Learn how to catch any fish species

This fish species guide shows how to identify and catch freshwater and saltwater game fish. Compare habitat, size, feeding hours, seasons, and methods, then open a species for a sized kit.

Common dentex (Dentex dentex)

Common dentex

Dentex dentex

Typical size 50 cm TL Typical weight 2.5 kg

Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius)

Shorthorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus scorpius

Brackish Saltwater

Typical size 24 cm SL Typical weight 1.2 kg

Blue moki (Latridopsis ciliaris)

Blue moki

Latridopsis ciliaris

Typical size 63 cm TL Typical weight 2.2 kg

Striped mojarra (Eugerres plumieri)

Striped mojarra

Eugerres plumieri

Freshwater Brackish

Typical size 30 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg

European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)

European barracuda

Sphyraena sphyraena

Typical size 60 cm SL Typical weight 0.5 kg

San Francisco piranha (Pygocentrus piraya)

San Francisco piranha

Pygocentrus piraya

Typical size 30 cm Typical weight 0.5 kg

Sardine doree (Astyanax bimaculatus)

Sardine doree

Astyanax bimaculatus

Typical size 12 cm Typical weight 0.2 kg

Pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus)

Pink dentex

Dentex gibbosus

Typical size 60 cm TL Typical weight 2.5 kg

North African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

North African catfish

Clarias gariepinus

Typical size 90 cm NG Typical weight 5.5 kg

Hapuku wreckfish (Polyprion oxygeneios)

Hapuku wreckfish

Polyprion oxygeneios

Typical size 100 cm TL Typical weight 15 kg

Thornback ray (Raja clavata)

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

Typical size 85 cm TL Typical weight 3 kg

Tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

Tope shark

Galeorhinus galeus

Typical size 160 cm TL Typical weight 6.5 kg

Comber (Serranus cabrilla)

Comber

Serranus cabrilla

Typical size 25 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg

Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus)

Red porgy

Pagrus pagrus

Typical size 35 cm SL Typical weight 1.2 kg

Goldsinny-wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)

Goldsinny-wrasse

Ctenolabrus rupestris

Typical size 11 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg

Tarakihi (Nemadactylus macropterus)

Tarakihi

Nemadactylus macropterus

Typical size 35 cm TL Typical weight 0.5 kg

Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)

Mediterranean horse mackerel

Trachurus mediterraneus

Brackish Saltwater

Typical size 30 cm FL Typical weight 0.3 kg

Snow pleco (Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii)

Snow pleco

Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii

Typical weight 0.4 kg

Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)

Florida pompano

Trachinotus carolinus

Brackish Saltwater

Typical size 40 cm TL Typical weight 0.6 kg

White trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex)

White trevally

Pseudocaranx dentex

Brackish Saltwater

Typical size 40 cm TL Typical weight 2 kg

Red codling (Pseudophycis bachus)

Red codling

Pseudophycis bachus

Brackish Saltwater

Typical size 55 cm TL Typical weight 1.2 kg

Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus)

Atlantic lizardfish

Synodus saurus

Typical size 20 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg

Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

Eurasian minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

Freshwater Brackish

Typical size 7 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)

Dusky grouper

Epinephelus marginatus

Typical size 90 cm Typical weight 11.3 kg

Damselfish (Chromis chromis)

Damselfish

Chromis chromis

Typical size 13 cm TL Typical weight 0.2 kg

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

Typical size 170 cm FL Typical weight 14.5 kg

Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis)

Gag

Mycteroperca microlepis

Brackish Saltwater

Typical size 50 cm TL Typical weight 5.2 kg

Thinlip grey mullet (Chelon ramada)

Thinlip grey mullet

Chelon ramada

Freshwater Brackish

Typical size 35 cm TL Typical weight 0.5 kg

Arapaima (Arapaima gigas)

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Typical size 200 cm TL Typical weight 35 kg

Common sole (Solea solea)

Common sole

Solea solea

Brackish Saltwater

Typical size 35 cm SL Typical weight 0.4 kg