List of fish families
This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list.
A - B - C - D - E - F -
G - H - I - J - K -
L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
A
Ab-Am
- Abyssocottinae
 - Acanthuridae
 - Acestrorhynchidae
 - Achiridae
 - Achiropsettidae
 - Acipenseridae
 - Acropomatidae
 - Adrianichthyidae
 - Agonidae
 - Akysidae
 - Albulidae
 - Alepisauridae
 - Alepocephalidae
 - Alestiidae
 - Alopiidae
 - Amarsipidae
 - Ambassidae
 - Amblycipitidae
 - Amblyopsidae
 - Amiidae
 - Ammodytidae
 - Amphiliidae
 
An-Ap
- Anabantidae
 - Anablepidae
 - Anacanthobatidae
 - Anarhichadidae
 - Anguillidae
 - Anomalopidae
 - Anoplogastridae
 - Anoplopomatidae
 - Anostomidae
 - Anotopteridae
 - Antennariidae
 - Aphaniidae
 - Aphredoderidae
 - Aphyonidae
 - Apistidae
 - Aploactinidae
 - Aplocheilidae
 - Aplodactylidae
 - Apogonidae
 - Apteronotidae
 
Ar-Au
- Aracanidae
 - Arapaimidae
 - Argentinidae
 - Ariidae
 - Ariommatidae
 - Arripidae
 - Artedidraconidae
 - Aspredinidae
 - Astroblepidae
 - Ateleopodidae
 - Atherinidae
 - Atherinopsidae
 - Auchenipteridae
 - Aulopidae
 - Aulorhynchidae
 - Aulostomidae
 
B
- Bagridae
 - Balistidae
 - Balitoridae
 - Banjosidae
 - Barbourisiidae
 - Bathyclupeidae
 - Bathydraconidae
 - Bathylagidae
 - Bathylutichthyidae
 - Bathymasteridae
 - Batrachoididae
 - Bedotiidae
 - Belonidae
 - Bembridae
 - Berycidae
 - Blenniidae
 - Bothidae
 - Bovichtidae
 - Brachaeluridae
 - Brachionichthyidae
 - Bramidae
 - Bregmacerotidae
 - Bythitidae
 
C
Ca
- Caesionidae
 - Callanthiidae
 - Callichthyidae
 - Callionymidae
 - Callorhinchidae
 - Caproidae
 - Caracanthidae
 - Carangidae
 - Carapidae
 - Carcharhinidae
 - Caristiidae
 - Catostomidae
 - Caulophrynidae
 
Ce
- Centracanthidae
 - Centrarchidae
 - Centriscidae
 - Centrogenyidae
 - Centrolophidae
 - Centrophoridae
 - Centrophrynidae
 - Centropomidae
 - Cepolidae
 - Ceratiidae
 - Ceratodontidae
 - Cetomimidae
 - Cetopsidae
 - Cetorhinidae
 
Ch
- Chacidae
 - Chaenopsidae
 - Chaetodontidae
 - Champsodontidae
 - Chanidae
 - Channichthyidae
 - Channidae
 - Characidae
 - Chaudhuriidae
 - Chaunacidae
 - Cheilodactylidae
 - Chiasmodontidae
 - Chilodidae
 - Chimaeridae
 - Chirocentridae
 - Chironemidae
 - Chlamydoselachidae
 - Chlopsidae
 - Chlorophthalmidae
 
Ci-Cu
- Cichlidae
 - Cirrhitidae
 - Citharidae
 - Citharinidae
 - Clariidae
 - Clinidae
 - Clupeidae
 - Cobitidae
 - Coiidae
 - Colocongridae
 - Comephoridae
 - Congiopodidae
 - Congridae
 - Coryphaenidae
 - Cottidae
 - Cottocomephoridae
 - Cranoglanididae
 - Creediidae
 - Crenuchidae
 - Cryptacanthodidae
 - Ctenoluciidae
 - Curimatidae
 
Cy
D
- Dactylopteridae
 - Dactyloscopidae
 - Dalatiidae
 - Dasyatidae
 - Dentatherinidae
 - Denticipitidae
 - Derichthyidae
 - Diceratiidae
 - Dichistiidae
 - Dinolestidae
 - Dinopercidae
 - Diodontidae
 - Diplomystidae
 - Diretmidae
 - Doradidae
 - Draconettidae
 - Drepaneidae
 - Dussumieriidae
 
