Allfishes
Indian sand tiger
Carcharias tricuspidatus
Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Japanese barracuda
Sphyraena japonica
The body of the Japanese barracuda is elongated, rounded, slightly compressed at the sides, and covered …
Longsnouted catfish
Plicofollis argyropleuron
The species was first described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally within the genus Arius.Head depressed …
Marbled stargazer
Uranoscopus bicinctus
They have a large head, flat on top, covered laterally and on top with flat tubercles. …
Mariana snailfish
Pseudoliparis swirei
The Mariana snailfish has an elongated, tadpole-like body that is pinkish-white in life. The head is …
Nelma
Stenodus nelma
Nelma has a spindle-shaped body that is slightly flattened on the sides. Its mouth is large, …
Pacific pomfret
Brama japonica
Brama japonica is a close relative of Brama brama, but can be distinguished by the greater …
Paraliparis macrocephalus
Paraliparis macrocephalus
Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat. Macrocephalus: from the Greek …
Patagonian toothfish
Dissostichus eleginoides
The Patagonian toothfish has a streamlined, spindle-shaped body that is 5-6.4 times its normal length. It …
Pickhandle barracuda
Sphyraena jello
The common name comes from the dark markings on the flanks, which resemble the thick ends …
Plain sculpin
Myoxocephalus jaok
The head of the plain sculpin is depressed with bony spines and ridges on its upper …
Red barracuda
Sphyraena pinguis
The body of the Red Barracuda is elongated, slender, slightly compressed at the sides, covered with …
Red icefish
Channichthys rugosus
Red icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …
Red rock cod
Scorpaena papillosa
Their large mouth contains small, thin teeth that form a lint. They have a small row …
Red Sea houndfish
Tylosurus choram
Tylosurus: Greek, tylos = callus + Greek, oura = tail.The species name "choram" is Arabic for …
Sagor catfish
Hexanematichthys sagor
The species was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally as part of the genus Pimelodus.
Sailfin ribbon-goby
Oxymetopon typus
Oxymetopon: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, metopon = brow.Sailfin gobies have a large, broad head, …
Salmon catfish
Neoarius leptaspis
It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, originally within the genus Hexanematichthys.
Scaly rockcod
Trematomus loennbergii
The body of the Scaly Rockcod is elongated, moderately compressed at the sides, not high; its …
Sea goblin
Inimicus didactylus
The sea goblin's skin is scaleless except on the lateral line and is covered with spines …
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 …
Striped eel catfish
Plotosus lineatus
The body is elongated, flattened anteriorly and somewhat compressed laterally posteriorly, tapering to the caudal part. …
Two-spined yellow-tail stargazer
Uranoscopus cognatus
The species is named in honor of Theodore Cantor — a Danish physician, zoologist, and botanist …