Allfishes
Concertina fish
Drepane longimana
The Concertina Fisha has an oval, highly compressed body with a depth of 120-130% of its …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Convict surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus
The Convict surgeonfish has a large, laterally compressed, moderately oval body. The mouth is non-retractable, small …
Copperband butterflyfish
Chelmon rostratus
Copper banded butterflyfish have a long snout. Juveniles look like adults.
Culion silverside
Atherinomorus regina
The palatal teeth are absent. Biology unknown. Probably used as food by commercial fish species.
Daisy parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus
The snout of the daisy parrot fish is rounded. Before sleeping, these fish secrete mucus that …
Dark-banded fusilier
Pterocaesio tile
Body elongated, spindle-shaped, somewhat compressed laterally. Two postmaxillary processes. Mouth small, terminal, retractable. Small conical teeth …
Deepbody sardinella
Sardinella brachysoma
Body deep; total number of scales from 29 to 32. Vertical furrows on the scales overlapping …
Deepwater stingray
Plesiobatis daviesi
The body of the deepwater stingray is flabby, with the pectoral fins forming a rounded disc …
Denise's pygmy seahorse
Hippocampus denise
Denise's pygmy seahorse has a short snout, a slender body and a stout tail. Its body …
Drum, Red
Sciaenops ocellatus
The red drum is similar in appearance to the black drum, although its maximum size is …
Elegant firefish
Nemateleotris decora
Slender, brightly coloured fish.
Elongate surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
The body is oval in shape and compressed at the sides. The muzzle is relatively short. …
Epaulette surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
It is a fish with a thick body compressed from the sides. The profile of the …
Fang's pygmygoby
Trimma fangi
Fang's pygmygoby is distinguished by a combination of the following characters: absence of predorsal scales; anterior …
Flagtail dartfish
Ptereleotris uroditaenia
The flagtail dartfish has 26 vertebrae. Chin with median longitudinal fold. Scales small, densely packed, not …
Flame tail blenny
Ecsenius bicolor
Flame tail blennies have an elongated body with a cylindrical shape.
Flashlight fish
Photoblepharon steinitzi
The flashlight fish has a short, dense body. A blunt snout and large eyes are characteristic …
Flat-faced seahorse
Hippocampus trimaculatus
The appearance of the flat-faced seahorse can vary, but it is usually flat with sharp, hook-like …
Flyingfish, Atlantic Flyingfish
Cypselurus heterurus
The flyingfish has normal-length jaws, unlike these other species; the fins are soft rayed and spineless; …
Foxface rabbitfish
Siganus vulpinus
The body is large, oval in shape, compressed at the sides, and covered with fine cycloid …
Fringescale sardinella
Sardinella fimbriata
They have a spindle-shaped body (its height is 25-34% of the total length), it is slightly …
Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus
They have a tall body, flattened at the sides. The head is small. The mouth is …
Giant oarfish
Regalecus glesne
The giant oarfish has an extremely long, ribbon-like, strongly compressed body that tapers to a point. …
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni
The body form is short. Gigantactis vanhoeffeni features metamorphosed females, which are distinguished from other species …