Marine

Alligatorfish

Aspidophoroides monopterygius

The body of the alligatorfish is covered with large bony plates forming longitudinal rows, these plates …

Arctic shanny

Stichaeus punctatus

The Arctic shanny has a moderately elongated and laterally compressed body that is covered in small …

Artedidraco glareobarbatus

Artedidraco glareobarbatus

The genus is named in honour of the "father of ichthyology" - the Swedish ichthyologist Peter …

Atlantic hookear sculpin

Artediellus atlanticus

The Atlantic hookear sculpin has an elongated body that is thicker in the front and tapers …

Atlantic stingray

Dasyatis sabina

The Atlantic stingray has an elongated, pointed snout. Spiracles are located behind the eyes. The ventral …

Batfish

Ogcocephalus nasutus

The head and body are wide and flattened, disc-shaped or triangular, and the body is covered …

Bering wolffish

Anarhichas orientalis

The body is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, and covered with cycloid scales. The Bering …

Blunt-snouted mullet

Mullus ponticus, mullus barbatus ponticus

The body of the Blunt-snouted mullet is slightly compressed and elongated. The mouth is small and …

Brown guitarfish

Rhinobatos schlegelii

Rhinobatos: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, batis, -does = a ray (Raja sp.)The snout ridges …

Camel cowfish

Tetrosomus gibbosus

Camel cowfish are characterized by the presence of a carapace, a hard upper shell formed by …

Canadian eelpout

Lycodes polaris

The Canadian eelpout is characterized by its long, dense body that is rounded in cross-section. Its …

Croaker, Yellowfin

Umbrina roncador

The body of the yellowfin croaker is elliptically elongated, the back somewhat arched, and the head …

Deep flounder

Pseudorhombus elevatus

Deep flounder has 4-6 + 11-17 gill rakers and 10 + 24-25 vertebrae. The body is …

Delicate dragonet

Callionymus delicatulus

Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better …

Flathead flounder

Hippoglossoides dubious

Body moderately tall, strongly compressed laterally, covered with ctenoid scales on the ocular side and cycloid …

Flathead grey mullet

Mugil cephalus

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

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 …

Fringed filefish

Monacanthus ciliatus

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

Hamecon

Artediellus scaber

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

Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby

Favonigobius reichei

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

Japanese puffer

Takifugu rubripes

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