Major groups of bony fishes

Stomiiformes, Dragonfishes

•  Bristlemouths •  Marine Hatchetfishes •  Lightfishes •  Barbeled Dragonfishes

Ateleopodiformes, Jellynose Fishes

•  Jellynose fishes

Aulopiformes, Lizardfishes

•  Cucumberfishes •  Flagfins •  Sandiving Lizardfishes •  Lizardfishes •  Greeneyes •  Bathysauropsids •  Waryfishes •  Deepsea Tripod Fishes •  Pearleyes •  Sabertooth Fishes •  Lancetfishes •  Barracudinas •  Deepsea Lizardfishes •  Telescopefishes

Nyctophiformes, Lanternfishes

•  Blackchins •  Lanternfishes •  Opahs •  Velifers •  Tube-eyes or Thread-Tails •  Crestfishes •  Tapertails •  Ribbonfishes •  Oarfishes

Polymixiformes<, Beardfishes

•  Beardfishes

Percopsiformes, Trout-perches

•  Trout-perches •  Pirate Perch •  Cavefishes

Gadiformes, Cods

•  Eel cods •  Codlets •  Eucla Cod •  Grenadiers or Rattails •  Deepsea Cods •  Pelagic Cods •  Merluccid Hakes •  Phycid Hakes •  Cods

Ophidiiformes, Cusk-eels

•  Pearlfishes •  Cusk-eels •  Viviparous Brotulas •  False Brotulas •  Toadfishes •  Anglerfishes •  Goosefishes •  Frogfishes •  Tetrabrachiid Frogfishes •  Lophichthyid Frogfishes •  Handfishes •  Coffinfishes or Sea Toads •  Batfishes •  Fanfins •  Toothed Seadevils •  Black Seadevils •  Footballfishes •  Double Anglers •  Dreamers •  Wolftrap Anglers •  Deepsea Anglers •  Seadevils •  Whipnose Anglers •  Leftvents

Mugiliformes, Mullets

•  Mullets

Atheriniformes, Silversides

•  New World Silversides •  Surf Sardines •  Rainbowfishes and Blue Eyes •  Pricklenose Silversides •  Tusked Silversides and Priapiumfishes •  Old World Silversides

BELONIFORMES, Needlefishes

•  Adrianichthyids •  Flying Fishes •  Halfbeaks •  Sauries

Cyprinodontiformes, Killifishes

•  Asian Rivulines •  African Rivulines •  New World Rivulines •  Middle American Killifishes •  Goodeids •  Topminnows •  Valencia Toothcarps •  Pupfishes •  Four-eyed Fishes •  Livebearers

Stephanoberyciformes, Pricklefishes

•  Bugscale Fishes •  Pricklefishes •  Hispidoberycids •  Gibberfishes •  Redmouth Whalefishes •  Flabby Whalefishes •  Tapertails

Beryciformes, Alfonso Squirrelfishes

•  Fangtooths •  Spinyfins •  Flashlight Fishes •  Pinecone Fishes •  Roughies •  Alfonsinos •  Squirrelfishes

Zeiformes, Dories

•  Lookdown Dories •  Oreos •  Smooth Dories •  Armoreye Dories •  Tinselfishes •  Dories

Gasterosteiformes, Sticklebacks

•  Sand Eel •  Tubesnouts •  Sticklebacks •  Armored Sticklebacks •  Seamoths •  Ghost Pipefishes •  Pipefishes and Seahorses •  Trumpetfishes •  Cornetfishes •  Snipefishes •  Shrimpfishes

Synbranchiformes, Swamp Eels

•  Swamp Eels •  Earthworm Eels •  Spiny Eels

Scorpaneiformes, Mail-cheeked Fishes

•  Flying Gurnards •  Scorpionfishes or Rockfishes •  Orbicular Velvetfishes •  Velvetfishes •  Australian Prowfishes •  Racehorses, Pigfishes or Horsefishes •  Searobins or Gurnards •  Armored Searobins •  Deepwater Flatheads •  Flatheads •  Ghost Flatheads •  Sablefishs •  Greenlings •  Normanichthyids •  Giant Sculpins •  Deepwater Sculpins •  Sculpins •  Bailal Oilfishes •  Deepwater Baikal Sculpins •  Searavens •  Poachers •  Fathead Sculpins •  Antarctic Sculpins •  Lumpfishes or Lumpsuckers •  Snailfishes

