
There are 789 fish that start with the letter R, from Rabauld’s pipefish to Rylstone goby. 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: Rabauld's pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Corythoichthys ocellatus
Name: Rabbitfish
Order: Siganiformes
Habitat: Coral reefs and seagrass beds
Scientific name: Siganus rivulatus
Name: Radiant razorfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Sandy bottoms of coral reefs
Scientific name: Iniistius radiatus
Name: Ragged-fin triggerfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Sufflamen verres
Name: Rainbow Cichlid
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Herotilapia multispinosa
Name: Rainbow Trout
Order: Salmoniformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Name: Rainbow darter
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams
Scientific name: Etheostoma caeruleum
Name: Rainbow smelt
Order: Osmeriformes
Habitat: Coastal marine and freshwater lakes
Scientific name: Osmerus mordax
Name: Rainbowfish
Order: Atheriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams and lakes
Scientific name: Melanotaeniidae
Name: Rainbownose shark
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Carcharhinus obsolerus
Name: Rajah Brooke's pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine and estuarine
Scientific name: Syngnathus rajabrookei
Name: Rakali
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Freshwater (often mistaken for fish)
Scientific name: Hydromys chrysogaster
Name: Ram-horned helmetfish
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi
Name: Ramirez's dwarf cichlid
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Apistogramma ramirezi
Name: Ranzani's beaked whale
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Habitat: Deep offshore waters
Scientific name: Mesoplodon europaeus
Name: Rapa Nui moray eel
Order: Anguilliformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Gymnothorax bathyphilum
Name: Rasbora caudimaculata
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Rasbora caudimaculata
Name: Rasbora cephalotaenia
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Rasbora cephalotaenia
Name: Rasbora dorsiocellata
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Rasbora dorsiocellata
Name: Rasbora einthovenii
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Rasbora einthovenii
Name: Rasbora heteromorpha
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Name: Rasbora vaterifloris
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Rasbora vaterifloris
Name: Raspy scorpionfish
Order: Channichthyiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Gymnapistes marmoratus
Name: Raster goby
Order: Gobiiformes
Habitat: Coral reefs and sandy bottoms
Scientific name: Gnatholepis anjeriana
Name: Rastrelliger mackerel
Order: Scombriformes
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Rastrelliger
Name: Rat-tail
Order: Gadiformes
Habitat: Marine (Family of deep-sea fish)
Scientific name: Macrouridae
Name: Rat-tailed Flounder
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Trinectes maculatus
Name: Raven's Hook-nosed Pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Name: Rayed pearlfish
Order: Ophidiiformes
Habitat: Commensal in sea cucumbers
Scientific name: Carapus bermudensis
Name: Razor wrasse
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine (Also Razorfish)
Scientific name: Iniistius novacula
Name: Rebblenose pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Corythoichthys ocellatus
Name: Red Barb
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams and rivers
Scientific name: Barbodes semifasciolatus
Name: Red Irish lord
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Name: Red Sea Mimic Blenny
Order: Blenniiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
Name: Red Sea Riffle Fish
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Aphanius dispar
Name: Red Sea Sohal Surgeonfish
Order: Acanthuriformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Acanthurus sohal
Name: Red Swellshark
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Cephaloscyllium expansum
Name: Red bellied piranha
Order: Characiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Pygocentrus nattereri
Name: Red devil cichlid
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater lakes
Scientific name: Amphilophus labiatus
Name: Red dot triggerfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Canthidermis maculata
Name: Red drum
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Estuaries and coastal marine
Scientific name: Sciaenops ocellatus
Name: Red filament wrasse
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Paracheilinus filamentosus
Name: Red flounder
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Name: Red grouper
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Reefs and rocky bottoms
Scientific name: Epinephelus morio
Name: Red horse minnow
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams and rivers
Scientific name: Moxostoma erythrurum
Name: Red irish lord
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Coastal marine
Scientific name: Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Name: Red kingfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs and rocky bottoms
Scientific name: Priacanthus hamrur
Name: Red koi
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater ponds and streams
Scientific name: Cyprinus rubrofuscus
Name: Red mulloway
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coastal estuarine waters
Scientific name: Argyrosomus japonicas
Name: Red pacu
Order: Characiformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers and floodplains
Scientific name: Piaractus brachypomus
Name: Red snapper
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Reefs and rocky bottoms
Scientific name: Lutjanus campechanus
Name: Red spotted hawkfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Amblycirrhitus bimaculatus
Name: Red spotted jewelfish
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers and lakes
Scientific name: Hemichromis guttatus
Name: Red swamp crayfish
Order: Decapoda
Habitat: Freshwater (often considered an ecological pest when invasive)
Scientific name: Procambarus clarkii
Name: Red tail catfish
Order: Siluriformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Name: Red tail pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Name: Red tailed shark
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Epalzeorhynchos bicolor
Name: Red throat emperor
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs and rocky bottoms
Scientific name: Lethrinus miniatus
Name: Red velvet wrasse
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs
Scientific name: Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Name: Red-bellied Piranha
Order: Characiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Pygocentrus nattereri
Name: Red-bellied piranha
Order: Characiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Pygocentrus nattereri
Name: Red-finned Kadavu Blenny
Order: Blenniiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Ecsenius kadovuensis
Name: Red-finned shark
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Epalzeorhynchos frenatum
Name: Red-margined Triggerfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Sufflamen chrysopterum
Name: Red-mouthed Triggerfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Sufflamen fraenatum
Name: Red-spotted Shrimp Goby
Order: Gobiiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Amblyeleotris guttata
Name: Red-striped Squirrelfish
Order: Holocentriformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Sargocentron rubrum
Name: Red-tipped reef crab
Order: Decapoda
Habitat: Rocky intertidal zones
Scientific name: Percnon planissimum
Name: Redbanded parrotfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs
Scientific name: Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Name: Redbellied piranha
Order: Characiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Pygocentrus nattereri
Name: Redbreast sunfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers and lakes
Scientific name: Lepomis auritus
Name: Redfield's pupfish
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Empetrichthys latos
Name: Redfin Blue-eye
Order: Atheriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater (often introduced)
Scientific name: Poecilia reticulata
Name: Redfin perch
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater lakes and rivers
Scientific name: Perca fluviatilis
Name: Redfin pickerel
Order: Esociformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Esox americanus americanus
Name: Redfin planyfish
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Phallichthys pittieri
Name: Redfinned shark
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater (Often called Red-tailed shark too)
Scientific name: Epalzeorhynchos frenatum
Name: Redheaded parrotfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Chlorurus strongylocephalus
Name: Redlipped pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Hippichthys heptagonus
Name: Redmouth scorpionfish
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Rocky reefs
Scientific name: Scorpaena maderensis
Name: Redstripe pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Name: Redtail catfish
Order: Siluriformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers
Scientific name: Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Name: Redtail coral trout
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs
Scientific name: Plectropomus oligacanthus
Name: Redtailed triggerfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Sufflamen chrysopterum
Name: Reef stonefish
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Coral reefs and rocky bottoms
Scientific name: Synanceia verrucosa
Name: Reef triggerfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Name: Regal Damselfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus
Name: Regal damselfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs
Scientific name: Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus
Name: Reinhard's flounder
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Name: Reinhardt's flatfish
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
Name: Reinhardtius halibut
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Name: Reticulated Dragonet
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Synchiropus reticulatus
Name: Reticulated dragonet
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Sandy and muddy bottoms
Scientific name: Symphypleura reticulata
Name: Reticulated hillstream loach
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Sewellia lineolata
