Allfishes
Large-head threadfin bream
Parascolopsis capitinis
Large-headed seabreams have a moderately deep body, with a standard length of 2.7-3 times their depth.
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 43
- Serranidae 37
- Scorpaenidae 35
- Carcharhinidae 27
- Scombridae 27
- Delphinidae 20
- Muraenidae 16
- Salmonidae 15
- Lutjanidae 14
- Sciaenidae 14
- Dasyatidae 13
- Gadidae 13
- Istiophoridae 11
- Labridae 11
- Pleuronectidae 11
- Sphyraenidae 10
- Sparidae 9
- Triakidae 9
- Belonidae 8
- Antennariidae 7
- Channichthyidae 7
- Nemipteridae 7
- Sphyrnidae 7
- Ariidae 6
- Haemulidae 6
- Hemiscylliidae 6
- Liparidae 6
- Acipenseridae 5
- Anarhichadidae 5
- Merlucciidae 5
- Orectolobidae 5
- Rajidae 5
- Alopiidae 4
- Anguillidae 4
- Artedidraconidae 4
- Balistidae 4
- Blenniidae 4
- Clupeidae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Cottidae 4
- Gobiidae 4
- Lamnidae 4
- Macrouridae 4
- Nototheniidae 4
- Pristidae 4
- Stomiidae 4
- Torpedinidae 4
- Uranoscopidae 4
- Congridae 3
- Cyprinidae 3
- Epinephelidae 3
- Gempylidae 3
- Gymnuridae 3
- Hemigaleidae 3
- Hexagrammidae 3
- Hexanchidae 3
- Lotidae 3
- Mobulidae 3
- Oxudercidae 3
- Paralichthyidae 3
- Psychrolutidae 3
- Synodontidae 3
- Triglidae 3
- Zoarcidae 3
- Alosidae 2
- Bathyclupeidae 2
- Batrachoididae 2
- Bothidae 2
- Bramidae 2
- Centropomidae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Cirrhitidae 2
- Dalatiidae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Etmopteridae 2
- Gigantactinidae 2
- Ginglymostomatidae 2
- Heterodontidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Latimeriidae 2
- Lethrinidae 2
- Lophiidae 2
- Melanocetidae 2
- Moronidae 2
- Mullidae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Odontaspididae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Osmeridae 2
- Polyprionidae 2
- Rhinobatidae 2
- Saccopharyngidae 2
- Scophthalmidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Squatinidae 2
- Trachinidae 2
- Aetobatidae 1
- Agonidae 1
- Anomalopidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Atherinidae 1
- Atherinopsidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Callionymidae 1
- Carchariidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Cetorhinidae 1
- Chaenopsidae 1
- Chaetodontidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Chimaeridae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Cyclopteridae 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Dorosomatidae 1
- Dunkleosteidae 1
- Echinorhinidae 1
- Elapidae 1
- Eleotridae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Embiotocidae 1
- Engraulidae 1
- Ephippidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Eurypharyngidae 1
- Flounder 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gasterosteidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Holocentridae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Malacanthidae 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Megalopidae 1
- Mitsukurinidae 1
- Molidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Mugilidae 1
- Myctophidae 1
- Myliobatidae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Otodontidae 1
- Parascylliidae 1
- Percidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plotosidae 1
- Pomatomidae 1
- Priacanthidae 1
- Psettodidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Rhincodontidae 1
- Rhinidae 1
- Scomberesocidae 1
- Scyliorhinidae 1
- Somniosidae 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Stegostomatidae 1
- Sternoptychidae 1
- Stromateidae 1
- Syngnathidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Xiphiidae 1
- Zeidae 1
Genus
- Epinephelus 22
- Carcharhinus 17
- Lutjanus 12
- Caranx 11
- Sebastes 10
- Sphyraena 10
- Gymnothorax 9
- Cephalopholis 7
- Scomberomorus 7
- Scorpaena 7
- Thunnus 7
- Oncorhynchus 6
- Trachurus 6
- Myoxocephalus 5
- Nemipterus 5
- Pterois 5
- Scorpaenopsis 5
- Sphyrna 5
- Tetrapturus 5
- Tylosurus 5
- Alopias 4
- Anarhichas 4
- Anguilla 4
- Chiloscyllium 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Cynoscion 4
- Merluccius 4
- Orectolobus 4
- Pogonophryne 4
- Seriola 4
- Alepes 3
- Antennarius 3
- Bathytoshia 3
- Carangoides 3
- Channichthys 3
- Conger 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Gadus 3
- Gymnura 3
- Huso 3
- Istiophorus 3
- Lagenorhynchus 3
- Meiacanthus 3
- Mobula 3
- Mustelus 3
- Mycteroperca 3
- Plectorhinchus 3
- Pristis 3
- Rhizoprionodon 3
- Scomber 3
- Sousa 3
- Torpedo 3
- Uranoscopus 3
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Acipenser 2
- Alosa 2
- Amblyraja 2
- Arius 2
- Atelomycterus 2
- Balistoides 2
- Bothus 2
- Brama 2
- Carcharias 2
- Cheilinus 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Coregonus 2
- Dissostichus 2
- Echidna 2
- Eleginus 2
- Enchelycore 2
- Galeorhinus 2
- Globicephala 2
- Hemiscyllium 2
- Heterodontus 2
- Himantura 2
- Hippoglossoides 2
- Hippoglossus 2
- Lamna 2
- Larimichthys 2
- Lates 2
- Latimeria 2
- Liparis 2
- Lophius 2
- Macrourus 2
- Makaira 2
- Melanocetus 2
- Microgadus 2
- Micromesistius 2
- Molva 2
- Morone 2
