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Pictures of fish [last update 2011-12-25]


Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Discus fish
Discus fish


School of anchovies
School of anchovies

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Chafalote (Rhaphiodon vulpinus)
Chafalote (Rhaphiodon vulpinus)

(Brazil)

Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Flounder camouflaged in the sand
Flounder camouflaged in the sand

(Belize)

Mudskippers (Periopthalmus) fish in esutary
Mudskippers (Periopthalmus) fish in esutary

(Gabon)

Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax)
Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Fish



Moray eel with cleaner shrimp

Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) in a kelp forest
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) in a kelp forest

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Sting ray buried in sand
Sting ray buried in sand

(Belize)

Scorpionfish
Scorpionfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Fish


Discus fish
Discus fish


Flounder in Hawaii
Flounder in Hawaii


Discus fish
Discus fish


Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Altum Angel (Pterophyllum altum)


Fish hidden among sponges and sea life
Fish hidden among sponges and sea life

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Dead armored catfish used as bait in Colombia


Fish
Fish

(Belize)

Fisherman with a catfish from the Rio Carrao
Fisherman with a catfish from the Rio Carrao

(Venezuela)


Arowana and other fish seen through the Amazon flooded forest tunnel


Mandarin Goby (Pterosynchiropus splendidus)


Blue boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)
Blue boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)



Piranha


Serrasalmus piranha species
Serrasalmus piranha species
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Midskipper with turquoise spots


Flounder blending with the sandy bottom
Flounder blending with the sandy bottom

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus)


Sting ray buried in sand
Sting ray buried in sand

(Belize)

Discus fish
Discus fish


Pacific sunfish (Mola mola)
Pacific sunfish (Mola mola)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Trumpetfish
Trumpetfish


Cichlids and tetras in a clear Central American stream
Cichlids and tetras in a clear Central American stream

(Belize)


Temperate marine saltwater fish



Fish


Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a kelp forest
Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a kelp forest

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Arapaima (Pirarucu or paiche) fish in the Amzon exhibit

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Lake Malawi Cichlids
Orange and blue fish
Orange and blue fish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Fish



Lake Malawi Cichlids
African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi)
African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi)



The colorful pattern of a Brook trout

(California)

Sea dragon
Sea dragon



Lake Malawi Cichlids
Yellow tang
Yellow tang



Sea fans on coral reef



Cardinal tetra tank in the Amazon flooded forest exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences

Killifish in small blackwater pond in the peat swamp forest of Borneo (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Killifish in small blackwater pond in the peat swamp forest of Borneo

(Indonesia)

Leopard Shark in the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Leopard Shark in the Monterey Bay Aquarium

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Cyprinds in the blackwater Tahan river

(Malaysia)


Pink fish


Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Scorpionfish
Scorpionfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Jumping chum salmon

(Alaska)


Amazon fish seen through the flooded forest tunnel


Malagasy cichlid (Manambolo)



Goby fish



Cardinal tetras in an Amazon biotope aquarium


Hawaiian Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)
Hawaiian Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)



Lake Malawi Cichlids

Spotted moray eel



Piranha in a gill net

(Suriname)

Archerfish
Archerfish


School of fish near a kelp forest
School of fish near a kelp forest

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

California halibut (Paralichthys californicus)
California halibut (Paralichthys californicus)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Pipefish



Caribbean reef



Jumping chum salmon

(Alaska)


Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River

(Malaysia)


Butterflyfish



Catfish


Green moray eel
Green moray eel

(Belize)

Mudskipper fish on a beach near Loango National Park
Mudskipper fish on a beach near Loango National Park

(Gabon)


Blue Tang



Temperate marine saltwater fish


Red-bellied piranha
Red-bellied piranha


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