All Fishes

Bluntnose sixgill shark

Hexanchus griseus

The bluntnose sixgill shark has a dense, spindle-shaped body and a broad head with a blunt …

Bocaccio

Sebastes paucispinis

Body is elongated, its height fits 3,6-3,8 times standard body length. The head is large, pointed, …

Bogue

Boops boops

Has an elongated body, compressed at the sides, covered with small scales. Dorsal spines: 13-15; Dorsal …

Bombay duck

Harpadon nehereus

The body is pronghorn, compressed from the sides, without scales in the front part, soft to …

Bonefish

Albula vulpes

The body, except for the head, is covered with rather fine scales. The back is dark …

Bonito, Atlantic

Sarda sarda

The Atlantic bonito belongs to a group in which the dorsal fins are very close together …

Bonito, Pacific

Sarda chiliensis

It is similar in size and coloration to the Atlantic bonito. The Pacific bonito differs from …

Bowfin

Amia calva

The ancient fish, described by some as looking more like a snake than a fish, has …

Brackish water frogfish

Antennarius biocellatus

Antennarius biocellatus has a second dorsal process that is longer than the first, the illicium, and …

Brainbeard plunderfish

Pogonophryne cerebropogon

Pogonophryne - Greek, pogon = beard + phrynos = toadBrainbeard plunderfish have a chin tendril. They …

Brazhnikov's catfish

Tachysurus brashnikowi

Brazhnikov's catfish belongs to the family Bagridae (bagrid catfishes). The species is a demersal fish, meaning …

Bream, Sea

Archosargus rhomboidalis

The West Atlantic sea bream is similar to other members of its genus. It differs in …

Broad stingray

Bathytoshia lata

The pectoral fins of the Broad stingray are fused to the head, forming a rhombic flattened …

Broad whitefish

Coregonus nasus

The Broad Whitefish has a broad, compressed body. Its nose is thick and humped, protruding behind …

Broad-banded Pipefish

Dunckerocampus boylei

The species name is in honor of Bill Boyle, an underwater photographer who brought the species …

Broad-mouth tadpole

Careproctus latiosus

The broad-mouth tadpole can be identified by the following characteristics:59-60 vertebraeTwo pairs of weak pleural ribsThree …

Broadnose sevengill shark

Notorynchus cepedianus

The broadnose sevengill shark has a large, fusiform (spindle-shaped) body with a wide, rounded head and …

Broadnosed Pipefish

Syngnathus typhle

It is a slender, elongated fish with a hexagonal cross section, which distinguishes it from its …

Bronze featherback

Notopterus notopterus

It is currently the only member of the genus Notopterus. Notopterus: from the Ancient Greek νῶτον …

Brook lamprey

Lampetra planeri

The brook lamprey has an elongated, eel-like (anguilliform) body that is completely scaleless. It is the …

Brown guitarfish

Rhinobatos schlegelii

Rhinobatos: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, batis, -does = a ray (Raja sp.)The snout ridges …

Brown Marbled Grouper

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

The brown marbled grouper has a large, oval-shaped body that is moderately deep and laterally compressed. …

Brown meagre

Sciaena umbra

The body of the Brown meagre is elongated, tall, with a humped back, somewhat compressed laterally, …

Brown tang

Zebrasoma scopas

These fish have a thick body compressed at the sides and a protruding face.