All Fishes

Painted sweetlips

Diagramma pictum

These fish have fleshy lips that increase in size as they mature. There are 6 pores …

Pajama cardinalfish

Sphaeramia nematoptera

The pajama cardinalfish has a tall, deep body and a large, upper mouth.

Pale-edged stingray

Telatrygon zugei

The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, …

Palestriped cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus pallidofasciatus

They are small, agile fish with a characteristically large and thick body, skin covered with large …

Pallid sturgeon

Scaphirhynchus albus

The pallid sturgeon has a distinctive, prehistoric appearance. Its body is elongated, nearly cylindrical, with a …

Palometa

Trachinotus goodei

A bright silvery fish with a deep body, it can be grayish green and blue on …

Pantropical spotted dolphin

Stenella attenuata

The Pantropical spotted dolphin varies considerably in size and coloration throughout its range. The most significant …

Papuan scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis papuensis

The snout of the Papuan scorpionfish is longer than the diameter of the eye socket. Juveniles …

Papuan toby

Canthigaster papua

This species can be confused with Canthigaster solandri. It has an elongated body that tapers sharply …

Paracanthurus

Paracanthurus hepatus

The body is laterally compressed and ovoid in shape. This species is characterised by long dorsal …

Paradise fish

Macropodus opercularis

This species exhibits sexual dimorphism. Males are larger than females and possess elongated filaments on their …

Paraliparis macrocephalus

Paraliparis macrocephalus

Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat. Macrocephalus: from the Greek …

Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

The Patagonian toothfish has a streamlined, spindle-shaped body that is 5-6.4 times its normal length. It …

Peacock flounder

Bothus mancus

The Peacock flounder is also called the flowery flounder because its body is covered with bluish, …

Peacock hind

Cephalopholis argus

The body of the peacock hind is elongated, massive, somewhat compressed at the sides, cylindrical in …

Peacock sole

Pardachirus pavoninus

The body shape of the peacock sole is compressed and asymmetrical. The eyes are located on …

Pearl gourami

Trichopodus leerii

The Pearl gourami has an elongated, oval-shaped body that is strongly compressed laterally.

Pelagic armourhead

Pentaceros richardsoni

Body elongated, rather tall, strongly compressed at the sides, covered with fine ctenoid scales. The body …

Pelagic thresher

Alopias pelagicus

The Pelagic Thrasher is characterized by a long upper caudal fin blade that can equal the …

Peled

Coregonus peled

The peled can be easily distinguished from other whitefish by its terminal mouth, in which the …

Pelican eel

Eurypharynx pelecanoides

The pelican eel is a fragile, deep-water eel with an extraordinarily large, loosely hinged mouth. Its …

Pelican-fish

Saccopharynx ampullaceus

The gulper eel has a long, slender body that is laterally compressed and tapering towards the …

Pennant coralfish

Heniochus acuminatus

This fish has a curved and flat body.

Peppered butterflyfish

Chaetodon guttatissimus

The Peppered Butterflyfish has a laterally compressed, large body and a small, terminal, retractable mouth armed …