Fish that contain G — 11 detailed entries

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

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List of Fish That Contain G

Pterophyllum scalare

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

Thymallus arcticus

A sail-finned salmonid of crystal-clear northern streams, beloved by fly anglers for its iridescent dorsal fin.

Huso huso

A colossal, ancient sturgeon of the Caspian and Black Seas, source of the world's most valuable caviar.

Lepomis macrochirus

A common, palm-sized sunfish of North American ponds and lakes, instantly recognized by its dark gill flap.

Carassius auratus

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

Carcharodon carcharias

The largest predatory fish in the sea, an apex coastal hunter feared and admired in equal measure.

Epinephelus spp.

A heavy-bodied, big-mouthed reef ambush predator, encompassing dozens of species across tropical seas.

Poecilia reticulata

A tiny, colorful livebearer from the Caribbean, one of the most successful aquarium and biology lab fish in the world.

Clupea harengus

A schooling silvery clupeid of the North Atlantic, hugely important to fisheries and to the marine food web.

Micropterus salmoides

North America's most popular freshwater game fish, a stout predator of warm lakes, ponds, and slow rivers.

Esox masquinongy

The largest member of the pike family, a rare and elusive freshwater predator nicknamed "the fish of ten thousand casts."