Marine

Agonomalus jordani

Agonomalus jordani

The body of Agonomalus jordani is tall, slender and compressed at the sides. The back is …

Alaska plaice

Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus

The ocellar bony ridge of the Alaska plaice is divided into 4-8 bony tubercles and forms …

Arctic alligatorfish

Aspidophoroides olrikii

The head of the Arctic alligatorfish is large and broad. There are short antennae on the …

Atlantic poacher

Leptagonus decagonus

This species is the only known member of its genus. The body of the Atlantic poacher …

Ayu sweetfish

Plecoglossus altivelis

Vertebrae: 60-63. Blind gutters 350-400. Has small leaf-shaped teeth loosely attached to the jaw by two …

Banded eagle ray

Aetomylaeus nichofii

The characteristic shape of the triangular flattened snout, formed by the fused front edges of the …

Banggai cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

The Banggai cardinalfish has an oval, large body with long, elongated fins. There is no sexual …

Beautiful Dartfish

Ptereleotris kallista

The name comes from a Greek word meaning 'most beautiful'. It has 26 vertebrae. This species …

Black rockcod

Notothenia coriiceps

Notothenia: Greek, 'notos', ou; νοτος, ου), from the south + Greek, 'e 'eutheneia',as or 'euthenia', as …

Black-striped pipefish

Syngnathus abaster

The black-striped pipefish possesses a highly elongated, slender body. Its elongated, pipette-like snout is slightly flattened …

Blackline fangblenny

Meiacanthus nigrolineatus

Meiacanthus: Greek, meion = less = lessen + Greek, akantha = thorn. Blackline Fangblenny have an …

Bogue

Boops boops

Has an elongated body, compressed at the sides, covered with small scales. Dorsal spines: 13-15; Dorsal …

Broad-banded Pipefish

Dunckerocampus boylei

The species name is in honor of Bill Boyle, an underwater photographer who brought the species …

Broad-mouth tadpole

Careproctus latiosus

The broad-mouth tadpole can be identified by the following characteristics:59-60 vertebraeTwo pairs of weak pleural ribsThree …

Brushtooth lizardfish

Saurida undosquamis

Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard.Brush-toothed lizardfish have a cigar-shaped, rounded or slightly compressed body. …

Chameleon goby

Tridentiger trigonocephalus

The body is elongated, relatively low and somewhat compressed at the sides. The cheeks, gill covers …

Charcoal icefish

Channichthys panticapaei

Charcoal icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …

Common dab

Limanda limanda

A distinctive feature of the common dab is the lateral line with a curve above the …

Croaker, Atlantic

Micropogonias undulatus

Body is rather massive, back is elevated and compressed. Head is long, snout is protruded forward …

Daubed shanny

Leptoclinus maculatus

The daubed shanny has a compressed head, a pointed snout, and a somewhat flattened top. Its …

Dolloidraco longedorsalis

Dolloidraco longedorsalis

The body of Dolloidraco longedorsalis is elongated, compressed at the sides, low, its height is about …

Emperor angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

It has an oval body, slightly elongated, strongly compressed at the sides. The mouth is elongated, …

Fourspine stickleback

Apeltes quadracus

The fourspine stickleback possesses an elongated, fusiform body lacking scales. Typically, it exhibits four or five …

Hooknose

Agonus cataphractus

The Hooknose broad head and body are covered with stiff bony plates that limit its flexibility. …