Class Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)

Children (taxonomic leaves 🌿): 271

Order Acanthuriformes

Family Acanthuridae
Genus Acanthurus
  • Achilles Tang (Acanthurus achilles)
  • Dark Surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii)
  • Dusky Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus)
  • Hawaiian Convict Surgeonfish (Acanthurus sandvicensis)
  • Orangeblotch Surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus)
  • Whitespotted Surgeonfish (Acanthurus guttatus)
  • Yellowfin Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus)
    • Genus Ctenochaetus
  • Goldring Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus strigosus)
    • Genus Naso
  • Pacific Orange-spine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus)
    • Genus Zebrasoma
  • Pacific Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma velifer)
  • Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
    • Family Chaetodontidae
    Genus Chaetodon
  • Fourspot Butterflyfish (Chaetodon quadrimaculatus)
  • Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus)
  • Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula)
  • Saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)
  • Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)
    • Family Latilidae
    Genus Caulolatilus
  • Ocean Whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps)
    • Family Zanclidae
    Genus Zanclus
  • Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus)

    • Order Acipenseriformes

    Family Polyodontidae
    Genus Polyodon
  • American Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)

    • Order Albuliformes

    Family Albulidae
    Genus Albula

    Order Anguilliformes

    Family Anguillidae
    Genus Anguilla
  • American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)
    • Family Muraenidae
    Genus Echidna
  • Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa)

    • Order Atheriniformes

    Family Atherinopsidae
    Genus Atherinops
  • Topsmelt Silverside (Atherinops affinis)
    • Genus Atherinopsis
  • Jacksmelt (Atherinopsis californiensis)
    • Genus Menidia
  • Atlantic Silverside (Menidia menidia)
  • Inland Silverside (Menidia beryllina)

    • Order Batrachoidiformes

    Family Batrachoididae
    Genus Opsanus
  • Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus tau)
    • Genus Porichthys
  • Plainfin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

    • Order Beloniformes

    Family Belonidae
    Genus Strongylura
  • Atlantic Needlefish (Strongylura marina)
  • Redfin Needlefish (Strongylura notata)
    • Genus Tylosurus
  • Houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus)
    • Family Exocoetidae
    Family Scomberesocidae
    Genus Cololabis
  • Pacific Saury (Cololabis saira)

    • Order Carangiformes

    Family Cyclopsettidae
    Genus Citharichthys
  • Speckled Sanddab (Citharichthys stigmaeus)
    • Family Sphyraenidae
    Genus Sphyraena
  • Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
    • Genus Sphyraena

    Order Centrarchiformes

    Family Girellidae
    Genus Girella
  • Opaleye (Girella nigricans)
    • Family Kuhliidae
    Genus Kuhlia
  • Hawaiian Flagtail (Kuhlia xenura)
    • Family Kyphosidae
    Genus Kyphosus
  • Highfin Chub (Kyphosus cinerascens)
    • Family Scorpididae
    Genus Medialuna
  • Halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis)

    • Order Characiformes

    Family Characidae
    Genus Astyanax
    Genus Tetragonopterus

    Order Cichliformes

  • Damselfishes (Family Pomacentridae)

    • Order Clupeiformes

    Family Clupeidae
    Genus Alosa
  • Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
  • American Shad (Alosa sapidissima)
  • Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris)
    • Genus Brevoortia
  • Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)
    • Genus Dorosoma
  • Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)
    • Genus Sardinops
  • Pacific Sardine (Sardinops sagax)
    • Family Engraulidae
    Genus Anchoa
  • Bay Anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli)
    • Genus Engraulis
  • Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

