All Fishes

Indian oil sardine

Sardinella longiceps

Body spindle-shaped, subcylindrical (its height usually less than 30% of the standard length), slightly compressed at …

Indian parrotfish

Chlorurus capistratoides

The head of these fishes is sharply rounded forward. Teeth fused to dental plates; dental plates …

Indian pike conger

Congresox talabonoides

The Indian pike conger has 132 to 135 vertebrae. The body is stocky, shaped like an …

Indian sand tiger

Carcharias tricuspidatus

Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a …

Indian scad

Decapterus russelli

The body of the Indian scad is elongated, moderately slender, slightly compressed at the sides and …

Indian swellshark

Cephaloscyllium silasi

The Indian swellshark has a thick body, a broad and short head with narrow, high-set eyes. …

Indian threadfish

Alectis indica

Juveniles have a rounded posture with extremely long filamentous rays of unpaired fins. The body is …

Indian triggerfish

Melichthys indicus

This species should not be confused with Melichthys niger, which is often mistaken for Indian Triggerfish. …

Indo-Pacific blue marlin

Makaira mazara

The snout is long. The lateral line is looped and almost indistinguishable in adults. Vertebrae: 24. …

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops aduncus

Common bottlenose dolphins have a fairly stocky body, a medium-length beak, and high, curved dorsal fins, …

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin

Sousa chinensis

The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin has a strong, stocky body. The eyes are relatively small. Fins and …

Indo-Pacific king mackerel

Scomberomorus guttatus

They have an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin caudal stem with simple keel. Teeth are …

Indo-Pacific oval flounder

Bothus myriaster

The body of the Indo-Pacific oval flounder is oval, strongly compressed. Caudal peduncle narrow, much more …

Indo-Pacific sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

This species is characterised by the following features: slender, elongated and rather compressed, with a high, …

Indonesian coelacanth

Latimeria menadoensis

Instead of vertebrae, the Indonesian coelacanth has a thick tube containing a highly pressurized fluid. An …

Indonesian gizzard shad

Anodontostoma selangkat

The depth of the body increases with the size of the fish. The second supramaxillary bone …

Indonesian wobbegong

Orectolobus leptolineatus

The Indonesian Wobbegong has a flattened and broad head and body. The nostrils are framed by …

Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby

Favonigobius reichei

The body of the Indo-Pacific Tropical Sand Goby is elongated, valvate. The snout is rounded. The …

Irrawaddy dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

Unlike other members of the Delphinidae family, Irrawaddy dolphins lack a beak and have a flexible …

Jack, Almaco

Seriola rivoliana

The body and fins may be a uniform dark brown, dark bluish-green, bronze, or metallic gray, …

Jack, Bar

Caranx ruber

The Bar jack is silvery, with a dark bluish stripe on the back that runs from …

Jack, Crevalle; Jack, Pacific Crevalle

Caranx hippos; Caranx caninus

Both species are bluish-green or greenish gold on the back and silvery or yellowish on the …

Jack, Horse-eye

Caranx latus

The horse-eye is silvery, with yellow caudal fins and usually darker edges on the dorsal and …

Jack, Yellow

Caranx bartholomaei

Silver with a yellow cast, the yellow jack has a bluish back and strongly yellowed flanks, …