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Pelican eel
Eurypharynx pelecanoides
The pelican eel is a fragile, deep-water eel with an extraordinarily large, loosely hinged mouth. Its …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 40
- Serranidae 27
- Scorpaenidae 25
- Scombridae 20
- Muraenidae 16
- Delphinidae 13
- Salmonidae 10
- Sciaenidae 10
- Lutjanidae 9
- Pleuronectidae 8
- Belonidae 7
- Sparidae 7
- Gadidae 6
- Labridae 6
- Nemipteridae 6
- Antennariidae 5
- Istiophoridae 5
- Sphyraenidae 5
- Blenniidae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Orectolobidae 4
- Stomiidae 4
- Balistidae 3
- Clupeidae 3
- Congridae 3
- Cottidae 3
- Dasyatidae 3
- Gobiidae 3
- Haemulidae 3
- Merlucciidae 3
- Paralichthyidae 3
- Bothidae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Cirrhitidae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Gempylidae 2
- Heterodontidae 2
- Hexagrammidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Lethrinidae 2
- Moronidae 2
- Mullidae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Osmeridae 2
- Oxudercidae 2
- Rajidae 2
- Saccopharyngidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Synodontidae 2
- Triakidae 2
- Triglidae 2
- Uranoscopidae 2
- Agonidae 1
- Alosidae 1
- Anarhichadidae 1
- Anguillidae 1
- Anomalopidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Atherinidae 1
- Atherinopsidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Bathyclupeidae 1
- Batrachoididae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Bramidae 1
- Callionymidae 1
- Carcharhinidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Centropomidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Chaenopsidae 1
- Chaetodontidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Chimaeridae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Cyprinidae 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dalatiidae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Dorosomatidae 1
- Elapidae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Engraulidae 1
- Ephippidae 1
- Epinephelidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Eurypharyngidae 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gasterosteidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Gigantactinidae 1
- Gymnuridae 1
- Hemiscylliidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Holocentridae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Lamnidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Liparidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Lophiidae 1
- Lotidae 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Melanocetidae 1
- Mitsukurinidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Myctophidae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Priacanthidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Scomberesocidae 1
- Scophthalmidae 1
- Squatinidae 1
- Sternoptychidae 1
- Syngnathidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Torpedinidae 1
- Trachinidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Zoarcidae 1
Genus
- Epinephelus 13
- Caranx 11
- Gymnothorax 9
- Lutjanus 8
- Cephalopholis 7
- Pterois 5
- Scorpaena 5
- Scorpaenopsis 5
- Sphyraena 5
- Coryphaena 4
- Nemipterus 4
- Scomberomorus 4
- Sebastes 4
- Seriola 4
- Tetrapturus 4
- Thunnus 4
- Tylosurus 4
- Alepes 3
- Carangoides 3
- Conger 3
- Cynoscion 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Lagenorhynchus 3
- Meiacanthus 3
- Merluccius 3
- Oncorhynchus 3
- Orectolobus 3
- Scomber 3
- Trachurus 3
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Antennarius 2
- Balistoides 2
- Bothus 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Coregonus 2
- Echidna 2
- Enchelycore 2
- Globicephala 2
- Heterodontus 2
- Lates 2
- Morone 2
- Myoxocephalus 2
- Osmerus 2
- Parupeneus 2
- Plectorhinchus 2
- Pollachius 2
- Saccopharynx 2
- Salmo 2
- Salvelinus 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Stenella 2
- Ulua 2
- Variola 2
- Abantennarius 1
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Acanthogobius 1
- Alectis 1
- Alosa 1
- Amblyeleotris 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Amblyraja 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anguilla 1
- Antennatus 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apistus 1
- Argyropelecus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atelomycterus 1
- Atherinomorus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bathytoshia 1
- Belone 1
- Belonoperca 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Blepsias 1
- Brama 1
- Brevoortia 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- Calamus 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Ceratias 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Chaetodon 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Cheilinus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diplodus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elagatis 1
- Eleginus 1
- Elops 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eurypharynx 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Gerres 1
- Gigantactis 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gymnomuraena 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Gymnura 1
- Halichoeres 1
- Hemiscyllium 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Hexagrammos 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Hippocampus 1
- Hippoglossoides 1
- Hippoglossus 1
- Histrio 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Hydrolagus 1
- Iago 1
- Idiacanthus 1
- Istiophorus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lamna 1
- Larimichthys 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Laticauda 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Limanda 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Liparis 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lobotes 1
