FISH

Fish that end with H

10 fish ending with the letter H — each with origin, classification, and notes.

This page lists fish that end with H. 10 fish are detailed below. Each entry below is a doorway into a full profile — not just a name on a list.

Table of contents 10 entries
AngelfishChannel CatfishClownfishGoldfish
LionfishParrotfishRoachSailfish
SwordfishYellow Perch

List of Fish That End With H

    1

    Angelfish

    Pterophyllum scalare

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

    2

    Channel Catfish

    Ictalurus punctatus

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

    3

    Clownfish

    Amphiprion ocellaris

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

    4

    Goldfish

    Carassius auratus

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

    5

    Lionfish

    Pterois volitans

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

    6

    Parrotfish

    Scarus spp.

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

    7

    Roach

    Rutilus rutilus

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

    8

    Sailfish

    Istiophorus platypterus

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

    9

    Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

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

    10

    Yellow Perch

    Perca flavescens

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

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