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title: How to Search and Look Up a Fish
description: "Use the search box at the top of the site to look up any fish. You can search three ways, and the results rank the closest matches first. ## What you can search by - **Common name.** The everyday name,…"
url: "https://kosherfish.co/help/how-to-search-and-look-up-a-fish/"
updated: "2026-06-22"
category: Getting Started
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# How to Search and Look Up a Fish

Use the search box at the top of the site to look up any fish. You can search three ways, and the results rank the closest matches first.

## What you can search by

- **Common name.** The everyday name, like tuna, cod, or tilapia.
- **Scientific name.** The Latin name, like *Salmo salar* for Atlantic salmon. Useful when a label only lists the species.
- **Nickname or market name.** The names a fish is sold under, like lox, scrod, or dorado. Each fish stores its known aliases, so these match too.

## How the results are ordered

An exact name match comes first, then names that start with what you typed, then names that contain it. Matches on a nickname or scientific name follow the same pattern. You see the best answer at the top.

## Typo-friendly search

If your spelling is close but not exact, the search still finds the fish. Type "halibt" and you get halibut. Type "swrdfish" and you get swordfish. If you see a "did you mean" style suggestion, that is the close match the system found.

## If nothing matches

Try fewer letters or a different name. A fish often sells under several names, and one of them is usually in the database. Still stuck? See the troubleshooting section on reporting a fish that is missing.