FISH

Fish that contain F

11 fish containing the letter F — each with origin, classification, and notes.

Below are fish that contain the letter F anywhere in the name. Each of the 11 fish below opens to a full profile.

Table of contents 11 entries
AngelfishBluefin TunaChannel CatfishClownfish
FlounderGoldfishLionfishParrotfish
SailfishSwordfishYellowfin Tuna

List of Fish That Contain F

    1

    Angelfish

    Pterophyllum scalare

    A graceful, vertically banded freshwater cichlid of the Amazon, a staple of community aquariums worldwide.

    2

    Bluefin Tuna

    Thunnus thynnus

    A warm-blooded ocean giant capable of transoceanic migrations, the most prized fish at Tokyo's tuna auctions.

    3

    Channel Catfish

    Ictalurus punctatus

    A widespread, whiskered scavenger of North American rivers and lakes, the most-farmed freshwater fish in the United States.

    4

    Clownfish

    Amphiprion ocellaris

    A small, orange-and-white reef fish famously immune to anemone stings and a household name since "Finding Nemo."

    5

    Flounder

    Platichthys flesus

    A broad term for many flatfish species, found buried in soft bottoms from estuaries to the deep shelf.

    6

    Goldfish

    Carassius auratus

    The world's most-kept ornamental fish, domesticated from a small East Asian carp over a thousand years ago.

    7

    Lionfish

    Pterois volitans

    A venomous, ornately finned reef fish, beautiful in its native Pacific and devastating as an Atlantic invader.

    8

    Parrotfish

    Scarus spp.

    A beak-toothed reef herbivore that grazes algae from corals, producing much of the white sand of tropical beaches.

    9

    Sailfish

    Istiophorus platypterus

    A high-speed billfish with a towering dorsal sail, often called the fastest fish in the sea.

    10

    Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

    A solitary, sword-billed pelagic giant of the open ocean, capable of remarkable dives and turns of speed.

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    Yellowfin Tuna

    Thunnus albacares

    A tropical pelagic tuna with elongated golden finlets, the workhorse of the global sushi and canned-tuna trade.

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