List of domesticated animals

This page gives a list of domesticated animals, also including a list of animals which are or may be currently undergoing the process of domestication and animals that have an extensive relationship with humans beyond simple predation. This includes species which are semi-domesticated, undomesticated but captive-bred on a commercial scale, or commonly wild-caught, at least occasionally captive-bred, and tameable. In order to be considered fully domesticated, most species have undergone significant genetic, behavioural and morphological changes from their wild ancestors, while others have changed very little from their wild ancestors despite hundreds or thousands of years of potential selective breeding. Many factors determine how quickly any changes may occur in a species, but there is not always a desire to improve a species from its wild form. Domestication is a gradual process, so there is no precise moment in the history of a given species when it can be considered to have become fully domesticated.
Zooarchaeology has identified three classes of animal domesticates:

Pets
Livestock
Beasts of burden
Domesticated animals

Tame, partially domesticated, and widely captive-bred animals

Due to the somewhat unclear outlines of what precisely constitutes domestication, there are some species that may or may not be fully domesticated. There are also some species that are extensively commercially used by humans, but are not significantly altered from wild-type animals. Many animals on this second table are at least somewhat altered from wild-type animals due to their extensive interactions with humans, albeit not to the point that they are regarded as distinct forms or would be unable to survive if reintroduced to the wild.

Species and subspecies	Date	Location of origin	Purpose	Image	Changes from wild ancestor/ Notes	Extent in the wild vs. captivity	Taxon group
Asian elephant including subspecies Sri Lankan, Indian, Sumatran, Bornean and formerly Syrian elephants †	2000 BCE †	India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Nepal, Borneo, China, Indochina, formerly Iran	dung, working, hunting, fighting, racing, transportation, mount, patrol, worship, show		Individuals taken from the wild and tamed on a wide scale	Syrian subspecies extinct in the wild and in captivity; other subspecies somewhat common in captivity, but endangered in the wild	1e Other mammals
Domestic reindeer	3000 BCE	Fennoscandia, Western Russia, China, Mongolia	meat, milk, leather, hides, antlers, transportation, mount, pets				1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
Common and Somali ostriches	date uncertain	Africa, Mesopotamia	meat, eggs, feathers, sacrifices				2f Palaeognathae
Scimitar-horned oryx	2320–2150 BCE	Egypt	meat, hides, horns, sacrifices			Small captive population, but nearly extinct in the wild	1b Bovidae
Four-toed, Algerian, long-eared and Indian long-eared hedgehog	the 1980s	Central and Eastern Africa	pets		Slight physical changes	Common in the wild, somewhat rare in captivity	1e Other mammals
Caracal	date uncertain, possibly 200 BCE	Egypt, India, Southern Africa	hunting, pest control, pets				1c Carnivora
Cheetah including subspecies Southeast African, Northeast African and Asiatic cheetahs	1500 BCE	Egypt, India, the Middle East, South Africa	hunting, tourism, pets				1c Carnivora
Bubal hartebeest †	date uncertain	Egypt	meat, hides, horns, sacrifices		Historically farmed	Extinct in the wild and in captivity	1b Bovidae
Mandarin duck	pre-modern China	China	pest control, ornamental, pets				2a Anseriformes
Egyptian goose	date uncertain	Egypt	meat, eggs, feathers, guarding, ornamental, pets			Common in the wild and in captivity, feral populations very common	2a Anseriformes
Leopard cat	5000 BCE	China	pest control, pets				1c Carnivora
Common genet	date uncertain	Africa	pest control, pets				1c Carnivora
Eastern honey bee including subspecies Chinese, Indian and Japanese honey bees	date uncertain	South Asia, Thailand, Japan, China	honey, wax, pollination				6a Hymenoptera