Name: Reticulated puffer
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Coral reefs
Scientific name: Arothron reticularis
Name: Reticulated pufferfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Arothron reticularis
Name: Reticulated stargazer
Order: Uranoscopiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Uranoscopus reticulatus
Name: Reticulated surgeonfish
Order: Acanthuriformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Acanthurus reticulatus
Name: Reticulated swellshark
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Cephaloscyllium retifer
Name: Reticulated tilefish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Hoplolatilus reticulatus
Name: Reticulated whipray
Order: Myliobatiformes
Habitat: Marine and estuarine
Scientific name: Himantura uarnak
Name: Reunion seahorse
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Hippocampus borboniensis
Name: Rex sole
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Deep sandy and muddy bottoms
Scientific name: Glyptocephalus zachirus
Name: Rhamphorhynchus Goby
Order: Gobiiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Rhamphocottus richardsonii
Name: Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Name: Rhinobatos rhinobatos
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Rhinobatos rhinobatos
Name: Rhinoceros leatherjacket
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Pseudalutarius nasicornis
Name: Rhinochimaera atlantica
Order: Chimaeriformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Harriotta raleighana
Name: Rhinosinus pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Halicampus macrorhynchus
Name: Rhizoprionodon lalandei
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Rhizoprionodon lalandei
Name: Rhodeus
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams and ponds
Scientific name: Rhodeus amarus
Name: Rhomboid mojarra
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Estuarine and coastal marine
Scientific name: Diapterus rhombeus
Name: Rhomboidal triplefin
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Tripodichthys oxycephalus
Name: Ribbed pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Trachyrhamphus longirostris
Name: Ribbon sawtail fish
Order: Anguilliformes
Habitat: Deep marine
Scientific name: Serrivomer beanii
Name: Ribbon-finned manefish
Order: Stephanoberyciiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Caristius macropterus
Name: Ribboned pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Haliichthys taeniophorus
Name: Ribboned sweetlips
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Name: Richardson's Dragonet
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Synchiropus richardsonii
Name: Richardson's Sculpin
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Cottus richardsonii
Name: Richardson's leatherjacket
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Eubalichthys quadrispinus
Name: Richter's pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Solegnathus hardwickii
Name: Ricord's goby
Order: Gobiiformes
Habitat: Marine (Often refers to Sharknose Goby)
Scientific name: Elacatinus oceanops
Name: Ridgeback pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Corythoichthys intestinalis
Name: Riffle sculpin
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams
Scientific name: Cottus gulosus
Name: Righteye flounder
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Pleuronectes platessa
Name: Ring blenny
Order: Blenniiformes
Habitat: Rocky shores
Scientific name: Parablennius tentacularis
Name: Ringed Pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus
Name: Ringed perch
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers
Scientific name: Datnioides undecimradiatus
Name: Ringed pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Coral reefs
Scientific name: Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Name: Rio Fuerte cichlid
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers
Scientific name: Herichthys steindachneri
Name: Rio Grande cichlid
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Name: Rio Grande killifish
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Fundulus zebrinus
Name: Rio Grande perch
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Name: Rio de Janeiro killifish
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Nothobranchius guentheri
Name: Riparian brook lamprey
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Lampetra richardsoni
Name: Ripley's cardinalfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Apogonichthyoides leptacanthus
Name: River Pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Syngnathoides biaculeatus
Name: River Shark
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Glyphis gangeticus
Name: River Sturgeon
Order: Acipenseriformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Acipenser medirostris
Name: River Tonguefish
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Cynoglossus trigrammus
Name: River blackfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers
Scientific name: Gadopsis marmoratus
Name: River bream
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Acanthopagrus butcheri
Name: River garfish
Order: Beloniformes
Habitat: Estuarine and coastal marine
Scientific name: Belone belone
Name: River halfbeak
Order: Beloniformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Zenarchopterus dispar
Name: River hatchetfish
Order: Characiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Gasteropelecus sternicla
Name: River lamprey
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers and coastal marine
Scientific name: Lampetra fluviatilis
Name: River limia
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers and springs
Scientific name: Poecilia nicholsi
Name: River perch
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater lakes and rivers
Scientific name: Perca fluviatilis
Name: River pilchard
Order: Clupeiformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Hypoatherina valenciennei
Name: River pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Doryichthys deokhatoides
Name: River pupfish
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Cyprinodon variegatus
Name: River shark
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers and estuaries
Scientific name: Glyphis gangeticus
Name: River snapper
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Lutjanus fuscescens
Name: River stickleback
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Gasterosteus aculeatus
Name: River sturgeon
Order: Acipenseriformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Acipenser fulvescens
Name: River tarpon
Order: Elopiformes
Habitat: Freshwater/Brackish
Scientific name: Megalops cyprinoides
Name: Rivetfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine (likely refers to Rivulus or Rivet gobies)
Scientific name: Rivettia
Name: Robalo
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine (Common Snook)
Scientific name: Centropomus undecimalis
Name: Robust ghost pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Solenostomus cyanopterus
Name: Robust ghostpipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Solenostomus cyanopterus
Name: Rock bass
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater lakes and rivers
Scientific name: Ambloplites rupestris
Name: Rock clingfish
Order: Gobiesociformes
Habitat: Rocky shores
Scientific name: Lepadogaster lepadogaster
Name: Rock hopper blenny
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Istiblennius periophthalmus
Name: Rock kurper
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater lakes and rivers
Scientific name: Tilapia ruweti
Name: Rock lumpsucker
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Coastal marine
Scientific name: Cyclopterus lumpus
Name: Rock pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Seagrass beds and rocky reefs
Scientific name: Syngnathus acus
Name: Rock sandperch
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Sandy and rocky bottoms
Scientific name: Parapercis rockallensis
Name: Rock sole
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Sandy and rocky bottoms
Scientific name: Lepidopsetta bilineata
Name: Rock spotted blenny
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Parablennius sanguinolentus
Name: Rocky Mountain whitefish
Order: Salmoniformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Prosopium williamsoni
Name: Rocky shore clingfish
Order: Gobiesociformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Lepadogaster candollii
Name: Rolland's Damselfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Plectroglyphidodon rollandi
Name: Rollestoni's stargazer
Order: Trachiniformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Gnathagnus rostellatus
Name: Rondelet's Flyingfish
Order: Beloniformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Cheilopogon rondeletii
Name: Rondelet's deepwater stargazer
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Kathetostoma canina
Name: Rondelet's flyingfish
Order: Beloniformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Cheilopogon rondeletii
Name: Rookery fish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine (likely refers to Chromis species in rookeries)
Scientific name: Chromis
Name: Ropefish
Order: Polypteriformes
Habitat: Freshwater swamps and rivers
Scientific name: Erpetoichthys calabaricus
Name: Roper's seahorse
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Tropical marine waters
Scientific name: Hippocampus ropery
Name: Rosacea
Order: Squaliformes
Habitat: Marine (likely refers to a dogfish shark)
Scientific name: Centroscyllium ritteri
Name: Roseate tern
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Coastal and marine
Scientific name: Sterna dougallii
Name: Rosenberg's Cardinalfish
Order: Kurtiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Apogon margaritophorus
Name: Rosenblatt's Tilefish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Malacanthus rosenbergii
Name: Rosetail pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Dunckerocampus chapmani
Name: Rosy bitterling
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams
Scientific name: Rhodeus ocellatus
Name: Rosy filefish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Cantherhines fronticinctus
Name: Rosy threadfin bream
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Sandy bottoms
Scientific name: Nemipterus isacanthus
Name: Rotenon fish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine (Likely a misidentification or very rare)
Scientific name: Rotenonichthys
Name: Rough Filefish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Pseudomonacanthus peroni
Name: Rough Triggerfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Canthidermis maculata
