Marine

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

The Atlantic white-sided dolphin is characterized by its shortened head and beak. Its genus name, Lagenorhynchus, …

Australian humpback dolphin

Sousa sahulensis

Australian humpbacks differ slightly from the other three humpback dolphin species in overall length, number of …

Blubberlip snapper

Lutjanus rivulatus

The Blubberlip Snapper has a very deep body, with a standard length of just over twice …

Brown meagre

Sciaena umbra

The body of the Brown meagre is elongated, tall, with a humped back, somewhat compressed laterally, …

Common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

The moderately developed "beak" is clearly separated from the convex frontal-nasal (fat) pad. The skull reaches …

Crimson snapper

Lutjanus erythropterus

The body of the Crimson Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large and 2.5-3.0 times the standard body …

Delagoa threadfin bream

Nemipterus bipunctatus

The body length of the Delagoa threadfin bream is almost four times its depth. The length …

Double whiptail

Pentapodus emeryii

The scales on the head of the double whiptail extend to the posterior nostrils. The suborbital …

Drum, Black

Pogonias cromis

The black drum has a short, deep, and stocky body, with a high, arched back and …

False killer whale

Pseudorca crassidens

The head is rounded, with a melon-shaped forehead. The body is elongated. The upper jaw is …

Fraser's dolphin

Lagenodelphis hosei

The skull is similar to that of the common dolphin and Lagenorhynchus. They have a stocky …

Golden threadfin bream

Nemipterus virgatus

The body of the golden threadfin bream has a standard length of 3.2-4 times its thickness, …

Goldsilk seabream

Acanthopagrus berda

The goldsilk seabream has a relatively deep and compressed body, with a depth of 2.4-2.6 times …

Half-mourning croaker

Paranibea semiluctuosa

The semi-mourning croaker has a broad body more than three times the standard length, a rounded …

Indian Ocean humpback dolphin

Sousa plumbea

These dolphins have smooth skin, a broad and high forehead, and their eyes are on the …

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops aduncus

Common bottlenose dolphins have a fairly stocky body, a medium-length beak, and high, curved dorsal fins, …

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin

Sousa chinensis

The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin has a strong, stocky body. The eyes are relatively small. Fins and …

Irrawaddy dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

Unlike other members of the Delphinidae family, Irrawaddy dolphins lack a beak and have a flexible …

Japanese threadfin bream

Nemipterus japonicus

Japanese threadfin bream are characterized by the following features: the lower edge of the eye is …

Large yellow croaker

Larimichthys crocea

The caudal peduncle is rather slender, its length more than 3 times its height. The scales …

Large-head threadfin bream

Parascolopsis capitinis

Large-headed seabreams have a moderately deep body, with a standard length of 2.7-3 times their depth.

Long-finned pilot whale

Globicephala melas

The most characteristic feature is a large, melon-shaped head. This shape does not appear immediately after …

Meagre

Argyrosomus regius

Body elongated, rather low, compressed at the sides, covered with ctenoid scales. The scales are cycloid …

Melon-headed whale

Peponocephala electra

It has a streamlined, torpedo-shaped body. Its head is a rounded cone, giving the animal its …