Marine

Red lionfish

Pterois volitans

Long, silently oscillating fins and head growths (of which the growth over the eye is particularly …

Red Porgy

Pagrus pagrus

Body oval, moderately deep. Head profile convex, slightly steeper in front of the eyes; 6 or …

Red rock cod

Scorpaena papillosa

Their large mouth contains small, thin teeth that form a lint. They have a small row …

Red scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

The body of the red scorpionfish is stout, strong and slightly flattened at the sides. The …

Red Sea houndfish

Tylosurus choram

Tylosurus: Greek, tylos = callus + Greek, oura = tail.The species name "choram" is Arabic for …

Redlip croaker

Larimichthys polyactis

Phylogenomic studies indicate this species emerged from the same common ancestor of L. crocea around 25.4 …

Reef scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes caribbaeus

The reef scorpionfish has a bony body. It has several poisonous spines protruding from its upper …

Reef triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

The body shape of these fish is similar to an oval. The snout is elongated and …

Remoras

Echeneis naucrates

They are slender fish with a flat sucking disc on the top of the head. They …

Reticulate whipray

Himantura uarnak

The anterior margin of the Reticulate whipray is curved, the triangular snout is slightly elongated and …

Rhynchactis macrothrix

Rhynchactis macrothrix

The long-filament whipnose anglerfish has an elongated, slightly compressed body with a small head that is …

Ribbon eel

Rhinomuraena quaesita

The body is slender, ribboned, the head small with an elongated pointed muzzle. There is a …

Robust ghost pipefish

Solenostomus cyanopterus

This species is a true chameleon of the underwater world. Its appearance is an ideal combination …

Rock greenling

Hexagrammos lagocephalus

There are two forms: Asian and American. In the Asian form the supraorbital lobes are short …

Rock grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Body elongated, tapering caudally to a thin filament, covered with fine cycloid scales with numerous denticles. …

Rockfish

Sebastes paucispinis

Body prostrate. Head elongated, pointed, mandibles strongly protrude forward. The upper part of the head has …

Rockfish, Black

Sebastes melanops

The body of black rock is oval or egg-shaped and compressed. The head has a steep …

Rockfish, Copper

Sebastes caurinus

Body is moderately deep and compressed. The head is large, with slightly curved upper profile. Mouth …

Rockfish, Yelloweye

Sebastes ruberrimus

It has an orange-red or orange-yellow body coloration. It has bright yellow irises, black pupils, and …

Roosterfish

Nematistius pectoralis

A bright, shimmering fish, it is distinguished by seven longer, thread-like dorsal fins that are found …

Rough-toothed dolphin

Steno bredanensis

The most obvious distinguishing features are the conical shape of the head and the thin snout. …

Roughhead grenadier

Macrourus berglax

The body is elongated, highest near the first dorsal fin and tapering towards the rear end. …

Roughtail stingray

Bathytoshia centroura

The snout of the roughtail ray is blunt and slightly elongated. Behind the small eyes are …

Round goby

Neogobius melanostomus

The body of the round goby is stocky and fully scaled, with scales extending onto the …