Allfishes
Artedidraco glareobarbatus
Artedidraco glareobarbatus
The genus is named in honour of the "father of ichthyology" - the Swedish ichthyologist Peter …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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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 …
Blackside hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
The blackside hawkfish was first officially described as Grammistes forsteri in 1801 by the French naturalist …
Bluelip bristletooth
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus has the species name cyanocheilus, which means "blue lips", which this fish displays when …
Bluespine unicornfish
Naso unicornis
The body is elongated, compressed at the sides. The depth of the body varies from about …
Brown guitarfish
Rhinobatos schlegelii
Rhinobatos: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, batis, -does = a ray (Raja sp.)The snout ridges …
Brown tang
Zebrasoma scopas
These fish have a thick body compressed at the sides and a protruding face.
Camel cowfish
Tetrosomus gibbosus
Camel cowfish are characterized by the presence of a carapace, a hard upper shell formed by …
Clown unicornfish
Naso lituratus
Characteristic features of Naso lituratus include orange lips, a caudal peduncle with a curved spine, and …
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 …
Doubleband surgeonfish
Acanthurus tennenti
Have an elongated body with long obliques of elongated extreme rays of the caudal fin.
Dussumier's surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri
Older males have a hump on the back of the head. Small scales. Gill rays 22-26 …
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 …
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 …
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, …