Allfishes
Sailfin ribbon-goby
Oxymetopon typus
Oxymetopon: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, metopon = brow.Sailfin gobies have a large, broad head, …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 49
- Serranidae 43
- Scorpaenidae 36
- Scombridae 30
- Pomacentridae 26
- Acanthuridae 25
- Labridae 21
- Salmonidae 21
- Sciaenidae 20
- Pleuronectidae 19
- Gadidae 17
- Muraenidae 17
- Chaetodontidae 16
- Gobiidae 16
- Dorosomatidae 15
- Lutjanidae 15
- Sparidae 15
- Syngnathidae 15
- Ariidae 13
- Liparidae 13
- Balistidae 12
- Blenniidae 11
- Clupeidae 11
- Haemulidae 11
- Istiophoridae 11
- Nototheniidae 11
- Sphyraenidae 10
- Channichthyidae 9
- Pomacanthidae 9
- Psychrolutidae 9
- Belonidae 8
- Scaridae 8
- Agonidae 7
- Antennariidae 7
- Mullidae 7
- Nemipteridae 7
- Anarhichadidae 6
- Artedidraconidae 6
- Engraulidae 6
- Exocoetidae 6
- Mugilidae 6
- Stichaeidae 6
- Tetraodontidae 6
- Acipenseridae 5
- Congridae 5
- Cyprinidae 5
- Merlucciidae 5
- Ostraciidae 5
- Oxudercidae 5
- Paralichthyidae 5
- Uranoscopidae 5
- Zoarcidae 5
- Ammodytidae 4
- Anguillidae 4
- Apogonidae 4
- Bothidae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Cottidae 4
- Cyclopteridae 4
- Diodontidae 4
- Hexagrammidae 4
- Macrouridae 4
- Myctophidae 4
- Osmeridae 4
- Solenostomidae 4
- Stomiidae 4
- Synodontidae 4
- Alosidae 3
- Caesionidae 3
- Cirrhitidae 3
- Ephippidae 3
- Epinephelidae 3
- Gasterosteidae 3
- Gempylidae 3
- Hemiramphidae 3
- Holocentridae 3
- Kyphosidae 3
- Lethrinidae 3
- Lotidae 3
- Monacanthidae 3
- Moronidae 3
- Siganidae 3
- Triglidae 3
- Anomalopidae 2
- Atherinidae 2
- Atherinopsidae 2
- Bathyclupeidae 2
- Batrachoididae 2
- Bramidae 2
- Callionymidae 2
- Centriscidae 2
- Centropomidae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Dussumieriidae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Gigantactinidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Lophiidae 2
- Melanocetidae 2
- Microdesmidae 2
- Monocentridae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Pleuronectyidae 2
- Polyprionidae 2
- Priacanthidae 2
- Saccopharyngidae 2
- Scomberesocidae 2
- Scophthalmidae 2
- Soleidae 2
- Stromateidae 2
- Trachinidae 2
- Trichiuridae 2
- Albulidae 1
- Alepocephalidae 1
- Argentinidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Barbinae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Brachionichthyidae 1
- Callichthyidae 1
- Carapidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Chaenopsidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Characidae 1
- Cheilodactylidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dactylopteridae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Drepaneidae 1
- Ehiravidae 1
- Eleotridae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Embiotocidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Eurypharyngidae 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Ipnopidae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Kurtidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Malacanthidae 1
- Megalopidae 1
- Molidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Nemichthyidae 1
- Neoceratidae 1
- Nomeidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Ogcocephalidae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Pegasidae 1
- Pempheridae 1
- Pentacerotidae 1
- Percidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Percoidae 1
- Pholidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plecoglossidae 1
- Plotosidae 1
- Pomatomidae 1
- Pristidae 1
- Psettodidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Rajidae 1
- Regalecidae 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangidae 1
- Sternoptychidae 1
- Stylephoridae 1
- Synaphobranchidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Xiphiidae 1
- Zanclidae 1
- Zeidae 1
Genus
- Epinephelus 22
- Acanthurus 16
- Lutjanus 13
- Chaetodon 12
- Caranx 11
- Sebastes 11
- Gymnothorax 10
- Sphyraena 10
- Cephalopholis 8
- Hippocampus 8
- Oncorhynchus 7
- Sardinella 7
- Scomberomorus 7
- Scorpaena 7
- Thunnus 7
- Trachurus 7
- Amphiprion 6
- Arius 6
- Alosa 5
- Anarhichas 5
- Careproctus 5
- Coregonus 5
- Cynoscion 5
- Limanda 5
- Meiacanthus 5
- Myoxocephalus 5
- Nemipterus 5
- Pomacanthus 5
- Pterois 5
- Scarus 5
- Scorpaenopsis 5
