopard catfish - Perrunichthys perruno is the only species of catfish of the monotypic genus Perrunichthys of the family Pimelodidae.
Leopard corydoras - Julii Corys are peaceful fish and will do well in a community aquarium with other community fish.
Leopard darter - Leopard darters rarely exceed three inches in length.
Leopard moray eel - This eel inhabits coral and rocky reefs, and is common in warm-temperate waters.
Leopard shark - The zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum , is a species of carpet shark and the sole member of the family Stegostomatidae.
Leopard shark - The leopard shark is a species of houndshark, family Triakidae, found along the Pacific coast of North America from the U.
Leopard skate - The leopard skate is a species of fish in the Rajidae family.
Leptobarbus hosii - Leptobarbus hosii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Leptobarbus.
Leptocephalus prawn-goby - Cryptocentrus leptocephalus, commonly called Pinkspotted Shrimp Goby, is a Goby from the Western Pacific.
Leptoglanis xenognathus - Leptoglanis xenognathus is a species of catfish of the family Amphiliidae, and is the only species of the genus Leptoglanis.
Lerma chub - The Lerma Chub is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Algansea.
Lesser devil ray - These rays live in shallow coastal waters and can be found singly or in large shoals.
Lesser guitarfish - The shortnose guitarfish is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family.
Lesser sand-eel - This is an offshore sandeel species that breeds from November through into February, and can survive up to 9 years.
Lesser weever - The lesser weever grows up to 18 cm long but generally less than 15 cm) , with an elongated body.
Lethrinops altus - Lethrinops altus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.
Leuciscus gaderanus - Leuciscus gaderanus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Leuciscus.
Leuciscus illyricus - Squalius illyricus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Leuciscus latus - Leuciscus latus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Leuciscus.
Leuciscus lindbergi - Leuciscus lindbergi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Leuciscus.
Leuciscus microlepis - Squalius microlepis is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Leuciscus polylepis - Telestes polylepis is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Leuciscus spurius - Squalius spurius is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Leuciscus svallize - Squalius svallize is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Leuciscus turskyi - Leuciscus turskyi is a species of cyprinid restricted to lake Buško Blato in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Čikola River, a tributary of the Krka in Croatia.
Leuciscus ukliva - Telestes ukliva is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lichtenstein's Seahorse - Lichtenstein's seahorse, Hippocampus lichtensteinii, is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family.
Lightfish - Vinciguerria attenuata is a species of Vinciguerria.
Lighthouse lizardfish - The Lighthouse lizardfish which is also known as Synodus jaculum is a type of lizardfish or Synodontidae that lives mainly in the Indo-Pacific.
Limatulichthys griseus - This species is widely distributed in the Amazon basin and in the Essequibo River drainage.
Limnichthys rendahli - Limnichthys rendahli is a sandburrower of the family Creediidae, found only around New Zealand to depths of about 150 m, on sandy or gravelly bottoms.
Limp eelpout - The limp eelpout, Melanostigma gelatinosum, is an eelpout, of the genus Melanostigma, found in all oceans at depths of between 50 and 2,500 m.
Lindog - The Lindog is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Line butterflyfish - Lined butterflyfish may grow up to 30 cm long, which among Chaetodon is matched only by the Saddle Butterflyfish .
Line-spotted barb - The Line-spotted Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lined chromis - Chromis lineata is a Chromis from the Indo-Pacific.
Lined lantern shark - The lined lanternshark, Etmopterus bullisi, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the western Atlantic from North Carolina to northern Florida, and Honduras, between latitudes 34°N and 15°N, at depths of up to 850 m.
Lined sweetlips - Plectorhinchus lineatus is a Grunt from the Western Pacific.
Lined topminnow - The lined topminnow, Fundulus lineolatus, is a small fish in the genus Fundulus which is found in swamps and backwaters from southern Virginia to Lake Okeechobee.
Little barracuda - Southern sennet, like other members of the Sphyraenidae family, possess elongated bodies, pike-like heads, and large jaws.
Little conger eel - The little conger eel or silver conger, Gnathophis habenatus, is a conger of the family Congridae, found on soft bottoms of the continental shelf of the Indian and southwest Pacific Oceans.
Little pineapple fish - The little pineapple fish, Sorosichthys ananassa, is a small slimehead of the family Trachichthyidae, the only member of the genus Sorosichthys, found in the eastern Indian Ocean, on the continental shelf of the southwestern coasts of Western Australia and South Australia, at depths of between 50 and 70 m.
Little rockfish - The little rockfish, Acanthoclinus rua, is a longfin of the family Plesiopidae, found only in New Zealand's subtidal zone and in rock pools at low tide.
Little seahorse - It is most often white in color but can range from tan, brown, yellow and green.