Name: Rough leatherjacket
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Scobinichthys granulatus
Name: Rough tooth triggerfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Canthidermis maculata
Name: Rough triggerfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Canthidermis maculata
Name: Rough-head blenny
Order: Blenniiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Acanthemblemaria hancocki
Name: Rough-snouted Flounder
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Embassichthys bathybius
Name: Roughback batfish
Order: Lophiiformes
Habitat: Deep sandy bottoms
Scientific name: Zalieutes elater
Name: Roughfin Sole
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Hippoglossoides elassodon
Name: Roughscale flathead
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Sandy bottoms
Scientific name: Thysanophrys chiltonae
Name: Roughscale sole
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Deep sandy bottoms
Scientific name: Clidoderma asperrimum
Name: Roughskin dogfish
Order: Squaliformes
Habitat: Deep marine
Scientific name: Centroscymnus owstoni
Name: Round Head Seahorse
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Hippocampus bargibanti
Name: Round dolphin
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine (Mahi-Mahi)
Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus
Name: Round scorpionfish
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Scorpaena rascassoides
Name: Rounded triggerfish
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Canthidermis maculata
Name: Roundhead Parrotfish
Order: Labriformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Chlorurus strongylocephalus
Name: Roundnose Flounder
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Name: Roving coral grouper
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Plectropomus pessuliferus
Name: Roving coralgrouper
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs
Scientific name: Plectropomus pessuliferus
Name: Royal Slender Mudskipper
Order: Gobiiformes
Habitat: Brackish
Scientific name: Periophthalmus novemradiatus
Name: Royal dottyback
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Coral reefs
Scientific name: Pseudochromis paccagnellae
Name: Rubbernose pupfish
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis
Name: Rudalle's stargazer
Order: Uranoscopiformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Uranoscopus bicinctus
Name: Rueppell's dottyback
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Pseudochromis rueppellii
Name: Rummy nose tetra
Order: Characiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Name: Rummy-nose tetra
Order: Characiformes
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Name: Rummynose tetra
Order: Characiformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers
Scientific name: Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Name: Rush lamprey
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams
Scientific name: Lampetra richardsoni
Name: Russian sturgeon
Order: Acipenseriformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers and coastal marine
Scientific name: Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Name: Rusty blenny
Order: Blenniiformes
Habitat: Rocky shores
Scientific name: Parablennius sanguinolentus
Name: Rusty pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Seagrass beds
Scientific name: Syngnathus floridae
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
---|---|---|---|
Rabauld's pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Corythoichthys ocellatus |
Rabbitfish | Siganiformes | Coral reefs and seagrass beds | Siganus rivulatus |
Rabble-rouser wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Cirrhilabrus labontei |
Raccoon butterflyfish | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Chaetodon lunula |
Racoon butterflyfish | Perciformes | Marine | Chaetodon lunula |
Raddled grunt | Perciformes | Marine | Pomadasys opercularis |
Raddled grunter | Perciformes | Freshwater | Amniataba percoidea |
Radiant parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma radians |
Radiant razorfish | Perciformes | Sandy bottoms of coral reefs | Iniistius radiatus |
Radiant wrasse | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Halichoeres radiatus |
Radiated shanny | Perciformes | Marine | Ulvaria subbifurcata |
Radiated snake eel | Anguilliformes | Marine | Myrichthys colubrinus |
Radical Moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax radicalis |
Radioactive blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Acanthemblemaria aspera |
Raggard sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Icelus rastrinoides |
Ragged-fin triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Sufflamen verres |
Ragged-tooth Shark | Lamniformes | Marine | Odontaspis ferox |
Ragged-tooth shark | Orectolobiformes | Marine | Odontaspis ferox |
Raggie | Orectolobiformes | Marine | Odontaspis taurus |
Rah rah blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Ecsenius yaeyamaensis |
Rainbow Cichlid | Cichliformes | Freshwater | Herotilapia multispinosa |
Rainbow Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Stonogobiops rainbowi |
Rainbow Runner | Carangiformes | Marine | Elagatis bipinnulata |
Rainbow Trout | Salmoniformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Oncorhynchus mykiss |
Rainbow chub | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Opsariichthys uncirostris |
Rainbow darter | Perciformes | Freshwater streams | Etheostoma caeruleum |
Rainbow runner | Carangiformes | Marine | Elagatis bipinnulata |
Rainbow sardine | Clupeiformes | Marine | Dussumieria acuta |
Rainbow smelt | Osmeriformes | Coastal marine and freshwater lakes | Osmerus mordax |
Rainbow wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres pictus |
Rainbowfish | Atheriniformes | Freshwater streams and lakes | Melanotaeniidae |
Rainbownose shark | Carcharhiniformes | Marine | Carcharhinus obsolerus |
Raja belangeri | Rajiformes | Marine | Raja belangeri |
Raja binoculata | Rajiformes | Marine | Beringraja binoculata |
Raja clavata | Rajiformes | Marine | Raja clavata |
Raja eglanteria | Rajiformes | Marine | Raja eglanteria |
Raja radiata | Rajiformes | Marine | Amblyraja radiata |
Rajah Brooke's pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine and estuarine | Syngnathus rajabrookei |
Rajah's tang | Perciformes | Marine | Acanthurus nigricans |
Rakali | Rodentia | Freshwater (often mistaken for fish) | Hydromys chrysogaster |
Rakery Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Amblyeleotris rakan |
Ram cichlid | Cichliformes | Freshwater | Mikrogeophagus ramirezi |
Ram-horned helmetfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi |
Rambosa Catfish | Siluriformes | Freshwater | Pimelodella ramirezi |
Ramirez's dwarf cichlid | Perciformes | Freshwater | Apistogramma ramirezi |
Ramora | Perciformes | Marine | Echeneis naucrates |
Ramsay's trevally | Carangiformes | Marine | Carangoides ramsayi |
Randall's Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Amblyeleotris randalli |
Randall's Wrasse | Labriformes | Marine | Cirrhilabrus randalli |
Randall's frogfish | Lophiiformes | Marine | Antennarius randalli |
Randall's goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Amblyeleotris randalli |
Randall's snapper | Perciformes | Marine | Lutjanus randall |
Randall's wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres randalli |
Ranee snapper | Perciformes | Deep reefs | Pristipomoides amoenus |
Raney's sand stargazer | Perciformes | Marine | Dactylagnus parvus |
Rangiroa damselfish | Perciformes | Marine | Pomacentrus rangiroae |
Ranzani's beaked whale | Cetartiodactyla | Deep offshore waters | Mesoplodon europaeus |
Ranzania | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Ranzania laevis |
Rapa Nui moray eel | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax bathyphilum |
Raphael catfish | Siluriformes | Freshwater | Platydoras armatulus |
Rapp's Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Gnatholepis rappi |
Rasbora | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora borapetensis |
Rasbora caudimaculata | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora caudimaculata |
Rasbora caverii | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora caverii |
Rasbora cephalotaenia | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora cephalotaenia |
Rasbora daniconius | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora daniconius |
Rasbora dorsiocellata | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora dorsiocellata |
Rasbora einthovenii | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora einthovenii |
Rasbora elegans | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora elegans |
Rasbora heteromorpha | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Trigonostigma heteromorpha |
Rasbora kalochroma | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora kalochroma |
Rasbora sumatrana | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora sumatrana |
Rasbora trilineata | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora trilineata |
Rasbora vaterifloris | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rasbora vaterifloris |
Raspbelly drum | Perciformes | Marine | Umbrina coroides |
Raspberry basslet | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Gramma melacara |
Raspberry damselfish | Perciformes | Marine | Pomacentrus alleni |
Raspy moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax verrucosus |
Raspy scorpionfish | Channichthyiformes | Marine | Gymnapistes marmoratus |
Raster goby | Gobiiformes | Coral reefs and sandy bottoms | Gnatholepis anjeriana |
Rastrelliger | Perciformes | Marine | Rastrelliger kanagurta |
Rastrelliger mackerel | Scombriformes | Tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific | Rastrelliger |
Rastrojosa goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Gobius xanthocephalus |
Rat-tail | Gadiformes | Marine (Family of deep-sea fish) | Macrouridae |
Rat-tailed Flounder | Pleuronectiformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Trinectes maculatus |
Rat-tailed dragonfish | Stomiiformes | Marine | Malacosteus niger |
Rat-tailed grenadier | Gadiformes | Marine | Coryphaenoides rupestris |
Ratfish | Chimaeriformes | Deep marine | Hydrolagus colliei |
Rather Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Meiacanthus crinitus |
Rattail | Gadiformes | Marine | Macrouridae |
Rattail blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Pteroscirtes variabilis |
Rattlesnake fish | Aulopiformes | Marine | Talismania bifurcata |
Rattlesnake moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Muraena clepsydra |
