Allfishes
Sheephead, California
Semicossyphus pulcher
The body is elongated, strong and compressed. This species is hermaphroditic: it begins life as a …
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
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
