Every type of fish — freshwater, saltwater, sharks, and game fish — with baby names and facts.
Fry
Newly hatched fish — most common baby fish name
Fingerling
Fry that has grown to finger size (trout, bass)
Smolt
Salmon fry transitioning to saltwater life
Pup
Baby shark — born live, not from eggs
Baby: Fry
Live-bearing — babies swim immediately, no eggs!
Baby: Fry
Can live 40+ years — babies are brown, not gold
Baby: Fry
Males build bubble nests for eggs — babies are tiny as a pinhead
Baby: Fry
Parents guard eggs — both mom and dad protect babies
Baby: Fry
Most popular community tank fish — babies are transparent
Baby: Fry
Smart enough to recognize their owner
Baby: Fry
All born male — dominant fish becomes female
Baby: Fry
"Dory" fish — babies look nothing like adults
Baby: Fry
Invasive species — one female lays 2 million eggs per year
Baby: Fry
Dad gives birth — carries eggs in his pouch!
Baby: Fry
Second most poisonous vertebrate on Earth
Baby: Leptocephalus (larva)
Babies are transparent, flat, and look like ribbons
Baby: Fry → Smolt
Born in freshwater, grows at sea, returns to exact birth stream
Baby: Fry → Fingerling
Babies called "fingerling" when they reach finger size
Baby: Fry → Fingerling
Male guards the nest — fans eggs with his tail
Baby: Fry → Fingerling
Some species carry eggs in their mouth until hatching
Baby: Fry
Babies are microscopic — adults can weigh 1,500 lbs
Baby: Pup
Babies are 4-5 feet long at birth — already have teeth!
Baby: Pup
Born with a round head — hammer shape develops later
Baby: Pup
Babies are 2 feet long — adults reach 40+ feet
Baby: Pup
Born "rolled up" like a burrito — unfolds and swims immediately