Common names
Types of fish
A group holds every species in the database whose common name ends in the same word. It is the name an angler uses, not a scientific rank: a “bass” sits in more than one family.

Types of Darter
210 species

Types of Shiner
132 species

Types of Chub
60 species

Types of Sucker
35 species

Types of Minnow
32 species

Types of Goby
30 species

Types of Sculpin
28 species

Types of Snapper
28 species

Types of Madtom
27 species

Types of Sunfish
24 species

Types of Dace
22 species

Types of Bass
21 species

Types of Killifish
21 species

Types of Lamprey
20 species

Types of Herring
17 species

Types of Catfish
15 species

Types of Flyingfish
14 species

Types of Redhorse
14 species

Types of Topminnow
14 species

Types of Flounder
13 species

Types of Pupfish
13 species

Types of Logperch
12 species

Types of Trout
12 species

Types of Anchovy
11 species

Types of Filefish
10 species

Types of Cisco
9 species

Types of Gambusia
9 species

Types of Goatfish
9 species

Types of Perch
9 species

Types of Puffer
9 species

Types of Tilapia
9 species

Types of Whitefish
9 species

Types of Eel
8 species

Types of Frogfish
8 species

Types of Goosefish
8 species

Types of Silverside
8 species

Types of Smelt
8 species

Types of Sturgeon
8 species

Types of Triggerfish
8 species

Types of Bullhead
7 species

Types of Shad
7 species

Types of Cod
6 species

Types of Gar
6 species

Types of Mullet
6 species

Types of Salmon
6 species

Types of Shark
6 species

Types of Cavefish
5 species

Types of Drum
5 species

Types of Jobfish
5 species

Types of Pipefish
5 species

Types of Roach
5 species

Types of Sardine
5 species

Types of Sleeper
5 species

Types of Stickleback
5 species

Types of Stoneroller
5 species
