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Arctic staghorn sculpin
Gymnocanthus tricuspis
The Arctic staghorn sculpin has flat bone plates on the back and top of the head. …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Areolate grouper
Epinephelus areolatusOther namesYellowspotted rockcod, areolate rockcod, green-spotted rock-cod, squaretail grouper, squaretail rock-cod.
Body covered with ctenoid scales. Body length less than head length, 2.8-3.3 times less than standard …
Arrowhead soapfish
Belonoperca chabanaudi
Arrowhead soapfish have a massive body and a large mouth. Their gill covers are covered with …
Atka mackerel
Pleurogrammus monopterygius
The body of the Atka mackerel is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides. There are five …
Atlantic pomfret
Brama brama
The body is large, strongly compressed at the sides. Forehead strongly convex. Snout blunt, mouth terminal …
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Body elongated, compressed at the sides, with a high caudal peduncle. Head pointed, dorsal profile concave, …
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi has a slender body with an elongated and compressed tail. The head is more …
Big-headed deepsea herring
Neobathyclupea megaceps
This species is characterized by the following features: head length is about 2.5 times the average …
Bigeye snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus
They have a spindle-shaped. They have a slightly sloping forehead. The front teeth are triangular, and …
Blackhead strainer snailfish
Rhodichthys melanocephalus
The blackheads trainer snailfish is characterized by the following features:body shape: elongate;cross-section: oval;nnumber of vertebrae: 62-66;preanal …
Blacktip grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus
The body of the blacktip grouper is somewhat elongated, covered with ctenoid scales with additional scales. …
Brainbeard plunderfish
Pogonophryne cerebropogon
Pogonophryne - Greek, pogon = beard + phrynos = toadBrainbeard plunderfish have a chin tendril. They …
Brownspotted grouper
Epinephelus chlorostigma
The body of the brown spotted grouper is somewhat elongated and covered with ctenoid scales with …
Careproctus inflexidens
Careproctus inflexidens
Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus. Inflexidens: named for its recurved teeth.Careproctus …
Chionobathyscus dewitti
Chionobathyscus dewitti
Chionobathyscus dewitti is characterised by the absence of scales on its body and possesses a unique …
Chocolate hind
Cephalopholis boenak
Body of chocolate hind elongate, massive, somewhat compressed at the sides; sides covered with ctenoid scales. …
Cinnabar goatfish
Parupeneus heptacanthus
Have 16 thoracic rays (rarely 15 or 17). Gill rakers 6-7 + 29-23 (total 26-30). Body …
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
The body of the comber is elongated, relatively low, and covered with ctenoid scales.
Common seasnail
Liparis liparis
The body of the common seasnail is elongated, compressed at the sides (especially at the rear). …
Coney
Cephalopholis fulva
The Coney has many color phases, you should not try to identify this fish by color. …
Coral grouper
Cephalopholis miniata
Body elongate, massive, slightly compressed at the sides, covered on the sides with ctenoid scales. Body …
Coral hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
These fish have an oval, moderately compressed body with a pointed snout of straight profile. The …
Crimson jobfish
Pristipomoides filamentosus
The body is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, relatively low; the body height at the …
Dotted grouper
Epinephelus epistictus
Body somewhat elongate, covered with ctenoid scales with additional scales. Body length is less than head …