Allfishes
Alaska plaice
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
The ocellar bony ridge of the Alaska plaice is divided into 4-8 bony tubercles and forms …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Angelfish, Queen
Holacanthus ciliaris
The king angelfish has a moderately large body, deep and compressed. The most notable thing about …
Antarctic silverfish
Pleuragramma antarctica
The body of the Antarctic silverfish is pronounced, strongly compressed at the sides, herring-shaped, with rather …
Atlantic mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
An air-breathing amphibian. Eyes - High set, close together; this species, like all fish, cannot blink …
Atlantic thread herring
Opisthonema oglinum
The Atlantic thread herring has a fusiform (spindle-shaped), moderately compressed body. The abdomen has 32 to …
Backspot flyingfish
Cheilopogon dorsomacula
The body of the backspot flyingfish is elongated, and the snout is blunt. The swim bladder …
Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichthys orbicularis
The Birdbeak Burrfish has a rounded body covered with short spines, each with a triangular base. …
Black surgeonfish
Acanthurus gahhm
Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail.The body of the black surgeonfish is …
Black wing flyingfish
Hirundichthys rondeletii
The Black Wing Flyingfish has an elongated body, almost rectangular in cross section, with a somewhat …
Blackspot sergeant
Abudefduf sordidus
The Blackspot Sergeant has a large oval body with flattened sides.
Blackstriped angelfish
Genicanthus lamarck
This species was first officially described in 1860 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède …
Blacktip sardinella
Sardinella melanura
Blacktip Sardinella body depth usually does not exceed 30% of standard length; scutellum 27 to 31.
Bloch's gizzard shad
Nematalosa nasus
Body rather deep, its depth about 34-41% of the standard length, abdomen with 17-20 + 9-13 …
Blue and gold fusilier
Caesio caerulaurea
Body moderately large, spindle-shaped, somewhat compressed at the sides. Eyes large, eye diameter usually 3.4-4.2 times …
Blue mackerel
Scomber australasicus
The blue mackerel has an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin, laterally compressed caudal peduncle with …
Bluefin dwarf
Centropyge multispinis
The Bluefin Dwarf has an oval, flattened body with rounded fins and a slightly pointed head …
Bogue
Boops boops
Has an elongated body, compressed at the sides, covered with small scales. Dorsal spines: 13-15; Dorsal …
Broad whitefish
Coregonus nasus
The Broad Whitefish has a broad, compressed body. Its nose is thick and humped, protruding behind …
Broad-banded Pipefish
Dunckerocampus boylei
The species name is in honor of Bill Boyle, an underwater photographer who brought the species …
Brushtooth lizardfish
Saurida undosquamis
Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard.Brush-toothed lizardfish have a cigar-shaped, rounded or slightly compressed body. …
California headlightfish
Diaphus theta
The California headlightfish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body typical of lanternfishes. The dorsal fin has no …
Chacunda gizzard shad
Anodontostoma chacunda
The depth of the body increases with the size of the fish, from 40 to 70% …
Chameleon goby
Tridentiger trigonocephalus
The body is elongated, relatively low and somewhat compressed at the sides. The cheeks, gill covers …
Common dab
Limanda limanda
A distinctive feature of the common dab is the lateral line with a curve above the …