- Tetrapturus 5
- Tylosurus 5
- Anguilla 4
- Bothus 4
- Channichthys 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Gadus 4
- Haemulon 4
- Liparis 4
- Merluccius 4
- Parupeneus 4
- Plectorhinchus 4
- Pogonophryne 4
- Scomber 4
- Seriola 4
- Trachinotus 4
- Uranoscopus 4
- Acanthopagrus 3
- Alepes 3
- Amblyglyphidodon 3
- Ammodytes 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Antennarius 3
- Carangoides 3
- Chrysiptera 3
- Clupea 3
- Conger 3
- Diodon 3
- Engraulis 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Hippoglossoides 3
- Huso 3
- Istiophorus 3
- Mugil 3
- Mycteroperca 3
- Naso 3
- Ostracion 3
- Paralichthys 3
- Plicofollis 3
- Pomacentrus 3
- Pseudanthias 3
- Pseudotrematomus 3
- Ptereleotris 3
- Salvelinus 3
- Siganus 3
- Solenostomus 3
- Zebrasoma 3
- Abudefduf 2
- Acipenser 2
- Albula 2
- Arothron 2
- Artediellus 2
- Aspidophoroides 2
- Atherinomorus 2
- Balistes 2
- Balistoides 2
- Brama 2
- Brevoortia 2
- Caesio 2
- Canthigaster 2
- Champsocephalus 2
- Cheilinus 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chelon 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Chlorurus 2
- Cirrhilabrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Corythoichthys 2
- Cyclopterus 2
- Dactyloptena 2
- Decapterus 2
- Dissostichus 2
- Dunckerocampus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Echidna 2
- Ecsenius 2
- Elacatinus 2
- Eleginus 2
- Enchelycore 2
- Eumicrotremus 2
- Exocoetus 2
- Halichoeres 2
- Hemiramphus 2
- Hexagrammos 2
- Hippoglossus 2
- Holocentrus 2
- Iniistius 2
- Labroides 2
- Larimichthys 2
- Lates 2
- Lophius 2
- Lumpenus 2
- Lycodes 2
- Macrourus 2
- Makaira 2
- Melanocetus 2
- Microgadus 2
- Micromesistius 2
- Molva 2
- Monocentris 2
- Morone 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Neobathyclupea 2
- Neopomacentrus 2
- Osmerus 2
- Ostorhinchus 2
- Pagothenia 2
- Paracanthurus 2
- Periophthalmus 2
- Photoblepharon 2
- Planiliza 2
- Platichthys 2
- Pleuronectes 2
- Pollachius 2
- Priacanthus 2
- Rastrelliger 2
- Rhinecanthus 2
- Rhodichthys 2
- Saccopharynx 2
- Salmo 2
- Sardinops 2
- Saurida 2
- Scophthalmus 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Semicossyphus 2
- Stenotomus 2
- Syngnathus 2
- Takifugu 2
- Triglops 2
- Trimma 2
- Ulua 2
- Umbrina 2
- Variola 2
- Abantennarius 1
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Acanthogobius 1
- Aeoliscus 1
- Agonomalus 1
- Agonus 1
- Albatrossia 1
- Alectis 1
- Allenbatrachus 1
- Amblyeleotris 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anisarchus 1
- Anisotremus 1
- Anoxypristis 1
- Antennatus 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apeltes 1
- Apistus 1
- Archosargus 1
- Arctogadus 1
- Argyropelecus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Artedidraco 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bagre 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistapus 1
- Barbus 1
- Bathygobius 1
- Bathytroctes 1
- Bellingshausenia 1
- Belone 1
- Belonoperca 1
- Benthosema 1
- Beryx 1
- Blepsias 1
- Bodianus 1
- Bolbometopon 1
- Boops 1
- Boreogadus 1
- Brosme 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- C. nasus 1
- Calamus 1
- Callionymus 1
- Cantherhines 1
- Canthidermis 1
- Carassius 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Ceratias 1
- Cetoscarus 1
- Chaenocephalus 1
- Chaenodraco 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Chaetodontoplus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chelmon 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chionobathyscus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirripectes 1
- Clupeonella 1
- Cololabis 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Corydoras 1
- Coryphaenoides 1
- Ctenochaetus 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dascyllus 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dentex 1
- Diagramma 1
- Diaphus 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Diplodus 1
- Dischistodus 1
- Discordipinna 1
- Dolloidraco 1
- Drepane 1
- Echeneis 1
- Echiichthys 1
- Elagatis 1
- Elops 1
- Encheliophis 1
- Encrasicholina 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Eurypegasus 1
- Eurypharynx 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Favonigobius 1
- Fundulus 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Genyonemus 1
