Fish That Start With G

13 fish Animals and nature Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 13 fish that start with G, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. The best-known ones come first, then the full list in A to Z order.

Thirteen fish start with G, and pet keepers will feel at home. The goldfish, the guppy and the gourami are all aquarium regulars, and the gourami can even breathe air.

Out in the sea, the grouper is a big, usually solitary bottom fish of warm waters. The grunt gets its name from the grunting sound it makes. The gar and garfish are the same primitive North American fish, covered in hard scales. The goby and gudgeon are small coastal fish, and the gurnard is a bottom dweller with a spiny, armored head.

Fish starting with G: 13
Best known: goldfish, grouper
Longest name: gray snapper

Best-known fish that start with G

The ones most people will recognise, good for school lists, quizzes and games.

goldfish
grouper
guppy
gourami

All fish that start with G

#	Name	What it is
1	gar	primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
2	garfish	primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
3	goby	small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the...
4	goldfish	small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
5	gourami	freshwater aquarium fish from Asia that breathes air
6	gray mullet	freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide
7	gray snapper	found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida
8	grenadier	deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
9	grouper	usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas
10	grunt	medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
11	gudgeon	small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the...
12	guppy	small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
13	gurnard	bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea...

Short fish with G

guppy
grunt
gar
goby

Questions people ask

How many fish start with G?

This list has 13 fish starting with G, from well-known ones like goldfish, grouper, guppy to rarer kinds.

What fish start with G?

Well-known examples are goldfish, grouper, guppy, gourami.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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