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Perch, Silver
Bairdiella chrysoura
The body of the silverside is tall and compressed. Like other members of the family, dorsal …
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Perch, White
Morone americana
The white perch has a deep, thin body that rises steeply upward from each eye to …
Perch, Yellow
Perca flavescens
Unlike the white perch, which is actually a temperate perch, the yellow perch is a true …
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
In appearance, it is a shiny, silvery fish with dark fins and a dark or iridescent …
Persian sturgeon
Huso persicus
Until recently, it was assigned to the genus Acipenser and called Acipenser persicus. However, in 2025, …
Peters's elephant-nose fish
Gnathonemus petersii
The elephantnose fish has a moderately deep, laterally compressed body with a distinctive sharp, funnel-shaped snout. …
Philippine anchovy
Encrasicholina oligobranchus
This species is characterized by the following set of characters: 16-22 pseudogill spicules (16); first gill …
Pholidapus dybowskii
Pholidapus dybowskii
Vertebrae 67-70. Body elongated and broader than in closely related species, covered with fine smooth scales, …
Photostomias guernei
Photostomias guernei
The body shape of Photostomias guernei is elongated. This species is distinguished by the presence of …
Pickerel, Chain
Esox niger
With its long, slender body, chain pickerel resembles northern pike and muskellunge, especially when young. It …
Pickhandle barracuda
Sphyraena jello
The common name comes from the dark markings on the flanks, which resemble the thick ends …
Pigfish
Orthopristis chrysoptera
The fish has long anal fins corresponding in shape and size to the soft dorsal fin. …
Pike icefish
Champsocephalus esox
The species was given its Latin name because of its resemblance to the common pike (Esox …
Pike, Northern
Esox lucius
The northern pike has an elongated body and head. The snout is broad and flat, resembling …
Pilotfish
Naucrates ductor
The fish has five to seven dark vertical stripes on its elongated body and a low …
Pineconefish
Monocentris japonica
The body of the pineconefish has distinctly large, coarse scales. In appearance, it looks exactly like …
Pinfish
Lagodon rhomboides
The fish has an elongate-oval, compressed body, with the head raised high in the area in …
Pinhead pearlfish
Encheliophis boraborensis
The pinhead pearlfish is a slender, tapered fish resembling an eel. Body depth ranges from moderate …
Pink skunk clownfish
Amphiprion perideraion
These fish have a smooth oval body, a spiny dorsal fin, and a split tail.
Pink whipray
Pateobatis fai
Pectoral fin disk, thickened in the middle, about 1.1-1.2 times as wide as long. The outer …
Piper gurnard
Trigla lyra
These fish have a large head with numerous spines and ridges, but without a deep occipital …
Piraya
Pygocentrus piraya
The piraya has a laterally compressed, roughly circular profile typical of piranhas. A distinctive feature is …
Plain sculpin
Myoxocephalus jaok
The head of the plain sculpin is depressed with bony spines and ridges on its upper …
Plumed scorpionfish
Scorpaena grandicornis
The plumed scorpionfish is named for the long, fleshy projections above each eye. It is not …