Marine

Spiny icefish

Chaenodraco wilsoni

The species was first described in 1914 by Charles Tate Regan, based on material collected by …

Spotless plunderfish

It belongs to the species group "P. albipinna". It differs from other species of the group …

Spotted notothen

Trematomus nicolai

Body elongated, compressed at the sides. Mouth terminal, with horizontal or oblique slit; maxilla slightly erect. …

Striped grouper

Epinephelus latifasciatus

Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy.The body of the striped grouper is of standard length, which is …

Three-spined stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

The Three-spined Stickleback has an elongated body that is compressed from the sides. The tail stalk …

Tilefish: Sand Tilefish

Malacanthus plumieri

Tilefish have a slender figure. The anal and dorsal fins are long and low. The pelvic …

Tomtate

Haemulon aurolineatum

Tomtate has a slender body, silver-white coloration, and a yellow-brown stripe along the entire length of …

Tripletail

Lobotes surinamensis

Tripletail is characterized by rounded dorsal and anal fins that extend backward along the caudal outgrowth, …

Tub gurnard

Chelidonichthys lucerna

The Tub gurnard has a large, triangular head covered with bony plates, featuring numerous ridges and …

Unicorn icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Channichthys: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, ichthys = fish.It differs from other species …

Vermilion hind

Cephalopholis oligosticta

Cephalopholis: Greek, kephale = head + Greek, pholis = scale.The vermilion hind is characterised by the …

Viviparous eelpout

Zoarces viviparus

The viviparous eelpout has a slender, tapering body, broad head, mouth, and convex lips. The skin …

Warty sculpin

Myoxocephalus verrucosus

It is externally similar to the shorthorn sculpin but is slightly larger. The head of the …

West Pacific (dwarf) deepsea herring

Neobathyclupea gracilis

Vertebrae: 31. This species is characterized by the following features: mouth cavity slightly colored; body thin …

White-edged lyretail

Variola albimarginata

This species was first officially described by J. de Baissac in 1953, and the location of …

Whitefin plunderfish

Pogonophryne albipinna

Pogonophryne - Greek, pogon = beard + Greek, phrynos = toad; albipinna - from Latin albus, …

Wreckfish

Polyprion americanus

The wreckfish has a deep, strongly compressed body and a very bumpy head with a ridge …

Yellow-edged lyretail

Variola louti

The yellow-edged lyretail has an elongated body with head length greater than body depth, its standard …