Marine

Golden redfish

Sebastes norvegicus

Golden redfish are characterized by a laterally compressed, tall body and a large head. The mouth …

Graysby

Cephalopholis cruentata

Graysby's colors range from pale gray to dark brown, with many dark oranges, red-brown spots on …

Herring, Pacific

Clupea pallasii

The body is prostrate, compressed from the sides, covered with easily drooping scales. Abdomen rounded, ventral …

Hind, Red

Epinephelus guttatus

Like all, grouper has a strong body and a large mouth. In appearance, it is very …

Honeycomb grouper

Epinephelus merra

The honeycomb grouper has a stocky body with an oval profile. The interorbital region is flat …

Latticed butterflyfish

Chaetodon rafflesii

Muzzle length is 2.1-2.6 inches long. Body depth 1.4-1.8 inches wide.

Leopard coral grouper

Plectropomus leopardus

The body is elongated and stout, with a standard length of 2.9-3.9 times the body depth. …

Longfingered scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes albaiensis

The longfin scorpionfish has a very bony head protected by numerous spines and lacks an occipital …

Malabar grouper

Epinephelus malabaricus

Malabar grouper has ridged scales on body except cycloid scales on anterodorsal part, thorax and abdomen; …

Mojarra

Gerres cinereus

They are small, silvery, and have an elongated mouth. The upper jaw of the mojarra is …

Nile perch

Lates niloticus

Body elongated, laterally compressed. Dorsal spines: 7-8; Dorsal soft rays: 8-14; Anal spines: 3; anal soft …

Oblique-banded grouper

Epinephelus radiatus

Oblique-banded groupers are characterized by the following features: body depth in SL 2.6-3.0 times greater than …

Orange-spotted grouper

Epinephelus coioides

It has an elongated body with a standard length of 2.9-3.7 times its depth. The dorsal …

Peacock hind

Cephalopholis argus

The body of the peacock hind is elongated, massive, somewhat compressed at the sides, cylindrical in …

Pigfish

Orthopristis chrysoptera

The fish has long anal fins corresponding in shape and size to the soft dorsal fin. …

Plumed scorpionfish

Scorpaena grandicornis

The plumed scorpionfish is named for the long, fleshy projections above each eye. It is not …

Porgies

Stenotomus chrysops

The body is oval, and the pectoral fins are shorter than the length of the head. …

Porgy, Jolthead

Calamus bajonado

The body is elongated, tall and strongly compressed from the sides. The high, rounded forehead gives …

Potato grouper

Epinephelus tukula

The potato grouper has a slightly convex area between the eyes and the dorsal profile of …

Red emperor

Lutjanus sebae

Body very tall, maximum height 2.1-2.4 times the standard body length, covered with fine ctenoid scales. …

Sea Bass, Black

Centropristis striata

The black sea bass has a relatively strong body with a length (not including the tail) …

Sixbar grouper

Epinephelus sexfasciatus

In the six-bar grouper, the standard body length is 2.7-3.2 times its thickness. The dorsal profile …

Slender grouper

Anyperodon leucogrammicus

The head occupies 40% of the total length, the mouth is large and the lower jaw …

Snapper, Gray

Lutjanus griseus

The body is short, the snout is long and pointed. The front pair of canines on …