List of fish that start with Y

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There are 74 fish that start with the letter Y, from Yap Cardinalfish to Yukon River Whitefish. 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: Yap Cardinalfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Western Pacific coral reefs

Scientific name: Ostorhinchus moluccensis

Name: Yellow Anglerfish

Order: Lophiiformes

Habitat: Western Atlantic

Scientific name: Antennarius ocellatus

Name: Yellow Boxfish

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Ostracion cubicum

Name: Yellow Boxfish (juvenile)

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Ostracion cubicum

Name: Yellow Snapper

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Tropical Eastern Pacific

Scientific name: Lutjanus argentiventris

Name: Yellow Tang

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Pacific Ocean

Scientific name: Zebrasoma flavescens

Name: Yellow Tang (Hawaiian)

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Hawaii reefs

Scientific name: Zebrasoma flavescens

Name: Yellow Wrasse

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Halichoeres chrysus

Name: Yellowback Anthias

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Pseudanthias evansi

Name: Yellowback Bass

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Tropical Eastern Atlantic

Scientific name: Serranus psittacinus

Name: Yellowback Fusilier

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Caesio xanthonota

Name: Yellowback Fusilier (juvenile)

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Caesio xanthonota

Name: Yellowback Triggerfish

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Sufflamen chrysopterum

Name: Yellowbanded Grouper

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Western Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Epinephelus exsul

Name: Yellowbanded Perch

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Temperate reefs Australia

Scientific name: Acanthistius cinctus

Name: Yellowbanded Sweetlips

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus lineatus

Name: Yellowbar Angelfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Pomacanthus maculosus

Name: Yellowbarred Parrotfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Scarus dimidiatus

Name: Yellowbelly Flounder

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Habitat: Coastal flats New Zealand

Scientific name: Rhombosolea leporina

Name: Yellowbelly Skate

Order: Rajiformes

Habitat: Continental shelf New Zealand

Scientific name: Arhynchobatis asperrimus

Name: Yellowbelly Threadfin Bream

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Western Pacific deep waters

Scientific name: Nemipterus bathybius

Name: Yellowcheek Tuskfish

Order: Labriformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Indo-West Pacific

Scientific name: Choerodon anchorago

Name: Yelloweye Mullet

Order: Mugiliformes

Habitat: Coastal waters Australia New Zealand

Scientific name: Aldrichetta forsteri

Name: Yelloweye Rockfish

Order: Scorpaeniformes

Habitat: North Pacific rocky reefs

Scientific name: Sebastes ruberrimus

Name: Yellowface Pikeblenny

Order: Blenniiformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Eastern Pacific

Scientific name: Chaenopsis limbaughi

Name: Yellowfin Croaker

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Eastern Pacific coastal

Scientific name: Umbrina roncador

Name: Yellowfin Goatfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Red Sea

Scientific name: Mulloidichthys distichus

Name: Yellowfin Lancetfish

Order: Aulopiformes

Habitat: Circumglobal oceans

Scientific name: Alepisaurus ferox

Name: Yellowfin Leatherjacket

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Cantherhines pardalis

Name: Yellowfin Mojarra

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Tropical Western Atlantic

Scientific name: Gerres cinereus

Name: Yellowfin Mojarra (Indo-Pacific)

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Gerres lucidus

Name: Yellowfin Notothen

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Antarctic waters

Scientific name: Gobionotothen acuta

Name: Yellowfin Notothenia

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Southern Ocean

Scientific name: Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Name: Yellowfin Pike

Order: Esociformes

Habitat: North American and Eurasian freshwater

Scientific name: Esox lucius

Name: Yellowfin Ponyfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Coastal Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Leiognathus equulus

Name: Yellowfin Seabream

Order: Spariformes

Habitat: Coastal Indo-West Pacific

Scientific name: Acanthopagrus latus

Name: Yellowfin Sole

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Habitat: North Pacific

Scientific name: Limanda aspera

Name: Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Acanthurus xanthopterus

Name: Yellowfin Tuna

Order: Scombriformes

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide

Scientific name: Thunnus albacares

Name: Yellowfish Bream

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Australian estuaries

Scientific name: Acanthopagrus australis

Name: Yellowgill Goby

Order: Gobiiformes

Habitat: Estuarine Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Pseudogobius auricrinis

Name: Yellowhead Jawfish

Order: Blenniiformes

Habitat: Tropical Western Atlantic

Scientific name: Opistognathus aurifrons

Name: Yellowhead Wrasse

Order: Labriformes

Habitat: Western Atlantic

Scientific name: Halichoeres garnoti

Name: Yellowmargin Triggerfish

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus

Name: Yellowmouth Flounder

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Habitat: Northwest Pacific

Scientific name: Pseudopleuronectes dignabilis

Name: Yellowmouth Grouper

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Tropical Western Atlantic

Scientific name: Mycteroperca interstitialis

Name: Yellowmouth Grouper (Caribbean)

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Caribbean

Scientific name: Mycteroperca insterstitial

Name: Yellowmouth Moray

Order: Anguilliformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Gymnothorax nudivomer

