Marine

Golden damselfish

Amblyglyphidodon aureus

These fish have the rounded body, spiny dorsal fin and split tail characteristic of this group.

Goldlined seabream

Rhabdosargus sarba

The goldlined seabream has a deep and compressed body, with a depth of 2-2.3 times its …

Goldrim surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricans

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

Goldstripe sardinella

Sardinella gibbosa

The body of the Goldstripe Sardinella is elongated, the body height is usually 24-30% of the …

Greenback horse mackerel

Trachurus declivis

Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek, oura = tail.The common name comes from the …

Halfbeaks and Balao

Hemiramphus balao and Hyporhamphus unifasciatus

The body is elongated, rounded, and flattened laterally only in the tail area. The dorsal and …

Hawaiian butterflyfish

Chaetodon tinkeri

Small fishes with a very compressed body, high on the sides, a small terminal retractable mouth, …

Herring

Clupea

Body compressed from the sides, with jagged edge of abdomen. Scales moderate or large, rarely small. …

Hong Kong butterflyfish

Chaetodon wiebeli

Chaetodon wiebeli was first officially described in 1863 by the German ichthyologist Johann Jakob Kaup (1803-1873), …

Hooknose

Agonus cataphractus

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

Humpback whitefish

Coregonus pidschian

The body of the humpback whitefish becomes more pronounced with age, growing taller. A well-defined hump …

Indian anchovy

Stolephorus indicus

The body of the Indian anchovy has the typical shape of an anchovy. It is slender, …

Indian oil sardine

Sardinella longiceps

Body spindle-shaped, subcylindrical (its height usually less than 30% of the standard length), slightly compressed at …

Indian parrotfish

Chlorurus capistratoides

The head of these fishes is sharply rounded forward. Teeth fused to dental plates; dental plates …

Indian scad

Decapterus russelli

The body of the Indian scad is elongated, moderately slender, slightly compressed at the sides and …

Indian triggerfish

Melichthys indicus

This species should not be confused with Melichthys niger, which is often mistaken for Indian Triggerfish. …

Indo-Pacific oval flounder

Bothus myriaster

The body of the Indo-Pacific oval flounder is oval, strongly compressed. Caudal peduncle narrow, much more …

Indonesian gizzard shad

Anodontostoma selangkat

The depth of the body increases with the size of the fish. The second supramaxillary bone …

Japanese anchovy

Engraulis japonicus

Body elongated, moderately high, height 4-5 times less than length, compressed at the sides and covered …

Japanese halfbeak

Hyporhamphus sajori

The Japanese halfbeak received its name due to the unique structure of its jaws, which defines …

Japanese icefish

Salangichthys microdon

Since 2012, the species has been placed within the monotypic genus Salangichthys. Until a recent revision, …

Japanese large-eye bream

Gymnocranius euanus

The Japanese Large Eye Bream has an elongated body that is about two and a half …

Japanese pilchard

Sardinops melanosticta

The Japanese pilchard is a small, slender, silvery fish with a streamlined body typical of the …

Japanese pineapplefish

Monocentris japonica

The body of the Japanese pineapple fish is short, thick, covered with a kind of shell …