100+ Fin-tastic Fish Puns to Make You Giggle and Snort

Okay, so you know how people say something’s fishy when it seems off?

Well, there is nothing off about loving fish puns. They are goofy, clever and totally scale-worthy.

If you are a young one who enjoys fun jokes or an adult who laughs at witty wordplay. You will definitely enjoy this catch.

We are swimming deep into oceans of humor and trust me. These puns are reel funny. So grab your snorkel (or snack) and let’s pun around.

Fish Puns Funny

Get ready to crack up like a clam at high tide.

A cartoon fish laughing hysterically underwater with a "LOL" bubble and sunglasses.
  1. I’m hooked on you.
  2. Holy mackerel, that’s funny!
  3. Cod you not?
  4. I’m feeling fintastic today.
  5. You’re looking quite eel-egant. 🐍
  6. Oh for the halibut!
  7. Trout of this world.
  8. Sea-riously, stop it.
  9. Let minnow how it goes.
  10. I’m not squidding.
  11. Don’t be koi with me.
  12. Stop carping about everything!
  13. You’re krilling it.
  14. That joke was shrimply the best!
  15. Whale, whale, whale… what do we have here?
  16. This is dolphinitely my favorite!
  17. You’re off the hook!
  18. Just for the halibut, tell another.
  19. That pun is a reel catch!
  20. I sea what you did there. 👀
  21. Life’s batter with fish.
  22. That’s a big oppor-tuna-ty!
  23. What a load of pollocks.
  24. I’m just here for the halibut.
  25. I tuna-ly agree.
  26. Sole mates forever.
  27. You betta believe it.
  28. That’s the plaice to be.
  29. Anchovy in my heart.
  30. Don’t be shellfish!
  31. Just for the shell of it.
  32. So-fish-ticated.
  33. I’m feeling a bit crabby.
  34. Keep it reel.
  35. That was un-fish-gettable!

Fish Puns One-Liners

Quick bites of comedy you’ll want to shell out.

A school of fish holding up signs with one-liners like “Keep Clam” or “Hooked on Laughs.”
  1. I got caught up in a net of bad decisions.
  2. You cod do better.
  3. Let minnow when you’re ready.
  4. That’s some deep-sea drama.
  5. Quit being shellfish.
  6. I’m totally krilled right now. 🦐
  7. Cod help me, I laughed.
  8. This is my resting beach face.
  9. I reefuse to give up.
  10. Hooked, line, and sinker!
  11. Keep clam and carry on.
  12. I’m all about that bass.
  13. That’s my sole purpose.
  14. Ocean you glad to sea me?
  15. Cod-father vibes.
  16. Fish don’t lie, they flounder.
  17. I feel gill-ty about laughing.
  18. I’m not squidding, you’re hilarious!
  19. Scales of justice.
  20. I shell return.
  21. This joke tanks!
  22. A little shell-shocked?
  23. What the fish?
  24. Feeling o-fish-ally awesome.
  25. I sea you’re into wordplay.
  26. Let’s shell-ebrate!
  27. I’m flippin’ out.
  28. Schools out, fins up!
  29. Hooked on this line.
  30. Net worth: laughs.

Fish Puns for Kids

Silly, splashy fun that’s totally safe for school.

  1. What do fish play on the piano? Scales!
  2. Why don’t fish like basketball? They’re afraid of the net.
  3. How do fish say hi? With a fin wave!
  4. Why was the fish blushing? It saw the ocean’s bottom.
  5. What fish is famous? Starfish!
  6. I’m having a whale of a time.
  7. Are you squidding me? 😆
  8. What’s a fish’s favorite subject? Algaebra.
  9. Why did the fish cross the road? To get to the other tide.
  10. That’s a fin-tastic idea!
  11. Time to tuna up!
  12. You’re dolphinitely my buddy.
  13. Just keep swimming.
  14. Best fins forever.
  15. Let’s shellabrate!
  16. I’m feeling fishy.
  17. Don’t be crabby.
  18. That fish is so cool, he’s ice fish.
  19. I sea you smiling!

Fish Puns Love

Love is in the air… or under the sea.

Two fish holding fins in front of a heart-shaped coral reef, saying “You’re My Sole Mate.
  1. You’re my sole mate.
  2. You’ve got me hooked.
  3. I’m totally fin love.
  4. Let’s make it o-fish-ial.
  5. You’re the only fish in the sea for me.
  6. Whale you be mine?
  7. My heart beets for you. (Yes, like the veggie)
  8. You make me feel gill-ty… for not loving sooner.
  9. Don’t go breaking my carp.
  10. Love you to the ocean and back.
  11. My heart is swimming in love.
  12. You krill me.
  13. Sea-duced by your charm.
  14. You’re shrimply the one I want.
  15. Eel be the one.
  16. Hook, line, and love.
  17. That’s some deep-sea attraction.
  18. Our love is reel.
  19. You had me at “hello”-fish.
  20. I’d scale any height for you.
  21. Netflix and krill?
  22. You octopi my heart.

Fish Puns Greeting

Puns that say hello, goodbye or just what’s kraken.