Name: Yellowmouth Scad

Order: Carangiformes

Habitat: Tropical Atlantic

Scientific name: Selar crumenophthalmus

Name: Yellowmouth Scat

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific estuaries

Scientific name: Scatophagus argus

Name: Yellowmouth Sole

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Habitat: Eastern Pacific

Scientific name: Pleuronichthys verticalis

Name: Yellowsaddle Goatfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Parupeneus cyclostomus

Name: Yellowspotted Filefish

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Habitat: Coastal Australia

Scientific name: Cantheschenia longipedia

Name: Yellowspotted Scorpionfish

Order: Scorpaeniformes

Habitat: Tropical Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Sebastapistes coniorta

Name: Yellowspotted Sole

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Habitat: Indo-West Pacific estuaries

Scientific name: Synaptura commersonnii

Name: Yellowstreak Surgeonfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Western Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Acanthurus nigrofilamentosus

Name: Yellowstreaked Snapper

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-West Pacific

Scientific name: Lutjanus lemniscatus

Name: Yellowstripe Angelfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Pomacanthus striatus

Name: Yellowstripe Blenny

Order: Blenniiformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Meiacanthus grammistes

Name: Yellowstripe Cardinalfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Apogon cyanosoma

Name: Yellowstripe Cardinalfish (Indian Ocean)

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indian Ocean

Scientific name: Ostorhinchus cyanosoma

Name: Yellowstripe Goatfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Name: Yellowstripe Perch

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Australian reefs

Scientific name: Acanthistius serratus

Name: Yellowstripe Triggerfish

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Pseudobalistes fuscus

Name: Yellowtail Amberjack

Order: Carangiformes

Habitat: Temperate and subtropical oceans

Scientific name: Seriola lalandi

Name: Yellowtail Blue Bass

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific coral reefs

Scientific name: Caesioscorpaena lippsii

Name: Yellowtail Clingfish

Order: Gobiesociformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific reefs

Scientific name: Lepadichthys frenatus

Name: Yellowtail Damselfish

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Coral reefs Western Atlantic