European fallow and Persian fallow deer	1000 BCE	the Mediterranean Basin, the Levant	meat, hides, antlers, pets				1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
European medicinal leech	800 BCE	Europe, Asia	bloodletting, surgery, therapy, research, saliva, pets		Captive-bred		7b Annelida
Cochineal	700–500 BCE	Chile, Peru, Mexico	dye			Very common in the wild	6d Other insects
Indian and green peafowl	500 BCE	India, Java	meat, feathers, ornamental, guarding, pest control, pets			Fairly common in the wild	2b Galliformes
Common hill myna	kept in ancient Greece, date of captive breeding uncertain	Greece	pets, talking bird				2d Passeriformes
Rose-ringed parakeet including subspecies African and Indian rose-ringed parakeets ; Alexandrine Parakeets	classical antiquity	West Africa, India	pets, talking bird		Captive-bred, plumage colour changes		2e Psittaciformes
Red deer including subspecies Caspian, Norwegian and Scottish red deer	~1 CE	China, Russia, Europe, Iran	meat, milk, leather, hides, antlers, velvet, pets		Captive-bred		1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
Roman snail	100 CE	Europe	meat, eggs, shells, slime, pets		Captive-bred		7a Mollusca
Stingless bees,,, and	180 CE	Mexico, the Amazon Basin	honey, wax, propolis, pollination, pets				6a Hymenoptera
White, sulphur-crested, Salmon-crested, blue-eyed, and Red-vented cockatoos ; long-billed, western, little and Tanimbar corellas	the Tang dynasty	China, Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea	pets, show		Captive-bred		2e Psittaciformes
Great and Japanese cormorants	960 CE	China, Japan	fishing				2h Other birds
Mute swan	1000-1500 CE	Europe	meat, feathers, ornamental, guarding, pets				2a Anseriformes
House cricket	the 12th century CE	Southwestern Asia, China, Japan	meat, animal feed, fighting, pets			Somewhat common in captivity, very common in the wild	6d Other insects
Common quail	1100–1900 CE	Eurasia	meat, eggs, research, pets				2b Galliformes
Common carp	1200–1500 CE	Europe, Asia	meat, eggs, pets				5a Cyprinidae
Java sparrow	the Ming dynasty	China	pets		Non-wild coloration pied and fancy colored Java sparrows from long Asian captivity lines are hand tamable	Threatened in the wild	2d Passeriformes
Siamese fighting fish or betta ; Spotted betta	the 19th century CE	Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo	fighting, show, pets		Very significant physical and slight behavioral changes	Common in captivity	5c Anabantiformes
Northern bobwhite including subspecies masked bobwhite	date uncertain	the United States, Sonora	meat, eggs, feathers, pets		Captive-bred, plumage changes		2b Galliformes
European goldfinch	date uncertain	Europe	pets, singing		Captive-bred		2d Passeriformes
Indian grey mongoose	date uncertain	India	pest control, fighting, pets				1c Carnivora
Golden and Lady Amherst's pheasants	date uncertain	China	ornamental, pest control, pets				2b Galliformes
Cassowary, especially Casuarius casuarius	date uncertain	Papua New Guinea	meat, feathers, bones, toenails, ritual, status symbol		Not fully domesticated; longstanding village-based rearing, traditionally wild-caught chicks reared by hand	Still relatively abundant in the wild but declining; captive rearing occurs in some highland villages	2f Palaeognathae
Common and green pheasants	date uncertain	Asia, Japan	meat, eggs, ornamental, pest control, pets				2b Galliformes
Sika deer	date uncertain	China, Taiwan, Japan	meat, hides, antlers, tourism, pets				1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
Common and Giant eland	date uncertain	Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya	meat, milk, leather, hides, horns				1b Bovidae
American alligator	date uncertain	the southeastern United States	meat, hides, teeth, blood, pets	130px	Captive-bred	Once uncommon in the wild; captive breeding has led to the species both recovering across and repopulating much of its range.	3d Other reptiles
