Habitats
Brackish water fish
302 species carry the brackish water flag in the World Register of Marine Species. A species with two flags is on two of these lists.
Range
Where they live
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164species
Taxonomy
Largest families
- Gobiidae24species
- Salmonidae23species
- Clupeidae17species
- Sciaenidae16species
- Fundulidae12species
- Poeciliidae11species
- Cichlidae11species
- Osmeridae10species
- Leuciscidae8species
- Lutjanidae8species
- Cyprinidae7species
- Gadidae7species
- Acipenseridae6species
- Belonidae6species
- Cottidae6species
- Gerreidae6species
- Eleotridae6species
- Tetraodontidae6species
Species
All 302 species, A–Z
A
- African Jewelfish Hemichromis letourneuxi
- Akupa Sleeper Eleotris sandwicensis
- Alabama Shad Alosa alabamae
- Alabama Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus suttkusi
- Alaskan Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula
- Amarillo Snapper Lutjanus argentiventris
- Amazon Molly Poecilia formosa
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- American Flagfish Jordanella floridae
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- American Halfbeak Hyporhamphus meeki
- American Sand Lance Ammodytes americanus
- American Shad Alosa sapidissima
- Arctic Char Salvelinus alpinus
- Arctic Cisco Coregonus autumnalis
- Arctic Cod Boreogadus saida
- Arctic Flounder Liopsetta glacialis
- Arctic Lamprey Lethenteron camtschaticum
- Arrow Goby Clevelandia ios
- Asian Needlefish Xenentodon cancila
- Asian Swamp Eel Monopterus albus
- Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus
- Atlantic Gauvina Guavina guavina
- Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
- Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marina
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
- Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia
- Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faber
- Atlantic Stingray Dasyatis sabina
- Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus
- Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcod
B
- Bairdiella Bairdiella icistia
- Banded Drum Larimus fasciatus
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Bandtail Puffer Sphoeroides spengleri
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilli
- Bay Pipefish Syngnathus leptorhynchus
- Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterus
- Bayou Killifish Fundulus pulvereus
- Bering Cisco Coregonus laurettae
- Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
- Bigmouth Sleeper Gobiomorus dormitor
- Black Drum Pogonias cromis
- Black Mullet Mugil cephalus
- Black-spot Barb Puntius filamentosus
- Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusa
- Blackchin Tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron
- Blackfin Goby Gobionellus atripinnis
- Blackspotted Stickleback Gasterosteus wheatlandi
- Blacktail Snapper Lutjanus fulvus
- Bloody Stickleback Apeltes quadracus
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
- Bluestripe Herring Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
- Bluntnose Stingray Dasyatis say
- Broad Whitefish Coregonus nasus
- Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brown Goby Bathygobius fuscus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Bull Shark Carcharhinus leucas
- Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus
- Burbot Lota lota
- Butterfly Peacock Bass Cichla ocellaris
C
- Caitipa Mojarra Diapterus rhombeus
- California Killifish Fundulus parvipinnis
- California Needlefish Strongylura exilis
- Cantherhines verecundus
- Capelin Mallotus villosus
- Chameleon Goby Tridentiger trigonocephalus
- Checkered Puffer Sphoeroides testudineus
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta
- Cisco Coregonus artedi
- Clear Creek Gambusia Gambusia heterochir
- Clown Goby Microgobius gulosus
- Coastrange Sculpin Cottus aleuticus
- Cocos Frillfin Goby Bathygobius cocosensis
- Code Goby Gobiosoma robustum
- Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Colorado Snapper Lutjanus colorado
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio
- Common Snook Centropomus undecimalis
- Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasus
- Crested Goby Lophogobius cyprinoides
- Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos
- Cuban Limia Limia vittata
- Cubera Snapper Lutjanus cyanopterus
- Cuchia Ophichthys cuchia
- Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
D
E
F
G
- Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Goldfish Carassius auratus
- Goldspotted Killifish Floridichthys carpio
- Graceful Mojarra Eucinostomus gracilis
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus
- Gray Snapper Lutjanus griseus
- Gray Trout Cynoscion regalis
- Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris
- Greenland Cod Gadus ogac
- Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis
- Gulf Kingfish Menticirrhus littoralis
- Gulf Logperch Percina suttkusi
- Gulf Minkfish Menticirrhus saxatilis
- Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelli
- Guppy Poecilia reticulata
H
I
J
K
L
- Ladyfish Elops saurus
- Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens
- Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis
- Least Cisco Coregonus sardinella
- Leatherjack Oligoplites saurus
- Lemon Shark Negaprion brevirostris
