[NOTE: I unofficially and indefinitely put Better Know a Fish on hiatus sometime in 2017, not having had time to keep up with this wonderful hobby with increasingly busy work life. Since 2020, I’ve been staying update with all things #TeamFish, #SundayFishSketch, and #FishBooksForKids via this blog’s Twitter account, @BetterKnowaFish. Enjoy the archived posts here — and I’ll see you on Twitter! — Ben Young Landis]

The following is a list of all 45 species (including 1 fictional species) featured to date, in alphabetical order by genus.

• Acanthurus achilles, Achilles Tang (Acanthuridae)
• Acipenser transmontanus, White Sturgeon (Acipenseridae)
• Antennarius maculatus, Warty Frogfish (Antennariidae)
• Atractoscion nobilis, White Sea Bass (Sciaenidae)
• Brienomyrus brachyistius, Baby Whale (Mormyridae)
• Cololabis saira, Pacific Saury (Scomberesocidae)
• Cynoscion nebulosus, Spotted Seatrout (Sciaenidae)
• Danio margaritatus, Celestial Pearl Danio (Cyprinidae)
• Dicentrarchus labrax, Branzino (Moronidae)
• Diodon holocanthus, Balloonfish (Diodontidae)
• Equetus punctatus, Spotted Drum (Sciaenidae)
• Etelis coruscans, Onaga (Lutjanidae)
• Elops affinis, Machete (Elopidae)
• Esox masquinongy, Muskellunge (Esocidae)
• Garra cambodgiensis, False Siamese Algae Eater (Cyprinidae)
• Hyperoglyphe japonica, Medai (Centrolophidae)
• Hyporhamphus sajori, Sayori (Hemiramphidae)
• Isistius brasiliensis, Cookiecutter Shark (Dalatiidae)
• Lagodon rhomboides, Pinfish (Sparidae)
• Lavinia exilicauda, Hitch (Cyprinidae)
• Minytrema melanops, Spotted Sucker (Catostomidae)
• Mola mola, Ocean Sunfish (Molidae)
• Monocirrhus polyacanthus, Amazon Leaffish (Polycentridae)
• Monotaxis grandoculis, Mū (Lethrinidae)
• Nemipterus virgatus, Golden Threadfin Bream (Nemipteridae)
• Neocirrhites armatus, Flame Hawkfish (Cirrhitidae)
• Odontesthes regia, Pejerrey (Antherinopsidae)
• Opistognathus aurifrons, Yellowhead Jawfish (Opistognathidae)
• Oplegnathus fasciatus, Ishidai (Oplegnathidae)
• Oxynotus bruniensis, Prickly Dogfish (Oxynotidae)
• Priacanthus hamrur, Moontail Bullseye (Priacanthidae)
• Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum, Tiger Shovelnose Catfish (Pimelodidae)
• Pterois volitans, Red Lionfish (Scorpaenidae)
• Rachycentron canadum, Cobia (Rachycentridae)
• Sanopus splendidus, Splendid Toadfish (Batrachoididae)
• Sargocentron sp. nov., Hildebrand’s Rarity (Holocentridae)
• Scomber scombrus, Atlantic Mackerel (Scombridae)
• Sebastes spp., Rockfishes (Sebastidae)
• Sparus aurata, Dorade Royale (Sparidae)
• Sphyrna lewini, Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrnidae)
• Sprattus sprattus, European Sprat (Clupeidae)
• Squatina squatina, Angelshark (Squatinidae)
• Thayeria boehlkei, Hockeystick Tetra (Characidae)
• Thorichthys ellioti, Spotcheek Cichlid (Cichlidae)
• Triakis semifasciata, Leopard Shark (Triakidae)