Marine

Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.

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Photoblepharon palpebratum

The eyelight fish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body that is compressed laterally and more stout than …

Periophthalmus chrysospilos

The body shape of the gold-spotted mudskipper is elongated, almost cylindrical in the anterior part, and …

The squirrelfish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body that is oblong and moderately compressed. The head is …

Amblyeleotris randalli

The species and common names are given in honor of the ichthyologist John E. Randall (b. …

Neogobius melanostomus

The body of the round goby is stocky and fully scaled, with scales extending onto the …

Oxymetopon typus

Oxymetopon: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, metopon = brow.Sailfin gobies have a large, broad head, …

Valenciennea sexguttata

These fish have an elongated body covered with smooth scales; pointed face with large eyes.

Gobiomorus dormitor

Sleepers are closely related to gobies, although they do not have the usual gobies sucking disc, …

Beryx splendens

The body is elongated, its height less than or equal to the length of the head. …

Vertebrae: 26-27. Presence of interorbital and postorbital pores, preopercular pores. Longitudinal scales 25-29. Transverse scales posteriorly …

Acanthogobius flavimanus

The gill covers are covered with scales at the top; the cheeks have very few scales …