Dealfish
A deep-water fish of the North Atlantic that lives in open water rather than resting on the seabed.
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Deepbody Anchovy
An eastern Pacific anchovy ranging from central California south along the Baja California Peninsula.
Deepsea Angler
A deep-ocean anglerfish with a worldwide range, from tropical waters into polar seas.
Deepwater Cisco
An extinct cisco formerly found in lakes Michigan and Huron.
Deepwater Sculpin
Lives in a limited number of deep, cold lakes in Canada and the United States.
Delta Smelt
Lives in the San Francisco Bay–Delta, using the zone where freshwater and saltwater mix and moving upstream to spawn.
Desert Dace
Native to warm springs and their outflow streams at Soldier Meadows in northwestern Nevada.
Desert Pupfish
A desert fish of the Salton Sea region and Colorado River delta, with additional habitats in northwestern Mexico.
Desert Sucker
A western sucker native to the Great Basin and Colorado River basin.
Devils Hole Pupfish
Its entire natural habitat is Devils Hole, a water-filled cavern in Nevada.
Devils River Minnow
Uses spring-fed streams with fast currents, gravel and cobble bottoms, and aquatic plants.
Diamond Darter
A rare river fish with a surviving population in West Virginia’s Elk River.
Diamond Killifish
Uses Gulf Coast salt marshes, mangrove habitats and shallow flats with especially salty water.
Diogenes Lanternfish
A Pacific lanternfish recorded around Hawaii and along the Americas from California toward Chile.
Dionda flavipinnis
A small freshwater minnow native to Texas spring and river habitats.
Dionda texensis
A Texas roundnose minnow with a restricted inland freshwater distribution.
Dixie Chub
Native to southeastern river systems that drain toward the Gulf of Mexico.
Dog Snapper
An Atlantic snapper found in tropical and subtropical marine waters.
Dogtooth Herring
A small herring of Caribbean waters and Atlantic coasts around Central America and northern South America.
Dollar Sunfish
A small sunfish native to the southeastern and south-central United States, with an introduced population in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Dolly Varden
A cold-water char of Pacific-draining streams and rivers in both Asia and North America.
Dominican Rockclimbing Goby
A Caribbean stream goby whose life cycle includes movement between freshwater and the sea.
Duck Darter
Lives in rocky pools with flowing water and neighboring riffles in creeks and smaller rivers.
Duckbill Barracudina
Occurs in the Atlantic and across substantial parts of the northern and southern Pacific.
Dusky Anchovy
A western Atlantic anchovy ranging from New York south to Brazil.
Dusky Darter
Favors gentler currents between riffles and pools, often staying around submerged wood over sand and larger stones.
Dusky Shiner
Ranges through southeastern coastal drainages from North Carolina toward Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
Dusky Smooth-hound
Moves seasonally along the Atlantic coast, reaching southern New England during summer.
Duskystripe Shiner
Uses rocky or sandy pools and runs in headwater creeks and small rivers.
Duskytail Darter
Native to Virginia’s upper Tennessee River drainage. This eastern darter has a restricted natural range.
Dwarf Livebearer
A tiny livebearer ranging across the southeastern United States, from North Carolina through Florida and west toward Louisiana.
Dwarf Round Herring
A small schooling herring of the western Atlantic, from Bermuda and the Gulf of Mexico south to Tobago.