Fish living in the Pacific Ocean

Lingcod

Ophiodon elongatus

The lingcod has a large mouth, large pectoral fins, smooth body, and a long, continuous dorsal …

Mackerel, Frigate

Auxis thazard

Body shape is similar to A. rochti. The "corset" in the posterior part is narrow, no …

Mackerel, Pacific Jack

Trachurus symmetricus

The body of the Pacific horse mackerel is somewhat compressed and elongated, and the tail is …

Mackerel, Pacific Sierra

Scomberomorus sierra

It is similar in appearance to the Spanish mackerel.

Marlin, Striped

Tetrapturus audax

The body of the striped marlin is elongated and compressed, and its upper jaw is elongated …

Milkfish

Chanos chanos

The height of the body is about 3,5 times its length. The caudal fin is very …

Mojarra

Gerres cinereus

They are small, silvery, and have an elongated mouth. The upper jaw of the mojarra is …

Mullet

Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema

The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) has a bluish-gray or green coloration along the back, turning to …

Northern Anchovy

Engraulis mordax

Anchovies are silvery fish that look like miniature herring. They have an overhanging snout and long …

Opaleye

Girella nigricans

The body is oval and compressed, the snout is thick and has a uniformly rounded profile, …

Pacific herring

Titles in different languages North Pacific herring, Pacific herring (eng), Pacifisher hering (deu), aringa del Pacifico …

Perch, Silver

Bairdiella chrysoura

The body of the silverside is tall and compressed. Like other members of the family, dorsal …

Pompano, African

Alectis ciliaris

The most striking characteristic is the four to six elongated, threadlike filaments that extend from the …

Rays and Skates

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Among the dominant distinguishing features of this order are the gill openings, located entirely on the …

Remoras

Echeneis naucrates

They are slender fish with a flat sucking disc on the top of the head. They …

Rockfish, Black

Sebastes melanops

The body of black rock is oval or egg-shaped and compressed. The head has a steep …

Rockfish, Copper

Sebastes caurinus

Body is moderately deep and compressed. The head is large, with slightly curved upper profile. Mouth …

Rockfish, Yelloweye

Sebastes ruberrimus

It has an orange-red or orange-yellow body coloration. It has bright yellow irises, black pupils, and …

Roosterfish

Nematistius pectoralis

A bright, shimmering fish, it is distinguished by seven longer, thread-like dorsal fins that are found …

Runner, Rainbow

Elagatis bipinnulata

Body prostrate, torpedo-shaped. Head is pointed, mandibles protrude forward. Mouth small, upper jaw not reach vertical …

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

Body elongated, compressed from sides. Snout in form of elongated, spear-shaped rostrum, round in cross-section. The …

Salmon, Chinook

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

The body is elongated and somewhat compressed. The head is cone-shaped . It has a bluish …

Salmon, Chum

Oncorhynchus keta

The mouth is large, with the maxillary bone reaching backwards to the vertical of the posterior …

Salmon, Coho

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Head thick, forehead broad. The tail stem is high. In the sea and when entering rivers, …