List of fish common names

Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.

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African glass catfish (Pareutropius debauwi)
African lungfish (genus Protopterus)
Aholehole (genus Kuhlia and family Kuhliidae)
Airbreathing catfish (family Clariidae)
Airsac catfish (genus Heteropneustes)
Alaska blackfish
Albacore
Alewife
Alfonsino
Algae eater (numerous species that are not necessarily closely related)
Alligatorfish (family Agonidae)
Alligator gar
Amberjack (genus Seriola)
American sole (family Achiridae)
Amur pike
Anchovy (family Engraulidae)
Anemonefish (subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae)
Angelfish (numerous unrelated taxa, including family Pomacanthidae, family Squatinidae, genus Pterophyllum, the Atlantic pomfret, the Atlantic spadefish, and the cave angelfish)
Angler (Lophius piscatorius)
Angler catfish (genus Chaca)
Anglerfish (order Lophiiformes)
Antarctic cod
Antarctic icefish (suborder Notothenioidei of order Perciformes)
Antenna codlet (Bregmaceros atlanticus)
Arapaima (genus Arapaima)
Archerfish (genus Toxotes and family Toxotidae)
Arctic char
Armored gurnard (family Peristediidae)
Armored searobin (family Peristediidae)
Armorhead (family Pentacerotidae)
Armorhead catfish (genus Cranoglanis)
Armoured catfish
Arowana (family Osteoglossidae)
Arrowtooth eel (several species, including Dysomma anguillare, Dysomma brevirostre, Histiobranchus bathybius, Synaphobranchus kaupii, and Ilyophis brunneus)
Asian carp
Asiatic glassfish (family Ambassidae)
Atka mackerel
Atlantic bonito
Atlantic cod
Atlantic herring
Atlantic salmon
Atlantic sharpnose shark
Atlantic saury
Atlantic silverside
Australasian salmon (genus Arripis and family Arripidae)
Australian grayling
Australian herring
Australian lungfish
Australian prowfish (family Pataecidae)
Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis)

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