Little sleeper shark - The little sleeper shark, Somniosus rostratus, is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae found in the northeast Atlantic, western Mediterranean, and western Pacific around New Zealand, at depths of between 200 and 1,000 m.
Live-bearing tooth-carp - These fish are native to the watershed of the Gulf of Mexico, where it has long been known that they feed readily on the aquatic larval and pupal stages of mosquitoes.
Lizard catshark - The lizard catshark, Schroederichthys saurisqualus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found off southern Brazil, at depths of between 122 and 435 m.
Lizard fish - Homaloptera orthogoniata is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Homaloptera.
Lizard fish - The Indian lizardfish which is also known as Synodus indicus is a type of lizardfish or Synodontidae that lives mainly in the Indo-West Pacific.
Lizard triplefin - The lizard triplefin, Crocodilichthys gracilis, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Crocodilichthys, found in the Gulf of California in the eastern Central Pacific at depths down to 38 m.
Lizardfish - The Sand diver, or Synodus intermedius is a species of lizardfish found aroud Bermuda and the northern Gulf of Mexico reaching to the Guianas.
Lizardfish - The Synodus marchenae is a type of lizardfish or Synodontidae that is found in the highest concentrations in the Southeast Pacific .
Loach - Cobitis calderoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family.
Loach goby - Thacker and Hardman's study of the molecular phylogeny of the gobies indicates that the loach goby is the most primitive member of the gobioidei.
Loach minnow - Loach minnow has an elongated, compressed body with its size rarely exceeding 65mm in length.
Lobed river mullet - The Lobed river mullet is also known as Ludong and is found in the Cagayan River of Northern Luzon region of the Philippines.
Lobed stingaree - The lobed stingaree is a species of fish in the Urolophidae family.
Lobel's lizardfish - The Synodus lobeli is a type of lizardfish or Synodontidae that lives mainly in the Northwest Pacific .
Lobetoothed piranha - Pygopristis has pentacuspid teeth and a middle cusp that is usually only slightly larger than the other cusps.
Log - The king mackerel is a medium sized fish, typically encountered from 5-30 pounds, but is known to exceed 90 pounds.
Log perch - This is the most widespread logperch, commonly found in large parts of the eastern USA and Canada.
Lollipop cat shark - The lollipop catshark, Cephalurus cephalus, is a little-known species of deep sea catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, and the only described member of its genus.
Long green wrasse - The long green wrasse, Pseudojuloides elongatus, is a wrasse of the genus Pseudojuloides, found in Japan, New South Wales and Western Australia in Australia, and the Poor Knights Islands off the east coast of Northland in New Zealand, in weedy reef areas at depths of between 10 and 30 m.
Long snouted barb - Puntius dorsalis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius.
Long-finned charr - Salvethymus svetovidovi, also called the long-finned charr, is a species of salmonid fish.
Long-finned pike - It is an elongated fish with a pointed snout and silver in color, similar in appearance to a barracuda, and grows up to 84 cm long.
Long-tail dragonet - Long-tail dragonet is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Long-tailed river stingray - Characteristic features are a long filiform tail, reduced eyes, and a low number of pectoral-fin radials.
Longfin boarfish - The longfin boarfish, Zaclistius elevatus, is an armorhead of the genus Zaclistius, found around southern Australia and New Zealand, at depths of between 30 and 500 m.
Longfin cat shark - The longfin catshark, Apristurus herklotsi, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Pacific from Japan, the Philippines, East and South China seas, and the Kyūshū-Palau Ridge, at depths of between 530 and 865 m.
Longfin crevalle jack - The longfin crevalle jack is classified within the genus Caranx, one of a number of groups known as the jacks or trevallies.
Longfin escolar - It is placed in its own family Scombrolabracidae, but the family's placement in the suborders of Perciformes has included Scombroidei, Percoidei, and Trichiuiroidei, while some authors place it in its own suborder Scombrolabracoidei.
Longfin kingfish - The species, as it is currently recognised, was scientifically described and named by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell in 1830, based on the holotype specimen taken from Massawa in the Red Sea.
Longfin lizardfish - The Longfin Lizardfish is a type of Lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indian Ocean
Longfin mako - This species grows to an average full-grown length of 1.
Longfin trevally - The longfin trevally is classified within the genus Carangoides, a group of fish commonly called jacks and trevallies.
Longfinned albacore - It is found in the open waters of all tropical and temperate oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Longfinned triplefin - In the breeding season in winter and spring the males become darker, with a blue/black head and black first dorsal fin, and dark bars on the body.
Longfinned worm eel - The long-finned worm eel or short-headed worm eel, Scolecenchelys breviceps, is a snake eel of the genus Scolecenchelys, found in southern Australia between Rottnest Island and Tasmania, and around New Zealand, to depths of about 50 m, on sandy or muddy bottoms.