    • Order Cypriniformes

    Family Catostomidae
    Genus Catostomus
  • Owens Sucker (Catostomus fumeiventris)
  • White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii)
    • Genus Erimyzon
  • Creek Chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus)
    • Genus Hypentelium
  • Northern Hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans)
    • Genus Moxostoma
  • Golden Redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum)
    • Family Cyprinidae
    Genus Campostoma
  • Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)
    • Genus Carassius
  • Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
    • Genus Clinostomus
  • Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides)
    • Genus Cyprinella
  • Satinfin Shiner (Cyprinella analostana)
  • Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera)
    • Genus Cyprinus
  • Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
    • Genus Ericymba
  • Silverjaw Minnow (Ericymba buccata)
    • Genus Exoglossum
  • Cutlips Minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua)
    • Genus Hudsonius
  • Spottail Shiner (Hudsonius hudsonius)
    • Genus Hybognathus
  • Eastern Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus regius)
    • Genus Luxilus
  • Common Shiner (Luxilus cornutus)
  • Striped Shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus)
    • Genus Nocomis
  • River Chub (Nocomis micropogon)
    • Genus Notemigonus
  • Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
    • Genus Notropis
    Genus Pimephales
  • Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus)
  • Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas)
    • Genus Rhinichthys
  • Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys atratulus)
  • Longnose Dace (Rhinichthys cataractae)
  • Western Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys klamathensis)
    • Genus Semotilus
  • Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
  • Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis)
    • Family Leuciscidae
    Genus Hesperoleucus
  • Coastal Roach (Hesperoleucus venustus)
    • Genus Miniellus
  • Swallowtail Shiner (Miniellus procne)
    • Genus Orthodon
  • Sacramento Blackfish (Orthodon microlepidotus)
    • Genus Ptychocheilus
  • Sacramento Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus grandis)
    • Genus Richardsonius
  • Lahontan Redside (Richardsonius egregius)
    • Genus Siphateles
  • Tui Chub (Siphateles bicolor)
    • Family Xenocyprididae
    Genus Ctenopharyngodon
  • Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

    • Order Cyprinodontiformes

    Family Cyprinodontidae
    Genus Cyprinodon
  • Devils Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)
  • Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus)
    • Family Fundulidae
    Genus Fundulus
  • Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus)
  • Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis)
  • Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)
  • Striped Killifish (Fundulus majalis)
    • Genus Lucania
  • Rainwater Killifish (Lucania parva)
    • Family Poeciliidae
    Genus Gambusia
  • Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
  • Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
    • Genus Phalloceros
    Genus Poecilia
  • Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna)

    • Order Elopiformes

    Family Megalopidae
    Genus Megalops
  • Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)

    • Order Esociformes

    Family Esocidae
    Genus Umbra
  • Eastern Mudminnow (Umbra pygmaea)
    • Family Esocidae
    Genus Esox
  • Chain Pickerel (Esox niger)
  • Northern Pike (Esox lucius)
  • Redfin Pickerel (Esox americanus)

    • Order Gasterosteiformes

    Family Gasterosteidae
    Genus Gasterosteus
  • Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

    • Order Gobiesociformes

    Family Gobiesocidae
    Genus Gobiesox
  • Northern Clingfish (Gobiesox maeandricus)

    • Order Holocentriformes

    Family Holocentridae
    Genus Sargocentron
  • Speckled Squirrelfish (Sargocentron punctatissimum)

    • Order Kurtiformes

    Family Apogonidae
    Genus Pristiapogon
  • Iridescent Cardinalfish (Pristiapogon kallopterus)

    • Order Lepisosteiformes

    Family Lepisosteidae
    Genus Atractosteus
  • Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula)
    • Genus Lepisosteus
  • Florida Gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus)
  • Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
  • Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)

