Marine

Black surgeonfish

Acanthurus gahhm

Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail.The body of the black surgeonfish is …

Bluefin dwarf

Centropyge multispinis

The Bluefin Dwarf has an oval, flattened body with rounded fins and a slightly pointed head …

Brown-banded butterflyfish

Roa modesta

The body of these fishes is large, short, strongly compressed at the sides. The head is …

Concertina fish

Drepane longimana

The Concertina Fisha has an oval, highly compressed body with a depth of 120-130% of its …

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.

Croaker, Atlantic

Micropogonias undulatus

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

Drum, Red

Sciaenops ocellatus

The red drum is similar in appearance to the black drum, although its maximum size is …

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 …

Goldrim surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricans

The body is elongated oval with a steep dorsal profile and an eye high on the …

Mangrove red snapper

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

The body of the Mangrove Red Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large. The snout is slightly pointed. …

Monrovia doctorfish

Acanthurus monroviae

The body of the Monrovia doctorfish is deep and compressed laterally; its depth fits 2 times …

Moorish idol

Zanclus cornutus

The name is derived from the Greek word zagkios - "beveled".The body is tall, disk-shaped, flattened …

Oman butterflyfish

Chaetodon dialeucos

Medium-sized fish with a very laterally compressed, high body, small terminal mouth, armed with small bristle-like …

Paracanthurus

Paracanthurus hepatus

The body is laterally compressed and ovoid in shape. This species is characterised by long dorsal …

Peppered butterflyfish

Chaetodon guttatissimus

The Peppered Butterflyfish has a laterally compressed, large body and a small, terminal, retractable mouth armed …

Perch, Silver

Bairdiella chrysoura

The body of the silverside is tall and compressed. Like other members of the family, dorsal …

Regal tang

Paracanthurus hepatus

The body is laterally compressed, ovoid in shape. This species is characterized by long dorsal and …

Sand steenbras

Lithognathus mormyrus

The body of the Sand Steenbras is elongated, flattened at the sides with a slightly rounded …

Sohal surgeonfish

Acanthurus sohal

The body of the Sohal surgeonfish is flattened at the sides.

Whitefin surgeonfish

Acanthurus albipectoralis

Whitefin surgeonfish have 22 vertebrae. The smallest depth of the caudal trunk is 3.1-3.3 times the …

Yellowbar angelfish

Pomacanthus maculosus

Yellowbars have a deep and compressed body with a small mouth equipped with small bristle-like teeth. …