Eurasian elk or moose including subspecies Alaskan moose	date uncertain	Russia, Finland, Sweden, Alaska	meat, milk, hides, antlers, working, draft, mount, transportation, research, pets	130px			1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
Budgerigar	the 1850s	Australia	pets, show, talking bird		Captive-bred, plumage colour/pattern changes, some breeds are physically larger	Fairly common in the wild and in captivity	2e Psittaciformes
Cockatiel	the 1870s	Australia	pets, show, talking bird		Captive-bred, plumage colour/pattern changes	Common in the wild and in captivity	2e Psittaciformes
Elk or wapiti	date uncertain	North America, Russia, China	meat, leather, hides, antlers, velvet, pets		Captive-bred		1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
European mink	the 1800s	Europe, Russia	fur				1c Carnivora
Coypu or nutria	the late 19th to the early 20th century CE	Argentina	meat, fur, aquatic weed control, pets		Captive-bred		1d Rodentia
Guppy ; Cauca, sailfin, shortfin, liberty, common, and Yucatán mollies ; Endler's livebearer	date uncertain	Barbados, Brazil, El Salvador, Guyana, Mexico, Venezuela	bait, pest control, research, pets				5e Other fish
Lesser fruit fly, vinegar fly or pomace fly	the 1910s	Australia, South Africa	research, animal feed		Captive-bred, some varieties flightless		6d Other insects
Chinese hamster	the 1920s	China	research, biotechnology, pets				1d Rodentia
Rosy-faced, yellow-collared, and Fischer's lovebirds	the 1920s	Africa, Madagascar	pets		Captive-bred, plumage colour/pattern changes in rosy-faced lovebird		2e Psittaciformes
Rainbowfishes	the 1920s	northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea, islands in Cenderawasih Bay and the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia	pest control, pets				5e Other fish
Golden hamster	the 1930s	Syria, Turkey	pets, research				1d Rodentia
Turkish hamster	the 20th century CE	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey	pets, research				1d Rodentia
Long-tailed chinchilla	the 1930s	the Andes	fur, research, pets				1d Rodentia
Short-tailed chinchilla	the 1930s	the Andes	fur		Raised in captivity	Critically endangered in the wild	1d Rodentia
Water flea	the 1930s	North America, Eurasia, Africa	research, animal feed				6e Other arthropods
African and western clawed frogs	the 1950s	Southern Africa, West Africa	research, pets		Captive-bred		4a Anura
Sea-monkey	the 1950s	the United States	pets, research		Captive-bred		6e Other arthropods
Ball, Borneo, Sumatran short-tailed and Brongersma's short-tailed pythons	the 1960s	Africa, Sumatra, Borneo, Malaysia	pets		Captive-bred		3a Serpentes
Burmese python including subspecies dwarf Burmese python	date uncertain	Myanmar, Thailand, Bali, Java, Sulawesi	meat, skins, medicine, pets		Captive-bred		3a Serpentes
Campbell's, winter white and Roborovski dwarf hamsters	the 1960s	Mongolia, Russia, China	pets, research				1d Rodentia
Axolotl ; tiger and barred tiger salamanders	the 20th century CE	Mexico, the United States	research, pets		Slight physical changes	A. mexicanum Critically endangered in the wild; A. tigrinum and A. mavortium less threatened	4b Other amphibians
Common leopard gecko	the 20th century CE	Pakistan, Afghanistan	pets		Slight physical changes	Somewhat common in captivity	3b Lacertilia
American bison including subspecies wood bison	the 20th century CE	North America	meat, leather, hides, fiber, horns, guarding, pets			Over 90% of bison are in privately-owned commercial herds	1b Bovidae
Companion parrots	the 1980s and 1990s	Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji	pets, show, talking bird, ornamental, guarding, education, therapy		Captive-bred, plumage colour changes in some species		2e Psittaciformes
Poison dart frogs	the mid- to late 20th century CE	Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, French Guiana, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela	pets		Slight physical changes; loss of toxicity		4a Anura
Common, grey-banded , and Thayer's kingsnakes ; Milk snake	date uncertain	Arizona, Florida, Mexico, California	pets				3a Serpentes