Perciformes, Perches

•  Snooks •  Asiatic Glassfishes •  Lates •  Mullets •  Temperate Basses •  Temperate Perches •  Southern Basses •  Lanternbellies •  Slopefishes •  Wrechfishes •  Sea Basses •  False Scorpionfishes •  Ostracoberycids •  Groppos •  Dottybacks •  Basslets •  Roundheads •  Bearded Eelblennies •  Jawfishes •  Cavebasses •  Banjofishes •  Sunfishes •  Perches •  Bigeyes •  Deepwater Cardinalfishes •  Sillagos, Whitings or Smelt Whitings •  Tilefishes •  False Trevallies •  Long-finned Pikes •  Gnomefishes •  Bluefishes •  Roosterfishes •  Dolphinfishes •  Cobias •  Remoras •  Jacks and Pompanos •  Moonfishes •  Ponyfishes, Slimys or Slipmouths •  Pomfrets •  Manefishes •  Rovers •  Snappers •  Fusiliers •  Tripletails •  Mojarras •  Grunts •  Bonnetmouths •  Threadfin Breamsx •  Emperoprs or Emperor Breams •  Porgies •  Picarel Porgies •  Threadfins •  Drums or Croakers •  Goatfishes •  Sweepers •  Pearl Perches •  Beachsalmon •  Bathyclupeids •  Moonfishes or Fingerfishes •  Archerfishes •  Australasian salmon or Kahawai •  Galjoen Fishes •  Sea Chubs •  Sicklefishes •  Butterflyfishes •  Angelfishes •  Oldwives •  Armorheads •  Asian Leaffishes •  Afro-American Leaffishes •  Grunters or Tigerperches •  Flagtails •  Knifejaws •  Hawkfishes •  Kelpfishes •  Marblefishes •  Morwongs •  Trumpeters •  Bandfishes •  Pygmy Sunfishes •  Cichlids •  Surfperches •  Damselfishes •  Wrasses •  Cales •  Parrotfishes •  Ronquils •  Eelpounts •  Pricklebacks •  Wrymouths •  Gunnels •  Wolffishes •  Quillfishes •  Prowlfishes •  Graveldivers •  Temperate Icefishes •  Catadromous Icefishes •  Patagonian Blennies •  Cod Icefishes •  Spiny Plunderfishes •  Barbeled Plunderfishes •  Antarctic Dragonfishes •  Crocodile Icefishes •  Swallowers •  Gapers •  Sandfishes •  Sandperches •  New Xealan Torrentfishes •  Sanddivers •  Sandburoowers •  Duckbills •  Southern Sandfishes •  Sand Lances •  Weeverfishes •  Stargazers •  Convice Blenny •  Triplefin Blennies •  Sand Stargazers •  Combtooth Blennies •  Kelp Blennies •  Labrisomid Blennies •  Tube Blennies •  Ragfishes •  Clingfishes •  Dragonets •  Slope Dragonets •  Loach Gobies •  Freshwater Sleepers •  Sleepers •  Xenisthmids •  Sandfishes or Sand Gobies •  Gobies •  Wormfishes •  Dartfishes •  Infantfishes •  Nurseryfishes •  Spadefishes •  Scats •  Rabbitfishes •  Louvar •  Moorish Idols •  Surgeonfishes •  Longfin Escolars •  Barracudas •  Cutlassfishes •  Mackerals and Tunas •  Swordfishes •  Billfishes •  Amarsipas •  Meduafishes •  Driftfishes •  Ariommatids •  Squaretails •  Butterfishes •  Climbing Gouramies •  Kissing Gouramies •  Gouramies •  Snakeheads •  Boarfishes

Pleuronectiformes, Flatfishes

•  Spiny Turbots •  Largescale Flounders •  Sand Flounders •  Righteye Flounders •  Lefteye Flounders •  Measles Flounders •  Bigeye Flounders •  Rhombosoleids •  Southern Flounders •  Crested Flounders •  American Soles •  Soles •  Tonguefishes

Tetraodontiformes, Plectognaths

•  Spikefishes •  Triplespines •  Triggerfishes •  Filefishes •  Boxfishes, Cowfishes or Trunkfishes •  Threetooth Puffers •  Puffers •  Porcupinefishes or Burrfishes •  Molas

Mugilloformes - mullets

•  TYPES

Atherinomorpha - rainbowfishes, needlefishes, sauries, flying fishes, killifishes, pupfishes

•  Rainbow trout

PEcomorpha - fangtooth, roughies, dories, rockfishes, sculpins, jack, cichlids, eelpouts, cod icefishes, blennies, govies, barracuda, mackerals tunas, swordfish, gouramis, snakeheads, flounders, triggerfihses, puffers, ocean sunfishesa

•  Bichir •  Remora

•  Seahorse

•  Seahorse

•  Seahorse

•  Seahorse

Complete listing