- Gerres 1
- Gigantactis 1
- Girella 1
- Glossanodon 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobiodon 1
- Gobiomorus 1
- Gobionotothen 1
- Goniistius 1
- Gorgasia 1
- Gosztonyia 1
- Gymnocanthus 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Gymnomuraena 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Harpadon 1
- Heniochus 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Heteroconger 1
- Hexanematichthys 1
- Hilsa 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Histiophryne 1
- Histrio 1
- Holacanthus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Icelus 1
- Idiacanthus 1
- Inimicus 1
- Ipnops 1
- Istiompax 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Kurtus 1
- Kyphosus 1
- Lactoria 1
- Lagodon 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Leptagonus 1
- Leptoclinus 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Leuresthes 1
- Lindbergichthys 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Lithognathus 1
- Lobotes 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Macruronus 1
- Malacosteus 1
- Mallotus 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Megalops 1
- Melanogrammus 1
- Melichthys 1
- Menidia 1
- Menticirrhus 1
- Merlangius 1
- Micrenophrys 1
- Micropogonias 1
- Microstomus 1
- Mola 1
- Monacanthus 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mulloidichthys 1
- Mullus 1
- Mullus ponticus 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myripristis 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nemateleotris 1
- Nematistius 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neoarius 1
- Neoceratias 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neoglyphidodon 1
- Neogobius 1
- Netuma 1
- Nomeus 1
- Notopterus 1
- Notothenia 1
- Ocyurus 1
- Odonus 1
- Ogcocephalus 1
- Okamejei 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Opsanus 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Oxymetopon 1
- Pagrus 1
- Pampus 1
- Parablennius 1
- Parachaetodon 1
- Paracheirodon 1
- Paracirrhites 1
- Parahucho 1
- Paralabrax 1
- Paraliparis 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pardachirus 1
- Parexocoetus 1
- Parma 1
- Pegasus 1
- Pempheris 1
- Pentaceros 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peprilus 1
- Percarina 1
- Petroscirtes 1
- Pholidapus 1
- Pholis 1
- Photostomias 1
- Phycodurus 1
- Plagiotremus 1
- Platax 1
- Plecoglossus 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Pleurogrammus 1
- Plotosus 1
- Podothecus 1
- Pogonias 1
- Pomatomus 1
- Premnas 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Psettodes 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudocheilinus 1
- Pseudolabrus 1
- Pseudoliparis 1
- Pseudopleuronectes 1
- Pseudorhombus 1
- Pterapogon 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pungitius 1
- Pycnochromis 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Rasbora 1
- Regalecus 1
- Reinhardtius 1
- Remora 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Rhinomuraena 1
- Rhynchactis 1
- Roa 1
- Roncador 1
- Rutilus 1
- Salangichthys 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda chiliensis 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Schindleria 1
- Sciaena 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Scorpis 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Simenchelys 1
- Solea 1
- Sparus 1
- Sphaeramia 1
- Sprattus 1
- Stenodus 1
- Stereolepis 1
- Stichaeus 1
- Stigmatogobius 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Strongylura 1
- Stylephorus 1
- Suezichthys 1
- Synanceia 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Synodus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Tanakius 1
- Tanichthys 1
- Tautoga 1
- Terapon 1
- Tetrosomus 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thaleichthys 1
- Thamnaconus 1
- Thymallus 1
- Thymichthys 1
- Thyrsitoides 1
- Tosana 1
- Trachinus 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Tridentiger 1
- Trigla 1
- Tripterodon 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Xiphias 1
- Zanclus 1
- Zeus 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 213
- Acanthuriformes 73
- Carangiformes 70
- Scorpaeniformes 51
- Clupeiformes 37
- Scombriformes 37
- Anguilliformes 33
- Gadiformes 31
- Tetraodontiformes 31
- Labriformes 29