E
- Echeneidae
 - Echinorhinidae
 - Elassomatidae
 - Electrophoridae
 - Eleginopidae
 - Eleotridae
 - Elopidae
 - Embiotocidae
 - Emmelichthyidae
 - Engraulidae
 - Enoplosidae
 - Ephippidae
 - Epigonidae
 - Erethistidae
 - Ereuniidae
 - Erythrinidae
 - Esocidae
 - Euclichthyidae
 - Eurypharyngidae
 - Evermannellidae
 - Exocoetidae
 
F
G
- Gadidae
 - Galaxiidae
 - Gasteropelecidae
 - Gasterosteidae
 - Gastromyzontidae
 - Gempylidae
 - Geotriidae
 - Gerreidae
 - Gibberichthyidae
 - Gigantactinidae
 - Giganturidae
 - Ginglymostomatidae
 - Glaucosomatidae
 - Gnathanacanthidae
 - Gobiesocidae
 - Gobiidae
 - Gonorynchidae
 - Gonostomatidae
 - Goodeidae
 - Grammatidae
 - Grammicolepididae
 - Gymnarchidae
 - Gymnotidae
 - Gymnuridae
 - Gyrinocheilidae
 
H
- Haemulidae
 - Halosauridae
 - Harpagiferidae
 - Helogeneidae
 - Helostomatidae
 - Hemigaleidae
 - Hemiodontidae
 - Hemiramphidae
 - Hemiscylliidae
 - Hemitripteridae
 - Hepsetidae
 - Heptapteridae
 - Heterenchelyidae
 - Heterodontidae
 - Heteropneustidae
 - Hexagrammidae
 - Hexanchidae
 - Hexatrygonidae
 - Himantolophidae
 - Hiodontidae
 - Hispidoberycidae
 - Holocentridae
 - Hoplichthyidae
 - Hypopomidae
 - Hypoptychidae
 
I
K
L
La-Li
- Labridae
 - Labrisomidae
 - Lactariidae
 - Lamnidae
 - Lampridae
 - Latimeriidae
 - Latridae
 - Lebiasinidae
 - Leiognathidae
 - Lepidogalaxiidae
 - Lepidosirenidae
 - Lepisosteidae
 - Leptobramidae
 - Leptochariidae
 - Leptochilichthyidae
 - Leptoscopidae
 - Lethrinidae
 - Linophrynidae
 - Liparidae
 
Lo-Lu
- Lobotidae
 - Lophichthyidae
 - Lophiidae
 - Lophotidae
 - Loricariidae
 - Lotidae
 - Luciocephalidae
 - Lutjanidae
 - Luvaridae
 
M
Ma-Mi
- Macrouridae
 - Malacanthidae
 - Malapteruridae
 - Mastacembelidae
 - Megachasmidae
 - Megalomycteridae
 - Megalopidae
 - Melamphaidae
 - Melanocetidae
 - Melanonidae
 - Melanotaeniidae
 - Menidae
 - Merlucciidae
 - Microdesmidae
 - Microstomatidae
 - Mirapinnidae
 - Mitsukurinidae
 
Mo-My
- Mochokidae
 - Molidae
 - Monacanthidae
 - Monocentridae
 - Monodactylidae
 - Monognathidae
 - Moridae
 - Moringuidae
 - Mormyridae
 - Moronidae
 - Mugilidae
 - Mullidae
 - Muraenesocidae
 - Muraenidae
 - Muraenolepididae
 - Myctophidae
 - Myliobatidae
 - Myrocongridae
 - Myxinidae
 
N
- Nandidae
 - Narcinidae
 - Nematistiidae
 - Nematogenyidae
 - Nemichthyidae
 - Nemipteridae
 - Neoceratiidae
 - Neoceratodontidae
 - Neoscopelidae
 - Neosebastidae
 - Nettastomatidae
 - Nomeidae
 - Normanichthyidae
 - Notacanthidae
 - Notocheiridae
 - Notograptidae
 - Notopteridae
 - Notosudidae
 - Nototheniidae
 
O
- Odacidae
 - Odontaspididae
 - Odontobutidae
 - Ogcocephalidae
 - Olyridae
 - Omosudidae
 - Oneirodidae
 - Ophichthidae
 - Ophidiidae
 - Opisthoproctidae
 - Opistognathidae
 - Oplegnathidae
 - Orectolobidae
 - Oreosomatidae
 - Osmeridae
 - Osphronemidae
 - Osteoglossidae
 - Ostraciidae
 - Ostracoberycidae
 - Oxynotidae
 
