Marine

Antarctic starry skate

Amblyraja georgiana

The body is relatively thick and heavy. The snout is rather short. The rostral cartilage is …

Arctic skate

Amblyraja hyperborea

The broad and flat pectoral fins of the Arctic skate form a rhombic disk with a …

Australian mottled moray

Gymnothorax prionodon

The teeth of the Australian mottled moray are located on two pairs of jaws - the …

Blotch-necked moray eel

Gymnothorax margaritophorus

The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.Have 126-143 vertebrae. Also characterized by depth …

Common torpedo

Torpedo torpedo

The common torpedo has a classic electric ray shape and a very recognizable coloration. Its body …

Crested sculpin

Blepsias bilobus

It has a deep, compressed body, all covered with spines. The snout is short, blunt, the …

Crimson cleaner fish

Suezichthys aylingi

This is a small fish with an elongated, slightly laterally compressed oval body and a small …

Dwarf seahorse

There are often small skin growths called tendrils that resemble algae. The head is at right …

Fangtooth moray

Enchelycore anatina

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

Fine-spotted leopard whipray

Himantura tutul

Himantura tutul was first scientifically described in 2013.

Forktail blenny

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

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

Freckled frogfish

Abantennarius drombus

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

Lipspot moray eel

Gymnothorax chilospilus

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

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. …

Ribbon eel

Rhinomuraena quaesita

The body is slender, ribboned, the head small with an elongated pointed muzzle. There is a …

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 …

Threadless blenny

Meiacanthus anema

Presence of poisonous cheek glands associated with grooved canines.

Tuberculate anglerfish

Antennatus tuberosus

Have a long illicium that is 50-100% longer than the second dorsal process, which tapers to …

West Indian Ocean coelacanth

Latimeria chalumnae

The coelacanth has a large, fusiform (spindle-shaped) body that is thick and heavy, tapering to a …