Fish That Start With T

11 fish Animals and nature Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 11 fish that start with T, 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.

T has eleven fish. Trout and tuna are the two most people know, and tilapia is a freshwater fish widely farmed for food. The tetra is a small, brightly colored aquarium fish loved by beginners.

The tiger shark is a large, dangerous shark with a striped or spotted body, and the thresher is a shark that uses a long whiplike tail to round up prey. The turbot is a big European flatfish, and the triggerfish lives in tropical seas. The tench and the tarpon are both prized by anglers.

Fish starting with T: 11
Best known: trout, tuna
Longest name: thorny skate

Best-known fish that start with T

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

trout
tuna
tetra
tiger shark
tilapia

All fish that start with T

#	Name	What it is
1	tarpon	large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida
2	tench	freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water
3	tetra	brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
4	thorny skate	cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches
5	thresher	large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
6	tiger shark	large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body
7	tilapia	freshwater fish widely farmed for food
8	triggerfish	any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
9	trout	any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
10	tuna	any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
11	turbot	a large brownish European flatfish

Short fish with T

trout
tuna
tetra
tench

Questions people ask

How many fish start with T?

This list has 11 fish starting with T, from well-known ones like trout, tuna, tetra to rarer kinds.

What fish start with T?

Well-known examples are trout, tuna, tetra, tiger shark, tilapia.

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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