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Purple puffer
Takifugu vermicularis
The body of the purple puffer is elongated, almost cylindrical in the anterior part, tapering conically …
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
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Purple-spotted wrasse
Iniistius jacksonensis
Iniistius: Latin, in = in + Greek, istion = sail.This species is characterised by the following …
Queen parrotfish
Scarus vetula
Adults are large fish with a spindle-shaped body and a beak-like mouth.
Rainbow sardine
Dussumieria acuta
The body of the rainbow sardine is prominent, slightly flattened at the sides and covered with …
Raitt's sand eel
Ammodytes marinus
The Raitt's sand eel has a pointed jaw, with the lower jaw extending farther than the …
Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Body very strongly compressed laterally, with sharp ventral edge; dorsal profile of body straight; almost completely …
Red naped wrasse
Pseudolabrus eoethinus
This species was first officially described in 1846 by the Scottish naturalist and naval surgeon John …
Red Sea garden eel
Gorgasia sillneri
The Red Sea garden eel has an extremely elongated, cylindrical body shape. It is particularly long …
Red-sashed hogfish
Bodianus rubrisos
The specific name is a compound of the Latin rubri meaning "red" and the letters s, …
Redlip morwong
Goniistius zebra
They have an oval, compressed body. The redlip morwong has thick fleshy lips, a bony spur, …
Redtoothed triggerfish
Odonus niger
The body is diamond shaped, slightly flattened at the sides. Tail bifurcated, very long, often with …
Regal tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
The body is laterally compressed, ovoid in shape. This species is characterized by long dorsal and …
Reticulate boxfish
Ostracion solorensis
This species is a relatively rare inhabitant of coral-rich areas of coastal reefs. The striped boxfish …
Ring-eye pygmygoby
Trimma benjamini
This species is characterized by the presence of the following features: Deep concave "U" shaped interorbital …
Ring-tailed cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus aureus
Ring-tailed cardinalfish have the following characteristics: they have 14 vertebrae; porous lateral line scales, 25; predorsal …
Rock gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
The body of Rock Gunnel, as well as other members of the genus, is eel-shaped. There …
Roughback sea catfish
Plicofollis tonggol
Latin namePlicofollis tonggolOther nameManyung, arahan.DistributionThey inhabit the coastal waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Pakistan.HabitatMarine …
Roughsnout ghost pipefish
Solenostomus paegnius
This species usually has protruding filamentous projections along the ventral surface of the snout, and may …
Round sardinella
Sardinella aurita
The round sardinella is similar to the European sardine in body structure, but differs from it …
Rusty blenny
Parablennius sanguinolentus
The body of the Rusty blenny is relatively deep. It is rounded anteriorly and compressed posteriorly. …
Sailfin flying fish
Parexocoetus brachypterus
Stocky compared to other flying fishes. One of the distinguishing features is the blunt snout. Like …
Salmon, Sockeye
Oncorhynchus nerka
The slimmest and most streamlined of the Pacific salmon, which are elongated and somewhat compressed from …
Sand Lance
Ammodytes americanus, Ammodytes dubius, Ammodytes hexapterus
It is a small, slender, elongated and round-bodied fish without teeth, usually without pelvic fins, without …
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
The body of the Sand Steenbras is elongated, flattened at the sides with a slightly rounded …