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Forktail blenny
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
Adults have long filaments on the tips of the caudal fin.
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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Fourhorn sculpin
Myoxocephalus quadricornis
The fourhorn sculpin has a large, lumpy head with protruding lips and four bony protuberances. Vertebrae: …
Fraser's dolphin
Lagenodelphis hosei
The skull is similar to that of the common dolphin and Lagenorhynchus. They have a stocky …
Freckled frogfish
Abantennarius drombus
Abantennarius thrombus has the generic name Antennarius with the prefix ab, meaning "away from," for Antennarius, …
Freckled moray
Echidna nocturna
The freckled moray eel has a long, snake-like body with an average of 120 vertebrae.
Frilled shark
Chlamydoselachus anguineus
The frilled shark is named for the wide skin folds formed by gill fibres covering the …
Gag
Mycteroperca microlepis
Pale to dark gray or sometimes olive gray, the larger gag is darker than the smaller …
Garfish
Belone belone
It has an elongated, narrow, eel-like body that resembles that of a needlefish. The scales are …
Garish hind
Cephalopholis igarashiensis
The garish hind has an elongated, massive body, somewhat compressed at the sides and covered on …
Gelatinous seasnail
Liparis fabricii
The body shape of the Gelatinous seasnail resembles a tadpole with a large rounded head and …
Giant catfish
Netuma thalassina
The species was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally as the genus Bagrus.
Giant grenadier
Albatrossia pectoralis
It has a massive body, a broad head and a ribbon-like, tapering tail. The snout protrudes …
Giant grouper
Epinephelus lanceolatus
The body is powerful. The height of the body is 2.4-3.4 times the length of the …
Giant guitarfish
Rhynchobatus djiddensis
This species can be confused with its distant relative, the common shovelnose ray, from which it …
Giant hawkfish
Cirrhitus rivulatus
The fish has a deep body that is not strongly compressed at the sides. They have …
Giant moray
Gymnothorax javanicus
The body is compressed from the sides and covered with a layer of mucus, which allows …
Giant mottled eel
Anguilla marmorata
The giant mottled eel is cylindrical in shape with small, well-developed pectoral fins and a protruding …
Giant oceanic manta ray
Mobula birostris
Huge pectoral fins form a diamond-shaped disc with the head, the width of which is about …
Giant sea catfish
Arius gigas
Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Body elongate, slightly compressed at the sides, covered with small cycloid scales. Thorax without scales. Upper …
Gigantactis macronema
Gigantactis macronema
The metamorphosed females of Gigantactis macronema are distinguished by several key characteristics: Illcium length: The illicium …
Gilt-head bream
Sparus aurata
Body oval, torso flattened at the sides with a steep head profile, with a distinct sharp …
Goblin shark
Mitsukurina owstoni
The body is spindle-shaped and the fins have an unusual rounded shape for sharks. The third …
Gold-spotted mudskipper
Periophthalmus chrysospilos
The body shape of the gold-spotted mudskipper is elongated, almost cylindrical in the anterior part, and …