All Fishes

Giant hawkfish

Cirrhitus rivulatus

The fish has a deep body that is not strongly compressed at the sides. They have …

Giant moray

Gymnothorax javanicus

The body is compressed from the sides and covered with a layer of mucus, which allows …

Giant mottled eel

Anguilla marmorata

The giant mottled eel is cylindrical in shape with small, well-developed pectoral fins and a protruding …

Giant oarfish

Regalecus glesne

The giant oarfish has an extremely long, ribbon-like, strongly compressed body that tapers to a point. …

Giant oceanic manta ray

Mobula birostris

Huge pectoral fins form a diamond-shaped disc with the head, the width of which is about …

Giant sea catfish

Arius gigas

Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …

Giant trevally

Caranx ignobilis

Body elongate, slightly compressed at the sides, covered with small cycloid scales. Thorax without scales. Upper …

Gigantactis macronema

Gigantactis macronema

The metamorphosed females of Gigantactis macronema are distinguished by several key characteristics: Illcium length: The illicium …

Gigantactis vanhoeffeni

Gigantactis vanhoeffeni

The body form is short. Gigantactis vanhoeffeni features metamorphosed females, which are distinguished from other species …

Gilt-head bream

Sparus aurata

Body oval, torso flattened at the sides with a steep head profile, with a distinct sharp …

Glacier lantern fish

Benthosema glaciale

The largest size of the glacier lantern fish is 22-25% of the body length without the …

Goat catfish

Arius sumatranus

The description of the species is attributed to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830. It was originally …

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

The species name gibberifrons is a combination of the words gibber, meaning 'humpback', and frons, meaning …

Goblin shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

The body is spindle-shaped and the fins have an unusual rounded shape for sharks. The third …

Gold-spotted mudskipper

Periophthalmus chrysospilos

The body shape of the gold-spotted mudskipper is elongated, almost cylindrical in the anterior part, and …

Golden damselfish

Amblyglyphidodon aureus

These fish have the rounded body, spiny dorsal fin and split tail characteristic of this group.

Golden grey mullet

Chelon auratus

The body is elongated, low, barely compressed at the sides and covered with large scales. The …

Golden grouper

Saloptia powelli

The golden grouper has a stout, elongated body with a depth of 2.6-3.1 times the standard …

Golden pencilfish

Nannostomus beckfordi

The genus name Nannostomus comes from the Latin nannus ("small") and the Greek stoma ("mouth"), referring …

Golden redfish

Sebastes norvegicus

Golden redfish are characterized by a laterally compressed, tall body and a large head. The mouth …

Golden threadfin bream

Nemipterus virgatus

The body of the golden threadfin bream has a standard length of 3.2-4 times its thickness, …

Golden trevally

Gnathanodon speciosus

The golden trevally has a compressed, elongated body with the dorsal profile slightly more convex than …

Goldeye

Hiodon alosoides

The goldeye is a small fish with a compressed body that is deep in proportion to …

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

The body of the goldfish is short and tall with a slightly angular shape. It is …