Marine

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

The body is naked, covered with numerous leathery growths and bony tubercles. On either side of …

Brackish water frogfish

Antennarius biocellatus

Antennarius biocellatus has a second dorsal process that is longer than the first, the illicium, and …

Bufoceratias wedli

Bufoceratias wedli

The genus name Bufoceratias comes from the Latin bufo ("toad") and the Greek keras ("horn"), referring …

Clown triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum

Body wedge-shaped, flat, high, keel semicircular. Head large, mouth small, with 8 large teeth on each …

Freckled frogfish

Abantennarius drombus

Abantennarius thrombus has the generic name Antennarius with the prefix ab, meaning "away from," for Antennarius, …

Gigantactis macronema

Gigantactis macronema

The metamorphosed females of Gigantactis macronema are distinguished by several key characteristics: Illcium length: The illicium …

Goosefish

Lophius americanus

The American goosefish is dark brown, with a mottling of dark spots and blotches. It has …

Horned lantern fish

Centrophryne spinulosa

Metamorphosed females: with a single oval ovary; supraethamoid; forelimbs narrowly separated by cartilage along the dorsal …

Humpback anglerfish

Melanocetus johnsonii

Dorsum with compressed posterior and anterior ridges; anterior margin of scutellum almost straight; fine dermal spines …

Melanocetus rossi

Melanocetus rossi

Distinguishing features of female: almost straight anterior margin of scopus; smallest external width between anterior teeth …

Psychedelic frogfish

Histiophryne psychedelica

The skin is flaccid and fleshy, without scales, secreting mucus, and covered with many wrinkles for …

Reef triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

The body shape of these fish is similar to an oval. The snout is elongated and …

Rhynchactis macrothrix

Rhynchactis macrothrix

The long-filament whipnose anglerfish has an elongated, slightly compressed body with a small head that is …

Sargassum fish

Histrio histrio

The sargassum fish is an unusual-looking fish that is well camouflaged among the seaweed beds where …

Southern seadevil

Ceratias tentaculatus

The generic name Ceratias comes from the Greek keras ("horn"), referring to the prominent "fishing rod" …

Striated frogfish

Antennarius striatus

The body is short and spherical. The mouth is large with numerous tufted teeth on the …

Sunfish, Ocean

Mola mola

The short, strongly laterally compressed body is disk-shaped. Thick skin is covered with small bony tubercles. …

Titan triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens

They get their name from the fixation mechanism used to hold the dorsal spine in place. …

Triggerfish: Queen Triggerfish

Balistes vetula

This fish has a compressed body, and the powerful first spine of the dorsal fin is …

Tuberculate anglerfish

Antennatus tuberosus

Have a long illicium that is 50-100% longer than the second dorsal process, which tapers to …

Warty frogfish

Antennarius maculatus

Antennarius maculatus has the generic name Antennarius, with the suffix -ius meaning "antenna", alluding to the …