Allfishes
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
The body is elongated, not strongly compressed at the sides, covered with dense, thick, elongated scales …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Brackish water frogfish
Antennarius biocellatus
Antennarius biocellatus has a second dorsal process that is longer than the first, the illicium, and …
Chilean jack mackerel
Trachurus murphyi
They have an elongated and laterally compressed body. The head is large, with well-developed transparent protective …
Giant grouper
Epinephelus lanceolatus
The body is powerful. The height of the body is 2.4-3.4 times the length of the …
Giant sea catfish
Arius gigas
Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …
Greasy grouper
Epinephelus tauvina
The body of the greasy grouper is massive, elongated and oval in cross-section. In juveniles it …
Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Scomberomorus guttatus
They have an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin caudal stem with simple keel. Teeth are …
Japanese Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus niphonius
Japanese Spanish mackerel have a spindle-shaped body, compressed at the sides. The swim bladder is absent. …
John Dory
Zeus faber
The body of John Dory is oval in shape, very deep, and strongly compressed laterally. Along …
Longtail tuna
Thunnus tonggol
The longtail's body is torpedo-shaped, elongated, high in the midsection and tapering sharply towards the tail. …
Melanocetus rossi
Melanocetus rossi
Distinguishing features of female: almost straight anterior margin of scopus; smallest external width between anterior teeth …
Orca
Orcinus orca
The Latin orca is thought to derive from the Greek ὄρυξ - a word used by …
Saposhnikovi shad
Alosa saposchnikowii
This fish has a typical "shad-like" body shape. A key identifying feature is its head, which …
Scorpionfish, California
Scorpaena guttata
The fish has a stocky and slightly compressed body, as well as a large head and …
Snapper, Yellowtail
Ocyrus chrysurus
The body is short, the head is relatively small, the upper jaw slightly protrudes forward over …
Spearfish, Shortbill
Tetrapturus angustirostris
Body is powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from sides, its height is 8,3-10,4 times of body length. …
Western highfin spurdog
Squalus altipinnis
The distance from the tip of the snout to the second dorsal fin is 4.3-4.4 times …