Home›Fish›NatureServe Rank›G5 SecureBrowse ByG5 SecureFactsG5 SecureSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1G5 SecureFilter Results45 entriesCommon GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (2)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (3)Catfish (Siluriformes) (2)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (4)Eels (Anguilliformes) (2)Flatfish (Pleuronectiformes) (1)Other Bony Fish (13)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (6)Salmon And Trout (Salmoniformes) (10)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (2)Everyday GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (2)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (3)Catfish (Siluriformes) (2)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (4)Eels (Anguilliformes) (2)Flatfish (Pleuronectiformes) (1)Other Bony Fish (13)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (6)Salmon And Trout (Salmoniformes) (10)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (2)HabitatAllAbyssal Zone (1)Coral Reef (1)Estuary (2)Freshwater (15)Intertidal Zone (2)Lake (12)Marine (7)Neritic Zone (1)Open Ocean (6)River (15)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (3)Africa (3)Albania (6)Algeria (8)Angola (5)Antigua and Barbuda (5)Argentina (13)Armenia (5)Australia (17)Austria (7)Azerbaijan (4)Bahamas (5)Bahrain (2)Bangladesh (7)Barbados (5)Belarus (9)Belgium (21)Belize (4)Benin (4)Bhutan (3)Bolivia (5)Bosnia and Herzegovina (5)Botswana (3)Brazil (14)Bulgaria (12)Burundi (2)Cabo Verde (5)Canada (33)Chile (13)China (19)Colombia (12)Costa Rica (7)Cote d'Ivoire (6)Cuba (8)Cyprus (6)Czechia (9)Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)Denmark (18)Dominica (4)Dominican Republic (6)Ecuador (5)Egypt (4)El Salvador (3)Eritrea (3)Estonia (6)Ethiopia (4)Federated States of Micronesia (5)Fiji (5)Finland (9)France (22)Gabon (3)Georgia (5)Germany (13)Ghana (3)Greece (9)Grenada (3)Guatemala (8)Guyana (3)Haiti (3)Honduras (6)Hungary (5)Iceland (7)India (6)Indonesia (10)Iran (8)Ireland (11)Israel (5)Italy (11)Japan (13)Kenya (10)Latvia (4)Lithuania (6)Luxembourg (3)Madagascar (9)Mauritius (3)Mexico (17)Morocco (3)Mozambique (4)Netherlands (9)New Zealand (5)Nicaragua (4)North America (31)Norway (17)Panama (5)Peru (3)Philippines (5)Poland (8)Portugal (7)Republic of the Congo (5)Romania (4)Russia (6)South Africa (7)South Korea (3)Spain (18)Sweden (9)Switzerland (6)United Arab Emirates (4)United Kingdom (19)United States (20)Venezuela (4)Showing the 100 most common of 159 options.Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (2)Extinct (1)Least Concern (31)Near Threatened (4)Vulnerable (7)DietAllCarnivore (28)Detritivore or Scavenger (1)Filter Feeder (1)Herbivore (1)Omnivore (10)Parasitic (4)Piscivore (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (29)Marine (23)Marine and Freshwater (4)Living or ExtinctAllYes (45)Population TrendAllStable (1)ThreatsAllInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (2)Relationship to PeopleAllFarmed or Commercially Raised (6)Hunted or Fished (23)Invasive or Introduced Species (16)Kept as Pets (8)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (2)Not Listed (45)EcosystemAllArctic Ocean (4)Black Forest (1)Caspian Sea (1)Deep Sea (2)Great Lakes (17)Kelp Forests (1)Kruger National Park (1)Sargasso Sea (1)Svalbard (1)Yellowstone (1)TaxonomyAllActinopterygii (2)Agnatha (2)Astronotus (1)Carassius (1)Carcharhinus (1)Chondrichthyes (1)Chordata (1)Cichlidae (2)Clarias (1)Cypriniformes (2)Cyprinus (1)Danio (1)Esociformes (4)Gadidae (1)Gadus (1)Gasterosteiformes (2)Lepomis (1)Myxini (1)Oncorhynchus (4)Oreochromis (1)Perciformes (4)Pleuronectiformes (1)Salmo (4)Salmonidae (2)Scorpaeniformes (1)Siluriformes (1)Tetraodontiformes (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 45Alaska blackfishG5 SecureAmerican pickerelG5 SecureAnoplogaster CornutaG5 SecureArctic GraylingG5 SecureAtlantic CodG5 SecureAtlantic HalibutG5 SecureAtlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)G5 SecureAtlantic SalmonG5 SecureAtlantic TarponG5 SecureBigmouth buffaloG5 SecureBlue SharkG5 SecureBluegillG5 SecureBrown TroutG5 SecureBull SharkG5 SecureChain pickerelG5 SecureChannel CatfishG5 SecureChinook SalmonG5 SecureCommon CarpG5 SecureConvict cichlidG5 SecureGoldfishG5 SecureHaddockG5 SecureJack Dempsey (fish)G5 SecureLake whitefishG5 SecureLingcodG5 SecureLongnose GarG5 SecureMozambique TilapiaG5 SecureNorthern PikeG5 SecureOcean SunfishG5 SecureOscar (fish)G5 SecurePacific HagfishG5 SecurePetromyzon MarinusG5 SecurePink SalmonG5 SecureRainbow TroutG5 SecureSalmo trutta farioG5 SecureSea LampreyG5 SecureSea troutG5 SecureSmallmouth buffaloG5 SecureSockeye SalmonG5 SecureSwordfishG5 SecureThreespine SticklebackG5 SecureThree-spined SticklebackG5 SecureWalking CatfishG5 SecureWalleyeG5 SecureYellow PerchG5 SecureZebrafish (Danio rerio)G5 SecureSources1. Wikipedia: Fishtier 2WikipediaFish, Reproduction and life-cycle sectionQuote, Fish, Reproduction and life-cycle sectionOver 97% of fish, including salmon and goldfish, are oviparous, meaning that the eggs are shed into the water and develop outside the mother's body.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.