Outline of fish

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to fish:

Fish – any member of a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups. Most fish are ectothermic ("cold-blooded"), allowing their body temperatures to vary as ambient temperatures change, though some of the large active swimmers like white shark and tuna can hold a higher core temperature.^[1]^[2] Fish are abundant in most bodies of water. They can be found in nearly all aquatic environments, from high mountain streams (e.g., char and gudgeon) to the abyssal and even hadal depths of the deepest oceans (e.g., cusk-eel and snailfish). At 32,000 species, fish exhibit greater species diversity than any other group of vertebrates.^[3]

What type of things are fish?

Fish can be described as all of the following:

Natural resource
- Organisms
  - Animals –
    - Vertebrates
  - Seafood

Types of fish

List of fish common names
List of fish families
Predator fish
- billfish
- mackerel
- salmon
- sharks
- tuna
Forage fish
- anchovy
- herring
- sardine
Demersal fish
- cod
- flatfish
- pollock
- rays
Other types

History of fish

Fish biology

Fish anatomy

Fish reproduction

Fish locomotion

Fish behavior

Fish habitats

Fish as a resource

Fish conservation

Fish-related recreation

Fish-related organizations

Fish-related publications

Fishes of the World

People influential in relation to fish

References

^ Goldman, K.J. (1997). "Regulation of body temperature in the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias". Journal of Comparative Physiology. B Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology. 167 (6): 423–429. doi:10.1007/s003600050092. S2CID 28082417. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
^ Carey, F.G.; Lawson, K.D. (1 February 1973). "Temperature regulation in free-swimming bluefin tuna". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 44 (2): 375–392. doi:10.1016/0300-9629(73)90490-8. PMID 4145757.
^ FishBase: February 2011 Update. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

External links

ANGFA – Illustrated database of freshwater fishes of Australia and New Guinea
Fischinfos.de – Illustrated database of the freshwater fishes of Germany (in German)
FishBase online – Comprehensive database with information on over 29,000 fish species
Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center – Data outlet for fisheries and aquaculture research center in the central US
Philippines Fishes – Database with thousands of Philippine Fishes photographed in natural habitat
The Native Fish Conservancy – Conservation and study of North American freshwater fishes
United Nations – Fisheries and Aquaculture Department: Fish and seafood utilization
University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections – Digital collection of freshwater and marine fish images

[1] Goldman, K.J. (1997). "Regulation of body temperature in the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias". Journal of Comparative Physiology. B Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology. 167 (6): 423–429. doi:10.1007/s003600050092. S2CID 28082417. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

[2] Carey, F.G.; Lawson, K.D. (1 February 1973). "Temperature regulation in free-swimming bluefin tuna". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 44 (2): 375–392. doi:10.1016/0300-9629(73)90490-8. PMID 4145757.

[3] FishBase: February 2011 Update. Retrieved 24 May 2011.