Fish that contain N

List of Fish That Contain N

1

Anchoveta

Engraulis ringens

A small Pacific anchovy of the Humboldt Current, supporting the largest single-species fishery on Earth.

2

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

A small, slim, intensely flavored saltwater fish at the foundation of countless Mediterranean and Pacific dishes.

3

Angelfish

Pterophyllum scalare

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

4

Arctic Grayling

Thymallus arcticus

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

5

Asian Arowana

Scleropages formosus

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

6

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

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

7

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

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

8

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

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

9

Beluga Sturgeon

Huso huso

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

10

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

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

11

Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

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

12

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

A widely transplanted European salmonid that has become the wild trout of cold streams across six continents.

13

Cardinal Tetra

Paracheirodon axelrodi

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

14

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

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

15

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

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

16

Chum Salmon

Oncorhynchus keta

A widely distributed Pacific salmon with striking vertical bars at spawning, central to indigenous fisheries from Alaska to Japan.

17

Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

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

18

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

An acrobatic, silver-flanked Pacific salmon prized by sport anglers for its hard fights and surface strikes.

19

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

A hardy, widely introduced Eurasian cyprinid, both prized food fish and notorious global invader.

20

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

A slim, catadromous fish that spawns in the Sargasso Sea and lives most of its long life in European fresh waters.

21

Flounder

Platichthys flesus

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

22

Herring

Clupea harengus

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

23

Lionfish

Pterois volitans

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

24

Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

A graceful, plankton-feeding ray with the largest wingspan of any fish, a star of tropical reef tourism.

25

Muskellunge

Esox masquinongy

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

26

Neon Tetra

Paracheirodon innesi

A tiny iridescent tetra of Amazon blackwaters, the foundation species of the global aquarium trade.

27

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

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

28

Pink Salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

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

29

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

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

30

Red Snapper

Lutjanus campechanus

A crimson reef fish of the Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic, central to American sport and seafood fisheries.

31

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

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

32

Skipjack Tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

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

33

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

A deep-red-fleshed Pacific salmon famous for the spectacular spawning runs that turn river systems crimson.

34

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

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

35

Zander

Sander lucioperca

A European pike-perch with glassy eyes and canine teeth, prized as a sport fish and food fish.