{"id":190950,"date":"2022-07-27T05:50:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T05:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T05:50:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T05:50:41","slug":"what-are-the-main-types-of-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the main types of fish?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_the_main_types_of_fish\" title=\"What are the main types of fish?\">What are the main types of fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#How_many_types_of_fish_are_there\" title=\"How many types of fish are there?\">How many types of fish are there?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_is_the_most_common_kind_of_fish\" title=\"What is the most common kind of fish?\">What is the most common kind of fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_the_major_types_of_fish\" title=\"What are the major types of fish?\">What are the major types of fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_the_5_most_common_fish\" title=\"What are the 5 most common fish?\">What are the 5 most common fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_the_two_main_types_of_fish\" title=\"What are the two main types of fish?\">What are the two main types of fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#How_many_types_of_fish_do_we_have\" title=\"How many types of fish do we have?\">How many types of fish do we have?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#How_many_types_of_fishes_are_there\" title=\"How many types of fishes are there?\">How many types of fishes are there?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#How_many_types_of_fish_are_there_2020\" title=\"How many types of fish are there 2020?\">How many types of fish are there 2020?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_the_five_type_of_fish\" title=\"What are the five type of fish?\">What are the five type of fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_type_of_fish_is_the_most_common\" title=\"What type of fish is the most common?\">What type of fish is the most common?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_is_the_most_popular_fish_in_the_world\" title=\"What is the most popular fish in the world?\">What is the most popular fish in the world?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_is_the_most_common_fish_in_the_ocean\" title=\"What is the most common fish in the ocean?\">What is the most common fish in the ocean?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_is_the_most_common_fish_family\" title=\"What is the most common fish family?\">What is the most common fish family?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_the_2_main_types_of_fish\" title=\"What are the 2 main types of fish?\">What are the 2 main types of fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_the_5_different_classes_of_fish\" title=\"What are the 5 different classes of fish?\">What are the 5 different classes of fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_is_the_most_common_fish_on_earth\" title=\"What is the most common fish on earth?\">What is the most common fish on earth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_the_common_fish_species\" title=\"What are the common fish species?\">What are the common fish species?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_is_the_most_common_fish_in_the_sea\" title=\"What is the most common fish in the sea?\">What is the most common fish in the sea?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_the_two_main_categories_of_fish_quizlet\" title=\"What are the two main categories of fish quizlet?\">What are the two main categories of fish quizlet?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_is_the_most_common_type_of_fish\" title=\"What is the most common type of fish?\">What is the most common type of fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_3_types_of_fish_are_there\" title=\"What 3 types of fish are there?\">What 3 types of fish are there?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#How_many_type_of_fish_are_there\" title=\"How many type of fish are there?\">How many type of fish are there?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_five_different_types_of_fish\" title=\"What are five different types of fish?\">What are five different types of fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-the-main-types-of-fish\/#What_are_the_different_types_of_fish\" title=\"What are the different types of fish?\">What are the different types of fish?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_main_types_of_fish\"><\/span>What are the main types of fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scientists group fish into three main types. They are divided into these groups because of the structure of their mouths and the types of skeletons they have. There are <b>jawless fishes, cartilaginous (cart uhl AJ uh nuhs) fishes, and bony fishes. All three types are cold-blooded, or ectotherms.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_types_of_fish_are_there\"><\/span>How many types of fish are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The various fish groups account for more than half of vertebrate species. As of 2006, there are <b>almost 28,000 known extant species, of which almost 27,000 are bony fish, with 970 sharks, rays, and chimeras and about 108 hagfish and lampreys.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_kind_of_fish\"><\/span>What is the most common kind of fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What&#8217;s the most common fish in the ocean? The most common fish is <b>any of the species of a deepwater fish sometimes called a bristle mouth. The fish is about the size of a small minnow. It is caught at 500 meters or deeper all over the world.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_major_types_of_fish\"><\/span>What are the major types of fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fishes are typically divided into three groups: <b>superclass Agnatha (jawless fishes), class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes), and superclass Osteichthyes (bony fishes). The latter two groups are included within the infraphylum Gnathostomata, a category containing all jawed vertebrates.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_5_most_common_fish\"><\/span>What are the 5 most common fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>RankufeffFishCommercial Harvest1Grass carp5,028,6612Peruvian anchoveta4,692,8553Silver carp4,189,5784Common carp3,791,9136 more rowsx26bull;Dec 21, 2020<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_two_main_types_of_fish\"><\/span>What are the two main types of fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scientists classify fish into two major groups: <b>the jawless (Agnatha) fishes and the jawed (Gnathastomata) fishes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_types_of_fish_do_we_have\"><\/span>How many types of fish do we have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are <b>over 32,000 known species of fish in the world. Out of them, almost 27,000 species include bony fish. 970 species out of the remaining include rays, sharks, and chimeras, and 108 are the lampreys and hagfish.