There are 46 fish that start with the letter D, from Dab to Dwarf Wrasse. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.
For each item you will find the following information
Order: The subclass the fish belongs to
Habitat: The places or type of weather the fish lives in
Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species
Name: Dab
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Temperate waters of the North Atlantic
Scientific name: Limanda limanda
Name: Dace
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams and rivers in Europe
Scientific name: Leuciscus leuciscus
Name: Daggernose Shark
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Habitat: Coastal waters of South America
Scientific name: Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus
Name: Damselfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs worldwide
Scientific name: Pomacentridae
Name: Danio
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams in South Asia
Scientific name: Danio rerio
Name: Dart
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coastal waters globally
Scientific name: Trachinotus
Name: Dartfish
Order: Gobiiformes
Habitat: Coral reefs and sandy bottoms in Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Ptereleotridae
Name: Deacon
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs in the Western Atlantic
Scientific name: Chromis cyanea
Name: Deepbody Boarfish
Order: Ophidiiformes
Habitat: Deep waters of the Atlantic
Scientific name: Antigonia capros
Name: Deepwater Drum
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Deep waters of the Western Atlantic
Scientific name: Umbrina coroides
Name: Deepwater Flatfish
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Deep waters of the North Pacific
Scientific name: Microstomus pacificus
Name: Deepwater Scorpionfish
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Deep waters of the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Setarches guentheri
Name: Deepwater Shark
Order: Squaliformes
Habitat: Deep waters of the North Atlantic
Scientific name: Centroscyllium fabricii
Name: Demoiselle
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Chrysiptera
Name: Dentex
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Atlantic
Scientific name: Dentex dentex
Name: Denver Snake Eel
Order: Anguilliformes
Habitat: Deep waters of the Eastern Pacific
Scientific name: Ophichthus denverensis
Name: Derby Threadfin Bream
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Nemipterus peronii
Name: Diamond Trevally
Order: Carangiformes
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Alectis indicus
Name: Diamond Turbot
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Eastern Pacific
Scientific name: Hypsopsetta guttulata
Name: Dingo Rockfish
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: North Pacific
Scientific name: Sebastes pachycephalus
Name: Diodon
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical oceans
Scientific name: Diodon holocanthus
Name: Discus
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Amazon River basin
Scientific name: Symphysodon
Name: Dolly Varden Trout
Order: Salmoniformes
Habitat: Coldwater streams in North America and Asia
Scientific name: Salvelinus malma
Name: Dolphin Fish
Order: Carangiformes
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide
Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus
Name: Donkey Fish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Western Pacific
Scientific name: Hapalogenys nitens
Name: Dorado
Order: Carangiformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers in South America
Scientific name: Salminus brasiliensis
Name: Dory
Order: Zeiformes
Habitat: Temperate waters of the Atlantic and Pacific
Scientific name: Zeus faber
Name: Dotted Goby
Order: Gobiiformes
Habitat: Mediterranean Sea
Scientific name: Buenia affinis
Name: Doublefin Anchovy
Order: Clupeiformes
Habitat: Pacific Ocean
Scientific name: Engraulis mordax
Name: Dragon Wrasse
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Novaculichthys taeniourus
Name: Dragonet
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coastal waters worldwide
Scientific name: Callionymus
Name: Dragonfish
Order: Stomiiformes
Habitat: Deep waters worldwide
Scientific name: Malacosteus niger
Name: Draughtsboard Shark
Order: Orectolobiformes
Habitat: Southwest Pacific
Scientific name: Cephaloscyllium isabellum
Name: Drepane
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Drepane punctata
Name: Driftfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical oceans
Scientific name: Psenes
Name: Drum
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coastal waters worldwide
Scientific name: Sciaenidae
Name: Duckbilled Bream
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Scientific name: Pagellus bogaraveo
Name: Dugong Fish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Western Pacific
