Marine

Eel, American Conger

Conger oceanicus

Conger are distinguished from moray eels by having pectoral fins (morays have none) and by the …

Eels, Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

The body of a typical moray eel is flattened from the sides, the pectoral fins are …

Eels, Snake

Ophichtus macrorhynchus

Snake eels of the family Ophichthidae have a long, cylindrical, snake-like body and can move backward …

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

The body is flattened. Both eyes are on the same upper side of the body. In …

European plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

The adult body shape is oval, with the body strongly compressed in the dorsoventral direction. The …

Fangtooth moray

Enchelycore anatina

The Fangtooth moray has an elongated, powerful body that is slightly compressed from the sides. Its …

Flasher scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis macrochir

The flasher scorpionfish has a broad, spiny head with a large slit between the eyes, a …

Flounder, Southern

Paralichthys lethostigma

Latin Name Paralichthys lethostigma Other names Flatfish, flounder, halibut, mud flounder, plie, southern fluke; Spanish: lenguado …

Forktail blenny

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Adults have long filaments on the tips of the caudal fin.

Fourhorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus quadricornis

The fourhorn sculpin has a large, lumpy head with protruding lips and four bony protuberances. Vertebrae: …

Freckled frogfish

Abantennarius drombus

Abantennarius thrombus has the generic name Antennarius with the prefix ab, meaning "away from," for Antennarius, …

Frilled shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

The frilled shark is named for the wide skin folds formed by gill fibres covering the …

Giant hawkfish

Cirrhitus rivulatus

The fish has a deep body that is not strongly compressed at the sides. They have …

Giant mottled eel

Anguilla marmorata

The giant mottled eel is cylindrical in shape with small, well-developed pectoral fins and a protruding …

Gilt-head bream

Sparus aurata

Body oval, torso flattened at the sides with a steep head profile, with a distinct sharp …

Greater weever

Trachinus draco

Elongated with a large angular head, a groundfish. The mouth is relatively large and slanted upwards. …

Grey gurnard

Eutrigla gurnardus

The elongated body of the gray gurnard is covered with fine scales; scales are absent from …

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 …

Indian pike conger

Congresox talabonoides

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

Japanese bullhead shark

Heterodontus japonicus

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

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 …