Corn and western rat snakes	the 1960s	the United States	pets		Slight physical changes	Somewhat common in captivity, common in the wild	3a Serpentes
Madagascar and wide-horned hissing cockroaches	the 1960s	Madagascar	pets		Captive-bred		6c Blattodea
Central bearded dragon and related species	the 1970s	Australia	pets		Slight physical changes		3b Lacertilia
Silver carp	the 1970s	China	meat, algae control				5a Cyprinidae
Sugar glider	the 1980s	Australia	pest control, pets		Captive bred. Non-wild color variations		1e Other mammals
Buff-tailed and common eastern bumblebees	the 1980s	Europe, North America	wax, pollination				6a Hymenoptera
Gambian and Emin's pouched rats	at least 1997, but possibly the early 1990s	Sub-Saharan Africa	meat, landmine detection, tuberculosis detection, pest control, pets				1d Rodentia
Greater or Ñandú and Darwin's rheas	the 1990s	South America	meat, eggs, feathers, leather, oil, pets				2f Palaeognathae
Australian emu	the 1990s	Australia	meat, eggs, feathers, leather, oil, guarding, pets				2f Palaeognathae
Fringe-eared oryx	date uncertain	Kenya	meat, leather, hides, horns				1b Bovidae
Common degu	the 1990s	the Chilean Andes	pets, research				1d Rodentia
Mongolian gerbil ; Persian, Libyan, Shaw's, Tristram's and Sundevall's jirds	the 1990s	Mongolia, Algeria, Iran, Libya, Turkey, Egypt	pets, research				1d Rodentia
Green and Lesser Antillean iguanas	the 1990s	South America, the Lesser Antilles	meat, leather, pets		Captive-bred		3b Lacertilia
Carpet python including subspecies diamond python ; eastern, Murray Darling, Torresian and jungle carpet pythons	date uncertain	Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea	pets		Captive-bred		3a Serpentes
Southern green tree, southwestern carpet, rough-scaled and Bredl's pythons	the mid-1990s	Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea	pets		Captive-bred		3a Serpentes
Red-tailed , yellow-tailed and glossy black cockatoos	the late 1990s	Australia	pets, education		Captive-bred		2e Psittaciformes
Gouldian finch	the late 1990s	Australia	pets, show				2d Passeriformes
Australian green, orange-eyed, leaf green, mountain stream, magnificent, Blue Mountains and dainty green tree frogs ; growling grass frog	the late 20th century CE	Australia	research, pets		Captive-bred		4a Anura
Argentine, Brazilian, Venezuelan, Surinam, Caatinga, Pacific and Cranwell's horned frogs	the late 20th century CE	Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, Ecuador	pets		Captive-bred		4a Anura
Crucian, Japanese white crucian and Prussian carp ; ginbuna	the 2000s	England, Russia, Japan	meat, research, pets				5a Cyprinidae
King quail	date uncertain	Asia, Australia	pets				2b Galliformes
Common, white-necked and Australian ravens ; carrion, hooded, American, pied and house crows ; rook	date uncertain	Europe, Africa, India, Australia, North America	pest control, research, show, pets				2d Passeriformes
Oriental darter	date uncertain	India	fishing				2h Other birds
Southern and northern screamers	date uncertain	South America	guarding				2a Anseriformes
Horned screamer	date uncertain	South America	guarding				2a Anseriformes
Red-legged seriema	date uncertain	South America	guarding				2h Other birds
Golden,eastern imperial, Spanish imperial, wedge-tailed, steppe, tawny, Bonelli's and Verreaux's eagles ; African hawk-eagle	date uncertain	Europe, North America, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Africa, Australia	falconry, intercepting, pest control, show, pets				2g Accipitridae
Bald and white-tailed eagles ; African fish eagle ; white-bellied sea and Steller's sea eagles	date uncertain	North America, Europe, Russia, Africa, Australia	falconry, intercepting, pest control, show, pets				2g Accipitridae
Harris's hawk	date uncertain	the United States	falconry, pest control, show, pets				2g Accipitridae
Eurasian, American, crested and African goshawks ; Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks ; Eurasian, Ovambo, collared, Japanese and black sparrowhawks ; besra ; shikra ;	date uncertain	Europe, Asia, Africa, North America	falconry, pest control, show, pets				2g Accipitridae
