Barbel (1)

Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist: `Aziza al-Shiraziyya.
Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist: `Aziza al-Shiraziyya.

Barbel (2)

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ajir Tsagaan.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ajir Tsagaan.

Barbel Embowed

Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist unknown.

Dolphin (1)

The heraldic dolphin is an imposing fish, quite distinct from the natural dolphin. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: green with red fins.

Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement.
Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement.

Dolphin (2)

The heraldic dolphin is an imposing fish, quite distinct from the natural dolphin. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: green with red fins.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Dolphin (3)

The heraldic dolphin is an imposing fish, quite distinct from the natural dolphin. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: green with red fins.

Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist unknown.

Dolphin (4)

The heraldic dolphin is an imposing fish, quite distinct from the natural dolphin. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: green with red fins.

Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist unknown.

Dolphin (5)

The heraldic dolphin is an imposing fish, quite distinct from the natural dolphin. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: green with red fins.

Source: Insignia Veneta, Mantuana, Bononiensia, Anconitana, Urbinatia, Perugiensia (Arms of Dolfini, folio 35). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Insignia Veneta, Mantuana, Bononiensia, Anconitana, Urbinatia, Perugiensia. Artist unknown. (Arms of Dolfini, folio 35.)

Dolphin (6)

The heraldic dolphin is an imposing fish, quite distinct from the natural dolphin. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: green with red fins.

Source: The Deidis of Armorie (Folio 31r, a "Delphyn."). Artist: Adam Loutfut. . Adapted by Saewynn aet Cnolle.
Source: The Deidis of Armorie. Artist: Adam Loutfut. (Folio 31r, a "Delphyn.") Adapted by Saewynn aet Cnolle.

Dolphin (7)

The heraldic dolphin is an imposing fish, quite distinct from the natural dolphin. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: green with red fins.

Source: Arme delle Familie Veneziane per Ordine Alfabetico (Folio 9v). Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Drasma Dragomira.
Source: Arme delle Familie Veneziane per Ordine Alfabetico. Artist unknown. (Folio 9v.) Adapted by Drasma Dragomira.

Dolphin Embowed

The heraldic dolphin is an imposing fish, quite distinct from the natural dolphin. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: green with red fins.

Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist unknown.

Duck Naiant (1)

Default posture: close.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Duck Naiant (2)

Default posture: close.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Duck Naiant (3)

Default posture: close.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Eel (1)

A long, wiggly fish. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist unknown.

Eel (2)

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller. Adapted by Finellach.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller. Adapted by Finellach.

Fish (1)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist: Rozalia Krawczykowa.
Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist: Rozalia Krawczykowa.

Fish (2)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Workes of Armorie. Artist: John Bossewell.
Source: Workes of Armorie. Artist: John Bossewell.

Fish (3)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist unknown.

Fish (4)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: OpenClipArt. Artist: Laurenth2.
Source: OpenClipArt. Artist: Laurenth2.

Fish (5)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Baltischer Wappen-Kalender. Artist: M. Kortmann.
Source: Baltischer Wappen-Kalender. Artist: M. Kortmann.

Fish (6)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.

Fish (7)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Funeral Arms and Commissions for Visitations (Folio 126r). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Funeral Arms and Commissions for Visitations. Artist unknown. (Folio 126r.)

Fish (8)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Nobiliario de Armas de Valencia, Aragón y Cataluña. Artist: Unknown Illustrator (Folo 40r). Adapted by Forveleth Dunde.
Source: Nobiliario de Armas de Valencia, Aragón y Cataluña. Artist unknown. (Folo 40r.) Adapted by Forveleth Dunde.

Fish (9)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Fish (10)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Fish (11)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Manesse Codex (Folio 160v). Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Drasma Dragomira.
Source: Manesse Codex. Artist unknown. (Folio 160v.) Adapted by Drasma Dragomira.

Fish (12)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Codex Zouche-Nuttall (British Museum Am1902,0308.1). Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
Source: Codex Zouche-Nuttall. (British Museum Am1902,0308.1.) Artist unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.

Fish Embowed (1)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Fish Embowed (2)

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Adapted from Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft (Page 857). Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson. Adapted from Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft. (Page 857.)

Fish Skeleton

A finned creature of the waters. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry. Artist: Bruce Draconarius. Adapted by Saewynn aet Cnolle.
Source: Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry. Artist: Bruce Draconarius. Adapted by Saewynn aet Cnolle.

Goldfish

A decorative freshwater fish of East Asia, introduced to Europe around 1600. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed) ( (attributed),attributed).
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed).

Killer Whale (2)

Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Nazca ceramic vessel, pre-8th C. Accession 97.469). Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. (Nazca ceramic vessel, pre-8th C. Accession 97.469.) Artist unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.

Lamprey

An elongated fish known for its sucker mouth, which it uses to attach to larger fish. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: A Display of Heraldry (Manuscript folio 79r). Artist: John Guillim. . Adapted by Iago ab Adam.
Source: A Display of Heraldry. Artist: John Guillim. (Manuscript folio 79r.) Adapted by Iago ab Adam.

