
There are 63 fish that start with the letter Z, from Zaire Garra to Zulu Pipefish. 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: Zaire Garra
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater in the Congo River basin
Scientific name: Garra congoensis
Name: Zambezi Bagger
Order: Siluriformes
Habitat: Freshwater in Southern Africa
Scientific name: Bagrus nemi
Name: Zambezi Bream
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater in Southern Africa
Scientific name: Oreochromis mortimeri
Name: Zambezi Labeo
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater in Southern Africa
Scientific name: Labeo seeberi
Name: Zambezi Shark
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Habitat: Coastal waters and freshwater rivers worldwide
Scientific name: Carcharhinus leucas
Name: Zander
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater and brackish waters in Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Sander lucioperca
Name: Zanzibar Bream
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater in East Africa
Scientific name: Oreochromis urolepis
Name: Zanzibar Butterflyfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Western Indian Ocean
Scientific name: Chaetodon zanzibarensis
Name: Zapateador
Order: Gobiiformes
Habitat: Brackish and marine waters in the Eastern Pacific
Scientific name: Gillichthys mirabilis
Name: Zebra Barracuda
Order: Scombriformes
Habitat: Marine waters worldwide
Scientific name: Sphyraena barracuda
Name: Zebra Bass
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Freshwater and marine waters in North America
Scientific name: Morone saxatilis
Name: Zebra Batfish
Order: Ephippiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Platax batavianus
Name: Zebra Blenny
Order: Blenniiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in Australia
Scientific name: Salarias zebra
Name: Zebra Catfish
Order: Siluriformes
Habitat: Freshwater in Florida
Scientific name: Pimelodus floridensis
Name: Zebra Catshark
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Western Pacific
Scientific name: Galeus zebra
Name: Zebra Cichlid
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater in Lake Malawi
Scientific name: Tramitichromis zebra
Name: Zebra Clinid
Order: Blenniiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in South Africa
Scientific name: Clinus superciliosus
Name: Zebra Cory
Order: Siluriformes
Habitat: Freshwater in South America
Scientific name: Corydoras zebra
Name: Zebra Danio
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams and rivers in South Asia
Scientific name: Danio rerio
Name: Zebra Dartfish
Order: Gobiiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Ptereleotris zebra
Name: Zebra Discus
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater in South America
Scientific name: Symphysodon aequifasciatus
Name: Zebra Eel
Order: Anguilliformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Gymnomuraena zebra
Name: Zebra Flathead
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Platycephalus indicus
Name: Zebra Goby
Order: Gobiiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Mediterranean Sea
Scientific name: Zebrus zebrus
Name: Zebra Grouper
Order: Epinephelinae
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Epinephelus zebra
Name: Zebra Grubfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Parapercis zebra
Name: Zebra Hogfish
Order: Labridae
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Bodianus opercularis
Name: Zebra Lionfish
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Dendrochirus zebra
Name: Zebra Mackerel
Order: Scombriformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Rastrelliger brachysoma
Name: Zebra Moray
Order: Anguilliformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Gymnomuraena zebra
Name: Zebra Moray Eel
Order: Anguilliformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Gymnomuraena ziczac
Name: Zebra Oto
Order: Siluriformes
Habitat: Freshwater in South America
Scientific name: Otocinclus cocama
Name: Zebra Oto Catfish
Order: Siluriformes
Habitat: Freshwater in South America
Scientific name: Otocinclus zebra
Name: Zebra Parrotfish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Calotomus zonarchus
Name: Zebra Perch
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Eastern Pacific
Scientific name: Hermosilla crassicornis
Name: Zebra Pipefish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Micrognathus zebrinus
Name: Zebra Pleco
Order: Siluriformes
Habitat: Freshwater rivers in Brazil
Scientific name: Hypancistrus zebra
Name: Zebra Razorfish
Order: Syngnathiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Centriscus scutatus
Name: Zebra Scorpionfish
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Taenianotus triacanthus
Name: Zebra Seaweed Blenny
Order: Blenniiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Western Pacific
Scientific name: Homestius zebra
Name: Zebra Shark
Order: Orectolobiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Name: Zebra Snake Eel
Order: Anguilliformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Callechelys marmorata
Name: Zebra Snapper
Order: Lutjanidae
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Lutjanus gibbus
Name: Zebra Sole
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Zebrias zebra
Name: Zebra Stonefish
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Inimicus zebra
Name: Zebra Surgeonfish
Order: Acanthuriformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Acanthurus triostegus
Name: Zebra Tang
Order: Acanthuriformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Acanthurus zebra
Name: Zebra Tilapia
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater in West Africa
Scientific name: Tilapia buttikoferi
Name: Zebra Waspfish
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Apistus carinatus
Name: Zebra Whiting
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine waters in Australia
Scientific name: Sillago analis
Name: Zebra Wolffish
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the North Pacific
Scientific name: Anarhichas orientalis
Name: Zebra Wrasse
Order: Labridae
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Halichoeres marginatus
Name: Zebrafish
Order: Cypriniformes
Habitat: Freshwater streams and rivers in South Asia
Scientific name: Danio rerio
Name: Zebraperch
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Eastern Pacific
Scientific name: Hermosilla azteca
Name: Zebu Cichlid
Order: Cichliformes
Habitat: Freshwater in Madagascar
Scientific name: Ptychochromis grandidieri
Name: Zig-zag Eel
Order: Synbranchiformes
