Allfishes
Arctic cod
Arctogadus glacialis
Arctic cod are characterized by a thin body, a deeply bifurcated tail, a protruding mouth, large …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Atlantic sailfish
Istiophorus albicans
The Atlantic sailfish is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other due to its …
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi has a slender body with an elongated and compressed tail. The head is more …
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
The body is elongated, not strongly compressed at the sides, covered with dense, thick, elongated scales …
Blacksail snake mackerel
Thyrsitoides marleyi
It is the only member of the genus Thyrsitoides, making the genus monotypic.The black snake mackerel …
Blue grenadier
Macruronus novaezelandiae
Body very elongated and compressed, tail tapering towards the end. Vertebrae: 78-81.
Blue-throated fairy wrasse
Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis
This species differs from its congeners in the following characters: one row of cheek scales; 6 …
Brackish water frogfish
Antennarius biocellatus
Antennarius biocellatus has a second dorsal process that is longer than the first, the illicium, and …
Careproctus inflexidens
Careproctus inflexidens
Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus. Inflexidens: named for its recurved teeth.Careproctus …
Chilean jack mackerel
Trachurus murphyi
They have an elongated and laterally compressed body. The head is large, with well-developed transparent protective …
Eclipse-spot razor wrasse
Iniistius bakunawa
Has a flat body covered with reflective scales. These fish have small mouths but very strong …
Gelatinous seasnail
Liparis fabricii
The body shape of the Gelatinous seasnail resembles a tadpole with a large rounded head and …
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 …
Green icefish
Channichthys mithridatis
The green icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set …
Grunting toadfish
Allenbatrachus grunniens
They have 26 to 27 vertebrae.
Harlequin sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
These fish have fleshy lips that swell moderately as the fish grows, the chin has 6 …
Heller's barracuda
Sphyraena helleri
This species is characterised by the following set of features: first gill arch with a single …
Indian sand tiger
Carcharias tricuspidatus
Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a …
Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Scomberomorus guttatus
They have an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin caudal stem with simple keel. Teeth are …
Japanese barracuda
Sphyraena japonica
The body of the Japanese barracuda is elongated, rounded, slightly compressed at the sides, and covered …
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 …