Marine

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 …

Harlequin snake eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

The harlequin snake eel has a long, tubular body shape and a narrow head. They are …

Hooktooth shark

Chaenogaleus macrostoma

The hooktooth shark has a slender body and elongated snout. The large oval eyes are horizontally …

Hopbeard plunderfish

Pogonophryne neyelovi

The species name Hopbeard plunderfish refers to the peculiar structure of the fish's chin tendril, the …

Indian halibut

Psettodes erumei

The body of the Indian halibut is oval in shape, compressed at the sides, but thicker …

Indian pike conger

Congresox talabonoides

The Indian pike conger has 132 to 135 vertebrae. The body is stocky, shaped like an …

Japanese angelshark

Squatina japonica

The Japanese angelshark has a rather slender body and wing-shaped, broad pectoral and ventral fins characteristic …

Japanese bullhead shark

Heterodontus japonicus

The Japanese Bullhead has a cylindrical body and a massive head with a blunt and short …

Japanese eel

Anguilla japonica

Vertebrae: 114-118. Head length 11.2-11.9% (11.6%) of body length (according to Ege, females 13, males 12-13%). …

Japanese threadfin bream

Nemipterus japonicus

Japanese threadfin bream are characterized by the following features: the lower edge of the eye is …

Japanese wobbegong

Orectolobus japonicus

They have a flattened and broad head and body. There is a leathery fringe of five …

Jenkins' whipray

Pateobatis jenkinsii

The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened disk, …

Knifetooth sawfish

Anoxypristis cuspidata

The elongated, flat rostrum is covered with tooth-like projections on both sides. It is covered with …

Large-head threadfin bream

Parascolopsis capitinis

Large-headed seabreams have a moderately deep body, with a standard length of 2.7-3 times their depth.

Largetooth sawfish

Pristis pristis

This is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other due to its unique "weapon"—the …

Leopard torpedo

Torpedo panthera

The width of the leopard torpedo disc is less than its length, the width and elongation …

Lesser weever

Echiichthys vipera

It has an elongated body, compressed at the sides; its height exceeds ⅕ of the body …

Lipspot moray eel

Gymnothorax chilospilus

The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864. Lipspot morays have 121-133 vertebrae.

Longcomb sawfish

Pristis zijsron

The longcomb sawfish has an elongated, flat rostrum with tooth-like projections on either side. It is …

Longsnouted catfish

Plicofollis argyropleuron

The species was first described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally within the genus Arius.Head depressed …

Longtail butterfly ray

Gymnura poecilura

The snout of the long-tailed butterfly ray is short and broad with a protruding tip. The …

Marbled electric ray

Torpedo marmorata

Their bodies are soft and flaccid. On either side of the head, electrically paired kidney-shaped organs …

Merlangius

Merlangius merlangus

It has three dorsal fins separated by small slits. The third fin extends almost to the …