List of fish that start with Q

There are 19 fish that start with the letter Q, from Quaggamouth Moray to Quiverfish. 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

Quaggamouth Moray

Name: Quaggamouth Moray

Order: Anguilliformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Gymnothorax pseudomelanosoma

Quaker Blenny

Name: Quaker Blenny

Order: Blenniiformes

Habitat: Tropical Eastern Pacific rocky shores

Scientific name: Homestius digitus

Quakerfish

Name: Quakerfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

Quakerfish goby

Name: Quakerfish goby

Order: Gobiiformes

Habitat: Western Pacific coral reefs

Scientific name: Gobiodon quinquestrigatus

Quartermoon Parrotfish

Name: Quartermoon Parrotfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Chlorurus quincunx

Queen Angelfish

Name: Queen Angelfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Caribbean coral reefs

Scientific name: Holacanthus ciliaris

Queen Anthias

Name: Queen Anthias

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Deep reefs of the Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Odontanthias caudicinctus

Queen Coris

Name: Queen Coris

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

Scientific name: Coris julis

Queen Parrotfish

Name: Queen Parrotfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Tropical western Atlantic coral reefs

Scientific name: Scarus vetula

Queen Snapper

Name: Queen Snapper

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Deep waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean

Scientific name: Etelis oculatus

Queen Triggerfish

Name: Queen Triggerfish

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean reefs

Scientific name: Balistes vetula

Queenfish

Name: Queenfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific coastal waters

Scientific name: Scomberoides commersonnianus

Queensland Grouper

Name: Queensland Grouper

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Tropical Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Epinephelus lanceolatus

Quill-back Rockfish

Name: Quill-back Rockfish

Order: Scorpaeniformes

Habitat: Northeastern Pacific Ocean

Scientific name: Sebastes maliger

Quill-nosed Shark

Name: Quill-nosed Shark

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Habitat: Coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean (South America)

Scientific name: Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus

Quillback

Name: Quillback

Order: Cypriniformes

Habitat: Freshwater rivers and lakes in North America

Scientific name: Carpiodes cyprinus

Quillfish

Name: Quillfish

Order: Ophidiiformes

Habitat: Cold temperate North Pacific Ocean

Scientific name: Ptilichthys goodei

Quilted Squirrelfish

Name: Quilted Squirrelfish

Order: Beryciformes

Habitat: Tropical western Atlantic coral reefs

Scientific name: Sargocentron coruscum

Quiverfish

Name: Quiverfish

Order: Cypriniformes

Habitat: Freshwater rivers of South Africa

Scientific name: Raiamas quathlambae

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
Quaggamouth MorayAnguilliformesIndo-Pacific reefsGymnothorax pseudomelanosoma
Quaker BlennyBlenniiformesTropical Eastern Pacific rocky shoresHomestius digitus
QuakerfishPerciformesCoral reefs in the Indo-PacificCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Quakerfish gobyGobiiformesWestern Pacific coral reefsGobiodon quinquestrigatus
Quartermoon ParrotfishPerciformesIndo-Pacific reefsChlorurus quincunx
Queen AngelfishPerciformesCaribbean coral reefsHolacanthus ciliaris
Queen AnthiasPerciformesDeep reefs of the Indo-PacificOdontanthias caudicinctus
Queen CorisPerciformesEastern Atlantic and Mediterranean SeaCoris julis
Queen ParrotfishPerciformesTropical western Atlantic coral reefsScarus vetula
Queen SnapperPerciformesDeep waters of the tropical Atlantic OceanEtelis oculatus
Queen TriggerfishTetraodontiformesTropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean reefsBalistes vetula
QueenfishPerciformesIndo-Pacific coastal watersScomberoides commersonnianus
Queensland GrouperPerciformesTropical Indo-Pacific reefsEpinephelus lanceolatus
Quill-back RockfishScorpaeniformesNortheastern Pacific OceanSebastes maliger
Quill-nosed SharkCarcharhiniformesCoastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean (South America)Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus
QuillbackCypriniformesFreshwater rivers and lakes in North AmericaCarpiodes cyprinus
QuillfishOphidiiformesCold temperate North Pacific OceanPtilichthys goodei
Quilted SquirrelfishBeryciformesTropical western Atlantic coral reefsSargocentron coruscum
QuiverfishCypriniformesFreshwater rivers of South AfricaRaiamas quathlambae

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