- Negaprion 2
- Neobathyclupea 2
- Osmerus 2
- Parupeneus 2
- Pateobatis 2
- Pollachius 2
- Pseudotrematomus 2
- Rhinobatos 2
- Saccopharynx 2
- Salmo 2
- Salvelinus 2
- Scophthalmus 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Squatina 2
- Stenella 2
- Triakis 2
- Tursiops 2
- Ulua 2
- Variola 2
- Abantennarius 1
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Acanthogobius 1
- Aetobatus 1
- Albatrossia 1
- Albula 1
- Alectis 1
- Allenbatrachus 1
- Amblyeleotris 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anoxypristis 1
- Antennatus 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apistus 1
- Archosargus 1
- Arctogadus 1
- Argyropelecus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atherinomorus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bellingshausenia 1
- Belone 1
- Belonoperca 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Blepsias 1
- Brevoortia 1
- Brosme 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- Calamus 1
- Carcharodon 1
- Careproctus 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Ceratias 1
- Cetorhinus 1
- Chaenocephalus 1
- Chaenodraco 1
- Chaenogaleus 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Chaetodon 1
- Champsocephalus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chionobathyscus 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Cirrhilabrus 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirrhoscyllium 1
- Clupea 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Coryphaenoides 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dalatias 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dentex 1
- Diagramma 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diplodus 1
- Dunkleosteus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Echiichthys 1
- Echinorhinus 1
- Elagatis 1
- Elops 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Etmopterus 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Eumicrotremus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eurypharynx 1
- Eusphyra 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Galeocerdo 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Gerres 1
- Gigantactis 1
- Ginglymostoma 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobiomorus 1
- Gosztonyia 1
- Gymnocanthus 1
- Gymnomuraena 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Haemulon 1
- Halichoeres 1
- Harpadon 1
- Hemigaleus 1
- Hemipristis 1
- Hemitriakis 1
- Hemitrygon 1
- Heptranchias 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Hexagrammos 1
- Hexanchus 1
- Hexanematichthys 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Hippocampus 1
- Histiophryne 1
- Histrio 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Hydrolagus 1
- Iago 1
- Idiacanthus 1
- Iniistius 1
- Inimicus 1
- Istiompax 1
- Isurus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Laticauda 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Limanda 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lobotes 1
- Loxodon 1
- Macruronus 1
- Maculabatis 1
- Malacosteus 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Megalops 1
- Menidia 1
- Merlangius 1
- Microstomus 1
- Mitsukurina 1
- Mola 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mugil 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myliobatis 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nebrius 1
- Nematistius 1
- Neoarius 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neogobius 1
- Netuma 1
- Notopterus 1
- Notorynchus 1
- Ocyurus 1
- Odontaspis 1
- Okamejei 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opsanus 1
- Orcaella 1
- Orcinus 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Otodus 1
- Oxymetopon 1
- Pagrus 1
- Pampus 1
- Parahucho 1
- Paralichthys 1
- Paraliparis 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pastinachus 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Percarina 1
- Periophthalmus 1
- Petroscirtes 1
- Photoblepharon 1
- Photostomias 1
- Planiliza 1
- Platichthys 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Pleurogrammus 1
- Pleuronectes 1
- Plicofollis 1
- Plotosus 1
- Pogonias 1
- Pomatomus 1
- Priacanthus 1
- Prionace 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Psettodes 1
- Pseudoliparis 1
- Pseudorca 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Raja 1
- Rasbora 1
- Reinhardtius 1
- Remora 1
- Rhincodon 1
- Rhinecanthus 1
- Rhinomuraena 1
- Rhodichthys 1
- Rhynchactis 1
- Rhynchobatus 1
- Rutilus 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda chiliensis 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Saurida 1
- Sciaena 1
- Scoliodon 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Sea flounders 1
- Selachimorpha 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Semicossyphus 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Solenostomus 1
- Somniosus 1
- Sparus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squalus 1
- Stegostoma 1
- Steno 1
- Stenodus 1
- Stenotomus 1
- Stereolepis 1
- Stigmatogobius 1
- Suezichthys 1