Habitat: Freshwater and brackish waters in Asia
Scientific name: Mastacembelus armatus
Name: Zigzag Blenny
Order: Blenniiformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Cirripectes zigzag
Name: Zigzag Cuttlefish
Order: Sepiida
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Sepia zigzag
Name: Zigzag Snake Eel
Order: Anguilliformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Myrichthys colubrinus
Name: Zigzag Wrasse
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Halichoeres scapularis
Name: Zipfin Moray
Order: Anguilliformes
Habitat: Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific
Scientific name: Gymnothorax zanzibarensis
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Zaire Garra | Cypriniformes | Freshwater in the Congo River basin | Garra congoensis |
Zambezi Bagger | Siluriformes | Freshwater in Southern Africa | Bagrus nemi |
Zambezi Bream | Cichliformes | Freshwater in Southern Africa | Oreochromis mortimeri |
Zambezi Labeo | Cypriniformes | Freshwater in Southern Africa | Labeo seeberi |
Zambezi Shark | Carcharhiniformes | Coastal waters and freshwater rivers worldwide | Carcharhinus leucas |
Zander | Perciformes | Freshwater and brackish waters in Europe and Asia | Sander lucioperca |
Zanzibar Bream | Cichliformes | Freshwater in East Africa | Oreochromis urolepis |
Zanzibar Butterflyfish | Perciformes | Marine waters in the Western Indian Ocean | Chaetodon zanzibarensis |
Zapateador | Gobiiformes | Brackish and marine waters in the Eastern Pacific | Gillichthys mirabilis |
Zebra Barracuda | Scombriformes | Marine waters worldwide | Sphyraena barracuda |
Zebra Bass | Perciformes | Freshwater and marine waters in North America | Morone saxatilis |
Zebra Batfish | Ephippiformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Platax batavianus |
Zebra Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine waters in Australia | Salarias zebra |
Zebra Catfish | Siluriformes | Freshwater in Florida | Pimelodus floridensis |
Zebra Catshark | Carcharhiniformes | Marine waters in the Western Pacific | Galeus zebra |
Zebra Cichlid | Cichliformes | Freshwater in Lake Malawi | Tramitichromis zebra |
Zebra Clinid | Blenniiformes | Marine waters in South Africa | Clinus superciliosus |
Zebra Cory | Siluriformes | Freshwater in South America | Corydoras zebra |
Zebra Danio | Cypriniformes | Freshwater streams and rivers in South Asia | Danio rerio |
Zebra Dartfish | Gobiiformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Ptereleotris zebra |
Zebra Discus | Cichliformes | Freshwater in South America | Symphysodon aequifasciatus |
Zebra Eel | Anguilliformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Gymnomuraena zebra |
Zebra Flathead | Scorpaeniformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Platycephalus indicus |
Zebra Goby | Gobiiformes | Marine waters in the Mediterranean Sea | Zebrus zebrus |
Zebra Grouper | Epinephelinae | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Epinephelus zebra |
Zebra Grubfish | Perciformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Parapercis zebra |
Zebra Hogfish | Labridae | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Bodianus opercularis |
Zebra Lionfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Dendrochirus zebra |
Zebra Loach | Cypriniformes | Freshwater in India | Botia striata |
Zebra Mackerel | Scombriformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Rastrelliger brachysoma |
Zebra Moray | Anguilliformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Gymnomuraena zebra |
Zebra Moray Eel | Anguilliformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Gymnomuraena ziczac |
Zebra Oto | Siluriformes | Freshwater in South America | Otocinclus cocama |
Zebra Oto Catfish | Siluriformes | Freshwater in South America | Otocinclus zebra |
Zebra Parrotfish | Perciformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Calotomus zonarchus |
Zebra Perch | Perciformes | Marine waters in the Eastern Pacific | Hermosilla crassicornis |
Zebra Pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Micrognathus zebrinus |
Zebra Pleco | Siluriformes | Freshwater rivers in Brazil | Hypancistrus zebra |
Zebra Razorfish | Syngnathiformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Centriscus scutatus |
Zebra Scorpionfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Taenianotus triacanthus |
Zebra Seaweed Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine waters in the Western Pacific | Homestius zebra |
Zebra Shark | Orectolobiformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Stegostoma tigrinum |
Zebra Snake Eel | Anguilliformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Callechelys marmorata |
Zebra Snapper | Lutjanidae | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Lutjanus gibbus |
Zebra Sole | Pleuronectiformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Zebrias zebra |
Zebra Stonefish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Inimicus zebra |
Zebra Surgeonfish | Acanthuriformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Acanthurus triostegus |
Zebra Tang | Acanthuriformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Acanthurus zebra |
Zebra Tilapia | Cichliformes | Freshwater in West Africa | Tilapia buttikoferi |
Zebra Waspfish | Scorpaeniformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Apistus carinatus |
Zebra Whiting | Perciformes | Marine waters in Australia | Sillago analis |
Zebra Wolffish | Perciformes | Marine waters in the North Pacific | Anarhichas orientalis |
Zebra Wrasse | Labridae | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Halichoeres marginatus |
Zebrafish | Cypriniformes | Freshwater streams and rivers in South Asia | Danio rerio |
Zebraperch | Perciformes | Marine waters in the Eastern Pacific | Hermosilla azteca |
Zebu Cichlid | Cichliformes | Freshwater in Madagascar | Ptychochromis grandidieri |
Zig-zag Eel | Synbranchiformes | Freshwater and brackish waters in Asia | Mastacembelus armatus |
Zigzag Blenny | Blenniiformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Cirripectes zigzag |
Zigzag Cuttlefish | Sepiida | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Sepia zigzag |
Zigzag Snake Eel | Anguilliformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Myrichthys colubrinus |
Zigzag Wrasse | Perciformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Halichoeres scapularis |
Zipfin Moray | Anguilliformes | Marine waters in the Indo-Pacific | Gymnothorax zanzibarensis |
Zulu Pipefish | Syngnathiformes | Marine waters in South Africa | Syngnathus zuluensis |