P
Pa-Pe
- Pangasiidae
 - Pantodontidae
 - Parabembridae
 - Parabrotulidae
 - Parakysidae moved to Akysidae
 - Paralepididae
 - Paralichthyidae
 - Parascorpididae
 - Parascylliidae
 - Paraulopidae
 - Parazenidae
 - Parodontidae
 - Pataecidae
 - Pegasidae
 - Pempheridae
 - Pentacerotidae
 - Percichthyidae
 - Percidae
 - Perciliidae
 - Percophidae
 - Percopsidae
 - Peristediidae
 - Petromyzontidae
 
Ph-Pl
- Phallostethidae
 - Pholidae
 - Pholidichthyidae
 - Phosichthyidae
 - Phractolaemidae
 - Phycidae
 - Pimelodidae
 - Pinguipedidae
 - Platycephalidae
 - Platytroctidae
 - Plecoglossidae
 - Plectrogenidae
 - Plesiobatidae
 - Plesiopidae
 - Pleuronectidae
 - Plotosidae
 
Po-Pr
- Poeciliidae
 - Polycentridae
 - Polymixiidae
 - Polynemidae
 - Polyodontidae
 - Polyprionidae
 - Polypteridae
 - Pomacanthidae
 - Pomacentridae
 - Pomatomidae
 - Potamotrygonidae
 - Priacanthidae
 - Pristidae
 - Pristiophoridae
 - Prochilodontidae
 - Profundulidae
 - Proscylliidae
 - Protopteridae
 
Ps-Pt
- Psettodidae
 - Pseudaphritidae
 - Pseudocarchariidae
 - Pseudochromidae
 - Pseudomugilidae
 - Pseudopimelodidae
 - Pseudotriakidae
 - Pseudotrichonotidae
 - Psilorhynchidae
 - Psychrolutidae
 - Ptereleotridae
 - Ptilichthyidae
 
R
- Rachycentridae
 - Radiicephalidae
 - Rajidae
 - Regalecidae
 - Retropinnidae
 - Rhamphichthyidae
 - Rhamphocottidae
 - Rhincodontidae
 - Rhinobatidae
 - Rhinochimaeridae
 - Rhyacichthyidae
 - Rivulidae
 - Rondeletiidae
 
S
Sa-Sc
- Saccopharyngidae
 - Salangidae
 - Salmonidae
 - Samaridae
 - Scaridae
 - Scatophagidae
 - Schilbeidae
 - Schindleriidae
 - Sciaenidae
 - Scoloplacidae
 - Scomberesocidae
 - Scombridae
 - Scombrolabracidae
 - Scombropidae
 - Scopelarchidae
 - Scophthalmidae
 - Scorpaenidae
 - Scyliorhinidae
 - Scytalinidae
 
Se-St
- Sebastidae
 - Serranidae
 - Serrasalmidae
 - Serrivomeridae
 - Setarchidae
 - Siganidae
 - Sillaginidae
 - Siluridae
 - Sisoridae
 - Soleidae
 - Solenostomidae
 - Sparidae
 - Sphyraenidae
 - Sphyrnidae
 - Squalidae
 - Squatinidae
 - Stegostomatidae
 - Stephanoberycidae
 - Sternoptychidae
 - Sternopygidae
 - Stichaeidae
 - Stomiidae
 - Stromateidae
 - Stylephoridae
 
Su-Sy
- Sundasalangidae
 - Symphysanodontidae
 - Synanceiidae
 - Synaphobranchidae
 - Synbranchidae
 - Syngnathidae
 - Synodontidae
 
T
- Telmatherinidae
 - Terapontidae
 - Tetrabrachiidae
 - Tetragonuridae
 - Tetraodontidae
 - Tetrarogidae
 - Thaumatichthyidae
 - Torpedinidae
 - Toxotidae
 - Trachichthyidae
 - Trachinidae
 - Trachipteridae
 - Triacanthidae
 - Triacanthodidae
 - Triakidae
 - Trichiuridae
 - Trichodontidae
 - Trichomycteridae
 - Trichonotidae
 - Triglidae
 - Triodontidae
 - Tripterygiidae
 