- Synanceia 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Synodus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Taeniurops 1
- Tautoga 1
- Telatrygon 1
- Terapon 1
- Tetronarce 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thymallus 1
- Thyrsitoides 1
- Trachinotus 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triaenodon 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Trigla 1
- Umbrina 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Xiphias 1
- Zeus 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 114
- Carangiformes 59
- Carcharhiniformes 48
- Scorpaeniformes 45
- Scombriformes 32
- Anguilliformes 28
- Acanthuriformes 27
- Gadiformes 27
- Myliobatiformes 22
- Artiodactyla 20
- Lophiiformes 16
- Orectolobiformes 16
- Istiophoriformes 15
- Lamniformes 15
- Pleuronectiformes 15
- Salmoniformes 15
- Labriformes 11
- Beloniformes 9
- Clupeiformes 9
- Gobiiformes 8
- Rhinopristiformes 7
- Siluriformes 7
- Spariformes 7
- Squaliformes 7
- Trachiniformes 6
- Acipenseriformes 5
- Blenniiformes 5
- Rajiformes 5
- Stomiiformes 5
- Syngnathiformes 5
- Tetraodontiformes 5
- Cypriniformes 4
- Hexanchiformes 4
- Torpediniformes 4
- Aulopiformes 3
- Beryciformes 3
- Actinopterygii 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Atheriniformes 2
- Batrachoidiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Coelacanthiformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Heterodontiformes 2
- Osmeriformes 2
- Saccopharyngiformes 2
- Squatiniformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Arthrodira 1
- Callionymiformes 1
- Chimaeriformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Flounders 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Moroniformes 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Myctophiformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squamata 1
- Zeiformes 1
Class
Phylum
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Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
The body is elongated, bare, and ends in a thread-like appendage. The eyes are large and …
Largetooth sawfish
Pristis pristis
This is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other due to its unique "weapon"—the …
Latticed butterflyfish
Chaetodon rafflesii
Muzzle length is 2.1-2.6 inches long. Body depth 1.4-1.8 inches wide.
Leaf scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus
The fish is flat, almost like a leaf, and resembles it in many ways. The venom …
Leopard coral grouper
Plectropomus leopardus
The body is elongated and stout, with a standard length of 2.9-3.9 times the body depth. …
Leopard moray eel
Enchelycore pardalis
Total number of vertebrae is 119-126. Long tubular posterior nostrils are located on the snout above …
Leopard torpedo
Torpedo panthera
The width of the leopard torpedo disc is less than its length, the width and elongation …
Lesser weever
Echiichthys vipera
It has an elongated body, compressed at the sides; its height exceeds ⅕ of the body …
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
The lingcod has a large mouth, large pectoral fins, smooth body, and a long, continuous dorsal …
Lipspot moray eel
Gymnothorax chilospilus
The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864. Lipspot morays have 121-133 vertebrae.
Long-finned pilot whale
Globicephala melas
The most characteristic feature is a large, melon-shaped head. This shape does not appear immediately after …
Longcomb sawfish
Pristis zijsron
The longcomb sawfish has an elongated, flat rostrum with tooth-like projections on either side. It is …
Longfingered scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes albaiensis
The longfin scorpionfish has a very bony head protected by numerous spines and lacks an occipital …
Longrakered trevally
Ulua mentalis
The body of the Longrakered Trevally is strongly compressed at the sides and covered with cycloid …
Longsnouted catfish
Plicofollis argyropleuron
The species was first described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally within the genus Arius.Head depressed …
Longtail butterfly ray
Gymnura poecilura
The snout of the long-tailed butterfly ray is short and broad with a protruding tip. The …
Longtail tuna
Thunnus tonggol
The longtail's body is torpedo-shaped, elongated, high in the midsection and tapering sharply towards the tail. …
Lookdown
Selene vomer
Brightly silvery and iridescent, it has a deep and extremely compressed body, which can have golden, …
Mackerel tuna
Euthynnus affinis
They have a spindle-shaped dense body, rounded in cross section. The teeth are small, conical, arranged …
Mackerel, Atlantic
Scomber scombrus
The body is fusiform, slightly compressed from the sides. The scales are fine, cycloidal. The length …
Mackerel, Cero
Scomberomorus regalis
The body shape is typical of king mackerel. The mackerel is iridescent bluish-green above and silvery …
Mackerel, Frigate
Auxis thazard
Body shape is similar to A. rochti. The "corset" in the posterior part is narrow, no …
Mackerel, King
Scomberomorus cavalla
The body is torpedo-shaped, compressed from the sides. The lower jaw is slightly protruded forward relative …