Scientific name: Choerodon rubescens
Name: Duncker's Pipehorse
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Acentronura tentaculata
Name: Dusky Angelfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Centropyge bispinosa
Name: Dusky Grouper
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Atlantic
Scientific name: Epinephelus marginatus
Name: Dusky Shark
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Habitat: Tropical and temperate oceans worldwide
Scientific name: Carcharhinus obscurus
Name: Dusky Wrasse
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Western Atlantic
Scientific name: Halichoeres bivittatus
Name: Dwarf Gourami
Order: Anabantiformes
Habitat: Freshwater in South Asia
Scientific name: Trichogaster lalius
Name: Dwarf Lanternshark
Order: Squaliformes
Habitat: Deep Caribbean Sea
Scientific name: Etmopterus perryi
Name: Dwarf Wrasse
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Paracheilinus cyaneus
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dab | Pleuronectiformes | Temperate waters of the North Atlantic | Limanda limanda |
| Dace | Cypriniformes | Freshwater streams and rivers in Europe | Leuciscus leuciscus |
| Daggernose Shark | Carcharhiniformes | Coastal waters of South America | Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus |
| Damselfish | Perciformes | Coral reefs worldwide | Pomacentridae |
| Danio | Cypriniformes | Freshwater streams in South Asia | Danio rerio |
| Dart | Perciformes | Coastal waters globally | Trachinotus |
| Dartfish | Gobiiformes | Coral reefs and sandy bottoms in Indo-Pacific | Ptereleotridae |
| Deacon | Perciformes | Coral reefs in the Western Atlantic | Chromis cyanea |
| Deepbody Boarfish | Ophidiiformes | Deep waters of the Atlantic | Antigonia capros |
| Deepwater Drum | Perciformes | Deep waters of the Western Atlantic | Umbrina coroides |
| Deepwater Flatfish | Pleuronectiformes | Deep waters of the North Pacific | Microstomus pacificus |
| Deepwater Scorpionfish | Scorpaeniformes | Deep waters of the Indo-Pacific | Setarches guentheri |
| Deepwater Shark | Squaliformes | Deep waters of the North Atlantic | Centroscyllium fabricii |
| Demoiselle | Perciformes | Coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific | Chrysiptera |
| Dentex | Perciformes | Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Atlantic | Dentex dentex |
| Denver Snake Eel | Anguilliformes | Deep waters of the Eastern Pacific | Ophichthus denverensis |
| Derby Threadfin Bream | Perciformes | Indo-Pacific | Nemipterus peronii |
| Diamond Trevally | Carangiformes | Tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific | Alectis indicus |
| Diamond Turbot | Pleuronectiformes | Eastern Pacific | Hypsopsetta guttulata |
| Dingo Rockfish | Scorpaeniformes | North Pacific | Sebastes pachycephalus |
| Diodon | Tetraodontiformes | Tropical and subtropical oceans | Diodon holocanthus |
| Discus | Cichliformes | Amazon River basin | Symphysodon |
| Dolly Varden Trout | Salmoniformes | Coldwater streams in North America and Asia | Salvelinus malma |
| Dolphin Fish | Carangiformes | Tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide | Coryphaena hippurus |
| Donkey Fish | Perciformes | Western Pacific | Hapalogenys nitens |
| Dorado | Carangiformes | Freshwater rivers in South America | Salminus brasiliensis |
| Dory | Zeiformes | Temperate waters of the Atlantic and Pacific | Zeus faber |
| Dotted Goby | Gobiiformes | Mediterranean Sea | Buenia affinis |
| Doublefin Anchovy | Clupeiformes | Pacific Ocean | Engraulis mordax |
| Dragon Wrasse | Perciformes | Indo-Pacific | Novaculichthys taeniourus |
| Dragonet | Perciformes | Coastal waters worldwide | Callionymus |
| Dragonfish | Stomiiformes | Deep waters worldwide | Malacosteus niger |
| Draughtsboard Shark | Orectolobiformes | Southwest Pacific | Cephaloscyllium isabellum |
| Drepane | Perciformes | Indo-Pacific | Drepane punctata |
| Driftfish | Perciformes | Tropical and subtropical oceans | Psenes |
| Drum | Perciformes | Coastal waters worldwide | Sciaenidae |
| Duckbilled Bream | Perciformes | Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean | Pagellus bogaraveo |
| Dugong Fish | Perciformes | Western Pacific | Choerodon rubescens |
| Duncker's Pipehorse | Syngnathiformes | Indo-Pacific | Acentronura tentaculata |
| Dusky Angelfish | Perciformes | Indo-Pacific | Centropyge bispinosa |
| Dusky Grouper | Perciformes | Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Atlantic | Epinephelus marginatus |
| Dusky Shark | Carcharhiniformes | Tropical and temperate oceans worldwide | Carcharhinus obscurus |
| Dusky Wrasse | Perciformes | Western Atlantic | Halichoeres bivittatus |
| Dwarf Gourami | Anabantiformes | Freshwater in South Asia | Trichogaster lalius |
| Dwarf Lanternshark | Squaliformes | Deep Caribbean Sea | Etmopterus perryi |
| Dwarf Wrasse | Perciformes | Indo-Pacific | Paracheilinus cyaneus |