Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
Herring are various species of forage fish, mostly belonging to the family Clupeidae.
Sardine and pilchard are common names for various species of small, oily forage fish in the herring suborder Clupeoidei. The term 'sardine' was first used in English during the early 15th century; a somewhat dubious etymology says it comes from the Italian island of Sardinia, around which sardines were once supposedly abundant.
Sprat is the common name applied to a group of forage fish belonging to the genus Sprattus in the family Clupeidae. The term also is applied to a number of other small sprat-like forage fish. Like most forage fishes, sprats are highly active, small, oily fish. They travel in large schools with other fish and swim continuously throughout the day.
The onefin catshark is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is the only member of its genus, Pentanchus. It is known from two specimens collected from the Tablas Strait and Mindanao Sea off the Philippines in the Western Central Pacific. It is classified as harmless to humans and of least concern to the IUCN redlist.
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
Bangana is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is distributed across much of southern and eastern Asia. Species live mainly in the flowing waters of tropical and subtropical rivers.
Sinilabeo is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs. minnows and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are found in China.
Altigena tonkinensis is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to the Red River basin in China and Vietnam. This species was formerly the only member of the monospecific genus Vinalabeo.
Altigena elegans is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Nam Theun basin in Laos.
Altigena lippa is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Mekong drainage in Laos, China, and Myanmar.
Altigena sinkleri is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Chao Phraya River basin in Thailand.
Altigena wui is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China.
Altigena yunnanensis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Yunnan province in China.
Altigena zhui is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China.
Sinilabeo hummeli is a species of cyprinid of the genus Sinilabeo. It inhabits the upper Yangtze in China. The maximum length for an unsexed male is 19.5 centimetres (7.7 in) and it is considered harmless to humans. It has not been evaluated on the IUCN Red List.
Sinilabeo longibarbatus is a species of cyprinid of the genus Sinilabeo. It inhabits China and is considered harmless to humans. It has not been evaluated on the IUCN Red List.
Altigena is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish found in the continental part of South East Asia. This genus was resurrected from Bangana by Maurice Kottelat in 2017.