Longhead cat shark - The longhead catshark, Apristurus longicephalus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the Indo-West Pacific from the Seychelles, Japan, the East China Sea, the Philippines, Australia, New Caledonia, and Mozambique, between latitudes 39° N and 22° S, at depths of between 680 and 900 m.
Longhorn cowfish - Adults are reef fish, often solitary and territorial, live around sand or rubble bottom up to a depth of 50 m.
Longjaw - The systematics of the group of fishes called "ciscoes" is complicated and scientists now generally believe that the longjaw cisco was not a separate species, but a distinctive population of large-bodied individuals of shortjaw cisco .
Longjaw minnow - Longjaw Minnow is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.
Longjaw mudsucker - As the common name suggests, the upper jaw is extremely long, reaching nearly to the opercular opening.
Longjawed galaxias - Longjawed galaxias are slender and elongate, having coloration consisting of spots and indistinct bands of various shades of brown and grey.
Longlip jumprock - Longlip Jumprock is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Moxostoma.
Longnose cat shark - The longnose catshark, Apristurus kampae, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the eastern central Pacific from central and southern California and the Gulf of California, between latitudes 38° N and 23° N, at depths down to 1,890.
Longnose hound shark - The longnose houndshark, Iago garricki, is a hound shark of the family Triakidae found in the western Pacific off northern Australia and Vanuatu between latitudes 9° S and 26° S, at depths of between 250 and 475 m.
Longnose pygmy shark - The longnose pygmy shark, Heteroscymnoides marleyi, is a sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, the only member of the genus Heteroscymnoides, found in the tropical southeast Atlantic and western Indian oceans, at depths down to 500 m.
Longnose sawtail cat shark - The longnose sawtail cat shark, Galeus longirostris, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only from the northwest Pacific islands of Amami Ōshima, Ogasawara and Izu.
Longnose shiner - Longnose Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.
Longnose sucker - The longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus, is a freshwater species of fish inhabiting cold, clear waters in North America from northern USA to the top of the continent.
Longrayed whiptail - The longrayed whiptail or four rayed rattail, Coryphaenoides subserrulatus, is a rattail of the genus Coryphaenoides, found circumpolar in all southern oceans, at depths of between 550 and 1,200 m.
Longsnout dogfish - Longsnout dogfish have an extremely long angular snout, no anal fin, dorsal fins of similar size with the first placed high on the back and the second having a longer rear free tip, and pitchfork shaped dermal denticles.
Longspine spinefish - The longspine snipefish, bellowfish, common bellowsfish, snipe-fish, snipefish, spine trumpet fish, or trumpetfish, Macroramphosus scolopax, is a snipefish of the genus Macroramphosus, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and west Pacific Oceans, at depths of 25 to 600 metres .
Longtail butterfly ray - The longtail butterfly ray, Gymnura poecilura, is a species of butterfly ray, family Gymnuridae.
Longtail dragonet - Longtail dragonet is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
Longtail skate - The longtail skate, Arhynchobatis asperrimus is a skate, the only member of the genus Arhynchobatis, found around New Zealand at depths of from 90 to 1,000 m on the continental shelf.
Longtail stingray - The longtail stingray, Dasyatis longa , is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Colombia.
Lord Howe Island butterflyfish - The Lord Howe Island butterflyfish, Amphichaetodon howensis, is a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae, found along the east coast of Australia, around Lord Howe Island, and down the east coast of Northland in New Zealand, at depths of between 10 and 150 m.
Lord Plunket's shark - The plunket shark, Centroscymnus plunketi, is a sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found around south eastern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 220 and 1,550 m over continental shelves.
Lost River sucker - The Lost River Sucker is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family.
Lowfin gulper shark - The lowfin gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with spines with the first dorsal fin being much longer than the rear, a long broad snout, and angular pectoral fins.
Lowveld suckermouth - The lowveld suckermouth, Chiloglanis swierstrai, is a species of fish in the Mochokidae family.
Luambwa barb - Luambwa Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus.
Lucigadus lucifer - This is a very small rattail and is highly unusual and distinctive in shape.
Luciobarbus lydianus - Luciobarbus lydianus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus.
Luika barb - The Luika Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Lumpfish - The New Zealand lumpfish, Trachelochismus pinnulatus, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found all around New Zealand including the Three Kings Islands, from low water to about 12 m, on rocky coastlines.
Lumpsucker - Lumpsuckers or lumpfish are mostly small scorpaeniform marine fish of the family Cyclopteridae.
Lunartailed rockcod - The Yellow-edged lyretail is found from the Red Sea to South Africa and the Pitcairn Islands, as far as southern Japan and Australia.
Luvar - It is a big ellipsoidal fish, growing to two meters in length.