- Lophius 1
- Malacosteus 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Melanocetus 1
- Menidia 1
- Merlangius 1
- Microgadus 1
- Micromesistius 1
- Microstomus 1
- Mitsukurina 1
- Molva 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mugil 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nematistius 1
- Neobathyclupea 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neogobius 1
- Notopterus 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opsanus 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Pagrus 1
- Paralichthys 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pastinachus 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Periophthalmus 1
- Petroscirtes 1
- Photoblepharon 1
- Photostomias 1
- Platichthys 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Pleuronectes 1
- Pogonias 1
- Priacanthus 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Remora 1
- Rhinecanthus 1
- Rhinomuraena 1
- Rhizoprionodon 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Saurida 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Scophthalmus 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Solenostomus 1
- Sparus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squatina 1
- Steno 1
- Stenotomus 1
- Suezichthys 1
- Synanceia 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Synodus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Terapon 1
- Tetronarce 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thymallus 1
- Trachinotus 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triakis 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Tursiops 1
- Uranoscopus 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 59
- Carangiformes 50
- Scorpaeniformes 30
- Anguilliformes 25
- Scombriformes 23
- Acanthuriformes 22
- Artiodactyla 13
- Gadiformes 12
- Lophiiformes 11
- Pleuronectiformes 11
- Salmoniformes 10
- Beloniformes 8
- Istiophoriformes 8
- Clupeiformes 7
- Labriformes 6
- Spariformes 6
- Blenniiformes 5
- Gobiiformes 5
- Myliobatiformes 5
- Orectolobiformes 5
- Stomiiformes 5
- Syngnathiformes 5
- Carcharhiniformes 4
- Beryciformes 3
- Lamniformes 3
- Tetraodontiformes 3
- Trachiniformes 3
- Anabantiformes 2
- Atheriniformes 2
- Aulopiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Cypriniformes 2
- Heterodontiformes 2
- Osmeriformes 2
- Rajiformes 2
- Saccopharyngiformes 2
- Squaliformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Actinopterygii 1
- Batrachoidiformes 1
- Callionymiformes 1
- Chimaeriformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Elopiformes 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Hexanchiformes 1
- Moroniformes 1
- Myctophiformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squamata 1
- Squatiniformes 1
- Torpediniformes 1
Phylum
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Pelican-fish
Saccopharynx ampullaceus
The gulper eel has a long, slender body that is laterally compressed and tapering towards the …
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
In appearance, it is a shiny, silvery fish with dark fins and a dark or iridescent …
Photostomias guernei
Photostomias guernei
The body shape of Photostomias guernei is elongated. This species is distinguished by the presence of …
Pigfish
Orthopristis chrysoptera
The fish has long anal fins corresponding in shape and size to the soft dorsal fin. …
Pilotfish
Naucrates ductor
The fish has five to seven dark vertical stripes on its elongated body and a low …
Plumed scorpionfish
Scorpaena grandicornis
The plumed scorpionfish is named for the long, fleshy projections above each eye. It is not …
Pollock
Pollachius virens
It has an olive-green or greenish-brown color on top and yellowish-gray on the sides and belly, …
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
The body of the Pompano dolphinfish is elongated, compressed at the sides, with the greatest height …
Pompano, African
Alectis ciliaris
The most striking characteristic is the four to six elongated, threadlike filaments that extend from the …
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 …
Port Jackson shark
Heterodontus portusjacksoni
The Port Jackson shark has a slender, cylindrical body. They have a large head with a …
Poss's scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis possi
Poss's scorpionfish has a large head, large eyes and large pectoral fins, with a shorter snout …
Potato grouper
Epinephelus tukula
The potato grouper has a slightly convex area between the eyes and the dorsal profile of …
Pygmy killer whale
Feresa attenuata
Pygmy killer whales have a slender body, rounded head, and narrow tail. They do not have …
Pygmy Shark
Euprotomicrus bispinatus
The generic name comes from the ancient Greek words εὖ 'good', πρώτος 'first' and μικρός 'small'.The …
Queen coris
Coris formosa
Queen Coris are similar in appearance to Coris gaimard. Their colouration is thought to depend on …
Queenfish (Croaker)
Seriphus politus
The fish has an elongated, moderately compressed body. The upper part of the profile is depressed …
Randall's prawn goby
Amblyeleotris randalli
The species and common names are given in honor of the ichthyologist John E. Randall (b. …
Red emperor
Lutjanus sebae
Body very tall, maximum height 2.1-2.4 times the standard body length, covered with fine ctenoid scales. …
Red lionfish
Pterois volitans
Long, silently oscillating fins and head growths (of which the growth over the eye is particularly …
Red Porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Body oval, moderately deep. Head profile convex, slightly steeper in front of the eyes; 6 or …
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
The body of the red scorpionfish is stout, strong and slightly flattened at the sides. The …