Allfishes
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
The body of the comber is elongated, relatively low, and covered with ctenoid scales.
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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Common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
The moderately developed "beak" is clearly separated from the convex frontal-nasal (fat) pad. The skull reaches …
Common Dentex
Dentex dentex
Body oval in shape, compressed at the sides. The lateral line organ is clearly visible on …
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
The pectoral fins fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, wider than long, …
Common guitarfish
Rhinobatos rhinobatos
Very similar in appearance to the blackchin guitarfish (Glaucostegus cemiculus), but generally smaller, with larger eyes, …
Common ling
Molva molva
These fish have an elongated body and a long head large mouth, which has large teeth, …
Common percarina
Percarina demidoffii
Externally the fish resembles Gymnocephalus. Life expectancy is 3-4 years. The body is elongated, rather tall, …
Common remora
Remora remora
The body of the common remora is flattened horizontally in front and vertically behind. Lower jaw …
Common seasnail
Liparis liparis
The body of the common seasnail is elongated, compressed at the sides (especially at the rear). …
Common smooth-hound
Mustelus mustelus
These sharks have a short head and an elongated body. The distance from the tip of …
Common thresher
Alopias vulpinus
The common thresher is characterized by a highly elongated upper caudal fin blade that can be …
Common torpedo
Torpedo torpedo
The common torpedo has a classic electric ray shape and a very recognizable coloration. Its body …
Coney
Cephalopholis fulva
The Coney has many color phases, you should not try to identify this fish by color. …
Copper shark
Carcharhinus brachyurus
It has a slender, streamlined body with a slightly curved profile behind the head. The muzzle …
Coral catshark
Atelomycterus marmoratus
The Coral Catshark has a very slender, cylindrical, dense body and a short, narrow head. The …
Coral grouper
Cephalopholis miniata
Body elongate, massive, slightly compressed at the sides, covered on the sides with ctenoid scales. Body …
Coral hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
These fish have an oval, moderately compressed body with a pointed snout of straight profile. The …
Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
The thick pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened …
Crested sculpin
Blepsias bilobus
It has a deep, compressed body, all covered with spines. The snout is short, blunt, the …
Crimson cleaner fish
Suezichthys aylingi
This is a small fish with an elongated, slightly laterally compressed oval body and a small …
Crimson jobfish
Pristipomoides filamentosus
The body is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, relatively low; the body height at the …
Crimson snapper
Lutjanus erythropterus
The body of the Crimson Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large and 2.5-3.0 times the standard body …
Crocodile needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
These fish are known to have 270-340 anterior scales and 75-80 vertebrae. The jaws are extremely …
Cunene horse mackerel
Trachurus trecae
The Cunene horse mackerel has a typical carangid streamlined body, adapted for fast swimming in the …