Raukawa hapuku | Perciformes | Marine | Polyprion oxygeneios |
Raven croaker | Perciformes | Marine | Umbrina roncador |
Raven hawkfish | Perciformes | Marine | Cyprinocirrhites polyactis |
Raven's Hook-nosed Pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Phyllopteryx taeniolatus |
Ravenfish | Batrachoidiformes | Marine | Batrachoides grunniens |
Ray's sea catfish | Siluriformes | Marine | Ariopsis raysi |
Rayed pearlfish | Ophidiiformes | Commensal in sea cucumbers | Carapus bermudensis |
Rays bream | Perciformes | Deep marine | Brama brama |
Razor ribbonfish | Lampriformes | Marine | Eumecichthys fiski |
Razor wrasse | Perciformes | Marine (Also Razorfish) | Iniistius novacula |
Razorback sucker | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Xyrauchen texanus |
Razorfine catfish | Siluriformes | Freshwater | Pimelodus floridai |
Razorfish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Aeoliscus strigatus |
Rebblenose moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax reevesae |
Rebblenose pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Corythoichthys ocellatus |
Reckoning wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Bodianus opercularis |
Red Barb | Cypriniformes | Freshwater streams and rivers | Barbodes semifasciolatus |
Red Irish lord | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus |
Red Sea Clownfish | Perciformes | Marine | Amphiprion bicinctus |
Red Sea Goatfish | Perciformes | Marine | Parupeneus forsskali |
Red Sea Mimic Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Plagiotremus tapeinosoma |
Red Sea Riffle Fish | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Aphanius dispar |
Red Sea Sohal Surgeonfish | Acanthuriformes | Marine | Acanthurus sohal |
Red Sea Whiptail | Perciformes | Marine | Pentapodus emeryii |
Red Spotted Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Amblygobius phalaena |
Red Striped Hogfish | Labriformes | Marine | Bodianus rubrispina |
Red Swellshark | Carcharhiniformes | Marine | Cephaloscyllium expansum |
Red banded parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma viride |
Red banded seabream | Perciformes | Marine | Pagrus auriga |
Red banded wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres opercularis |
Red barracuda | Perciformes | Marine | Sphyraena pinguis |
Red bass | Perciformes | Marine | Lutjanus bohar |
Red bellied piranha | Characiformes | Freshwater | Pygocentrus nattereri |
Red cheek parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma notatum |
Red cornetfish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Fistularia petimba |
Red devil cichlid | Cichliformes | Freshwater lakes | Amphilophus labiatus |
Red dot triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Canthidermis maculata |
Red drum | Perciformes | Estuaries and coastal marine | Sciaenops ocellatus |
Red emperor | Perciformes | Marine | Lutjanus sebae |
Red emperor snapper | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Lutjanus sebae |
Red eyed piranha | Characiformes | Freshwater | Serrasalmus rhombeus |
Red fantail darter | Perciformes | Freshwater | Etheostoma flabellare |
Red filament wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Paracheilinus filamentosus |
Red fin fusilier | Perciformes | Marine | Pterocaesio digramma |
Red finned parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma taeniopterum |
Red flounder | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Pseudopleuronectes americanus |
Red grouper | Perciformes | Reefs and rocky bottoms | Epinephelus morio |
Red groupers | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus morio |
Red hind | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus guttatus |
Red hogfish | Perciformes | Marine | Lachnolaimus maximus |
Red horse minnow | Cypriniformes | Freshwater streams and rivers | Moxostoma erythrurum |
Red irish lord | Scorpaeniformes | Coastal marine | Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus |
Red kingfish | Perciformes | Coral reefs and rocky bottoms | Priacanthus hamrur |
Red koi | Cypriniformes | Freshwater ponds and streams | Cyprinus rubrofuscus |
Red lionfish | Scorpaeniformes | Coral reefs | Pterois volitans |
Red lipped batfish | Lophiiformes | Marine | Ogcocephalus darwini |
Red lipped blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Ophioblennius atlanticus |
Red lizardfish | Aulopiformes | Marine | Synodus synodus |
Red mariana blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Cirripectes kuwamurai |
Red morwong | Perciformes | Marine | Cheilodactylus fuscus |
Red mullet | Perciformes | Marine | Mullus surmuletus |
Red mullett | Perciformes | Marine | Mullus surmuletus |
Red mulloway | Perciformes | Coastal estuarine waters | Argyrosomus japonicas |
Red pacu | Characiformes | Freshwater rivers and floodplains | Piaractus brachypomus |
Red pandora | Perciformes | Deep marine | Pagellus bogaraveo |
Red paperfish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Taenianotus triacanthus |
Red pargo | Perciformes | Marine | Pagrus pagrus |
Red parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma aurofrenatum |
Red perch | Perciformes | Marine | Sebastes marinus |
Red pomfret | Perciformes | Marine | Brama brama |
Red porgy | Perciformes | Marine | Pagrus pagrus |
Red razorfish | Perciformes | Sandy bottoms | Xyrichtys novacula |
Red salmon | Salmoniformes | Freshwater/Marine | Oncorhynchus nerka |
Red scorpionfish | Perciformes | Marine | Scorpaena scrofa |
Red sea anemonefish | Perciformes | Marine | Amphiprion bicinctus |
Red sea bannerfish | Perciformes | Marine | Heniochus intermedius |
Red sea bream | Perciformes | Marine | Pagellus bogaraveo |
Red sea clownfish | Perciformes | Marine | Amphiprion bicinctus |
Red sea dab | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Solea aegyptiaca |
Red sea goatfish | Perciformes | Marine | Parupeneus forsskali |
Red sea gurnard | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Pterygotrigla robertsi |
Red sea hawkfish | Perciformes | Marine | Paracirrhites forsteri |
Red sea hogfish | Perciformes | Marine | Bodianus opercularis |
Red sea parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Scarus russelii |
Red sea snapper | Perciformes | Marine | Lutjanus ehrenbergii |
Red sea wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Symphodus cinereus |
Red seabream | Perciformes | Coastal marine | Pagrus major |
Red snapper | Perciformes | Reefs and rocky bottoms | Lutjanus campechanus |
Red spot emperors | Perciformes | Marine | Lethrinus erythracanthus |
Red spot goby | Perciformes | Marine | Amblygobius pholegandros |
Red spot grouper | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus chlorostigma |
Red spot hawkfish | Perciformes | Marine | Paracirrhites punctatus |
Red spot parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma chrysopterum |
Red spot wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres marginatus |
Red spotted hawkfish | Perciformes | Marine | Amblycirrhitus bimaculatus |
Red spotted jewelfish | Cichliformes | Freshwater rivers and lakes | Hemichromis guttatus |
Red squirrelfish | Holocentriformes | Marine | Sargocentron rubrum |
Red streak parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma rubripinne |
Red swamp crayfish | Decapoda | Freshwater (often considered an ecological pest when invasive) | Procambarus clarkii |
Red swamp eel | Synbranchiformes | Freshwater | Monopterus albus |
Red tail barbel | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Barbus barbus |
Red tail catfish | Siluriformes | Freshwater | Phractocephalus hemioliopterus |
Red tail pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus |
Red tailed shark | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Epalzeorhynchos bicolor |
Red throat emperor | Perciformes | Coral reefs and rocky bottoms | Lethrinus miniatus |
Red tipped shark | Carcharhiniformes | Marine | Carcharhinus altimus |
Red tooth triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Odonus niger |
Red triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Balistes polylepis |
Red velvet wrasse | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Cirrhilabrus exquisitus |
Red velvetfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Gnathanacanthus goetzeei |
Red whipray | Myliobatiformes | Marine | Himantura uarnak |
Red winged blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Cirripectes stigmapterus |
Red-banded Cardinalfish | Kurtiformes | Marine | Apogon doederleini |
Red-banded wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres opercularis |
Red-bellied Piranha | Characiformes | Freshwater | Pygocentrus nattereri |
Red-bellied piranha | Characiformes | Freshwater | Pygocentrus nattereri |
Red-breasted wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Symphodus melops |
Red-cheeked Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius pictus |
Red-edged Triplefin | Blenniiformes | Marine | Tripterygion delaisi |
Red-finned Kadavu Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius kadovuensis |
Red-finned shark | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Epalzeorhynchos frenatum |
Red-handed Shrimp Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Ctenogobiops fernaldi |
Red-headed Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Elacatinus puncticulatus |
Red-lipped Batfish | Lophiiformes | Marine | Ogcocephalus darwini |
Red-lipped batfish | Lophiiformes | Marine | Ogcocephalus darwini |
Red-lipped blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ophioblennius atlanticus |
Red-margined Triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Sufflamen chrysopterum |
Red-mouthed Triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Sufflamen fraenatum |
Red-mouthed rockfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Sebastes miniatus |
Red-ridged Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius gravieri |
Red-saddled Toby | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Canthigaster coronata |
Red-socket Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Cryptocentrus albidorsus |
Red-spot wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Coris aygula |
Red-spotted Hawkfish | Perciformes | Marine | Paracirrhites forsteri |
Red-spotted Shrimp Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Amblyeleotris guttata |
Red-spotted blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Aidablennius sphynx |
Red-striped Squirrelfish | Holocentriformes | Marine | Sargocentron rubrum |
Red-tail barracuda | Perciformes | Marine | Sphyraena barracuda |
Red-tentacled Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius tentaculatus |
Red-tipped Coral Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Gobiodon rivulatus |
