Allfishes
Antarctic toothfish
Dissostichus mawsoni
First dorsal fin with 7-9 barb rays, second dorsal fin with 24-27 barb rays, anal fin …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Arctic staghorn sculpin
Gymnocanthus tricuspis
The Arctic staghorn sculpin has flat bone plates on the back and top of the head. …
Areolate grouper
Epinephelus areolatusOther namesYellowspotted rockcod, areolate rockcod, green-spotted rock-cod, squaretail grouper, squaretail rock-cod.
Body covered with ctenoid scales. Body length less than head length, 2.8-3.3 times less than standard …
Arrowhead soapfish
Belonoperca chabanaudi
Arrowhead soapfish have a massive body and a large mouth. Their gill covers are covered with …
Atka mackerel
Pleurogrammus monopterygius
The body of the Atka mackerel is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides. There are five …
Atlantic pomfret
Brama brama
The body is large, strongly compressed at the sides. Forehead strongly convex. Snout blunt, mouth terminal …
Atlantic spiny lumpsucker
Eumicrotremus spinosus
The Atlantic spiny lumpsucker has a bloated anterior body that is completely covered with regular rows …
Atlantic wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
The body of the Atlantic wolffish is elongated, tapering to the tail, and covered with fine …
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Body elongated, compressed at the sides, with a high caudal peduncle. Head pointed, dorsal profile concave, …
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi has a slender body with an elongated and compressed tail. The head is more …
Big-headed deepsea herring
Neobathyclupea megaceps
This species is characterized by the following features: head length is about 2.5 times the average …
Bigeye snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus
They have a spindle-shaped. They have a slightly sloping forehead. The front teeth are triangular, and …
Blackfin icefish
Chaenocephalus aceratus
The first dorsal fin has 5-9 flexible barb rays, the second dorsal fin has 37-42 articulated …
Blackhead strainer snailfish
Rhodichthys melanocephalus
The blackheads trainer snailfish is characterized by the following features:body shape: elongate;cross-section: oval;nnumber of vertebrae: 62-66;preanal …
Blacktip grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus
The body of the blacktip grouper is somewhat elongated, covered with ctenoid scales with additional scales. …
Brainbeard plunderfish
Pogonophryne cerebropogon
Pogonophryne - Greek, pogon = beard + phrynos = toadBrainbeard plunderfish have a chin tendril. They …
Brown Marbled Grouper
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
The brown marbled grouper has a large, oval-shaped body that is moderately deep and laterally compressed. …
Brownspotted grouper
Epinephelus chlorostigma
The body of the brown spotted grouper is somewhat elongated and covered with ctenoid scales with …
Careproctus inflexidens
Careproctus inflexidens
Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus. Inflexidens: named for its recurved teeth.Careproctus …
Chionobathyscus dewitti
Chionobathyscus dewitti
Chionobathyscus dewitti is characterised by the absence of scales on its body and possesses a unique …
Chocolate hind
Cephalopholis boenak
Body of chocolate hind elongate, massive, somewhat compressed at the sides; sides covered with ctenoid scales. …
Cinnabar goatfish
Parupeneus heptacanthus
Have 16 thoracic rays (rarely 15 or 17). Gill rakers 6-7 + 29-23 (total 26-30). Body …
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
The body of the comber is elongated, relatively low, and covered with ctenoid scales.
Common percarina
Percarina demidoffii
Externally the fish resembles Gymnocephalus. Life expectancy is 3-4 years. The body is elongated, rather tall, …