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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

Parks with species

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1Bony fish

Conservation

Class
Diet
Activity
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Showing 230 species · Bony fish

Showing 230 species · Bony fish

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Greater PipefishLeast Concern

Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
American EelEndangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
Spotted Garden EelLeast Concern

Spotted Garden Eel

Heteroconger hassi

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Harlequin Snake EelLeast Concern

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
56 countries
MackerelLeast Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Banded HumbugLeast Concern

Banded Humbug

Dascyllus aruanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
PikeLeast Concern

Pike

Esox lucius

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
51 countries
European HakeLeast Concern

European Hake

Merluccius merluccius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Dusky PerchEndangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Atlantic StargazerLeast Concern

Atlantic Stargazer

Uranoscopus scaber

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Humphead WrasseEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Grey SnapperLeast Concern

Grey Snapper

Lutjanus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Banded ArcherfishLeast Concern

Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Clown TriggerfishLeast Concern

Clown Triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Yellow BoxfishLeast Concern

Yellow Boxfish

Ostracion cubicus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Spot-fin PorcupinefishLeast Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
White-spotted PufferLeast Concern

White-spotted Puffer

Arothron hispidus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Red LionfishLeast Concern

Red Lionfish

Pterois volitans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Queen ParrotfishLeast Concern

Queen Parrotfish

Scarus vetula

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Foureye ButterflyfishLeast Concern

Foureye Butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Atlantic SpadefishLeast Concern

Atlantic Spadefish

Chaetodipterus faber

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Clown AnemonefishNot Evaluated

Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Man-of-war FishLeast Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Dorab Wolf HerringLeast Concern

Dorab Wolf Herring

Chirocentrus dorab

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
TarponVulnerable

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

CarnivoreVulnerableFish
50 countries
Brown TroutNot Evaluated

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Little TunnyLeast Concern

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus

CarnivoreColonialFish
Spangled EmperorLeast Concern

Spangled Emperor

Lethrinus nebulosus

CarnivoreColonialFish
Crevalle JackLeast Concern

Crevalle Jack

Caranx hippos

CarnivoreColonialFish
45 countries
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Sockeye SalmonLeast Concern

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

ColonialFishFreshwater
4 countries7 parks5 dive sites
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
113 countries34 parks266 dive sites
Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries40 parks12 dive sites
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
62 countries4 parks89 dive sites
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
33 countries51 parks82 dive sites
Short-snouted SeahorseVulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
27 countries31 parks70 dive sites
Moorish IdolLeast Concern

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
67 countries38 parks252 dive sites
SwordfishNear Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
87 countries89 parks7 dive sites
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
24 countries32 parks50 dive sites
SalmonLeast Concern

Salmon

Salmo salar

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
21 countries15 parks18 dive sites
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