| 100% | NEMO | 4 | Fish whose dad is named Marlin |
| 56% | NEMO | 4 | Pixar fish whose father is Marlin |
| 55% | MINNOWS | 7 | Fish whose collective name is a steam |
| 55% | TETRA | 5 | Fish whose name is Greek for "four" |
| 55% | AHI | 3 | Fish whose name is "fire" in Hawaiian |
| 55% | CARP | 4 | Fish whose name is another word for "complain" |
| 53% | EEL | 3 | Fish whose name is a calculator number turned upside down |
| 52% | OPAH | 4 | Fish whose name is a celebrity's name minus an R |
| 51% | NEMO | 4 | Pixar fish whose parents are Marlin and Coral |
| 51% | KOI | 3 | Ornamental fish whose name is a homophone for “love” in Japanese |
| 48% | NOME | 4 | Alaskan city whose name is an anagram of a Pixar fish |
| 46% | MIKETROUT | 9 | MLB center fielder whose last name is a kind of fish: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LANCEBASS | 9 | Former member of 'N Sync whose last name is a type of fish: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GAR | 3 | Fish whose name means "spear" |
| 43% | CARP | 4 | Fish whose name also means "complain" |
| 43% | EELS | 4 | Fish whose young are called "elvers" |
| 42% | ROSAMUNDPIKE | 12 | "I Care a Lot" and "Gone Girl" actress whose last name is a type of fish: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PESCI | 5 | Oscar-winning actor whose name is Italian for "fishes" |
| 42% | SMELT | 5 | Fish whose roe is used in sushi |
| 42% | EELS | 4 | Fish whose blood is toxic to humans |
| 42% | EEL | 3 | Fish whose blood is poisonous to humans |
| 42% | CARP | 4 | Fish whose name can also mean "complain" |
| 42% | EEL | 3 | Fish whose name starts with two vowels |
| 42% | OPAH | 4 | Fish whose name sounds like an exclamation |
| 42% | SHAD | 4 | Fish whose eggs are used for caviar |
| 42% | BELUGA | 6 | Fish whose eggs are prized as caviar |
| 42% | TROUT | 5 | Mike ___, MLB outfielder whose last name is a freshwater fish often found grilled or baked on your dinner table |
| 42% | EEL | 3 | Fish whose skin is sometimes used for leather |
| 42% | EEL | 3 | Fish whose heaviest species is the European conger |