Marine

Flathead grey mullet

Mugil cephalus

Body elongate, thick, semi-cylindrical, covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 39-45 transverse rows of scales …

Fleshysnout catfish

Arius dispar

The species was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally as part of the genus …

Flounder, Gulf

Paralichthys albigutta

The bay flounder has an olive-brown background and has three distinctive oval spots that form a …

Flounder, Starry

Platichthys stellatus

The starry flounder belongs to the right-eyed flounder family, but can also be left-eyed. The head …

Flounder, Summer

Paralichthys dentatus

The body is broad and somewhat flattened, bordered by long dorsal and anal fins. The mouth …

Flounder, Winter

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

The body is oval and flat with a tiny mouth. The color varies from reddish-brown to …

Fourspot butterflyfish

Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

Fourspot butterflyfish have very fine, hair-like teeth that allow them to target small organisms inaccessible to …

Fringed filefish

Monacanthus ciliatus

The fringed filefish is a laterally compressed fish with a deeply curved body and a fold …

Goat catfish

Arius sumatranus

The description of the species is attributed to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830. It was originally …

Green humphead parrotfish

Bolbometopon muricatum

They have an upright head profile, evenly covered with scales except at the front of the …

Greenblotch parrotfish

Scarus quoyi

This species is characterized by the following features: 6 median prebronchial scales; 3 rows of cheek …

Grideye fish

Ipnops murrayi

The grideye fish has a slender, black body with a relatively large head and a broad, …

Grunt, Bluestriped

Haemulon sciurus

The bluestriped grunt is distinguished from all others by its pattern of continuous blue horizontal stripes …

Grunt, French

Haemulon flavolineatum

Its coloring is white to bluish or yellowish, with bright-yellow stripes. The stripes set below the …

Grunt, White

Haemulon plumieri

The body is tall, flattened from the sides. The head is large, massive: its profile from …

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Haddock has three dorsal fins and two anal fins. The first dorsal fin is high and …

Hamecon

Artediellus scaber

In the Hamecon species, the first process on the preoperculum bends upward. There are also many …

Honeycomb filefish

Cantherhines pardalis

Honeycomb filefish get their name from their rough, non-crossing scales with small spines on them. Their …

Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby

Favonigobius reichei

The body of the Indo-Pacific Tropical Sand Goby is elongated, valvate. The snout is rounded. The …

Japan surgeonfish

Acanthurus japonicus

Have a laterally compressed oval body with long dorsal and anal fins.

Japanese puffer

Takifugu rubripes

The body is covered with barbs. Vertebrae: 21-22. This species is able to inflate into a …

Kelp snailfish

Liparis tunicatus

The Kelp Snailfish has a broad, rounded head that is slightly compressed from the sides. It …

Leatherfin lumpsucker

Eumicrotremus derjugini

It differs from closely related species in having a dorsal fin that is completely submerged under …

Leopard flounder

Bothus pantherinus

The leopard flounder is a highly compressed fish, one of the left-eyed flounders, meaning that the …