Red-tipped halfbeak | Beloniformes | Marine | Hemiramphus marginatus |
Red-tipped reef crab | Decapoda | Rocky intertidal zones | Percnon planissimum |
Redback wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Paracheilinus mccoskeri |
Redband parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma aurofrenatum |
Redbanded parrotfish | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Sparisoma aurofrenatum |
Redbarred sandperch | Perciformes | Marine | Parapercis hexophtalma |
Redbellied piranha | Characiformes | Freshwater | Pygocentrus nattereri |
Redbelly blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius axelrodi |
Redbelly tilapia | Cichliformes | Freshwater | Coptodon zillii |
Redbreast sunfish | Perciformes | Freshwater rivers and lakes | Lepomis auritus |
Redbreasted maomao | Perciformes | Marine | Caprodon longimanus |
Redcap goby | Gobiiformes | Coral reefs | Elacatinus puncticulatus |
Redcheek butterfish | Perciformes | Marine | Psenes arafurensis |
Redcheek parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Scarus forsteni |
Redcheek wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres rubricephalus |
Redcoat | Perciformes | Marine | Sargocentron rubrum |
Reddish damselfish | Perciformes | Marine | Pomacentrus rubristigma |
Reddish scorpionfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Scorpaena rubella |
Redear sunfish | Perciformes | Freshwater | Lepomis microlophus |
Redfield's pupfish | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater | Empetrichthys latos |
Redfin | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rutilus rutilus |
Redfin Blue-eye | Atheriniformes | Freshwater (often introduced) | Poecilia reticulata |
Redfin Perch | Perciformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Perca fluviatilis |
Redfin Wrasse | Labriformes | Marine | Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis |
Redfin anthias | Perciformes | Marine | Pseudanthias dispar |
Redfin perch | Perciformes | Freshwater lakes and rivers | Perca fluviatilis |
Redfin pickerel | Esociformes | Freshwater | Esox americanus americanus |
Redfin planyfish | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater | Phallichthys pittieri |
Redfin shovelnose ray | Rajiformes | Marine | Rhinobatos horkelii |
Redfinned shark | Cypriniformes | Freshwater (Often called Red-tailed shark too) | Epalzeorhynchos frenatum |
Redfinned whalefish | Stephanoberyciiformes | Marine | Cetomimidae |
Redfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sebastes viviparus |
Redhand goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Stonogobiops nematodes |
Redhead goby | Gobiiformes | Coral reefs | Elacatinus macrodon |
Redheaded goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Elacatinus puncticulatus |
Redheaded parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Chlorurus strongylocephalus |
Redhorse sucker | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Moxostoma |
Redline grouper | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus reticulatus |
Redlined anthias | Perciformes | Marine | Pseudanthias rubrizonatus |
Redlipped blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ophioblennius atlanticus |
Redlipped goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Gobius rubropunctatus |
Redlipped moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax chilensis |
Redlipped pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Hippichthys heptagonus |
Redmouth grouper | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus mystacinus |
Redmouth scorpionfish | Scorpaeniformes | Rocky reefs | Scorpaena maderensis |
Redmouthed grouper | Perciformes | Marine | Cephalopholis sonnerati |
Rednaped wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres prosopeion |
Redneck damselfish | Perciformes | Marine | Pomacentrus roosevelti |
Redpatch anthias | Perciformes | Marine | Pseudanthias rubrilaevis |
Redpatch hawkfish | Perciformes | Marine | Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus |
Redside dace | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Clinostomus elongatus |
Redspot blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius stigmatura |
Redspot fairy wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Cirrhilabrus punctata |
Redspot goatfish | Mulliformes | Marine | Parupeneus chrysopleuron |
Redspot grouper | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus magniscuttis |
Redspot hawkfish | Perciformes | Marine | Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus |
Redspot wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres stigmaturus |
Redstripe pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus |
Redstripe snapper | Perciformes | Marine | Lutjanus synagris |
Redtail catfish | Siluriformes | Freshwater rivers | Phractocephalus hemioliopterus |
Redtail coral trout | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Plectropomus oligacanthus |
Redtailed fusilier | Perciformes | Marine | Caesio cuning |
Redtailed triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Sufflamen chrysopterum |
Redtooth triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Coral reefs | Odonus niger |
Redvelvet shrimpfish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Aeoliscus strigatus |
Reedfish | Polypteriformes | Freshwater | Erpetoichthys calabaricus |
Reef anglerfish | Lophiiformes | Marine | Antennarius striatus |
Reef batfish | Ephippiformes | Marine | Platax pinnatus |
Reef blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Parablennius pilicornis |
Reef butterflyfish | Perciformes | Marine | Chaetodon sedentarius |
Reef cod | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus corallicola |
Reef croaker | Perciformes | Marine | Micropogonias undulatus |
Reef flat angelfish | Perciformes | Marine | Pomacanthus annularis |
Reef stonefish | Scorpaeniformes | Coral reefs and rocky bottoms | Synanceia verrucosa |
Reef triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Rhinecanthus aculeatus |
Reef whitetip shark | Carcharhiniformes | Marine | Triaenodon obesus |
Regal Angelfish | Perciformes | Marine | Pygoplites diacanthus |
Regal Damselfish | Perciformes | Marine | Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus |
Regal Dottyback | Perciformes | Marine | Pseudochromis aldabraensis |
Regal Jumper Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Omobranchus ferox |
Regal angelfish | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Pygoplites diacanthus |
Regal damselfish | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus |
Regal demoiselle | Perciformes | Marine | Neopomacentrus nemurus |
Regal dotsnapper | Perciformes | Marine | Lutjanus madras |
Regal parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Scaridae chrysopterus |
Regal sea snake | Elapidae | Marine | Hydrophis stokesii |
Regal tang | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Paracanthurus hepatus |
Regal tilefish | Perciformes | Marine | Hoplolatilus starcki |
Regan's parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Scarus regani |
Regan's seahorse | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Hippocampus reidi |
Reggie's damselfish | Perciformes | Marine | Pomacentrus reedi |
Regulus fish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Corythoichthys regulus |
Reid's Sea Dragon | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Phyllopteryx reidi |
Reid's pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Corythoichthys reidi |
Reinbolt's damselfish | Perciformes | Marine | Pomacentrus reini |
Reinhard's flounder | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides |
Reinhardt's flatfish | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus |
Reinhardtius halibut | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides |
Rembrandt Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Amblygobius bynoensis |
Remora | Perciformes | Marine | Echeneis naucrates |
Remora remora | Perciformes | Marine | Remora remora |
Rendahl's Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Sueviotrilus rendalli |
Requiem shark | Carcharhiniformes | Marine | Carcharhinus longimanus |
Retaliator blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Aspidontus taeniatus |
Retaliator goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Discordipinna griessingeri |
Reticulated Dragonet | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Synchiropus reticulatus |
Reticulated dragonet | Perciformes | Sandy and muddy bottoms | Symphypleura reticulata |
Reticulated hillstream loach | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Sewellia lineolata |
Reticulated moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax reticularis |
Reticulated puffer | Tetraodontiformes | Coral reefs | Arothron reticularis |
Reticulated pufferfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Arothron reticularis |
Reticulated stargazer | Uranoscopiformes | Marine | Uranoscopus reticulatus |
Reticulated surgeonfish | Acanthuriformes | Marine | Acanthurus reticulatus |
Reticulated swellshark | Carcharhiniformes | Marine | Cephaloscyllium retifer |
Reticulated tilefish | Perciformes | Marine | Hoplolatilus reticulatus |
Reticulated whipray | Myliobatiformes | Marine and estuarine | Himantura uarnak |
Reuleaux's blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Ecsenius reitmeri |
Reunion seahorse | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Hippocampus borboniensis |
Reversed blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Aidablennius scabra |
Rex sole | Pleuronectiformes | Deep sandy and muddy bottoms | Glyptocephalus zachirus |
Rhadinesthes decimus | Stomiiformes | Marine | Rhadinesthes decimus |
Rhamphochromis | Cichliformes | Freshwater lakes | Rhamphochromis |
Rhamphorhynchus Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Rhamphocottus richardsonii |
Rhinecanthus rectangulus | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Rhinecanthus rectangulus |
Rhino Razorfish | Perciformes | Marine | Iniistius novacula |
Rhino blenny | Blenniiformes | Coral reefs | Cirripectes albolimus |
Rhino pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Corythoichthys ocellatus |
Rhino ray | Rhinopristiformes | Marine | Rhina ancylostomus |
Rhino sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Freshwater | Cottus asperrima |
Rhinobatos rhinobatos | Rhinopristiformes | Marine | Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Rhinoceros Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Meiacanthus rhinoceratus |
Rhinoceros fish | Clupeiformes | Marine | Chirocentrus dorab |
Rhinoceros leatherjacket | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Pseudalutarius nasicornis |
