Allfishes
Shovelnose sea catfish
Arius subrostratus
The species was first described in 1840 by Achille Valenciennes.
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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Shrimp scad
Alepes djedaba
The body of the shrimp scad is elongated, compressed at the sides and covered with fine …
Shulupaoluk
Lycodes jugoricus
Shulupaoluk has a naked body; scales are completely absent, even in the largest specimens. The chin …
Siberian sturgeon
Huso baerii
The Siberian sturgeon has a spindle-shaped body with several longitudinal rows of bumps. Its short, triangular …
Silver pomfret
Pampus argenteus
Body very large, strongly compressed at the sides, with hard muscles. Caudal peduncle compressed at the …
Silvermouth trevally
Ulua aurochs
There are many very long, feather-like gill stamens that protrude into the mouth along with the …
Silversides
Leuresthes tenuis
All fish lack a lateral line and have small, almost useless teeth. The pelvic fins are …
Six-line wrasse
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Fish with an elongated body covered with large cycloid scales. They have a small retractable mouth …
Sixbar grouper
Epinephelus sexfasciatus
In the six-bar grouper, the standard body length is 2.7-3.2 times its thickness. The dorsal profile …
Sixspine butterflyfish
Parachaetodon ocellatus
Six-spined butterflyfish have deep, narrow bodies from the sides. They have continuous dorsal and caudal fins …
Sixspot goby
Valenciennea sexguttata
These fish have an elongated body covered with smooth scales; pointed face with large eyes.
Skipjack, Black
Euthynnus lineatus
The dorsal fin of these fish has 13 to 15 spines and is high in the …
Sleepers
Gobiomorus dormitor
Sleepers are closely related to gobies, although they do not have the usual gobies sucking disc, …
Slender eelblenny
Lumpenus fabricii
The Slender Eelblenny has a broad head and a terminal mouth. Its lower lip is divided …
Slender grouper
Anyperodon leucogrammicus
The head occupies 40% of the total length, the mouth is large and the lower jaw …
Slender lizardfish
Saurida elongata
Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard.Slender lizardfish have a streamlined, elongated body shape and sharp …
Slender rainbow sardine
Dussumieria elopsoides
The slender rainbow sardine has a pronounced, slightly flattened body covered with large cycloid scales, body …
Slender snipe eel
Nemichthys scolopaceus
The body of the Slender Snipe Eel is long and slender, with an elongated head, the …
Sling-jaw wrasse
Epibulus insidiator
The most striking feature of the Sling-jaw Wrasse is its mouth, which is equipped with strongly …
Sloane's viperfish
Chauliodus sloani
C. sloani has a low lipid content (~2.4%). The body is covered with a thick, transparent, …
Smelt
Osmerus eperlanus
Like salmon and trout, the smelt has a spiny adipose fin just in front of the …
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
A slender, silvery fish with a pale green or olive green back. When fresh, the sides …
Smooth-headed catfish
Plicofollis nella
Described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally in the genus Pimelodus.Body elongated, compressed. Head depressed, scutellum …
Smoothbelly sardinella
Amblygaster leiogaster
The body of the Smoothbelly Sardinella is slightly compressed at the sides and covered with cycloid …