    • Order Mugiliformes

    Family Mugilidae

    Order Perciformes

    Family Blenniidae
    Genus Blenniella
  • Bullethead Blenny (Blenniella gibbifrons)
    • Genus Chasmodes
  • Striped Blenny (Chasmodes bosquianus)
    • Genus Omobranchus
  • Roundhead Blenny (Omobranchus obliquus)
    • Family Carangidae
    Genus Caranx
  • Blue Runner (Caranx crysos)
  • Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus)
    • Genus Trachurus
  • Pacific Jack Mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus)
    • Family Centrarchidae
    Genus Amblopites
  • Rock Bass (Amblopites rupestris)
    • Genus Archoplites
  • Sacramento Perch (Archoplites interruptus)
    • Genus Centrarchus
  • Flier (Centrarchus macropterus)
    • Genus Enneacanthus
  • Bluespotted Sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus)
    • Genus Lepomis
  • Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
  • Dollar Sunfish (Lepomis marginatus)
  • Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)
  • Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)
  • Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
  • Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus)
  • Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)
  • Spotted Sunfish (Lepomis punctatus)
  • Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)
  • Warmouth x Bluegill (Lepomis gulosus × macrochirus)
    • Genus Micropterus
  • Florida Bass (Micropterus floridanus)
  • Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans)
  • Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
    • Genus Pomoxis
  • Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
  • White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis)
    • Family Channidae
    Genus Channa
  • Northern Snakehead (Channa argus)
    • Family Cichlidae
    Genus Oreochromis
    Genus Sarotherodon
  • Blackchin Tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron)
    • Genus Tilapia
    Family Cichlidae
    Genus Cichlasoma
  • Dimerus Cichlid (Cichlasoma dimerus)
    • Genus Mayaheros
  • Mayan Cichlid (Mayaheros urophthalmus)
    • Family Clinidae
    Genus Gibbonsia
  • Spotted Kelpfish (Gibbonsia elegans)
  • Striped Kelpfish (Gibbonsia metzi)
    • Family Coryphaenidae
    Genus Coryphaena
  • Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)
    • Family Embiotocidae
    Genus Amphistichus
  • Barred Surfperch (Amphistichus argenteus)
    • Genus Brachyistius
  • Kelp Surfperch (Brachyistius frenatus)
    • Genus Cymatogaster
  • Shiner Surfperch (Cymatogaster aggregata)
    • Genus Embiotoca
  • Black Surfperch (Embiotoca jacksoni)
  • Rainbow Seaperch (Embiotoca caryi)
  • Striped Surfperch (Embiotoca lateralis)
    • Genus Hyperprosopon
  • Silver Surfperch (Hyperprosopon ellipticum)
    • Genus Micrometrus
  • Reef Surfperch (Micrometrus aurora)
    • Genus Phanerodon
  • Pile Surfperch (Phanerodon vacca)
  • Sharpnose Surfperch (Phanerodon furcatus)
    • Family Gobiesocidae
    Genus Gobiesox
  • Skilletfish (Gobiesox strumosus)
    • Family Gobiidae
    Genus Bathygobius
  • Whitespotted Frillgoby (Bathygobius coalitus)
    • Genus Gobiosoma
  • Naked Goby (Gobiosoma bosc)
    • Family Haemulidae
    Genus Haemulon
  • White Grunt (Haemulon plumierii)
    • Genus Orthopristis
  • Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera)
    • Family Jordaniidae
    Genus Scorpaenichthys
  • Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
    • Family Labridae
    Family Labridae
    Genus Chlorurus
  • Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus spilurus)
  • Spectacled Parrotfish (Chlorurus perspicillatus)
    • Genus Gomphosus
  • Bird Wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
    • Genus Halichoeres
  • Rock Wrasse (Halichoeres semicinctus)
  • Señorita Wrasse (Halichoeres californicus)
    • Genus Scarus
  • Palenose Parrotfish (Scarus psittacus)
  • Redlip Parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus)
    • Genus Tautoga
  • Tautog (Tautoga onitis)
    • Genus Thalassoma
  • Christmas Wrasse (Thalassoma trilobatum)
  • Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey)
    • Family Lutjanidae
    Genus Lutjanus
  • Bluestriped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
  • Gray Snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
    • Family Malacanthidae
    Genus Lopholatilus
  • Tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps)
    • Family Moronidae
    Genus Morone
  • Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)
  • White Perch (Morone americana)
    • Family Mullidae
    Genus Mulloidichthys
  • Yellowstripe Goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)
    • Genus Parupeneus
  • Manybar Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
  • Whitesaddle Goatfish (Parupeneus porphyreus)
    • Family Percidae
    Genus Etheostoma
  • Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare)
  • Glassy Darter (Etheostoma vitreum)
  • Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides)
  • Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)
  • Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma olmstedi)
    • Genus Perca
  • Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)
    • Family Pholidae
    Family Pomacentridae
    Genus Chromis
  • Blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis)
    • Genus Hypsypops
  • Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus)
    • Family Pomatomidae
    Genus Pomatomus
  • Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
    • Family Sciaenidae
    Genus Bairdiella
  • Silver Perch (Bairdiella chrysoura)
    • Genus Cynoscion
  • Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis)
    • Genus Leiostomus
  • Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus)
    • Genus Menticirrhus
  • Gulf Kingfish (Menticirrhus littoralis)
  • Northern Kingfish (Menticirrhus saxatilis)
  • Southern Kingfish (Menticirrhus americanus)
    • Genus Micropogonias
  • Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus)
    • Genus Sciaenops
  • Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
    • Family Scombridae
    Genus Euthynnus
  • Little Tunny (Euthynnus alletterstus)
    • Genus Scomber
  • Pacific Chub Mackerel (Scomber japonicus)
    • Family Serranidae
    Genus Centropristis
  • Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata)
    • Genus Paralabrax
  • Kelp Bass (Paralabrax clathratus)
    • Family Sparidae
    Genus Archosargus
  • Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
    • Genus Lagodon
  • Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides)
    • Family Stichaeidae
    Genus Anoplarchus
  • High Cockscomb (Anoplarchus purpurescens)
    • Genus Cebidichthys
  • Monkey-faced Prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus)
    • Genus Xiphister
  • Black Prickleback (Xiphister atropurpureus)
    • Family Stromateidae
    Genus Peprilus
  • Harvestfish (Peprilus paru)

