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African lionfish
Pterois mombasae
The species name mombasae is derived from the African city of Mombasa. Those living in the …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
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
Class
Phylum
Showing 1–6 of 6
Clearfin lionfish
Pterois radiata
Have 12-13 venomous spines on the back and several clusters in the pelvic and anal fins. …
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
The large head of this fish is one-third to one-half of the total body length. It …
Giant catfish
Netuma thalassina
The species was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally as the genus Bagrus.
Red lionfish
Pterois volitans
Long, silently oscillating fins and head growths (of which the growth over the eye is particularly …
Spotfin lionfish
Pterois antennata
Like all fish in this subfamily, the species is characterized by a body that is compressed …