Lucy (1)

Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist unknown.

Lucy (2)

Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist unknown.

Lucy (3)

Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist unknown.

Lucy (4)

Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Wikimedia Commons. Artist: Orem. . License: Public domain
Source: Wikimedia Commons. Artist: Orem. License: Public domain.

Lucy (5)

Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist unknown.

Lucy Embowed (1)

Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Lewis Armorial. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Lewis Armorial. Artist unknown.

Lucy Embowed (2)

Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist unknown.

Manatee

An aquatic mammal. The “dugong” is an old-world variety of manatee. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist unknown.

Natural Dolphin (1)

The natural dolphin is an aquatic mammal. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: gray.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Þórý Veðardóttir.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Þórý Veðardóttir.

Natural Dolphin (2)

The natural dolphin is an aquatic mammal. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: gray.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.

Natural Dolphin (3)

The natural dolphin is an aquatic mammal. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: gray.

Source: Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art. Artist: John Vinycomb.
Source: Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art. Artist: John Vinycomb.

Natural Dolphin (4)

The natural dolphin is an aquatic mammal. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: gray.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Nautilus Naiant

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Sea-Bear Naiant

An aquatic monster with the body of a bear and the tail of a fish. Default posture: erect. No proper coloration.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Iago ab Adam.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Iago ab Adam.

Sea-Boar Naiant (1)

An aquatic monster with the body of a boar and the tail of a fish. Default posture: erect. No proper coloration.

Source: Historiae Animalium (Volume 4, page 207). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Historiae Animalium. Artist unknown. (Volume 4, page 207.)

Sea-Boar Naiant (2)

An aquatic monster with the body of a boar and the tail of a fish. Default posture: erect. No proper coloration.

Source: Legende Doree, BNF Francais 242 (Folio 154r, "St Martha holding the beast," depicting a Tarasque). Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Wylet Fraser.
Source: Legende Doree, BNF Francais 242. Adapted by Wylet Fraser. (Folio 154r, "St Martha holding the beast," depicting a Tarasque.) Artist unknown.

Sea-Fox Naiant

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Sea-Fox Naiant Guardant

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Sea-Horse Naiant (1)

An aquatic monster with the body of a horse and the tail of a fish. Default posture: erect. No proper coloration.

Source: Historiae Animalium (Volume 4, page 364). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Historiae Animalium. Artist unknown. (Volume 4, page 364.)

Sea-Horse Naiant (2)

An aquatic monster with the body of a horse and the tail of a fish. Default posture: erect. No proper coloration.

Source: De Natura Rerum (Bibliothèque Valenciennes MS 320, folio 115r). Artist: Thomas of Cantimpré. . Adapted by Volusia Zoe.
Source: De Natura Rerum. Artist: Thomas of Cantimpré. (Bibliothèque Valenciennes MS 320, folio 115r.) Adapted by Volusia Zoe.

Sea-Lion Naiant

An aquatic monster with the body of a lion and the tail of a fish. Default posture: erect. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Shrimp Naiant

A small and thinner-skinned cousin of the lobsters. Default posture unknown. No proper coloration.

Source: Wriothesley Heraldic Collections, Volume II (Folio 54r). Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Iago ab Adam.
Source: Wriothesley Heraldic Collections, Volume II. Artist unknown. (Folio 54r.) Adapted by Iago ab Adam.

Swan Naiant (1)

Default posture: rousant. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Swan Naiant (2)

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Swan Naiant (3)

Default posture: rousant. No proper coloration.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.

Swan Naiant Regardant

Default posture: rousant. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist unknown.

Swan Naiant Wings Addorsed

Default posture: rousant. No proper coloration.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.

Three Lucies Fretted (1)

Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist unknown.

Three Lucies Fretted (2)

Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist unknown.

Trout

A sporty river fish. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries (Page 89). Artist: Jérôme de Bara. .
Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 89.)

Walrus Naiant

A large aquatic beast with tusks. No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Historiae Animalium (Volume 4, page 211). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Historiae Animalium. Artist unknown. (Volume 4, page 211.)

Whale (4)

Source: Smith's Ordinary. Artist: William Smith. Adapted by Iago ab Adam.
Source: Smith's Ordinary. Artist: William Smith. Adapted by Iago ab Adam.

Whale Haurient Embowed

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Whale Haurient Embowed Spouting

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Winged Barbel Embowed

Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist unknown.

Winged Dolphin

The heraldic dolphin is an imposing fish, quite distinct from the natural dolphin. Default posture: naiant. Typically drawn embowed or embowed counter-embowed. Proper coloration: green with red fins.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Winged Fish (1)

A winged fish. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Heraldry of Fish. Artist unknown.

Winged Fish (2)

A winged fish. Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.

Winged Lucy

Default posture: naiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Ingeram Codex. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Elionora inghean Ui Cheallaigh.
Source: Ingeram Codex. Adapted by Elionora inghean Ui Cheallaigh. Artist unknown.