Allfishes
Grunting toadfish
Allenbatrachus grunniens
They have 26 to 27 vertebrae.
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
- Scombridae 27
- Muraenidae 16
- Salmonidae 15
- Lutjanidae 14
- Sciaenidae 14
- Gadidae 13
- Istiophoridae 11
- Labridae 11
- Pleuronectidae 11
- Sphyraenidae 10
- Belonidae 8
- Sparidae 8
- Antennariidae 7
- Channichthyidae 7
- Nemipteridae 7
- Ariidae 6
- Haemulidae 6
- Liparidae 6
- Acipenseridae 5
- Anarhichadidae 5
- Merlucciidae 5
- Anguillidae 4
- Artedidraconidae 4
- Balistidae 4
- Blenniidae 4
- Clupeidae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Cottidae 4
- Gobiidae 4
- Macrouridae 4
- Nototheniidae 4
- Stomiidae 4
- Uranoscopidae 4
- Congridae 3
- Cyprinidae 3
- Epinephelidae 3
- Gempylidae 3
- Hexagrammidae 3
- Lotidae 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
- Echeneidae 2
- Gigantactinidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Lethrinidae 2
- Lophiidae 2
- Melanocetidae 2
- Moronidae 2
- Mullidae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Osmeridae 2
- Polyprionidae 2
- Saccopharyngidae 2
- Scophthalmidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Trachinidae 2
- Agonidae 1
- Anomalopidae 1
- Atherinidae 1
- Atherinopsidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Callionymidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Chaenopsidae 1
- Chaetodontidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Cyclopteridae 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Dorosomatidae 1
- Eleotridae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Embiotocidae 1
- Engraulidae 1
- Ephippidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Eurypharyngidae 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gasterosteidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Holocentridae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Malacanthidae 1
- Megalopidae 1
- Molidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Mugilidae 1
- Myctophidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Percidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plotosidae 1
- Pomatomidae 1
- Priacanthidae 1
- Pristidae 1
- Psettodidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Rajidae 1
- Scomberesocidae 1
- Sternoptychidae 1
- Stromateidae 1
- Syngnathidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Xiphiidae 1
- Zeidae 1
Genus
- Epinephelus 22
- 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
- Tetrapturus 5
- Tylosurus 5
- Anarhichas 4
- Anguilla 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Cynoscion 4
- Merluccius 4
- Pogonophryne 4
- Seriola 4
- Alepes 3
- Antennarius 3
- Carangoides 3
- Channichthys 3
- Conger 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Gadus 3
- Huso 3
- Istiophorus 3
- Meiacanthus 3
- Mycteroperca 3
- Plectorhinchus 3
- Scomber 3
- Uranoscopus 3
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Acipenser 2
- Alosa 2
- Arius 2
- Balistoides 2
- Bothus 2
- Brama 2
- Cheilinus 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Coregonus 2
- Dissostichus 2
- Echidna 2
- Eleginus 2
- Enchelycore 2
- Hippoglossoides 2
- Hippoglossus 2
- Larimichthys 2
- Lates 2
- Liparis 2
- Lophius 2
- Macrourus 2
- Makaira 2
- Melanocetus 2
- Microgadus 2
- Micromesistius 2
- Molva 2
- Morone 2
- Neobathyclupea 2
- Osmerus 2
- Parupeneus 2
- Pollachius 2
- Pseudotrematomus 2
- Saccopharynx 2
- Salmo 2
- Salvelinus 2
- Scophthalmus 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Ulua 2
- Variola 2
- Abantennarius 1
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Acanthogobius 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
- 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
- Beryx 1
- Blepsias 1
- Brevoortia 1
- Brosme 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- Calamus 1
- Careproctus 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Ceratias 1
- Chaenocephalus 1
- Chaenodraco 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Chaetodon 1
- Champsocephalus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chionobathyscus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Cirrhilabrus 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Clupea 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Coryphaenoides 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dentex 1
- Diagramma 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diplodus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Echiichthys 1
- Elagatis 1
- Elops 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Eumicrotremus 1
- Eurypharynx 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Fundulus 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Gerres 1
- Gigantactis 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobiomorus 1
- Gosztonyia 1
- Gymnocanthus 1
- Gymnomuraena 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Haemulon 1
- Halichoeres 1
- Harpadon 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Hexagrammos 1
- Hexanematichthys 1
- Hippocampus 1
- Histiophryne 1
- Histrio 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Idiacanthus 1
- Iniistius 1
- Inimicus 1
- Istiompax 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Limanda 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Lobotes 1
- Macruronus 1
- Malacosteus 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Megalops 1
- Menidia 1
- Merlangius 1
- Microstomus 1
- Mola 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mugil 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nematistius 1
- Neoarius 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neogobius 1
- Netuma 1
- Notopterus 1
- Ocyurus 1