- Lined Sole Achirus lineatus
- Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys
- Longjaw Strongylura timucu
- Longjaw Mudsucker Gillichthys mirabilis
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus
- Lyre Goby Evorthodus lyricus
M
- Machete Elops affinis
- Mangrove Gambusia Gambusia rhizophorae
- Mangrove Rivulus Rivulus marmoratus
- Marsh Killifish Fundulus confluentus
- Mexican Molly Poecilia sphenops
- Monopterus javanensis
- Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Mountain Mullet Agonostomus monticola
- Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus
- Mutton Snapper Lutjanus analis
N
- Naked Goby Gobiosoma bosc
- Naniha Goby Stenogobius hawaiiensis
- Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
- Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius pungitius
- Nopoli Rockclimbing Goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni
- North Pacific Hake Merluccius productus
- North Pacific Spiny Dogfish Squalus suckleyi
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscus
- Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatus
- Northern Tidewater Goby Eucyclogobius newberryi
O
P
- Pacific Anchoveta Cetengraulis mysticetus
- Pacific Capelin Mallotus catervarius
- Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus
- Pacific Herring Clupea pallasii
- Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus
- Pacific Rainbow Smelt Osmerus dentex
- Pacific River Goby Awaous guamensis
- Pacific Staghorn Sculpin Leptocottus armatus
- Pacific Tomcod Microgadus proximus
- Painted Moray Gymnothorax pictus
- Peamouth Mylocheilus caurinus
- Piketop Minnow Belonesox belizanus
- Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides
- Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
- Plains Killifish Fundulus zebrinus
- Plains Minnow Hybognathus placitus
- Pond Smelt Hypomesus olidus
- Prickly Sculpin Cottus asper
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Purple Cichlid Pelvicachromis pulcher
R
- Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Rainwater Killifish Lucania parva
- Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus
- Redbelly Tilapia Tilapia zillii
- Redbreast Tilapia Tilapia rendalli
- Redfin Needlefish Strongylura notata
- River Cardinalfish Apogon hyalosoma
- River Goby Awaous banana
- River Lamprey Lampetra ayresii
- Robbermask Cardinalfish Apogon lateralis
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus
- Round Sardinella Sardinella aurita
- Round Whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum
- Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernuus
S
- Sacramento Blackfish Orthodon microlepidotus
- Sacramento Splittail Pogonichthys macrolepidotus
- Saffron Cod Eleginus gracilis
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- Salt Creek Pupfish Cyprinodon salinus
- Saltmarsh Topminnow Fundulus jenkinsi
- Salvelinus aureolus
- Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenarius
- Scaled Sardine Harengula jaguana
- Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodus
- Scrawled Sole Trinectes inscriptus
- Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus
- Sharksucker Echeneis naucrates
- Sharpnose Sculpin Clinocottus acuticeps
- Sharptail Mola Masturus lanceolatus
- Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
- Shimofuri Goby Tridentiger bifasciatus
- Shiner Perch Cymatogaster aggregata
- Shortfin Molly Poecilia mexicana
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum
- Shorttailed Pipefish Microphis brachyurus
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
- Silver Jenny Eucinostomus gula
- Silver Mullet Mugil curema
- Silver Perch Bairdiella chrysoura
- Silver Seatrout Cynoscion nothus
- Skipjack Shad Alosa chrysochloris
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Slough Anchovy Anchoa delicatissima
- Smooth Butterfly Ray Gymnura micrura
- Smooth Flounder Liopsetta putnami
- Smooth Puffer Lagocephalus laevigatus
- Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
- Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma
- Southern Puffer Sphoeroides nephelus
- Southern Stingray Dasyatis americana
- Southern Tidewater Goby Eucyclogobius kristinae
- Speckled Worm Eel Myrophis punctatus
- Spiny Boxfish Lactoria diaphana
- Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias
- Spinycheek Sleeper Eleotris pisonis
- Spot Leiostomus xanthurus
- Spotfin Killifish Fundulus luciae
- Spottail Pinfish Diplodus holbrookii
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus
- Spotted Sleeper Eleotris picta
- Spotted Tilapia Tilapia mariae
- Star Drum Stellifer lanceolatus
- Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatus
- Striated Frogfish Antennarius striatus
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Striped Killifish Fundulus majalis
- Striped Mojarra Eugerres plumieri
- Striped Puffer Arothron manilensis
- Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus
- Surf Smelt Hypomesus pretiosus
- Swordspine Snook Centropomus ensiferus
T
W
- Wakasagi Hypomesus nipponensis
- Walking Catfish Clarias batrachus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Wami Tilapia Oreochromis urolepis
- White Bullhead Ameiurus catus
- White Perch Morone americana
- White Sands Pupfish Cyprinodon tularosa
- White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosus