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_types_of_fishes_are_there\"><\/span>How many types of fishes are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>fish, any of <b>approximately 34,000 species of vertebrate animals (phylum Chordata) found in the fresh and salt waters of the world. Living species range from the primitive jawless lampreys and hagfishes through the cartilaginous sharks, skates, and rays to the abundant and diverse bony fishes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_types_of_fish_are_there_2020\"><\/span>How many types of fish are there 2020?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are <b>over 34,000 recognized species of fish around the world, and they inhabit a wide range of watery habitats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_five_type_of_fish\"><\/span>What are the five type of fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>5 Fish Characteristics. There are three superclasses into which fish are grouped: <b>Bony fish (Osteichthyes), jawless fish (Agnatha), and cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes). Ray-finned fishes are of the class Actinopterygii, while lobe-finned fishes are of the class Sarcopterygii. Both are clades of bony fishes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_type_of_fish_is_the_most_common\"><\/span>What type of fish is the most common?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shrimp4.0ShrimpCanned Tuna2.7Canned TunaSalmon1.999SalmonTilapia1.450<b>Alaska Pollock<\/b>Alaska Pollock1.192Tilapia5 more rowsx26bull;Sep 24, 2012<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_popular_fish_in_the_world\"><\/span>What is the most popular fish in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The latest report by the UN shows that tuna is the world&#8217;s most consumed and the second most wild caught fish in the world.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_fish_in_the_ocean\"><\/span>What is the most common fish in the ocean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>bristlemouth fishes<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_fish_family\"><\/span>What is the most common fish family?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The family <b>Cyprinidae contains more fish species than any other family of freshwater fish, and many are popular as pet fish. Cyprinids have a widespread distribution, including Asia and North America.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_2_main_types_of_fish\"><\/span>What are the 2 main types of fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scientists group fish into three main types. They are divided into these groups because of the structure of their mouths and the types of skeletons they have. There are <b>jawless fishes, cartilaginous (cart uhl AJ uh nuhs) fishes, and bony fishes. All three types are cold-blooded, or ectotherms.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_5_different_classes_of_fish\"><\/span>What are the 5 different classes of fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scientists classify fish into two major groups: <b>the jawless (Agnatha) fishes and the jawed (Gnathastomata) fishes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_fish_on_earth\"><\/span>What is the most common fish on earth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What&#8217;s the most common fish in the ocean? The most common fish is <b>any of the species of a deepwater fish sometimes called a bristle mouth. The fish is about the size of a small minnow. It is caught at 500 meters or deeper all over the world.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_common_fish_species\"><\/span>What are the common fish species?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>12 Most Common Types of Fish In The World<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Common Carp.<\/li>\n<li>Neon Tetra.  <\/li>\n<li>Atlantic Mackerel.  <\/li>\n<li>Atlantic Cod.  <\/li>\n<li>Swordfish.  <\/li>\n<li>Wels Catfish. A wels catfish near Leipzig, Germany | Image Courtesy: Dieter Florian.  <\/li>\n<li>Goldfish. A common goldfish.  <\/li>\n<li>Siamese Fighting Fish. A Siamese Fighting Fish | Image Courtesy: Daniella Vereeken\/Flickr.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_fish_in_the_sea\"><\/span>What is the most common fish in the sea?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>bristlemouth fishes<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_two_main_categories_of_fish_quizlet\"><\/span>What are the two main categories of fish quizlet?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scientists group fish into three main types. They are divided into these groups because of the structure of their mouths and the types of skeletons they have. There are <b>jawless fishes, cartilaginous (cart uhl AJ uh nuhs) fishes, and bony fishes. All three types are cold-blooded, or ectotherms.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_type_of_fish\"><\/span>What is the most common type of fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The major groups of fishes are <b>jawless fish bony fish and cartilaginous fish.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_3_types_of_fish_are_there\"><\/span>What 3 types of fish are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The total number of living fish species<b>about 32,000 is greater than the total of all other vertebrate species (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) combined.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_type_of_fish_are_there\"><\/span>How many type of fish are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fish<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_five_different_types_of_fish\"><\/span>What are five different types of fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Classification of Fish. There are about 28,000 existing species of fish, and they are placed in five different classes. The classes are commonly referred to as <b>hagfish, lampreys, cartilaginous fish, ray-finned fish, and lobe-finned fish (see the table in the previous lesson).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_different_types_of_fish\"><\/span>What are the different types of fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>RankufeffFishCommercial Harvest1Grass carp5,028,6612Peruvian anchoveta4,692,8553Silver carp4,189,5784Common carp3,791,9136 more rowsx26bull;Dec 21, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What are the main types of fish?How many types of fish are there?What is the most common kind of fish?What are the major types of fish?What are the 5 most common fish?What are the two main types of fish?How many types of fish do we have?How many types of fishes are there?How&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-care"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190950\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}