Marine

Yellowface angelfish

Pomacanthus xanthometopon

The species name for this species, xanthometopon, means 'yellow forehead', referring to the yellow 'mask' on …

Yellowfin goatfish

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides, its height is 3.4-4.5 times the standard …

Yellowfin goby

Acanthogobius flavimanus

The gill covers are covered with scales at the top; the cheeks have very few scales …

Yellowfin rockcod

Lindbergichthys nudifrons

The body of the Yellowfin Rockcod is relatively short, compressed at the sides and not tall; …

Yellowfin scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis neglecta

These fish have a very high curved hair and front part of the body, giving them …

Yellowfin seabream

Acanthopagrus latus

Yellowfin seabream have a deep body with a standard length twice its depth. The dorsal part …

Yellowfin sole

Limanda aspera

Body large and broad, mouth small. The lateral line is strongly curved above the pectoral fins. …

Yellowfin surgeonfish

Acanthurus xanthopterus

Anterior gill lobes 16-24, posterior 17-22. Caudal process small.

Yellowline Goby

Elacatinus horsti

The species is named in honor of the Dutch ichthyologist Cornelis Horst, who first described this …

Yellowmargin triggerfish

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus

The scales of the Yellowmargin Triggerfish are relatively large, with no scales on the cheeks. The …

Yellowprow Goby

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The species name xanthiprora comes from the Greek words xanthos (yellow) and pro (forward/front), referring to …

Yellowspotted trevally

Carangoides fulvoguttatus

The body shape resembles the jacks of the genus Caranx, being more elongated and subcylindrical than …

Yellowstripe barracuda

Sphyraena chrysotaenia

Yellow-striped barracudas have a very elongated torpedo-shaped body, typical of barracudas, with two well-divided dorsal fins. …

Yellowstripe scad

Selaroides leptolepis

The body of the Yellowstripe Scad is elongated, with the sides strongly compressed.

Yellowtail

Seriola lalandi

The body is elongated, not very tall, moderately compressed from the sides. The caudal peduncle is …

Yellowtail scad

Atule mate

The body of the yellowtail scad is elongated, oval in shape, slightly compressed at the sides. …

Zebra moray

Gymnomuraena zebra

The snout is round and short. Vertebrae: 132-137. Have closely set teeth used to crush prey …

Zebra shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

The body of the Zebra Shark is cylindrical, with five protruding longitudinal ridges on the skin …