Gyrfalcon, Kestrel, Peregrine, Saker and other falcons	2000 BC	Mesopotamia	falconry, pest control		Captive-bred and tamed wild-caught, sometimes hybridized		2h Other birds
Eurasian eagle-owl including subspecies Western Siberian, Eastern Siberian and Turkmenian eagle-owls	date uncertain	Europe, Russia, Turkmenistan	pest control, show, pets				2h Other birds
Tawny owl	date uncertain	Europe	pest control, show, pets				2h Other birds
Puna ibis	date uncertain	Peru	meat, eggs, pest control				2h Other birds
Celebes warty pig	date uncertain	Sulawesi	meat, tusks, pets		Historically farmed		1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
Red-necked wallaby,	the 2000s	Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales	lawn mowing, research, tourism, pets				1e Other mammals
Red kangaroo	date uncertain	Australia	meat, leather, tourism, pets				1e Other mammals
Tiger, eastern, western and northern quolls	date uncertain	Australia	pest control, pets				1e Other mammals
Smooth-coated otter	date uncertain	Bangladesh	fishing, pets				1c Carnivora
Beech marten and sable	date uncertain	Europe, Russia, India	fur, pest control, pets				1c Carnivora
Fisher or Pennant's marten	date uncertain	North America	fur, pest control, research, pets				1c Carnivora
Least, Siberian and yellow-bellied weasels ; European polecat	date uncertain	Europe, Russia, India	pest control, pets				1c Carnivora
Lesser grison	date uncertain	South America	hunting, pest control, pets				1c Carnivora
Patagonian weasel	date uncertain	Argentina, Chile	pest control, pets				1c Carnivora
Common raccoon	date uncertain	North America	pest control, show, pets				1c Carnivora
Ringtail	date uncertain	North America, Central America	pest control, pets				1c Carnivora
Mountain paca	date uncertain	Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador	meat, pets				1d Rodentia
Malayan,Sunda, Indian crested, African crested, Cape and Philippine porcupines	date uncertain	Vietnam, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Africa	meat, quills, pets				1d Rodentia
Steppe lemming	date uncertain	the Eurasian steppe	pets				1d Rodentia
Lesser Egyptian, greater Egyptian, pale and pleasant gerbils	date uncertain	Egypt, Libya	pets				1d Rodentia
Eurasian harvest mouse	date uncertain	Europe	pest control, pets				1d Rodentia
Chinese cobra	date uncertain	China	venom, skins, pets		Captive-bred		3a Serpentes
Crimson rosella including subspecies Adelaide and yellow rosellas	date uncertain	Australia	pets		Captive-bred		2e Psittaciformes
Western, green, pale-headed and northern rosellas	date uncertain	Australia	pets		Captive-bred		2e Psittaciformes
Eastern rosella including subspecies golden-mantled rosella	date uncertain	Australia	pets		Captive-bred		2e Psittaciformes
Jenday conure	date uncertain	Brazil			Captive-bred		2e Psittaciformes
Hispaniolan, Colombian, Cuban, D'Orbigny's, Nicaraguan, ornate, Jamaican and Meso-American sliders	date uncertain	Hispaniola, Colombia, Cuba, Brazil, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Jamaica	pets		Captive-bred		3c Testudines
Pond slider including subspecies yellow-bellied, red-eared and Cumberland sliders	date uncertain	the south-central and southeastern United States	meat, pets		Easy to tame	Fairly common in captivity, common in the wild	3c Testudines
Chinese softshell turtle	date uncertain	China	meat, pets		Captive-bred		3c Testudines
Chinese pond and yellow pond turtles	date uncertain	China	meat, pets		Captive-bred		3c Testudines
Common snapping turtle	date uncertain	Florida	meat, pets		Captive-bred		3c Testudines
Keeled box and Golden coin turtles	date uncertain	China	meat, pets		Captive-bred		3c Testudines
Wattle-necked softshell turtle	date uncertain	China	meat, pets		Captive-bred		3c Testudines
Arrau turtle	date uncertain	Brazil	meat, pets		Captive-bred		3c Testudines
