Marine

Croaker, Atlantic

Micropogonias undulatus

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

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 …

Doubletooth soldierfish

Myripristis hexagona

Doubletooth soldierfish have an oval body. It is covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 26-27 …

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. …

Emperor angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

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

Epaulette surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricauda

It is a fish with a thick body compressed from the sides. The profile of the …

Eulachon

Thaleichthys pacificus

The eulachon is a small, slender fish, with a spiny fat fin just in front of …

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 …

Flyingfish, Atlantic Flyingfish

Cypselurus heterurus

The flyingfish has normal-length jaws, unlike these other species; the fins are soft rayed and spineless; …

Fourspine stickleback

Apeltes quadracus

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

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. …

Glacier lantern fish

Benthosema glaciale

The largest size of the glacier lantern fish is 22-25% of the body length without the …