Marine

Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

It has a spindle-shaped, elongated body covered with fine scales, ending in a slender tail stalk. …

Atlantic pomfret

Brama brama

The body is large, strongly compressed at the sides. Forehead strongly convex. Snout blunt, mouth terminal …

Atlantic sailfish

Istiophorus albicans

The Atlantic sailfish is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other due to its …

Atlantic saury

Scomberesox saurus

Representatives of this species are characterised by highly elongated beak-like jaws, very small teeth, elongated bodies …

Atlantic spiny lumpsucker

Eumicrotremus spinosus

The Atlantic spiny lumpsucker has a bloated anterior body that is completely covered with regular rows …

Atlantic stargazer

Uranoscopus scaber

The body is spindle-shaped. The swim bladder is absent. Its head and jaws are turned upwards …

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

The Atlantic white-sided dolphin is characterized by its shortened head and beak. Its genus name, Lagenorhynchus, …

Atlantic wolffish

Anarhichas lupus

The body of the Atlantic wolffish is elongated, tapering to the tail, and covered with fine …

Australian butterfly ray

Gymnura australis

Gymnura: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, oura = tail.The snout of the Australian butterfly ray …

Australian humpback dolphin

Sousa sahulensis

Australian humpbacks differ slightly from the other three humpback dolphin species in overall length, number of …

Australian marbled catshark

Atelomycterus macleayi

Australian marbled catsharks have an elongated, slender, almost cylindrical body that tapers slightly towards the tail. …

Australian mottled moray

Gymnothorax prionodon

The teeth of the Australian mottled moray are located on two pairs of jaws - the …

Banded houndshark

Triakis scyllium

The banded houndshark has a short, broad, rounded snout and a slender body. The nostrils are …

Barbelthroat carpetshark

Cirrhoscyllium expolitum

Sharks have a slender, elongated body and a long, slightly pointed snout. The throat has characteristic …

Barracuda, Great

Sphyraena barracuda

The large barracuda is long and slender, with a large, pointed head and large eyes. The …

Barracuda, Pacific

Sphyraena argentea

The Pacific barracuda has a slender build, a conical head, a long thin snout, and large …

Barramundi

Lates calcarifer

Body elongated, compressed at the sides, with a high caudal peduncle. Head pointed, dorsal profile concave, …

Barred flagtail

Kuhlia mugil

Kuhlia: Because of Heinrich Kuhl, 1797-1821; researcher also with lizards (Gekkonidae).The Barred Flagtail has a compressed …

Bass, Striped

Morone saxatilis

A large fish with a large mouth. The striped bass is more streamlined than its close …

Beaked redfish

Sebastes mentella

Massive body covered with ctenoid scales. Numerous spines and ridges are poorly developed on the head. …

Bellingshausenia olasoi

Bellingshausenia olasoi

Bellingshausenia olasoi has a slender body with an elongated and compressed tail. The head is more …

Bering cisco

Coregonus laurettae

The Bering cisco has an elongated, compressed body. It is distinguished from the Arctic cisco (Coregonus …

Bering flounder

Hippoglossoides robustus

The mouth is large. The teeth on each jaw are arranged in a single row. The …

Big skate

Beringraja binoculata

The pectoral fin discs of the big skate have a flattened diamond shape, with their width …