Scientific name: Microspathodon chrysurus

Name: Yellowtail Drum

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Western Atlantic coastal

Scientific name: Pogonias cromis

Name: Yellowtail Scad

Order: Carangiformes

Habitat: Tropical Indo-Pacific

Scientific name: Atule mate

Name: Yellowtail Trumpeter

Order: Perciformes

Habitat: Indo-Pacific coastal

Scientific name: Pelates sexlineatus

Name: Yorke Peninsula Goby

Order: Gobiiformes

Habitat: Southern Australian estuaries

Scientific name: Arenigobius yorkeorum

Name: Yukon Char

Order: Salmoniformes

Habitat: North American Rivers

Scientific name: Salvelinus malma

Name: Yukon River Whitefish

Order: Salmoniformes

Habitat: North American freshwater

Scientific name: Prosopium cylindraceum

Name	Order	Habitat	Scientific name
Yap Cardinalfish	Perciformes	Western Pacific coral reefs	Ostorhinchus moluccensis
Yellow Anglerfish	Lophiiformes	Western Atlantic	Antennarius ocellatus
Yellow Boxfish	Tetraodontiformes	Coral reefs Indo-Pacific	Ostracion cubicum
Yellow Boxfish (juvenile)	Tetraodontiformes	Coral reefs Indo-Pacific	Ostracion cubicum
Yellow Snapper	Perciformes	Tropical Eastern Pacific	Lutjanus argentiventris
Yellow Tang	Perciformes	Coral reefs Pacific Ocean	Zebrasoma flavescens
Yellow Tang (Hawaiian)	Perciformes	Hawaii reefs	Zebrasoma flavescens
Yellow Wrasse	Perciformes	Coral reefs Indo-Pacific	Halichoeres chrysus
Yellowback Anthias	Perciformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Pseudanthias evansi
Yellowback Bass	Perciformes	Tropical Eastern Atlantic	Serranus psittacinus
Yellowback Fusilier	Perciformes	Coral reefs Indo-Pacific	Caesio xanthonota
Yellowback Fusilier (juvenile)	Perciformes	Coral reefs Indo-Pacific	Caesio xanthonota
Yellowback Triggerfish	Tetraodontiformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Sufflamen chrysopterum
Yellowbanded Grouper	Perciformes	Western Pacific reefs	Epinephelus exsul
Yellowbanded Perch	Perciformes	Temperate reefs Australia	Acanthistius cinctus
Yellowbanded Sweetlips	Perciformes	Coral reefs Indo-Pacific	Plectorhinchus lineatus
Yellowbar Angelfish	Perciformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Pomacanthus maculosus
Yellowbarred Parrotfish	Perciformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Scarus dimidiatus
Yellowbelly Flounder	Pleuronectiformes	Coastal flats New Zealand	Rhombosolea leporina
Yellowbelly Skate	Rajiformes	Continental shelf New Zealand	Arhynchobatis asperrimus
Yellowbelly Threadfin Bream	Perciformes	Western Pacific deep waters	Nemipterus bathybius
Yellowcheek Tuskfish	Labriformes	Coral reefs Indo-West Pacific	Choerodon anchorago
Yelloweye Mullet	Mugiliformes	Coastal waters Australia New Zealand	Aldrichetta forsteri
Yelloweye Rockfish	Scorpaeniformes	North Pacific rocky reefs	Sebastes ruberrimus
Yellowface Pikeblenny	Blenniiformes	Coral reefs Eastern Pacific	Chaenopsis limbaughi
Yellowfin Croaker	Perciformes	Eastern Pacific coastal	Umbrina roncador
Yellowfin Goatfish	Perciformes	Red Sea	Mulloidichthys distichus
Yellowfin Lancetfish	Aulopiformes	Circumglobal oceans	Alepisaurus ferox
Yellowfin Leatherjacket	Tetraodontiformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Cantherhines pardalis
Yellowfin Mojarra	Perciformes	Tropical Western Atlantic	Gerres cinereus
Yellowfin Mojarra (Indo-Pacific)	Perciformes	Indo-Pacific	Gerres lucidus
Yellowfin Notothen	Perciformes	Antarctic waters	Gobionotothen acuta
Yellowfin Notothenia	Perciformes	Southern Ocean	Gobionotothen gibberifrons
Yellowfin Pike	Esociformes	North American and Eurasian freshwater	Esox lucius
Yellowfin Ponyfish	Perciformes	Coastal Indo-Pacific	Leiognathus equulus
Yellowfin Seabream	Spariformes	Coastal Indo-West Pacific	Acanthopagrus latus
Yellowfin Sole	Pleuronectiformes	North Pacific	Limanda aspera
Yellowfin Surgeonfish	Perciformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Acanthurus xanthopterus
Yellowfin Tuna	Scombriformes	Tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide	Thunnus albacares
Yellowfish Bream	Perciformes	Australian estuaries	Acanthopagrus australis
Yellowgill Goby	Gobiiformes	Estuarine Indo-Pacific	Pseudogobius auricrinis
Yellowhead Jawfish	Blenniiformes	Tropical Western Atlantic	Opistognathus aurifrons
Yellowhead Wrasse	Labriformes	Western Atlantic	Halichoeres garnoti
Yellowmargin Triggerfish	Tetraodontiformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Yellowmouth Flounder	Pleuronectiformes	Northwest Pacific	Pseudopleuronectes dignabilis
Yellowmouth Grouper	Perciformes	Tropical Western Atlantic	Mycteroperca interstitialis
Yellowmouth Grouper (Caribbean)	Perciformes	Caribbean	Mycteroperca insterstitial
Yellowmouth Moray	Anguilliformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Gymnothorax nudivomer
Yellowmouth Scad	Carangiformes	Tropical Atlantic	Selar crumenophthalmus
Yellowmouth Scat	Perciformes	Indo-Pacific estuaries	Scatophagus argus
Yellowmouth Sole	Pleuronectiformes	Eastern Pacific	Pleuronichthys verticalis
Yellowsaddle Goatfish	Perciformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Parupeneus cyclostomus
Yellowspotted Filefish	Tetraodontiformes	Coastal Australia	Cantheschenia longipedia
Yellowspotted Scorpionfish	Scorpaeniformes	Tropical Pacific reefs	Sebastapistes coniorta
Yellowspotted Sole	Pleuronectiformes	Indo-West Pacific estuaries	Synaptura commersonnii
Yellowstreak Surgeonfish	Perciformes	Western Pacific reefs	Acanthurus nigrofilamentosus
Yellowstreaked Snapper	Perciformes	Indo-West Pacific	Lutjanus lemniscatus
Yellowstripe Angelfish	Perciformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Pomacanthus striatus
Yellowstripe Blenny	Blenniiformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Meiacanthus grammistes
Yellowstripe Cardinalfish	Perciformes	Coral reefs Indo-Pacific	Apogon cyanosoma
Yellowstripe Cardinalfish (Indian Ocean)	Perciformes	Indian Ocean	Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
Yellowstripe Goatfish	Perciformes	Coral reefs Indo-Pacific	Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Yellowstripe Perch	Perciformes	Australian reefs	Acanthistius serratus
Yellowstripe Triggerfish	Tetraodontiformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Pseudobalistes fuscus
Yellowtail Amberjack	Carangiformes	Temperate and subtropical oceans	Seriola lalandi
Yellowtail Blue Bass	Perciformes	Indo-Pacific coral reefs	Caesioscorpaena lippsii
Yellowtail Clingfish	Gobiesociformes	Indo-Pacific reefs	Lepadichthys frenatus
Yellowtail Damselfish	Perciformes	Coral reefs Western Atlantic	Microspathodon chrysurus
Yellowtail Drum	Perciformes	Western Atlantic coastal	Pogonias cromis
Yellowtail Scad	Carangiformes	Tropical Indo-Pacific	Atule mate
Yellowtail Trumpeter	Perciformes	Indo-Pacific coastal	Pelates sexlineatus
Yorke Peninsula Goby	Gobiiformes	Southern Australian estuaries	Arenigobius yorkeorum
Yukon Char	Salmoniformes	North American Rivers	Salvelinus malma
Yukon River Whitefish	Salmoniformes	North American freshwater	Prosopium cylindraceum