- Syngnathiformes 27
- Pleuronectiformes 26
- Gobiiformes 24
- Salmoniformes 21
- Beloniformes 19
- Lophiiformes 18
- Blenniiformes 15
- Istiophoriformes 15
- Siluriformes 15
- Spariformes 10
- Cypriniformes 7
- Trachiniformes 7
- Mugiliformes 6
- Osmeriformes 6
- Acipenseriformes 5
- Aulopiformes 5
- Stomiiformes 5
- Atheriniformes 4
- Myctophiformes 4
- Beryciformes 3
- Centrarchiformes 3
- Moroniformes 3
- Trachichthyiformes 3
- Acropomatiformes 2
- Actinopterygii 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Batrachoidiformes 2
- Callionymiformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Holocentriformes 2
- Saccopharyngiformes 2
- Albuliformes 1
- Alepocephaliformes 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Argentiniformes 1
- Characiformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Mulliformes 1
- Ophidiiformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Rajiformes 1
- Rhinopristiformes 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Stylephoriformes 1
- Zeiformes 1
Class
Phylum
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Sailfin tang
Zebrasoma velifer
Have a body with very high dorsal and anal fins, and when the fins are fully …
Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
Body elongated, compressed from sides. Snout in form of elongated, spear-shaped rostrum, round in cross-section. The …
Sakhalin sole
Limanda sakhalinensis
The body of the Sakhalin sole is elongated and oval-shaped. It has a small mouth and …
Salmon catfish
Neoarius leptaspis
It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, originally within the genus Hexanematichthys.
Salmon snailfish
Careproctus rastrinus
The body of the Salmon snailfish is massive, high anteriorly, laterally compressed, and gradually tapering toward …
Salmon, Atlantic
Salmo salar
Compared to its body size, the adult Atlantic salmon has a small head. Its body is …
Salmon, Chinook
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
The body is elongated and somewhat compressed. The head is cone-shaped . It has a bluish …
Salmon, Chum
Oncorhynchus keta
The mouth is large, with the maxillary bone reaching backwards to the vertical of the posterior …
Salmon, Coho
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Head thick, forehead broad. The tail stem is high. In the sea and when entering rivers, …
Salmon, Pink
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink salmon are known as "humpback" because of their distorted, extremely humped appearance, which is caused …
Salmon, Sockeye
Oncorhynchus nerka
The slimmest and most streamlined of the Pacific salmon, which are elongated and somewhat compressed from …
Sand Lance
Ammodytes americanus, Ammodytes dubius, Ammodytes hexapterus
It is a small, slender, elongated and round-bodied fish without teeth, usually without pelvic fins, without …
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
The body of the Sand Steenbras is elongated, flattened at the sides with a slightly rounded …
Sanddab, Longfin
Citharichthys xanthostigma
The body is oblong and compressed. The head is deep, the eyes are large and located …
Sanddab, Pacific
Citharichthys sordidus
The body is short, oblong, and compressed. There is a bony ridge above the lower eye. …
Saposhnikovi shad
Alosa saposchnikowii
This fish has a typical "shad-like" body shape. A key identifying feature is its head, which …
Sarcastic fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi
The species name is given in honor of Dr. S. B. Blanchard, who first discovered this …
Sardine, Pacific
Sardinops caeruleus
It has an elongated body, compressed head and small mouth, of moderate size. There are no …
Sargassum fish
Histrio histrio
The sargassum fish is an unusual-looking fish that is well camouflaged among the seaweed beds where …
Sargo
Anisotremus davidsonii
The body of the adult has a compressed oval shape, the back is elevated. The head …
Sauries
Cololabis saira
The snout is elongated. The upper jaw is not elongated, and the lower jaw forms a …
Scaly damsel
Pomacentrus lepidogenys
Scaly damselfish have a rounded, elongated body shape that is compressed at the sides. They have …
Scaly rockcod
Trematomus loennbergii
The body of the Scaly Rockcod is elongated, moderately compressed at the sides, not high; its …