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Class 🍽️ 2,774 Edible 🎣 507 Game Fish 🐠 9,789 Aquarium ⚠️ 291 Venomous

Teleostei

Orders
52
Families
345
Species
24,676
Edible
2,774
Max Length
800 cm
Threatened
707

📋 Taxonomic Overview

Teleostei
Teleostei is a class of fish comprising 52 orders, 345 families, and 24,676 known species.

🔬 Orders in Class Teleostei

Order
Cypriniformes
4,459 species in this order.
4,459 spp. View order →
Order
Siluriformes
3,703 species in this order.
3,703 spp. View order →
Order
Gobiiformes
2,218 species in this order.
2,218 spp. View order →
Order
Characiformes
2,121 species in this order.
2,121 spp. View order →
Order
Cichliformes
1,736 species in this order.
1,736 spp. View order →
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
1,348 species in this order.
1,348 spp. View order →
Order
Anguilliformes
1,030 species in this order.
1,030 spp. View order →
Order
Blenniiformes
900 species in this order.
900 spp. View order →
Order
Pleuronectiformes
785 species in this order.
785 spp. View order →
Order
Ophidiiformes
496 species in this order.
496 spp. View order →
Order
Stomiiformes
449 species in this order.
449 spp. View order →
Order
Acanthuriformes
426 species in this order.
426 spp. View order →
Order
Atheriniformes
366 species in this order.
366 spp. View order →
Order
Apogoniformes
360 species in this order.
360 spp. View order →
Order
Syngnathiformes
327 species in this order.
327 spp. View order →
Order
Beloniformes
295 species in this order.
295 spp. View order →
Order
Aulopiformes
288 species in this order.
288 spp. View order →
Order
Anabantiformes
277 species in this order.
277 spp. View order →
Order
Centrarchiformes
274 species in this order.
274 spp. View order →
Order
Acropomatiformes
271 species in this order.
271 spp. View order →
Order
Gymnotiformes
262 species in this order.
262 spp. View order →
Order
Osteoglossiformes
256 species in this order.
256 spp. View order →
Order
Myctophiformes
248 species in this order.
248 spp. View order →
Order
Scombriformes
223 species in this order.
223 spp. View order →
Order
Callionymiformes
203 species in this order.
203 spp. View order →
Order
Gobiesociformes
149 species in this order.
149 spp. View order →
Order
Alepocephaliformes
143 species in this order.
143 spp. View order →
Order
Beryciformes
127 species in this order.
127 spp. View order →
Order
Synbranchiformes
117 species in this order.
117 spp. View order →
Order
Mulliformes
106 species in this order.
106 spp. View order →
Order
Holocentriformes
90 species in this order.
90 spp. View order →
Order
Argentiniformes
89 species in this order.
89 spp. View order →
Order
Batrachoidiformes
76 species in this order.
76 spp. View order →
Order
Trachichthyiformes
70 species in this order.
70 spp. View order →
Order
Galaxiiformes
61 species in this order.
61 spp. View order →
Order
Mugiliformes
43 species in this order.
43 spp. View order →
Order
Gonorynchiformes
41 species in this order.
41 spp. View order →
Order
Osmeriformes
38 species in this order.
38 spp. View order →
Order
Zeiformes
33 species in this order.
33 spp. View order →
Order
Notacanthiformes
30 species in this order.
30 spp. View order →
Order
Lampriformes
28 species in this order.
28 spp. View order →
Order
Carangiformes
23 species in this order.
23 spp. View order →
Order
Esociformes
14 species in this order.
14 spp. View order →
Order
Dactylopteriformes
14 species in this order.
14 spp. View order →
Order
Ateleopodiformes
14 species in this order.
14 spp. View order →
Order
Albuliformes
13 species in this order.
13 spp. View order →
Order
Polymixiiformes
12 species in this order.
12 spp. View order →
Order
Percopsiformes
11 species in this order.
11 spp. View order →
Order
Elopiformes
9 species in this order.
9 spp. View order →
Order
Hiodontiformes
2 species in this order.
2 spp. View order →
Order
Lepidogalaxiiformes
1 species in this order.
1 spp. View order →
Order
Stylephoriformes
1 species in this order.
1 spp. View order →

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

omnivore
41%
62
piscivore
21%
32
carnivore
21%
31
herbivore
9%
14
planktivore
4%
6
detritivore
3%
5
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
8,000 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
63%
15,477
🌊 Marine
35%
8,676
🔄 Diadromous
2%
451
🌿 Brackish
0%
72

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
DD
Least Concern 12,780
Near Threatened 680
Vulnerable 1,153
Endangered 1,064
Critically Endangered 600
Extinct in the Wild 8
Extinct 53
Data Deficient 3,822