Allfishes
Shark, Atlantic Angel
Squatina dumeril
The Atlantic angelfish is often mistaken for a stingray because of its flattened, triangular body. However, …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Short-tail stingray
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
The short-tail stingray has a broad, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc that is wider than it is …
Shorthorn sculpin
Myoxocephalus scorpius
The head is broad and spiny, the body is strong and scaleless. There are two conspicuous …
Slender lizardfish
Saurida elongata
Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard.Slender lizardfish have a streamlined, elongated body shape and sharp …
Sole, Petrale
Eopsetta jordani
Body of petrale sole elongated, moderately slender and compressed. Eyes large, color of eyes uniformly dark …
Spotted scorpionfish
Scorpaena plumieri
The spotted scorpionfish has a robust body. Toxin glands attached to the spines of the dorsal …
Stonefish
Synanceia verrucosa
The head is broad and flat. The skin is tough and rough, with warts. The small …
Striated frogfish
Antennarius striatus
The body is short and spherical. The mouth is large with numerous tufted teeth on the …
Tasselled wobbegong
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon
The Tasselled Wobbegong has a flattened and broad head and body. The width of the head …
Threadless blenny
Meiacanthus anema
Presence of poisonous cheek glands associated with grooved canines.
Torpedo, Atlantic
Torpedo nobiliana
Atlantic torpedo has a broad disc, flattened in front, and a short snout. It has a …
Triplecross lizardfish
Synodus macrops
Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth.The body of the Triplecross …
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
The Tub gurnard has a large, triangular head covered with bony plates, featuring numerous ridges and …
Tuberculate anglerfish
Antennatus tuberosus
Have a long illicium that is 50-100% longer than the second dorsal process, which tapers to …
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
The body is diamond-shaped, strongly compressed at the sides, and the body height is only 1.5 …
Viviparous eelpout
Zoarces viviparus
The viviparous eelpout has a slender, tapering body, broad head, mouth, and convex lips. The skin …
Western scorpionfish
Scorpaena onaria
In this species, the body is moderately compressed toward the head and becomes denser toward the …
Whitespotted moray
Gymnothorax johnsoni
Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast. It was first named Smith …
Yellow-edged moray
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
The body of the yellow-edged moray is elongated, without scales. The body length is 15-17 times …
Yellowfin goby
Acanthogobius flavimanus
The gill covers are covered with scales at the top; the cheeks have very few scales …
Yellowfin sole
Limanda aspera
Body large and broad, mouth small. The lateral line is strongly curved above the pectoral fins. …
Zebra moray
Gymnomuraena zebra
The snout is round and short. Vertebrae: 132-137. Have closely set teeth used to crush prey …