    • Order Pleuronectiformes

    Family Paralichthyidae
    Genus Paralichthys
  • California Halibut (Paralichthys californicus)
  • Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)
    • Genus Citharichthys

    Order Salmoniformes

    Family Salmonidae
    Genus Oncorhynchus
  • Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
    • Genus Salmo
  • Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
    • Genus Salvelinus
  • Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

    • Order Scorpaeniformes

    Family Cottidae
    Genus Artedius
  • Smoothhead Sculpin (Artedius lateralis)
    • Genus Clinocottus
  • Bald Sculpin (Clinocottus recalvus)
  • Woolly Sculpin (Clinocottus analis)
    • Genus Cottus
  • Blue Ridge Sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum)
  • Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii)
  • Potomac Sculpin (Cottus girardi)
  • Prickly Sculpin (Cottus asper)
    • Genus Leptocottus
  • Pacific Staghorn Sculpin (Leptocottus armatus)
    • Genus Oligocottus
  • Fluffy Sculpin (Oligocottus snyderi)
  • Tidepool Sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus)
    • Family Hexagrammidae
    Genus Ophiodon
  • Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
    • Genus Oxylebius
  • Painted Greenling (Oxylebius pictus)
    • Family Sebastidae
    Genus Sebastes
  • Black-and-yellow Rockfish (Sebastes chrysomelas)
  • Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus)
  • Canary Rockfish (Sebastes pinniger)
  • China Rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus)
  • Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)
  • Cowcod (Sebastes levis)
  • Deacon Rockfish (Sebastes diaconus)
  • Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus)
  • Grass Rockfish (Sebastes rastrelliger)
  • Kelp Rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens)
  • Olive Rockfish (Sebastes serranoides)
  • Redstripe Rockfish (Sebastes proriger)
  • Rosy Rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus)
  • Speckled Rockfish (Sebastes ovalis)
  • Squarespot Rockfish (Sebastes hopkinsi)
  • Starry Rockfish (Sebastes constellatus)
  • Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)
  • Yelloweye Rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus)
  • Yellowtail Rockfish (Sebastes flavidus)
    • Family Triglidae
    Genus Prionotus
  • Northern Searobin (Prionotus carolinus)

    • Order Siluriformes

    Family Heptapteridae
    Genus Rhamdioglanis
  • Rhamdioglanis transfasciatus
    • Family Ictaluridae
    Genus Ameiurus
  • Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas)
  • Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus)
  • White Catfish (Ameiurus catus)
  • Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis)
    • Genus Ictalurus
  • Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus)
  • Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
    • Genus Noturus
  • Margined Madtom (Noturus insignis)
  • Stonecat (Noturus flavus)
    • Genus Pylodictis
  • Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)
    • Family Loricariidae
    Genus Pterygoplichthys

    Order Syngnathiformes

    Family Fistulariidae
    Genus Fistularia
  • Bluespotted Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

    • Order Tetraodontiformes

    Family Balistidae
    Genus Melichthys
  • Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)
    • Genus Rhinecanthus
  • Lagoon Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
  • Wedgetail Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
    • Family Diodontidae
    Genus Diodon
  • Spotted Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)
    • Family Molidae
    Genus Mola
  • Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)
    • Family Ostraciidae
    Genus Acanthostracion
  • Scrawled Cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis)
    • Genus Ostracion
  • Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)
    • Family Tetraodontidae
    Genus Arothron
  • Stripebelly Puffer (Arothron hispidus)
    • Genus Canthigaster
  • Hawaiian Spotted Toby (Canthigaster jactator)
    • Genus Sphoeroides
  • Northern Puffer (Sphoeroides maculatus)

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