Allfishes
Alligatorfish
Aspidophoroides monopterygius
The body of the alligatorfish is covered with large bony plates forming longitudinal rows, these plates …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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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 …
Blackside hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
The blackside hawkfish was first officially described as Grammistes forsteri in 1801 by the French naturalist …
Canadian eelpout
Lycodes polaris
The Canadian eelpout is characterized by its long, dense body that is rounded in cross-section. Its …
Fourspot butterflyfish
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Fourspot butterflyfish have very fine, hair-like teeth that allow them to target small organisms inaccessible to …
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 …
Hamecon
Artediellus scaber
In the Hamecon species, the first process on the preoperculum bends upward. There are also many …
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 …
Norway bullhead
Micrenophrys lilljeborgii
The skin of the Norway bullhead is smooth, without scales. It is similar in appearance to …
Orangemouth Corvina
Cynoscion xanthulus
They usually have a silvery-sand coloration that blends in with their surroundings. Most of them are …
Ribbed sculpin
Triglops pingelii
Ribbed sculpins have a flattened, low body, a low caudal peduncle, and long unpaired fins. They …
Salmon snailfish
Careproctus rastrinus
The body of the Salmon snailfish is massive, high anteriorly, laterally compressed, and gradually tapering toward …
Sargo
Anisotremus davidsonii
The body of the adult has a compressed oval shape, the back is elevated. The head …
Shulupaoluk
Lycodes jugoricus
Shulupaoluk has a naked body; scales are completely absent, even in the largest specimens. The chin …
Snail-fin poacher
Podothecus sachi
The head of the Snail-fin poacher, compressed from the sides, is 25% the length of the …
Striped sweetlips
Plectorhinchus diagrammus
The name translates as "a figure marked with lines".
Twohorn sculpin
Icelus bicornis
The twohorn sculpin has a head that is as wide as it is tall. It has …
Uranoscopus japonicus
Uranoscopus japonicus
Uranoscopus japonicus has a huge round head, a small body covered with star-shaped spines, a tail …
Variegated snailfish
Liparis gibbus
The Variegated Snailfish has a compressed body that is relatively tall, with a height greater than …