Marine

Nile perch

Lates niloticus

Body elongated, laterally compressed. Dorsal spines: 7-8; Dorsal soft rays: 8-14; Anal spines: 3; anal soft …

Northern stargazer

Astroscopus guttatus

The Latin name Astroscopus is translated from Greek as "star gazer" (astra — star, skopeo — …

Norway redfish

Sebastes viviparus

The body is large and covered with ctenoid scales. The head is large with numerous spines. …

Notchedfin threadfin bream

Nemipterus peronii

The body of the Notchedfin Threadfin has a standard length that is 3.1-4.1 times its depth, …

Oblique-banded grouper

Epinephelus radiatus

Oblique-banded groupers are characterized by the following features: body depth in SL 2.6-3.0 times greater than …

Ornate threadfin bream

Nemipterus hexodon

Nemipterus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, pteron = wing, fin.This species is characterised by …

Oyster toadfish

Opsanus tau

It is an unusually shaped fish with a large head. The skin is scaleless, covered with …

Pacific Dover sole

Microstomus pacificus

The body of the Pacific Dover sole is soft, flaccid with small scales and very slippery …

Pale-edged stingray

Telatrygon zugei

The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, …

Papuan scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis papuensis

The snout of the Papuan scorpionfish is longer than the diameter of the eye socket. Juveniles …

Peacock flounder

Bothus mancus

The Peacock flounder is also called the flowery flounder because its body is covered with bluish, …

Pink whipray

Pateobatis fai

Pectoral fin disk, thickened in the middle, about 1.1-1.2 times as wide as long. The outer …

Piper gurnard

Trigla lyra

These fish have a large head with numerous spines and ridges, but without a deep occipital …

Plain sculpin

Myoxocephalus jaok

The head of the plain sculpin is depressed with bony spines and ridges on its upper …

Plumed scorpionfish

Scorpaena grandicornis

The plumed scorpionfish is named for the long, fleshy projections above each eye. It is not …

Port Jackson shark

Heterodontus portusjacksoni

The Port Jackson shark has a slender, cylindrical body. They have a large head with a …

Prickly shark

Echinorhinus cookei

They have a flabby, cylindrical body (adultsharks are much more massive than juveniles) and a short, …

Psychedelic frogfish

Histiophryne psychedelica

The skin is flaccid and fleshy, without scales, secreting mucus, and covered with many wrinkles for …

Randall's prawn goby

Amblyeleotris randalli

The species and common names are given in honor of the ichthyologist John E. Randall (b. …

Red icefish

Channichthys rugosus

Red icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …

Red Porgy

Pagrus pagrus

Body oval, moderately deep. Head profile convex, slightly steeper in front of the eyes; 6 or …

Red scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

The body of the red scorpionfish is stout, strong and slightly flattened at the sides. The …

Reef scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes caribbaeus

The reef scorpionfish has a bony body. It has several poisonous spines protruding from its upper …

Reticulate whipray

Himantura uarnak

The anterior margin of the Reticulate whipray is curved, the triangular snout is slightly elongated and …