Fish that contain I

List of Fish That Contain I

1

Angelfish

Pterophyllum scalare

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

2

Arctic Grayling

Thymallus arcticus

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

3

Asian Arowana

Scleropages formosus

A long, ribbon-bodied tropical river fish revered as a "dragon fish" in Asian luxury aquaria.

4

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

A demersal saltwater fish of the North Atlantic, central to European fisheries and once thought inexhaustible.

5

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

A fast, schooling pelagic fish with iridescent green-and-black wavy stripes, a staple of small-fish fisheries.

6

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

A famous anadromous game fish of the North Atlantic, native to rivers from New England across to Russia.

7

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

A spear-nosed apex predator of the open Atlantic, one of the most coveted big-game fish in the world.

8

Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

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

9

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

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

10

Cardinal Tetra

Paracheirodon axelrodi

A brilliant Amazon tetra distinguished from the neon by a full-length crimson stripe, harvested largely from wild stocks.

11

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

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

12

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

The largest Pacific salmon, the "king," whose great spawning runs once fed entire Northwest economies.

13

Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

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

14

Crappie

Pomoxis annularis

A schooling, paper-mouthed panfish of brushy lake structures, prized for its delicate white flesh.

15

Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus

A disc-shaped, slow-moving Amazon cichlid bred into a kaleidoscope of color strains for the aquarium trade.

16

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

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

17

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

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

18

Halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

A giant flatfish of cold northern seas, the largest right-eyed flatfish on Earth and a prized food fish.

19

Herring

Clupea harengus

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

20

Koi

Cyprinus rubrofuscus

The ornamental color morph of the common carp, bred in Japan for centuries into a rainbow of patterns.

21

Lionfish

Pterois volitans

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

22

Mahi-Mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

A brilliantly colored, fast-growing pelagic predator of tropical seas, prized by sport anglers and chefs alike.

23

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

A long, toothy ambush predator of cool northern lakes and rivers across Europe, Asia, and North America.

24

Parrotfish

Scarus spp.

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

25

Pink Salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

The smallest and most abundant Pacific salmon, with a strict two-year life cycle and a humped spawning male.

26

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

A right-eyed European flatfish with bright orange spots, central to North Sea trawl fisheries.

27

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

A Pacific salmonid with a vivid pink stripe, the workhorse of trout hatcheries worldwide.

28

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

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

29

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

A small, silvery, oil-rich schooling fish that has fed coastal populations from antiquity to the modern tin.

30

Skipjack Tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

A small, abundant pelagic tuna with horizontal belly stripes, the species behind most canned light tuna.

31

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

A powerful anadromous game fish of the Atlantic coast, central to East Coast sport fishing.

32

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

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

33

Tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

A fast-growing African cichlid that has become one of the most farmed food fish on Earth.

34

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

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