Rhinochimaera | Chimaeriformes | Marine | Rhinochimaera atlantica |
Rhinochimaera atlantica | Chimaeriformes | Marine | Harriotta raleighana |
Rhinosinus pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Halicampus macrorhynchus |
Rhizoprionodon lalandei | Carcharhiniformes | Marine | Rhizoprionodon lalandei |
Rhodeus | Cypriniformes | Freshwater streams and ponds | Rhodeus amarus |
Rhodeus amarus | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rhodeus amarus |
Rhomboid mojarra | Perciformes | Estuarine and coastal marine | Diapterus rhombeus |
Rhomboid wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis |
Rhomboidal triplefin | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Tripodichthys oxycephalus |
Rhoplichthys scabra | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Rhoplichthys scabra |
Rhyacichthys aspro | Gobiiformes | Freshwater | Rhyacichthys aspro |
Ribbed blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Parablennius gattorugine |
Ribbed moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax richelieu |
Ribbed pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Trachyrhamphus longirostris |
Ribbon eel | Anguilliformes | Coral reefs | Rhinomuraena quaesita |
Ribbon fish | Ophidiiformes | Deep marine | Trachipterus arcticus |
Ribbon sawtail | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Plewronectes modestus |
Ribbon sawtail fish | Anguilliformes | Deep marine | Serrivomer beanii |
Ribbon sweetlips | Perciformes | Marine | Plectorhinchus polytaenia |
Ribbon-finned manefish | Stephanoberyciiformes | Marine | Caristius macropterus |
Ribbon-finned wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Xyrichtys novacula |
Ribbon-tailed stingray | Myliobatiformes | Marine | Taeniura lymma |
Ribboned pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Haliichthys taeniophorus |
Ribboned sweetlips | Perciformes | Marine | Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides |
Ribbonfish | Lampriformes | Deep marine | Trachipteridae |
Ribbontail stingray | Myliobatiformes | Marine | Taeniura lymma |
Rice eel | Synbranchiformes | Freshwater | Monopterus albus |
Richards' Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Cryptocentrus singapurensis |
Richardson's Dragonet | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Synchiropus richardsonii |
Richardson's Sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Freshwater | Cottus richardsonii |
Richardson's dragonet | Perciformes | Marine | Synchiropus richardsi |
Richardson's leatherjacket | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Eubalichthys quadrispinus |
Richardson's rockfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Sebastes reedi |
Richter's pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Solegnathus hardwickii |
Ricord's goby | Gobiiformes | Marine (Often refers to Sharknose Goby) | Elacatinus oceanops |
Ridge-snout mullet | Mugiliformes | Marine | Oedalechilus labiosus |
Ridgeback pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Corythoichthys intestinalis |
Ridgeback rockfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Sebastes melanostomus |
Ridgehead | Ateleopodiformes | Marine | Ateleopus japonicus |
Riffle sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Freshwater streams | Cottus gulosus |
Riflefish | Perciformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Toxotes jaculatrix |
Righteye flounder | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Pleuronectes platessa |
Rigid Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Coryphopterus glaucofraenum |
Rigid pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Seagrass beds | Syngnathus rigidus |
Rigid seahorse | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Hippocampus erectus |
Rimscale lanternfish | Myctophiformes | Marine | Lampanyctus rimosus |
Rindani Cardinalfish | Kurtiformes | Marine | Apogon isus |
Ring blenny | Blenniiformes | Rocky shores | Parablennius tentacularis |
Ringed Pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus |
Ringed Wrasse | Labriformes | Marine | Bodianus axillaris |
Ringed blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Salarias ramosus |
Ringed butterflyfish | Perciformes | Marine | Chaetodon auriga |
Ringed filefish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Aluterus scriptus |
Ringed goatfish | Mulliformes | Marine | Upeneus cirrinarius |
Ringed hawkfish | Perciformes | Marine | Cirrhitichthys ringens |
Ringed perch | Perciformes | Freshwater rivers | Datnioides undecimradiatus |
Ringed pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Coral reefs | Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus |
Ringed puffer | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Arothron manilensis |
Ringed wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres annulatus |
Ringeye goby | Gobiiformes | Coral reefs | Trimmatom nanus |
Rio Fuerte cichlid | Cichliformes | Freshwater rivers | Herichthys steindachneri |
Rio Grande cichlid | Cichliformes | Freshwater | Herichthys cyanoguttatus |
Rio Grande killifish | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater | Fundulus zebrinus |
Rio Grande perch | Perciformes | Freshwater | Herichthys cyanoguttatus |
Rio de Janeiro killifish | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater | Nothobranchius guentheri |
Riparian Killifish | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater | Rivulus hartii |
Riparian brook lamprey | Petromyzontiformes | Freshwater | Lampetra richardsoni |
Ripley's cardinalfish | Perciformes | Marine | Apogonichthyoides leptacanthus |
Ripley's wrasse | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Thalassoma hardwicke |
Ripple rockfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Sebastes rastrelliger |
Rippy's cusk-eel | Ophidiiformes | Marine | Ophidion ripi |
River Blackfish | Perciformes | Freshwater | Gadopsis marmoratus |
River Moray | Anguilliformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Gymnothorax tile |
River Perch | Perciformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Perca fluviatilis |
River Pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Syngnathoides biaculeatus |
River Shark | Carcharhiniformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Glyphis gangeticus |
River Sturgeon | Acipenseriformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Acipenser medirostris |
River Tonguefish | Pleuronectiformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Cynoglossus trigrammus |
River angel | Rajiformes | Marine | Rhinobatos cemiculus |
River bass | Perciformes | Freshwater | Paradicichthys venenatus |
River blackfish | Perciformes | Freshwater rivers | Gadopsis marmoratus |
River bream | Perciformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Acanthopagrus butcheri |
River carp | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Labeo pangasia |
River carpsucker | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Carpiodes carpio |
River char | Salmoniformes | Freshwater | Salvelinus alpinus |
River crab-eater | Perciformes | Marine | Symphurus diomedeanus |
River croaker | Perciformes | Freshwater | Plagioscion squamosissimus |
River darter | Perciformes | Freshwater | Percina shumardi |
River dogfish | Squaliformes | Marine | Scyliorhinus retifer |
River eel | Anguilliformes | Freshwater/Marine | Anguilla anguilla |
River gar | Lepisosteiformes | Freshwater | Lepisosteus osseus |
River garfish | Beloniformes | Estuarine and coastal marine | Belone belone |
River goby | Gobiiformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Gobius fluviatilis |
River halfbeak | Beloniformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Zenarchopterus dispar |
River hatchetfish | Characiformes | Freshwater | Gasteropelecus sternicla |
River lamprey | Petromyzontiformes | Freshwater rivers and coastal marine | Lampetra fluviatilis |
River limia | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater rivers and springs | Poecilia nicholsi |
River perch | Perciformes | Freshwater lakes and rivers | Perca fluviatilis |
River pilchard | Clupeiformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Hypoatherina valenciennei |
River pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Freshwater | Doryichthys deokhatoides |
River puffer | Tetraodontiformes | Freshwater | Tetraodon fluviatilis |
River pupfish | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater | Cyprinodon variegatus |
River ray | Myliobatiformes | Freshwater | Potamotrygon motoro |
River redhorse | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Moxostoma carinatum |
River seahorse | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Hippocampus kuda |
River shark | Carcharhiniformes | Freshwater rivers and estuaries | Glyphis gangeticus |
River snapper | Perciformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Lutjanus fuscescens |
River stickleback | Gasterosteiformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Gasterosteus aculeatus |
River stingray | Myliobatiformes | Freshwater rivers | Potamotrygon |
River sturgeon | Acipenseriformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Acipenser fulvescens |
River tarpon | Elopiformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Megalops cyprinoides |
River tilefish | Perciformes | Marine | Malacanthus burracanthus |
River torpedo | Torpediniformes | Marine | Torpedo torpedo |
River trout | Salmoniformes | Freshwater/Marine | Salmo trutta |
River whiting | Gadiformes | Marine | Macruronus novaezelandiae |
Rivetfish | Perciformes | Marine (likely refers to Rivulus or Rivet gobies) | Rivettia |
Roach | Cypriniformes | Freshwater rivers and lakes | Rutilus rutilus |
Roanoke bass | Perciformes | Freshwater | Ambloplites cavifrons |
Roanoke darter | Perciformes | Freshwater | Percina roanoka |
Roatan Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Elacatinus atronasus |
Robalo | Perciformes | Marine (Common Snook) | Centropomus undecimalis |
Robber croaker | Perciformes | Marine | Paranibea semiluctuosa |
Robert's corydoras | Siluriformes | Freshwater | Corydoras robri |
Roberts' perch | Perciformes | Freshwater | Ambassis robertsi |
Robin redbreast | Perciformes | Freshwater | Centrarchus macropterus |
Robins' Cardinalfish | Kurtiformes | Marine | Apogon robinsi |
Robinson's Anemonefish | Perciformes | Marine | Amphiprion robinsoni |
Robinson's parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Scarus dubius |
Robust Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius bicolor |
Robust Lizardfish | Aulopiformes | Marine | Synodus robustus |
Robust Perch | Perciformes | Freshwater | Perca robusta |
Robust basslet | Perciformes | Marine | Liopropoma aberrans |