- Okamejei 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opsanus 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Oxymetopon 1
- Pagrus 1
- Pampus 1
- Parahucho 1
- Paralichthys 1
- Paraliparis 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pentapodus 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
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Psettodes 1
- Pseudoliparis 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Rasbora 1
- Reinhardtius 1
- Remora 1
- Rhinecanthus 1
- Rhinomuraena 1
- Rhodichthys 1
- Rhynchactis 1
- Rutilus 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda chiliensis 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Saurida 1
- Sciaena 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Semicossyphus 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Solenostomus 1
- Sparus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Stenodus 1
- Stenotomus 1
- Stereolepis 1
- Stigmatogobius 1
- Suezichthys 1
- Synanceia 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Synodus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Tautoga 1
- Terapon 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thymallus 1
- Thyrsitoides 1
- Trachinotus 1
- Trachinus 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Trigla 1
- Umbrina 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Xiphias 1
- Zeus 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 113
- Carangiformes 59
- Scorpaeniformes 45
- Scombriformes 32
- Anguilliformes 28
- Acanthuriformes 27
- Gadiformes 27
- Lophiiformes 16
- Istiophoriformes 15
- Pleuronectiformes 15
- Salmoniformes 15
- Labriformes 11
- Beloniformes 9
- Clupeiformes 9
- Gobiiformes 8
- Siluriformes 7
- Spariformes 7
- Trachiniformes 6
- Acipenseriformes 5
- Blenniiformes 5
- Stomiiformes 5
- Syngnathiformes 5
- Tetraodontiformes 5
- Cypriniformes 4
- Aulopiformes 3
- Beryciformes 3
- Actinopterygii 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Atheriniformes 2
- Batrachoidiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Osmeriformes 2
- Saccopharyngiformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Callionymiformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Moroniformes 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Myctophiformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Rajiformes 1
- Rhinopristiformes 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Zeiformes 1
Class
Phylum
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Guaguanche
Sphyraena guachancho
Silver-olive-brown on top, it has silvery flanks with a yellow-gold band running along the middle of …
Gulper eel
Saccopharynx ampullaceus
The gulper eel has a long, slender body and a disproportionately large mouth, with jaws that …
Hake, Pacific
Merluccius productus
The body of the Pacific hake is elongated, slender, and moderately compressed. The head is elongated, …
Hake, Red
Urophycis chuss
The body of the red hake is elongated. The caudal fin is truncated. There is a …
Hake, Silver
Merluccius bilinearis
The body is long and slender, with a flattened head, a large mouth, and strong, sharp …
Half-mourning croaker
Paranibea semiluctuosa
The semi-mourning croaker has a broad body more than three times the standard length, a rounded …
Half-naked hatchetfish
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
The half-naked hatchetfish has a strongly compressed, deep body that is bright silvery in color. It …
Halibut, Atlantic
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
The body is elongated broad, somewhat flattened, oval, bordered by long dorsal and anal fins. Head …
Halibut, California
Paralichthys californicus
The body of the California halibut is oblong and compressed. The head is small and the …
Halibut, Pacific
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Halibut are usually dextral, meaning both eyes are on the right side of the head. Its …
Hardyhead silverside
Atherinomorus lacunosus
The Hardyhead silverside is characterised by a very low and broad lateral protrusion of the premaxilla, …
Harlequin snake eel
Myrichthys colubrinus
The harlequin snake eel has a long, tubular body shape and a narrow head. They are …
Harlequin sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
These fish have fleshy lips that swell moderately as the fish grows, the chin has 6 …
Heller's barracuda
Sphyraena helleri
This species is characterised by the following set of features: first gill arch with a single …
Herring scad
Alepes vari
Have a body profile very similar to other members of the genus Alepes, with a highly …
Herring, Pacific
Clupea pallasii
The body is prostrate, compressed from the sides, covered with easily drooping scales. Abdomen rounded, ventral …
Hind, Red
Epinephelus guttatus
Like all, grouper has a strong body and a large mouth. In appearance, it is very …
Hind, Rock
Epinephelus adscensionis
It has a coloration from tan to olive-brown, with many large reddish or dark spots covering …
Holocentrus adscensionis
Holocentrus adscensionis
The squirrelfish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body that is oblong and moderately compressed. The head is …
Honeycomb grouper
Epinephelus merra
The honeycomb grouper has a stocky body with an oval profile. The interorbital region is flat …
Hong Kong grouper
Epinephelus akaara
The body of the Hong Kong grouper is massive, oval in cross-section, covered with ctenoid scales …
Hopbeard plunderfish
Pogonophryne neyelovi
The species name Hopbeard plunderfish refers to the peculiar structure of the fish's chin tendril, the …
Horned lantern fish
Centrophryne spinulosa
Metamorphosed females: with a single oval ovary; supraethamoid; forelimbs narrowly separated by cartilage along the dorsal …