  1. Whale hello there!
  2. Seas the day!
  3. Shell yeah, it’s the weekend.
  4. Hope you’re feeling fin-tastic!
  5. Let minnow if you need anything.
  6. Stay cool, don’t flounder.
  7. Catch ya later!
  8. It’s going swimmingly.
  9. You’re looking gill-ty good!
  10. What’s kraken?
  11. Waving fins your way!
  12. Holla at your guppy.
  13. You shore made my day.
  14. Just popping by to sea you.
  15. Swim by soon!
  16. High tides and good vibes.
  17. So long and tanks for all the fish.
  18. Gotta dip!
  19. Don’t be a strangerfish.
  20. Float on, friend.
  21. I’m just clownfishin’ around.
  22. Let’s catch up!
  23. Shoal we talk?
  24. Eely excited to sea you.
  25. Always a splash to see you.
  26. I’m tide up right now.

Fish Puns Names

Silly names perfect for your pet fish—or a clever username.

  1. Gill Clinton
  2. James Pond
  3. Swim Shady
  4. Tuna Turner
  5. Fish Hemsworth
  6. Fin Diesel
  7. Cod Stewart
  8. Betta White
  9. Sharkira
  10. Sushi Rollins
  11. Meryl Sweep
  12. Sal Monella
  13. Britney Gills
  14. Bubba Gup
  15. Algae Baldwin
  16. Codzilla
  17. Krill Smith
  18. Finneas
  19. Wanda Fishton
  20. Dolph Lundgren
  21. Nemoji
  22. Marlin Brando
  23. Shellvis Presley
  24. Fishy Smalls
  25. Bob Marlin
  26. Halibut Newton
  27. Guppy Goldberg
  28. Sea More Fishman

Jelly Fish Puns

Let’s get jelly with it.

A jellyfish in a jam jar dancing to music with a caption like “I’m Jelly for Real.”
  1. I’m jelly of that pun.
  2. You’re my jam, jellyfish.
  3. That’s un-jelly-ble!
  4. Don’t sting me with those jokes.
  5. I’m tentacool with that.
  6. You light up my life—bioluminescent style!
  7. Can’t help but float your way.
  8. This is shockingly funny.
  9. Jellyfishin’ for compliments.
  10. My feelings are all jiggly.
  11. Jell yeah!
  12. I’m so jelly I’m translucent.
  13. That stung, but I liked it.
  14. Let’s bounce like jelly.
  15. Don’t get tangled in emotions.
  16. That’s electric!
  17. Ooze on over here.
  18. You’re jelly-cious.
  19. Gellin’ like a jellyfish villain.
  20. Tentacles down, best pun yet.
  21. Floatin’ and jokin’.
  22. You zap me happy.
  23. You’re just too squishy.
  24. That pun? Shocking-ly sweet.

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Birthday Fish Puns

For a whale-y great birthday card or caption.

  1. Hope your birthday is fintastic!
  2. Wishing you oceans of fun!
  3. Have a reel-y good one!
  4. Party like a lob-star! 🦞
  5. Don’t be shellfish—share that cake.
  6. Cod bless your birthday.
  7. Birthdays are better under the sea.
  8. Another trip around the tide.
  9. Blowing bubbles for your big day!
  10. Hope you have a whale of a time.
  11. Let’s shellabrate you!
  12. Guppy birthday!
  13. More candles, more fishcakes.
  14. You’re shrimply the birthday star.
  15. Hope it’s off the scales.
  16. Hake it a great one.
  17. Sea-labrate good times.
  18. Wishing you a splashy year!

Dirty Fish Puns

Slightly naughty, but still school-safe. 😉

  1. I like it raw… sushi-style.
  2. You’re such a catch… and release.
  3. Let’s get wet and wild.
  4. I’m hooked… and reeled in.
  5. Talk flirty to me.
  6. You’re reel-y hot.
  7. Stop fishing for compliments.
  8. That cod’s got curves.
  9. Reel me in, baby.
  10. My net or yours?
  11. I’m not a shore thing.
  12. Let’s do it for the halibut.
  13. Sea-duction 101.
  14. Dive deep, baby.
  15. Call me fishy… but I like it slippery.
  16. Don’t be koi about it.

Fish Puns Homestuck

A little fandom fun for the sea-nerds out there!

  1. Glub glub motherglubber.
  2. Fish pun intensifies.
  3. Fin troll mode activated.
  4. Let’s sea what Kanaya says.
  5. Cod-tier Homestuck reference.
  6. Gills are canon, right?
  7. Swimmin’ in troll drama.
  8. Karkat’s a shore loser.
  9. Terezi’s a reel catch.
  10. Don’t be so shellfish, Eridan.
  11. I’m drowning in feels.
  12. Moirallegiance is like a fish dance.
  13. Flip your fins, it’s fanart time!
  14. Fish puns make everything better.

Time to Cast Off: Final Thoughts

Okay, you made it to the bottom of the tank that is impressive. I hope you had a whale of a time and got a good chuckle or twelve.

Wanna take the bait and try some of your own fish puns? Go ahead, don’t be koi about it.

Or better yet, swim around my site for more pun-derful content.

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