Lists

Yellowfin tuna, yellow tang, yellowtail snapper, and yoyo loach are among the colorful and diverse fish that start with Y.

Fish that start with W range from tiny wrasses and the gentle whale shark, the world’s largest living fish, to the fearsome Wolffish, a deep-sea predator.

From the glowing viperfish of the abyss to freshwater vendace in northern lakes and others, fish that start with V reveal striking extremes.

Unicornfish, uaru cichlid, and upside-down catfish are among the few fish beginning with U, each with its own unique adaptations.

Tuna, trout, tarpon, tilapia, and triggerfish represent the diversity of fish starting with T, from freshwater farms to the open sea.

Fish that start with S include salmon, snapper, shark, sunfish, and seahorse, each playing a key role in ecosystems worldwide.

Fish that start with R include red snapper, rainbow trout, remora, rockfish, and ray — species vital to ecosystems worldwide.

Queen angelfish, queen parrotfish, quillfish, and Queensland grouper are some of the few but striking fish species starting with Q.

Pufferfish, parrotfish, pike, perch, and piranha are among the best-known fish starting with P, found in rivers, reefs, and open oceans.

Fish species beginning with O include ocean sunfish, opah, orange roughy, Oscar cichlid, and oriental loach, showing wide adaptations.

Notable fish starting with N range from neon tetras in aquariums to needlefish skimming the surface and the deep-dwelling napoleon wrasse.

From the venomous lionfish to ancient lampreys and bottom-dwelling loaches, fish starting with L show remarkable adaptations.

Koi, killifish, knifefish, kelpfish, kahawai, and king mackerel are just some of the diverse species beginning with the letter K.

From the predatory jackfish to the unusual John Dory and delicate jewel tetra, fish starting with J show wide ecological variety.

Fish starting with I include icefish, Indian glassfish, Indo-Pacific tarpon, ivory mullet, and iridescent shark among other species.