Allfishes
African spadefish
Tripterodon orbis
This species is the only known member of the genus Tripterodon.The African spadefish has a rounded …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Agonomalus jordani
Agonomalus jordani
The body of Agonomalus jordani is tall, slender and compressed at the sides. The back is …
American sand lance
Ammodytes americanus
Like all lances, the American sand lance has a long, slender body with a pointed snout. …
Arctic alligatorfish
Aspidophoroides olrikii
The head of the Arctic alligatorfish is large and broad. There are short antennae on the …
Asian sheepshead wrasse
Asian sheepshead wrasses have narrow, elliptical bodies. They have a characteristic bulge on the head and …
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 damsel-fish
Dischistodus darwiniensis
Banded damselfish have a large, oval body, flattened on the sides, covered with moderately large and …
Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
The banded pipefish has a straight, elongated body. Fleshy veins extend from the head. These are …
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 …
Blue maomao
They have a laterally compressed and relatively deep body with a conspicuously bifurcated tail. They have …
Bluespotted angelfish
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus
The biggest differences between males and females are in their pelvic fins and body shape. Males …
Broad-mouth tadpole
Careproctus latiosus
The broad-mouth tadpole can be identified by the following characteristics:59-60 vertebraeTwo pairs of weak pleural ribsThree …
Careproctus catherinae
Careproctus catherinae
The body of Careproctus catherinae is elongated, gelatinous and without scales. The head is large compared …
Charcoal icefish
Channichthys panticapaei
Charcoal icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …
Chukot char
Salvelinus andriashevi
The Chukot char is a relative of the Pacific whitespotted char (Salvelinus leacomaenis). Its body is …
Concertina fish
Drepane longimana
The Concertina Fisha has an oval, highly compressed body with a depth of 120-130% of its …
Daubed shanny
Leptoclinus maculatus
The daubed shanny has a compressed head, a pointed snout, and a somewhat flattened top. Its …
Denise's pygmy seahorse
Hippocampus denise
Denise's pygmy seahorse has a short snout, a slender body and a stout tail. Its body …
Dolloidraco longedorsalis
Dolloidraco longedorsalis
The body of Dolloidraco longedorsalis is elongated, compressed at the sides, low, its height is about …
Herring, Atlantic
Clupea harengus
The body is not high (its height is about 1/5 of body length). Head is comparatively …
Indian mackerel
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Body elongated, spindle-shaped, moderately high, covered with fine cycloid scales. Maximum body height on the vertical …
Indian Ocean humbug
Dascyllus abudafur
The species name is derived from the Arabic word for the species, Abu-dafur Jabûd. Males are …