Allfishes
Spotted garden eel
Heteroconger hassi
Have an elongated, eel-shaped body. Vertebrae: 163-177. Anterior nostrils merge into a continuous free lip roll.
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Pomacentridae 25
- Dorosomatidae 14
- Syngnathidae 13
- Chaetodontidae 11
- Acanthuridae 10
- Labridae 9
- Pomacanthidae 9
- Gobiidae 8
- Clupeidae 7
- Balistidae 6
- Blenniidae 6
- Exocoetidae 6
- Salmonidae 6
- Serranidae 5
- Tetraodontidae 5
- Agonidae 4
- Ammodytidae 4
- Apogonidae 4
- Carangidae 4
- Engraulidae 4
- Liparidae 4
- Ostraciidae 4
- Scaridae 4
- Sparidae 4
- Caesionidae 3
- Diodontidae 3
- Myctophidae 3
- Nototheniidae 3
- Sciaenidae 3
- Scombridae 3
- Stichaeidae 3
- Ariidae 2
- Centriscidae 2
- Channichthyidae 2
- Congridae 2
- Cyclopteridae 2
- Dussumieriidae 2
- Ephippidae 2
- Gadidae 2
- Gasterosteidae 2
- Hemiramphidae 2
- Holocentridae 2
- Kyphosidae 2
- Microdesmidae 2
- Mullidae 2
- Myliobatidae 2
- Osmeridae 2
- Oxudercidae 2
- Pleuronectidae 2
- Scyliorhinidae 2
- Siganidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Albulidae 1
- Anomalopidae 1
- Artedidraconidae 1
- Atherinidae 1
- Bothidae 1
- Cheilodactylidae 1
- Cyprinidae 1
- Drepaneidae 1
- Gigantactinidae 1
- Lethrinidae 1
- Lutjanidae 1
- Mackerel 1
- Monacanthidae 1
- Monocentridae 1
- Moronidae 1
- Mugilidae 1
- Muraenidae 1
- Nemichthyidae 1
- Neoceratidae 1
- Nomeidae 1
- Pempheridae 1
- Pholidae 1
- Plecoglossidae 1
- Plesiobatidae 1
- Psychrolutidae 1
- Regalecidae 1
- Salangidae 1
- Scomberesocidae 1
- Scorpaenidae 1
- Stromateidae 1
- Stylephoridae 1
- Synodontidae 1
- Zanclidae 1
Genus
- Acanthurus 8
- Chaetodon 7
- Hippocampus 7
- Sardinella 7
- Amphiprion 5
- Pomacanthus 5
- Alosa 3
- Amblyglyphidodon 3
- Ammodytes 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Careproctus 3
- Chrysiptera 3
- Coregonus 3
- Ostracion 3
- Pomacentrus 3
- Pseudanthias 3
- Ptereleotris 3
- Abudefduf 2
- Aetomylaeus 2
- Arothron 2
- Caesio 2
- Canthigaster 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chlorurus 2
- Clupea 2
- Corythoichthys 2
- Cyclopterus 2
- Decapterus 2
- Diodon 2
- Dunckerocampus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Ecsenius 2
- Engraulis 2
- Exocoetus 2
- Labroides 2
- Lumpenus 2
- Meiacanthus 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Neopomacentrus 2
- Ostorhinchus 2
- Paracanthurus 2
- Plicofollis 2
- Rastrelliger 2
- Sardinops 2
- Scarus 2
- Siganus 2
- Solenostomus 2
- Trachinotus 2
- Trimma 2
- Aeoliscus 1
- Agonomalus 1
- Agonus 1
- Albula 1
- Apeltes 1
- Aspidophoroides 1
- Atherinomorus 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistes 1
- Bathygobius 1
- Benthosema 1
- Bodianus 1
- Boops 1
- Boreogadus 1
- Bothus 1
- C. nasus 1
- Canthidermis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Cephalopholis 1
- Cephaloscyllium 1
- Chaetodontoplus 1
- Champsocephalus 1
- Channichthys 1
- Chelmon 1
- Cirrhilabrus 1
- Cololabis 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dascyllus 1
- Diaphus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Dischistodus 1
- Dolloidraco 1
- Drepane 1
- Encrasicholina 1
- Eurypegasus 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Gigantactis 1
- Gobiodon 1
- Goniistius 1
- Gorgasia 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Gymnothorax 1
- Halichoeres 1
- Hemiramphus 1
- Heniochus 1
- Herring 1
- Heteroconger 1
- Hilsa 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Holacanthus 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Iniistius 1
- Lactoria 1
- Leptagonus 1
- Leptoclinus 1
- Limanda 1
- Lithognathus 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Lutjanus 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Mallotus 1
- Melichthys 1
- Micropogonias 1
- Monocentris 1
- Mulloidichthys 1
- Myripristis 1
- Nemateleotris 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neoceratias 1
- Neoglyphidodon 1
- Nomeus 1
- Notothenia 1
- Odonus 1
- Oncorhynchus 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Pagothenia 1
- Parablennius 1
- Parachaetodon 1
- Parexocoetus 1
- Parma 1
- Parupeneus 1
- Pempheris 1
- Peprilus 1
- Periophthalmus 1
- Pholis 1
- Photoblepharon 1
- Phycodurus 1
- Plagiotremus 1
- Planiliza 1
- Platax 1
- Plecoglossus 1
- Plesiobatis 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Pleuronectes 1
- Premnas 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudocheilinus 1
- Pseudolabrus 1
- Pterapogon 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pungitius 1