Saltwater, Nile, West African, mugger, American, Cuban, Morelet's, Orinoco, freshwater, Siamese, Philippine and New Guinea crocodiles	date uncertain	Florida, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Africa, Iran, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea	meat, hides, teeth, blood, fat, guarding, tourism, show, pets		Captive-bred		3d Other reptiles
Crimson and red-browed finches	date uncertain	New Guinea, Australia	pets, show				2d Passeriformes
Star finch	date uncertain	Australia	pets, show				2d Passeriformes
Grey partridge	date uncertain	Hungary, the United Kingdom	meat, eggs, feathers, pets				2b Galliformes
Red-legged, chukar, Philby's, Arabian and Barbary partridges	date uncertain	France, Afghanistan, North Africa, Yemen, Oman	meat, eggs, feathers, pets				2b Galliformes
Chinese bamboo partridge	date uncertain	China, India	meat, eggs, feathers, pets				2b Galliformes
Himalayan monal	date uncertain	Nepal	meat, eggs, feathers, ornamental, pets				2b Galliformes
Scaled, elegant, Gambel's and California quails	date uncertain	Mexico, Utah, California	meat, eggs, feathers, pets				2b Galliformes
Montezuma quail	date uncertain	Mexico	meat, eggs, feathers, pets				2b Galliformes
Vulturine guineafowl	date uncertain	Ethiopia	meat, pest control, pets				2b Galliformes
Harlequin, rain and stubble quails	date uncertain	Africa, India, Australia	meat, eggs, feathers, pets				2b Galliformes
Edible-nest swiftlet	date uncertain	Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore	nests				2h Other birds
Tarantulas	date uncertain	North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Papua New Guinea	research, venom, pets		Captive-bred	Common in captivity, becoming rare in the wild	6e Other arthropods
Crested and suras geckos	date uncertain	New Caledonia	pets		Captive-bred	Somewhat common in captivity, nearly extinct in the wild	3b Lacertilia
Roan and sable antelopes	date uncertain	South Africa	meat, horns				1b Bovidae
Greater kudu, nyala, and Cape bushbuck	date uncertain	South Africa	meat, hides, horns, pets				1b Bovidae
Blue and black wildebeest	date uncertain	South Africa, Kenya	meat, leather, hides, horns, pets				1b Bovidae
Bontebok including subspecies blesbok	date uncertain	South Africa	meat, hides, horns				1b Bovidae
Nilgai	date uncertain	India, Pakistan	meat, hides, horns, pets		Historically farmed		1b Bovidae
Scaly-breasted munia	date uncertain	Southeast Asia	pets, research		Slight physical changes	Fairly common in the wild and in captivity	2d Passeriformes
Blackbuck	date uncertain	India, Pakistan	meat, hides, horns, pets				1b Bovidae
Springbok	date uncertain	South Africa	meat, hides, horns, pets				1b Bovidae
Barbary sheep	date uncertain	North Africa	meat, horns				1b Bovidae
African buffalo	date uncertain	South Africa	meat, leather, horns				1b Bovidae
Collared peccary	date uncertain	Brazil	meat, pets				1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
Thorold's deer	date uncertain	China	meat, antlers				1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
White-tailed and mule deer	date uncertain	Virginia, West Virginia, Florida, Montana, Canada, Colombia	meat, hides, antlers, pets				1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
Dwarf, alpine, white-bellied and Siberian musk deer	date uncertain	China, India, Russia	meat, hides, tusks, musk				1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae
Spotted hyena	date uncertain	South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria	hunting, guarding, waste management, tourism, show, pets				1c Carnivora
Fennec fox	date uncertain	North Africa	pest control, pets				1c Carnivora
Grey and island foxes	date uncertain	the eastern United States, the Channel Islands, California	pelts, pest control, pets				1c Carnivora
Meerkat or suricate	date uncertain	South Africa	pest control, research, education, therapy, tourism, show, pets				1c Carnivora
Common kusimanse	date uncertain	West Africa	pets, pest control		Captive-bred		1c Carnivora
Kissing gourami	date uncertain	Thailand, Indonesia	meat, pets				5c Anabantiformes
