Marine

Longspine snipefish

Macroramphosus scolopax

The longspine snipefish is distinguished by a head extended into a long tube, bony stripes along …

Longtail butterfly ray

Gymnura poecilura

The snout of the long-tailed butterfly ray is short and broad with a protruding tip. The …

Longtail seamoth

Pegasus volitans

The body of the longtail seamoth is strongly depressed, its depth being 13–14 times in standard …

Longtail tuna

Thunnus tonggol

The longtail's body is torpedo-shaped, elongated, high in the midsection and tapering sharply towards the tail. …

Lookdown

Selene vomer

Brightly silvery and iridescent, it has a deep and extremely compressed body, which can have golden, …

Lumpfish

Cyclopterus lumpus

Lumpfish has a tall, thick body, but noticeably compressed from the sides, abdomen flattened. The head …

Lumpsucker

Cyclopterus lumpus

The body of the Lumpsucker is large, thick, and compressed at the sides. There are bony …

Lunar fusilier

Caesio lunaris

The body of the Lunar Fusilier is moderately tall, spindle-shaped, somewhat compressed at the sides. Body …

Mackerel icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Champsocephalus: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, kephale = head.The body of the mackerel …

Mackerel scad

Decapterus macarellus

They have elongated bodies that look somewhat round when viewed from top to bottom. This species …

Mackerel tuna

Euthynnus affinis

They have a spindle-shaped dense body, rounded in cross section. The teeth are small, conical, arranged …

Mackerel, Atlantic

Scomber scombrus

The body is fusiform, slightly compressed from the sides. The scales are fine, cycloidal. The length …

Mackerel, Cero

Scomberomorus regalis

The body shape is typical of king mackerel. The mackerel is iridescent bluish-green above and silvery …

Mackerel, Frigate

Auxis thazard

Body shape is similar to A. rochti. The "corset" in the posterior part is narrow, no …

Mackerel, King

Scomberomorus cavalla

The body is torpedo-shaped, compressed from the sides. The lower jaw is slightly protruded forward relative …

Mackerel, Pacific Jack

Trachurus symmetricus

The body of the Pacific horse mackerel is somewhat compressed and elongated, and the tail is …

Mackerel, Pacific Sierra

Scomberomorus sierra

It is similar in appearance to the Spanish mackerel.

Mackerel, Spanish

Scomberomorus maculatus

The slender, elongated body of the Spanish mackerel is silver with a bluish or olive green …

Mahi-mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

The name "Coryphaena" is derived from the Greek κορυφή - head, and the species name from …

Malabar grouper

Epinephelus malabaricus

Malabar grouper has ridged scales on body except cycloid scales on anterodorsal part, thorax and abdomen; …

Man-of-war fish

Nomeus gronovii

The man-of-war fish has an elongated body and large eyes. This fish has a very high …

Mandarinfish

Synchiropus splendidus

Has a similar body shape to the goby, and this is the only similarity between the …

Mangrove red snapper

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

The body of the Mangrove Red Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large. The snout is slightly pointed. …

Marbled electric ray

Torpedo marmorata

Their bodies are soft and flaccid. On either side of the head, electrically paired kidney-shaped organs …