- Pycnochromis 1
- Regalecus 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Rhinecanthus 1
- Rhodichthys 1
- Roa 1
- Salangichthys 1
- Salvelinus 1
- Saurida 1
- Schindleria 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scomber 1
- Scorpis 1
- Scyliorhinus 1
- Sebastes 1
- Semicossyphus 1
- Sphaeramia 1
- Stenotomus 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Strongylura 1
- Stylephorus 1
- Syngnathus 1
- Takifugu 1
- Tanichthys 1
- Thaleichthys 1
- Thamnaconus 1
- Tosana 1
- Trachurus 1
- Tridentiger 1
- Triglops 1
- Tripterodon 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Zanclus 1
Order
- Perciformes 65
- Clupeiformes 25
- Acanthuriformes 23
- Tetraodontiformes 19
- Syngnathiformes 18
- Labriformes 13
- Gobiiformes 11
- Beloniformes 9
- Blenniiformes 8
- Carangiformes 7
- Salmoniformes 6
- Scombriformes 5
- Anguilliformes 4
- Osmeriformes 4
- Myctophiformes 3
- Myliobatiformes 3
- Spariformes 3
- Carcharhiniformes 2
- Gadiformes 2
- Holocentriformes 2
- Lophiiformes 2
- Moroniformes 2
- Scorpaeniformes 2
- Siluriformes 2
- Trachichthyiformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Albuliformes 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Atheriniformes 1
- Aulopiformes 1
- Centrarchiformes 1
- Cypriniformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Stylephoriformes 1
- Trachiniformes 1
- Нerring 1
Phylum
Showing 241–264 of 273
Squirrelfish
Holocentrus adscensionis
Body elongated, slightly compressed at the sides, oval in shape, covered with large ctenoid scales. The …
Staghorn damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon curacao
Staghorn damselfish have an oval, laterally compressed body.
Starck's demoiselle
Chrysiptera starcki
The species name is in honor of marine biologist Walter A. Starck II, who pointed out …
Stocky rockcod
Pagothenia phocae
The species was first officially described in 1844 as Notothenia phocae by the Scottish naval surgeon, …
Stout infantfish
Schindleria brevipinguis
The appearance of this species is pedomorphic - adults resemble juveniles. This applies not only to …
Streaked spinefoot
Siganus javus
Streaked spinefeet have a laterally compressed body that is slightly less than half its normal length. …
Talbot's damselfish
Chrysiptera talboti
The species is named after the fisheries scientist Frank H. Talbot, director of the Australian Museum …
Teira batfish
Platax teira
The body is rounded and strongly compressed, its depth more than twice the length of the …
Threadfin seasnail
Rhodichthys regina
The head of the Threadfin seasnail is large, thick, and compressed at the sides. The cheeks …
Threadtail anthias
Tosana niwae
This species has the following characteristics: the scales are 12-16 cm below the lateral line from …
Threespot wrasse
Halichoeres trimaculatus
It is a fish with an elongated body covered with large cycloid scales. It has a …
Toothed seadevil
Neoceratias spinifer
Possess sexual dimorphism. Females with bare skin. The mouth is large and extends well beyond the …
Tropical two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus volitans
Tropical two-winged fly fish: D 14-15, A 14-15, P 14-15, scales anterior to dorsal 17-20, vertebrae …
Tube-eye
Stylophorus chordatus
Stylephorus chordatus is a small to moderately sized fish (<30 cm TL) of bizarre appearance. Its …
Twocoat coralblenny
Small and slender fish. Has 31-32 vertebrae.
Valentin's sharpnose puffer
Canthigaster valentini
Valentin's sharpnose puffer is slightly compressed at the sides.
Vanikoro sweeper
Pempheris vanicolensis
The Vanikoro Sweeper has a compressed body that is deepest at the beginning of the dorsal …
Violet demoiselle
Neopomacentrus violascens
Violet demoiselle are blunt headed, flattened on the sides and high-bodied fish with large eyes and …
Western Pacific gizzard shad
Nematalosa come
Abdomen with 18 or 19 (rarely 20) + 10-13 (usually 11 or 12) scutes, total of …
Western spiny seahorse
Hippocampus angustus
The western spiny seahorse can be recognised by its slender body, long snout, well-developed spines and …
White Cloud Mountain minnow
Tanichthys albonubes
Body elongated in length, slender, slightly flattened at the sides in front. Muzzle blunt, lips thin, …
White sardine
Escualosa thoracata
Differs from its relative, Escualosa elongata, in having a deeper body. Abdomen strongly convex. Second maxilla …
White sardinella
Sardinella albella
This species is characterised by the following features: the body is strongly compressed, its depth is …