Robust ghost pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Solenostomus cyanopterus |
Robust ghostpipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Solenostomus cyanopterus |
Robust ghostshark | Chimaeriformes | Marine | Hydrolagus pallidus |
Robust grunt | Perciformes | Marine | Pomadasys punctulatus |
Robust moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax robustus |
Robust pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Syngnathus robustus |
Robust sleeper | Gobiiformes | Freshwater/Brackish | Eleotris fusca |
Robust wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres robustus |
Rock bass | Perciformes | Freshwater lakes and rivers | Ambloplites rupestris |
Rock beauty | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Holacanthus tricolor |
Rock blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ophioblennius macclurei |
Rock clingfish | Gobiesociformes | Rocky shores | Lepadogaster lepadogaster |
Rock cod | Gadiformes | Marine | Gadus morhua |
Rock cook | Perciformes | Rocky reefs | Centrolabrus exoletus |
Rock crab-eater | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Sebastolobus alascanus |
Rock croaker | Perciformes | Coastal marine | Umbrina aurata |
Rock cusk-eel | Ophidiiformes | Marine | Ophidion rockfish |
Rock eel | Perciformes | Marine | Pholis gunnellus |
Rock goby | Gobiiformes | Rocky shores | Gobius paganellus |
Rock gunnel | Perciformes | Coastal marine | Pholis gunnellus |
Rock hawkfish | Perciformes | Marine | Cirrhitus rivulatus |
Rock hind | Perciformes | Rocky reefs | Epinephelus adscensionis |
Rock hopper blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Istiblennius periophthalmus |
Rock kabilya | Scorpaeniformes | Rocky reefs | Scorpaenopsis venosa |
Rock kelpfish | Perciformes | Marine | Chironemus marmoratus |
Rock knifefish | Gymnotiformes | Freshwater | Eigenmannia virescens |
Rock kurper | Cichliformes | Freshwater lakes and rivers | Tilapia ruweti |
Rock lumpsucker | Scorpaeniformes | Coastal marine | Cyclopterus lumpus |
Rock parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma rubripinne |
Rock pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Seagrass beds and rocky reefs | Syngnathus acus |
Rock prickleback | Perciformes | Marine | Xiphister mucosus |
Rock sandperch | Perciformes | Sandy and rocky bottoms | Parapercis rockallensis |
Rock sea bass | Perciformes | Marine | Centropristis philadelphica |
Rock snapper | Perciformes | Rocky reefs | Lutjanus mahogoni |
Rock sole | Pleuronectiformes | Sandy and rocky bottoms | Lepidopsetta bilineata |
Rock spotted blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Parablennius sanguinolentus |
Rock wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres semicinctus |
Rocket Frogfish | Lophiiformes | Marine | Antennarius multicellulatus |
Rocket Garfish | Beloniformes | Marine | Tropidostethus rhothophilus |
Rocket blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Aspidontus dussumieri |
Rocket goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Stonogobiops nematodes |
Rockfish | Scorpaeniformes | Rocky reefs | Sebastes |
Rockling | Gadiformes | Marine | Ciliata mustela |
Rockmover wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Novaculichthys taeniourus |
Rockpool Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Parablennius parvicornis |
Rockpool Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Gobius paganellus |
Rockskipper Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Istiblennius zebra |
Rocky Mountain whitefish | Salmoniformes | Freshwater | Prosopium williamsoni |
Rocky shore Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Salarias ramosus |
Rocky shore clingfish | Gobiesociformes | Marine | Lepadogaster candollii |
Rodney's tang | Perciformes | Marine | Acanthurus triostegus |
Roe's parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma roe |
Rofus emperor | Perciformes | Marine | Lethrinus rofu |
Rohu | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Labeo rohita |
Rolland's Damselfish | Perciformes | Marine | Plectroglyphidodon rollandi |
Rollerskates | Rajiformes | Marine | Notoraja tobitukai |
Rollestoni's stargazer | Trachiniformes | Marine | Gnathagnus rostellatus |
Romaine's Pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Corythoichthys rompu |
Roman snook | Perciformes | Marine | Centropomus undecimalis |
Roman-nosed snook | Perciformes | Marine | Centropomus pectinatus |
Roncador | Perciformes | Marine | Umbrina roncador |
Rondelet's Flyingfish | Beloniformes | Marine | Cheilopogon rondeletii |
Rondelet's deepwater stargazer | Perciformes | Marine | Kathetostoma canina |
Rondelet's flyingfish | Beloniformes | Marine | Cheilopogon rondeletii |
Rondella | Perciformes | Marine | Caranx hippos |
Roodlefish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Lagocephalus sceleratus |
Rookery fish | Perciformes | Marine (likely refers to Chromis species in rookeries) | Chromis |
Rooster Flounder | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Bothus mancus |
Rooster Wrasse | Labriformes | Marine | Oxycheilinus unifasciatus |
Rooster hind | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus fasciatus |
Rooster hogfish | Perciformes | Marine | Bodianus eclancheri |
Roosterfish | Perciformes | Coastal marine | Nematistius pectoralis |
Ropefish | Polypteriformes | Freshwater swamps and rivers | Erpetoichthys calabaricus |
Roper's seahorse | Syngnathiformes | Tropical marine waters | Hippocampus ropery |
Roper's wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Cheilinus roresii |
Rosa blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius rosae |
Rosacea | Squaliformes | Marine (likely refers to a dogfish shark) | Centroscyllium ritteri |
Rosada | Ophidiiformes | Marine | Genypterus blacodes |
Rose Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Meiacanthus mossambicus |
Rose Cichlid | Cichliformes | Freshwater | Thorichthys meeki |
Rose Eel | Anguilliformes | Freshwater | Moringua raitaborua |
Rose Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Gobiodon spilophthalmus |
Rose Skulpin | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Scorpaena rosacea |
Rose Spotted Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Omobranchus roseus |
Rose Velvetfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Parascorpaena mcadami |
Rose bass | Lophiiformes | Marine | Lophius americanus |
Rose bitterling | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Rhodeus ocellatus |
Rose blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Parablennius gattorugin |
Rose bream | Spariformes | Marine | Pagrus auratus |
Rose perch | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Helicolenus dactylopterus |
Rose wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres marginatus |
Rose-banded blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Parablennius incognitus |
Rose-breasted wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Thalassoma hardwicke |
Rose-colored wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Thalassoma bifasciatum |
Rose-margined wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Cirrhilabrus exquisitus |
Rose-red Bass | Perciformes | Marine | Cephalopholis sonnerati |
Rose-striped Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Meiacanthus kamoharai |
Roseate fish | Lophiiformes | Marine | Lophius budegassa |
Roseate tern | Charadriiformes | Coastal and marine | Sterna dougallii |
Rosefin blenny | Perciformes | Marine | Entomacrodus roseoflabrum |
Roseland Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Cryptocentrus roseus |
Roseleaf scorpionfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Rhinopias aphanes |
Roseless goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Gobiodon rosaceus |
Roselight fish | Stomiiformes | Marine | Maurolicus muelleri |
Roselius' dartfish | Perciformes | Marine | Nemateleotris roseliusi |
Rosen's pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Corythoichthys roseni |
Rosen's tetra | Characiformes | Freshwater | Hyphessobrycon rosaceus |
Rosenberg's Cardinalfish | Kurtiformes | Marine | Apogon margaritophorus |
Rosenberg's Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Amblyeleotris steinitzi |
Rosenblatt's Tilefish | Perciformes | Marine | Malacanthus rosenbergii |
Rosetail pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Dunckerocampus chapmani |
Rosette skate | Rajiformes | Marine | Leucoraja garmani |
Rosetted moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax mucifer |
Rosomak | Salmo trutta | Scandinavia | Freshwater |
Rosulate Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Gobiodon spilophthalmus |
Rosy Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius oculus |
Rosy Cardinalfish | Kurtiformes | Marine | Apogon dewa |
Rosy barb | Cypriniformes | Freshwater streams | Pethia conchonius |
Rosy bass | Perciformes | Marine | Acanthistius cinctus |
Rosy basslet | Perciformes | Marine | Liopropoma rubre |
Rosy bitterling | Cypriniformes | Freshwater streams | Rhodeus ocellatus |
Rosy blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius rubripinnis |
Rosy cardinalfish | Kurtiformes | Marine | Apogonichthys rubrananus |
Rosy darter | Perciformes | Freshwater | Etheostoma rubrum |
Rosy dartfish | Perciformes | Marine | Ptereleotris rubristigma |
Rosy doris | Perciformes | Marine | Anthias squamipinnis |
Rosy dory | Zeiformes | Marine | Zenopsis conchifer |
Rosy dottyback | Perciformes | Marine | Pseudochromis fuscus |
Rosy drum | Perciformes | Marine | Umbrina ronchus |
Rosy filefish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Cantherhines fronticinctus |
Rosy flagtail | Perciformes | Marine | Kuhlia rubra |
Rosy flathead | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Rogadius pristiger |
Rosy grouper | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus rosaceus |
Rosy hawkfish | Perciformes | Marine | Cirrhitichthys rubripinnis |
Rosy jack | Perciformes | Marine | Caranx ruber |
Rosy jewfish | Perciformes | Marine | Protonibea diacanthus |
Rosy perch | Perciformes | Marine | Helicolenus dactylopterus |
Rosy pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Syngnathus rostellatus |
Rosy platy | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater | Xiphophorus maculatus |
Rosy razorfish | Perciformes | Marine | Xyrichtys martinicensis |
Rosy red minnow | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Pimephales promelas |
Rosy reef bass | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Pseudanthias smithvanizi |
Rosy sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Sebastolobus alascanus |
Rosy sea bass | Perciformes | Marine | Centropristis striata |
Rosy seabass | Perciformes | Marine | Acanthistius cinctus |
