Fish that contain R

List of Fish That Contain R

1

Arctic Grayling

Thymallus arcticus

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

2

Asian Arowana

Scleropages formosus

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

3

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

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

4

Barbel

Barbus barbus

A whiskered, powerful bottom-feeding cyprinid of European rivers, fighting hard against the current.

5

Beluga Sturgeon

Huso huso

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

6

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

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

7

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

A jewel-toned char native to eastern North American mountain streams, intolerant of warmth or pollution.

8

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

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

9

Cardinal Tetra

Paracheirodon axelrodi

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

10

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

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

11

Crappie

Pomoxis annularis

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

12

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.

13

Flounder

Platichthys flesus

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

14

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

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

15

Grouper

Epinephelus spp.

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

16

Herring

Clupea harengus

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

17

Lake Trout

Salvelinus namaycush

A large, slow-growing char of deep cold northern lakes, prized for its size, longevity, and oily flesh.

18

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

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

19

Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

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

20

Neon Tetra

Paracheirodon innesi

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

21

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

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

22

Parrotfish

Scarus spp.

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

23

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

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

24

Red Snapper

Lutjanus campechanus

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

25

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

A silvery, red-finned cyprinid that is one of Europe's most abundant freshwater fish.

26

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

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

27

Sea Bream

Sparus aurata

A silver-gold Mediterranean reef fish, second only to sea bass in European marine aquaculture.

28

Sterlet

Acipenser ruthenus

A small Eurasian river sturgeon, once the source of Russia's "golden sterlet" caviar served to tsars.

29

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

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

30

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

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

31

Turbot

Scophthalmus maximus

A large, diamond-shaped left-eyed flatfish of European seas, considered one of Europe's finest food fish.

32

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

The largest fish in the sea, a gentle filter-feeding shark that roams the world's tropical oceans.

33

Wrasse

Labridae spp.

A diverse family of reef fish noted for vivid colors, protogynous sex change, and the role of cleaner species.

34

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

A handsomely banded panfish of North American lakes and rivers, popular with beginners and pan-fryers alike.

35

Zander

Sander lucioperca

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