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Anchoveta
Engraulis ringens
A small Pacific anchovy of the Humboldt Current, supporting the largest single-species fishery on Earth.
Below are fish that contain the letter T anywhere in the name. Each of the 27 fish below opens to a full profile.
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List of Fish That Contain T
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Arctic Grayling
Thymallus arcticus
A sail-finned salmonid of crystal-clear northern streams, beloved by fly anglers for its iridescent dorsal fin.
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Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua
A demersal saltwater fish of the North Atlantic, central to European fisheries and once thought inexhaustible.
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Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
A fast, schooling pelagic fish with iridescent green-and-black wavy stripes, a staple of small-fish fisheries.
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Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
A famous anadromous game fish of the North Atlantic, native to rivers from New England across to Russia.
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Beluga Sturgeon
Huso huso
A colossal, ancient sturgeon of the Caspian and Black Seas, source of the world's most valuable caviar.
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Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus
A warm-blooded ocean giant capable of transoceanic migrations, the most prized fish at Tokyo's tuna auctions.
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Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
A jewel-toned char native to eastern North American mountain streams, intolerant of warmth or pollution.
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Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
A widely transplanted European salmonid that has become the wild trout of cold streams across six continents.
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Cardinal Tetra
Paracheirodon axelrodi
A brilliant Amazon tetra distinguished from the neon by a full-length crimson stripe, harvested largely from wild stocks.
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Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
A widespread, whiskered scavenger of North American rivers and lakes, the most-farmed freshwater fish in the United States.
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Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
The largest predatory fish in the sea, an apex coastal hunter feared and admired in equal measure.
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Halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
A giant flatfish of cold northern seas, the largest right-eyed flatfish on Earth and a prized food fish.
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Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
A large, slow-growing char of deep cold northern lakes, prized for its size, longevity, and oily flesh.
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Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
North America's most popular freshwater game fish, a stout predator of warm lakes, ponds, and slow rivers.
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Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
A graceful, plankton-feeding ray with the largest wingspan of any fish, a star of tropical reef tourism.
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Neon Tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
A tiny iridescent tetra of Amazon blackwaters, the foundation species of the global aquarium trade.
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Northern Pike
Esox lucius
A long, toothy ambush predator of cool northern lakes and rivers across Europe, Asia, and North America.
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Parrotfish
Scarus spp.
A beak-toothed reef herbivore that grazes algae from corals, producing much of the white sand of tropical beaches.
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Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
A Pacific salmonid with a vivid pink stripe, the workhorse of trout hatcheries worldwide.
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Skipjack Tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
A small, abundant pelagic tuna with horizontal belly stripes, the species behind most canned light tuna.
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Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
A hard-fighting game fish of clear, rocky rivers and northern lakes, prized for its strength relative to size.
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Sterlet
Acipenser ruthenus
A small Eurasian river sturgeon, once the source of Russia's "golden sterlet" caviar served to tsars.
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Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
A powerful anadromous game fish of the Atlantic coast, central to East Coast sport fishing.
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Tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
A fast-growing African cichlid that has become one of the most farmed food fish on Earth.
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Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
A large, diamond-shaped left-eyed flatfish of European seas, considered one of Europe's finest food fish.
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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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