Rosy snapper | Perciformes | Marine | Lutjanus campechanus |
Rosy soldierfish | Beryciformes | Marine | Myripristis murdjan |
Rosy spectacle bass | Perciformes | Marine | Liopropoma rosaceum |
Rosy stingray | Myliobatiformes | Marine | Urolophus armatus |
Rosy stonefish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Synanceia horrida |
Rosy surgeonfish | Perciformes | Marine | Acanthurus rubriolus |
Rosy threadfin bream | Perciformes | Sandy bottoms | Nemipterus isacanthus |
Rosy wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres maculipinna |
Rosy-lipped batfish | Lophiiformes | Marine | Ogcocephalus darwini |
Rosycheek Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Amblygobius nocturnus |
Rotcod blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Hypleurochilus springeri |
Rotenon fish | Perciformes | Marine (Likely a misidentification or very rare) | Rotenonichthys |
Rough Filefish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Pseudomonacanthus peroni |
Rough Puffer | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Lagocephalus sceleratus |
Rough Scad | Carangiformes | Marine | Trachurus lathami |
Rough Triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Canthidermis maculata |
Rough barracuda | Perciformes | Marine | Sphyraena tessera |
Rough bass | Perciformes | Freshwater | Micropterus coosae |
Rough blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Parablennius tentacularis |
Rough drum | Sciaeniformes | Marine | Umbrina ronchus |
Rough leatherjacket | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Scobinichthys granulatus |
Rough perch | Perciformes | Freshwater | Perca fluviatilis |
Rough pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Syngnathus typhle |
Rough scad | Perciformes | Coastal marine | Trachurus trecae |
Rough scorpionfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Scorpaena scrofa |
Rough shark | Squaliformes | Deep marine | Oxynotus centrina |
Rough silverside | Atheriniformes | Coastal marine | Kogia breviceps |
Rough skin | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Pleuronectes aspera |
Rough tooth triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Canthidermis maculata |
Rough triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Canthidermis maculata |
Rough-back stingray | Myliobatiformes | Marine | Dasyatis hypostigma |
Rough-head Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Chasmodes bosquianus |
Rough-head blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Acanthemblemaria hancocki |
Rough-scaled toadfish | Batrachoidiformes | Marine | Opsanus pardus |
Rough-snouted Flounder | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Embassichthys bathybius |
Rough-tail stingray | Myliobatiformes | Marine | Dasyatis centroura |
Roughback batfish | Lophiiformes | Deep sandy bottoms | Zalieutes elater |
Roughbass | Perciformes | Marine | Acanthistius cinctus |
Roughfin Sole | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Hippoglossoides elassodon |
Roughhead blenny | Blenniiformes | Rocky reefs | Labrisomus gobio |
Roughjaw Frogfish | Lophiiformes | Marine | Antennarius scaber |
Roughneck Grouper | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus gabriellae |
Roughneck grunt | Perciformes | Marine | Pomadasys bennettii |
Roughnose dogfish | Squaliformes | Deep marine | Deania calcea |
Roughridge Dogfish | Squaliformes | Marine | Oxynotus paradoxus |
Roughscale flathead | Scorpaeniformes | Sandy bottoms | Thysanophrys chiltonae |
Roughscale sole | Pleuronectiformes | Deep sandy bottoms | Clidoderma asperrimum |
Roughskin dogfish | Squaliformes | Deep marine | Centroscymnus owstoni |
Roughsnout grenadier | Gadiformes | Marine | Trachyrincus murrayi |
Roughy | Stephanoberyciformes | Deep marine | Hoplostethus atlanticus |
Round Head Seahorse | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Hippocampus bargibanti |
Round barracuda | Perciformes | Marine | Sphyraena obtusata |
Round betta | Ovalentaria | Freshwater | Betta imbellis |
Round croaker | Perciformes | Marine | Umbrina coroides |
Round dolphin | Perciformes | Marine (Mahi-Mahi) | Coryphaena hippurus |
Round drum | Perciformes | Marine | Umbrina coroides |
Round flounder | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Bothus podas |
Round goby | Perciformes | Freshwater/Marine | Neogobius melanostomus |
Round herring | Clupeiformes | Marine | Etrumeus teres |
Round lizardfish | Aulopiformes | Marine | Saurida globosa |
Round pompano | Perciformes | Marine | Trachinotus falcatus |
Round ray | Myliobatiformes | Marine | Taeniura grabata |
Round robin | Perciformes | Marine | Megalops cyprinoides |
Round rockfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Sebastes nebulosus |
Round sardinella | Clupeiformes | Marine | Sardinella aurita |
Round scad | Carangiformes | Marine | Decapterus punctatus |
Round scorpionfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Scorpaena rascassoides |
Round seahorse | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Hippocampus kuda |
Round skate | Rajiformes | Marine | Raja eglanteria |
Round stingray | Myliobatiformes | Marine | Urobatis halleri |
Round whitefish | Salmoniformes | Freshwater | Prosopium cylindraceum |
Rounded lizardfish | Aulopiformes | Marine | Synodus fuscomaculatus |
Rounded triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Canthidermis maculata |
Roundhead | Perciformes | Marine | Cephalopholis sonnerati |
Roundhead Catfish | Siluriformes | Freshwater | Otocinclus cocama |
Roundhead Parrotfish | Labriformes | Marine | Chlorurus strongylocephalus |
Roundnose Flounder | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus |
Roussel's Goby | Gobiiformes | Freshwater | Glossogobius rousseli |
Rover | Perciformes | Marine | Labracoglossa argenteiventris |
Roving coral grouper | Perciformes | Marine | Plectropomus pessuliferus |
Roving coralgrouper | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Plectropomus pessuliferus |
Royal Angelfish | Perciformes | Marine | Pygoplites diacanthus |
Royal Basslet | Perciformes | Marine | Gramma loreto |
Royal Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius midas |
Royal Cardinalfish | Kurtiformes | Marine | Apogon perlitus |
Royal Dottyback | Perciformes | Marine | Gramma loreto |
Royal Filefish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Aluterus schoepfii |
Royal Gamma | Perciformes | Marine | Gramma loreto |
Royal Gourami | Anabantiformes | Freshwater | Osphronemus laticlavia |
Royal Gramma | Perciformes | Marine | Gramma loreto |
Royal Slender Mudskipper | Gobiiformes | Brackish | Periophthalmus novemradiatus |
Royal Tang | Acanthuriformes | Marine | Paracanthurus hepatus |
Royal angelfish | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Pygoplites diacanthus |
Royal basslet | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Gramma loreto |
Royal dottyback | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Pseudochromis paccagnellae |
Royal gramma | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Gramma loreto |
Royal pleco | Siluriformes | Freshwater | Panaque nigrolineatus |
Royal wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Paracheilinus cyaneus |
Rubberlip grunt | Perciformes | Marine | Plectorhinchus multilineatus |
Rubberman Wrasse | Labriformes | Marine | Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis |
Rubbernose pupfish | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater | Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis |
Rubin's Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius rubinus |
Ruby Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius rubidus |
Ruby Cardinalfish | Kurtiformes | Marine | Zoramia rubrisquamis |
Ruby Red Dragonet | Syngnathiformes | Marine | Synchiropus sycorax |
Ruby red dragonet | Callionymiformes | Marine | Synchiropus sycorax |
Ruby snapper | Perciformes | Deep reefs | Etelis carbunculus |
Ruby wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Thalassoma rubrovincinctum |
Rudalle's stargazer | Uranoscopiformes | Marine | Uranoscopus bicinctus |
Rudd | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
Rudderfish | Perciformes | Marine | Kyphosus bigibbus |
Ruddfish | Cypriniformes | Freshwater | Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
Rueppell's dottyback | Perciformes | Marine | Pseudochromis rueppellii |
Ruffe | Perciformes | Freshwater | Gymnocephalus cernua |
Rufous Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Omobranchus rutilus |
Rufous fantail | Perciformes | Marine | Rhipidura rufifrons |
Rufous rockcod | Perciformes | Marine | Epinephelus rufus |
Rufous sea bass | Perciformes | Marine | Hypoplectrus unicolor |
Rugose moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax rugosus |
Rummy nose tetra | Characiformes | Freshwater | Hemigrammus rhodostomus |
Rummy-nose tetra | Characiformes | Freshwater | Hemigrammus rhodostomus |
Rummynose tetra | Characiformes | Freshwater rivers | Hemigrammus rhodostomus |
Runabout Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Gobiopsis macrostoma |
Runner | Carangiformes | Marine | Elagatis bipinnulata |
Runner Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius lividanalis |
Rupes | Perciformes | Coral reefs | Acanthurus rupes |
Rupiah moray | Anguilliformes | Marine | Gymnothorax rupiah |
Rush lamprey | Petromyzontiformes | Freshwater streams | Lampetra richardsoni |
Russetfin rockfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine | Sebastes proriger |
Russia wrasse | Perciformes | Marine | Halichoeres rubricephalus |
Russian sturgeon | Acipenseriformes | Freshwater rivers and coastal marine | Acipenser gueldenstaedtii |
Rusty Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine | Ecsenius ops |
Rusty Hogfish | Labriformes | Marine | Bodianus unimaculatus |
Rusty Parrotfish | Labriformes | Marine | Scarus ferrugineus |
Rusty Seabream | Spariformes | Marine | Boops boops |
Rusty blenny | Blenniiformes | Rocky shores | Parablennius sanguinolentus |
Rusty cardinalfish | Perciformes | Marine | Apogon evermanni |
Rusty dab | Pleuronectiformes | Sandy bottoms | Limanda ferruginea |
Rusty flounder | Pleuronectiformes | Marine | Pleuronectes ferruginea |
Rusty goby | Gobiiformes | Marine | Gobius niger |
Rusty parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine | Sparisoma rubripinne |
Rusty pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Seagrass beds | Syngnathus floridae |
Rusty sorcerer | Scorpaeniformes | Rocky reefs | Scorpaena rascacio |
Rusty triggerfish | Tetraodontiformes | Marine | Sufflamen bursa |
Rye fish | Perciformes | Marine | Arctoscopus japonicus |
Rylstone goby | Gobiiformes | Estuarine | Tasmanogobius globiceps |