Giant, giant red tail and elephant ear gouramis	date uncertain	Southeast Asia	meat, weed control, pets		Captive-bred		5c Anabantiformes
Red-bellied, piraya and black spot piranha	date uncertain	South America	meat, teeth, research, pets			Fairly common in captivity, common in the wild	5e Other fish
Atlantic bluefin, Pacific bluefin, southern bluefin, yellowfin and bigeye tunas ; albacore or longfin tuna	date uncertain	Europe, East Asia, Australia, Hawaii, North America	meat, eggs		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
European sea, white, shortnose, Persian, Siberian, Adriatic and starry sturgeons	date uncertain	Europe, Alaska, California, Canada, Iran, Russia, Albania, the Aegean Sea	meat, eggs, pets		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Malabar, giant, greasy, areolate, dusky, wavy-lined, six-bar and orange-spotted groupers	date uncertain	Asia, Australia, Fiji, South Africa, Italy, the Indo-Pacific	meat		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Rainbow trout ; Chinook and Masu salmon	date uncertain	Europe, Asia, North America	meat, eggs		Captive-bred		5d Salmonidae
Atlantic salmon and brown trout	date uncertain	Europe, Alaska, Canada, Chile, Russia, Australia, Tasmania	meat, eggs		Captive-bred		5d Salmonidae
Barramundi, Japanese lates and Nile perch	date uncertain	the United Kingdom, Poland, the United States, India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Japan, Africa	meat, pets		Captive-bred		5b Carangiformes
Cobia	date uncertain	the United States, Asia, Panama, Mexico	meat		Captive-bred		5b Carangiformes
European bass	date uncertain	Europe	meat		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Milkfish	date uncertain	the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia	meat		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Northern pike	date uncertain	Europe	meat, eggs, research, pets		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Alligator, Cuban and tropical gars	date uncertain	North America, Cuba, Costa Rica	meat, pets		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Grass carp	date uncertain	China	meat, weed control				5a Cyprinidae
Black carp	date uncertain	China	meat, pest control, medicine				5a Cyprinidae
Bighead carp	date uncertain	China	meat				5a Cyprinidae
Giant barb	date uncertain	Vietnam	meat, pets				5a Cyprinidae
Arapaima	date uncertain	the Amazon Basin	meat, pets		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Wels catfish	date uncertain	Europe	meat		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Iridescent shark and Mekong giant catfish	date uncertain	Southeast Asia	meat, pets		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Flathead grey mullet	date uncertain	California, Colorado	meat		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Green and orange chromides ; Canara pearlspot	date uncertain	India	meat, pets		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Northern red snapper	date uncertain	the Gulf of Mexico	meat, research		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Greater, Japanese and yellowtail amberjacks ; longfin yellowtail	date uncertain	the Mediterranean Sea, Japan, Chile, Hawaii	meat		Captive-bred		5b Carangiformes
Southern and olive flounders	the 1980s	the United States, Japan, China, Korea	meat		Captive-bred		5b Carangiformes
European eel	date uncertain	Europe, North America	meat		Captive-bred		5e Other fish
Sugarbag bee and Indian stingless bee	date uncertain	Australia, India	honey, wax, propolis, pollination				6a Hymenoptera
Dubia roach	date uncertain	Central America, South America	animal feed, pets		Captive-bred		6c Blattodea
Mealworm and superworm	date uncertain	Europe	meat, animal feed, research		Captive-bred		6d Other insects
Red flour beetle	date uncertain	the United States	research		Captive-bred		6d Other insects
Black soldier fly	date uncertain	the United States	meat, animal feed, pollination

List of domesticated animals

Domesticated animals

Tame, partially domesticated, and widely captive-bred animals