All Fishes

Blackfin dartfish

Ptereleotris evides

Body elongated, head small with wide mouth and rather large eyes. Vertebrae: 26. Chin with low …

Blackfin fairy-warsse

Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus

The blackfin fairy-warsse has an unusual skin covering on the back of its head. It is …

Blackfin icefish

Chaenocephalus aceratus

The first dorsal fin has 5-9 flexible barb rays, the second dorsal fin has 37-42 articulated …

Blackfin scad

Alepes melanoptera

Have a body profile very similar to that of Alepes apercna, but is easily distinguished by …

Blackhead seabream

Acanthopagrus schlegelii

The body is tall, strongly flattened at the sides. The head is large. Mouth terminal small. …

Blackhead strainer snailfish

Rhodichthys melanocephalus

The blackheads trainer snailfish is characterized by the following features:body shape: elongate;cross-section: oval;nnumber of vertebrae: 62-66;preanal …

Blackline fangblenny

Meiacanthus nigrolineatus

Meiacanthus: Greek, meion = less = lessen + Greek, akantha = thorn. Blackline Fangblenny have an …

Blacksaddle herring

Herklotsichthys dispilonotus

Overlaps the range of H. quadrimaculatus, which lacks the black saddles and has elongate wing like …

Blacksail snake mackerel

Thyrsitoides marleyi

It is the only member of the genus Thyrsitoides, making the genus monotypic.The black snake mackerel …

Blackside hawkfish

Paracirrhites forsteri

The blackside hawkfish was first officially described as Grammistes forsteri in 1801 by the French naturalist …

Blackspot sergeant

Abudefduf sordidus

The Blackspot Sergeant has a large oval body with flattened sides.

Blackspotted puffer

Arothron nigropunctatus

Their body is oval and relatively elongated, covered with barbs. The skin is not covered with …

Blackstriped angelfish

Genicanthus lamarck

This species was first officially described in 1860 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède …

Blacktip grouper

Epinephelus fasciatus

The body of the blacktip grouper is somewhat elongated, covered with ctenoid scales with additional scales. …

Blacktip reef shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

This species has a characteristic torpedo-shaped, streamlined body. The snout is short, broad and rounded. The …

Blacktip sardinella

Sardinella melanura

Blacktip Sardinella body depth usually does not exceed 30% of standard length; scutellum 27 to 31.

Blacktip trevally

Caranx heberi

Blacktip trevally has a compressed elongated body with the dorsal profile much more convex than the …

Bloch's gizzard shad

Nematalosa nasus

Body rather deep, its depth about 34-41% of the standard length, abdomen with 17-20 + 9-13 …

Blotch-necked moray eel

Gymnothorax margaritophorus

The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.Have 126-143 vertebrae. Also characterized by depth …

Blotched upside-down catfish

Synodontis nigriventris

Body stocky, slightly flattened at the sides. Back more convex than abdomen, eyes large, mouth lower …

Blubberlip snapper

Lutjanus rivulatus

The Blubberlip Snapper has a very deep body, with a standard length of just over twice …

Blue and gold fusilier

Caesio caerulaurea

Body moderately large, spindle-shaped, somewhat compressed at the sides. Eyes large, eye diameter usually 3.4-4.2 times …

Blue antimora

Antimora rostrata

The body of Blue Antimora is elongated, spindle-shaped, slightly compressed at the sides in the caudal …

Blue grenadier

Macruronus novaezelandiae

Body very elongated and compressed, tail tapering towards the end. Vertebrae: 78-81.