Allfishes
Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
The thick pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened …
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 42
- Serranidae 34
- Carcharhinidae 27
- Scombridae 26
- Scorpaenidae 23
- Delphinidae 16
- Salmonidae 15
- Lutjanidae 14
- Sciaenidae 14
- Gadidae 13
- Dasyatidae 12
- Pleuronectidae 11
- Labridae 10
- Istiophoridae 9
- Sparidae 9
- Sphyraenidae 9
- Triakidae 9
- Belonidae 8
- Channichthyidae 7
- Muraenidae 7
- Nemipteridae 7
- Sphyrnidae 7
- Ariidae 6
- Acipenseridae 5
- Anarhichadidae 5
- Haemulidae 5
- Hemiscylliidae 5
- Merlucciidae 5
- Alopiidae 4
- Anguillidae 4
- Artedidraconidae 4
- Clupeidae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Cottidae 4
- Lamnidae 4
- Liparidae 4
- Macrouridae 4
- Nototheniidae 4
- Orectolobidae 4
- Pristidae 4
- Epinephelidae 3
- Gempylidae 3
- Gymnuridae 3
- Hemigaleidae 3
- Hexagrammidae 3
- Hexanchidae 3
- Lotidae 3
- Paralichthyidae 3
- Psychrolutidae 3
- Synodontidae 3
- Triglidae 3
- Uranoscopidae 3
- Zoarcidae 3
- Alosidae 2
- Bathyclupeidae 2
- Batrachoididae 2
- Bramidae 2
- Centropomidae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Congridae 2
- Cyprinidae 2
- Dalatiidae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Ginglymostomatidae 2
- Gobiidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Lethrinidae 2
- Lophiidae 2
- Mobulidae 2
- Moronidae 2
- Mullidae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Odontaspididae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Osmeridae 2
- Polyprionidae 2
- Rajidae 2
- Rhinobatidae 2
- Scophthalmidae 2
- Squatinidae 2
- Torpedinidae 2
- Aetobatidae 1
- Anomalopidae 1
- Antennariidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Atherinidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Balistidae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Bothidae 1
- Carchariidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Cetorhinidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Cirrhitidae 1
- Cyclopteridae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Dorosomatidae 1
- Eleotridae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Embiotocidae 1
- Engraulidae 1
- Ephippidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Flounder 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gasterosteidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Heterodontidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Holocentridae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Malacanthidae 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Megalopidae 1
- Melanocetidae 1
- Molidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Mugilidae 1
- Myctophidae 1
- Myliobatidae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Oxudercidae 1
- Parascylliidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plotosidae 1
- Pomatomidae 1
- Priacanthidae 1
- Psettodidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Rhincodontidae 1
- Rhinidae 1
- Scomberesocidae 1
- Scyliorhinidae 1
- Solenostomidae 1
- Somniosidae 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Stegostomatidae 1
- Stromateidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Trachinidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Xiphiidae 1
- Zeidae 1
Genus
- Epinephelus 21
- Carcharhinus 17
- Lutjanus 12
- Caranx 11
- Sebastes 10
- Sphyraena 9
- Scomberomorus 7
- Thunnus 7
- Cephalopholis 6
- Oncorhynchus 6
- Trachurus 6
- Gymnothorax 5
- Myoxocephalus 5
- Nemipterus 5
- Scorpaena 5
- Sphyrna 5
- Tylosurus 5
- Alopias 4
- Anarhichas 4
- Anguilla 4
- Chiloscyllium 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Cynoscion 4
- Merluccius 4
- Pogonophryne 4
- Seriola 4
- Alepes 3
- Bathytoshia 3
- Carangoides 3
- Channichthys 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Gadus 3
- Gymnura 3
- Huso 3
- Istiophorus 3
- Mustelus 3
- Mycteroperca 3
- Orectolobus 3
- Plectorhinchus 3
- Pristis 3
- Rhizoprionodon 3
- Scomber 3
- Scorpaenopsis 3
- Tetrapturus 3
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Acipenser 2
- Alosa 2
- Arius 2
- Atelomycterus 2
- Brama 2
- Carcharias 2
- Cheilinus 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Conger 2
- Coregonus 2
- Dissostichus 2
- Eleginus 2
- Galeorhinus 2
- Globicephala 2
- Hippoglossoides 2
- Hippoglossus 2
- Lagenorhynchus 2
- Lamna 2
- Larimichthys 2
- Lates 2
- Lophius 2
- Macrourus 2
- Makaira 2
- Microgadus 2
- Micromesistius 2
- Mobula 2
- Molva 2
- Morone 2
- Negaprion 2
- Neobathyclupea 2
- Osmerus 2
- Parupeneus 2
- Pateobatis 2
- Pollachius 2
- Pseudotrematomus 2
- Rhinobatos 2
- Salmo 2
- Salvelinus 2
- Scophthalmus 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Sousa 2
- Squatina 2
- Torpedo 2
- Triakis 2
- Tursiops 2
- Ulua 2
- Uranoscopus 2
- Variola 2
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Aetobatus 1
- Albatrossia 1
- Albula 1
- Alectis 1
- Allenbatrachus 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anoxypristis 1
- Antennarius 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Archosargus 1
- Arctogadus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atherinomorus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Balistoides 1
- Bellingshausenia 1
- Belone 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Bothus 1
- Brevoortia 1
- Brosme 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- Calamus 1
- Carcharodon 1
- Careproctus 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Ceratias 1
- Cetorhinus 1
- Chaenocephalus 1
- Chaenodraco 1
- Chaenogaleus 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Champsocephalus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chionobathyscus 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Cirrhilabrus 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirrhoscyllium 1
- Clupea 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Coryphaenoides 1
- Dalatias 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dentex 1
- Diagramma 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diplodus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elagatis 1
- Elops 1
- Enchelycore 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Etmopterus 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Eumicrotremus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eusphyra 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Galeocerdo 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Gerres 1
- Ginglymostoma 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobiomorus 1
- Gosztonyia 1
- Gymnocanthus 1
- Halichoeres 1
- Harpadon 1
- Hemigaleus 1
- Hemipristis 1
- Hemiscyllium 1
- Hemitriakis 1
- Hemitrygon 1
- Heptranchias 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Heterodontus 1
- Hexagrammos 1
- Hexanchus 1
- Hexanematichthys 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Himantura 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Iago 1
- Iniistius 1
- Istiompax 1
- Isurus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Limanda 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Liparis 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lobotes 1
- Loxodon 1
- Macruronus 1
- Maculabatis 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Megalops 1
- Melanocetus 1
- Merlangius 1
- Microstomus 1
- Mola 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mugil 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myliobatis 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nebrius 1
- Nematistius 1
- Neoarius 1
- Neogobius 1
- Netuma 1
- Notopterus 1
- Notorynchus 1
- Ocyurus 1
- Odontaspis 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opsanus 1
- Orcaella 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Oxymetopon 1
- Pagrus 1
- Pampus 1
- Parahucho 1
- Paralichthys 1
- Paraliparis 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pastinachus 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Periophthalmus 1
- Photoblepharon 1
- Planiliza 1
- Platichthys 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Pleurogrammus 1
- Pleuronectes 1
- Plicofollis 1
- Plotosus 1
- Pogonias 1
- Pomatomus 1
- Priacanthus 1
- Prionace 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Psettodes 1
- Pseudorca 1
- Pterois 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Raja 1
- Reinhardtius 1
- Remora 1
- Rhincodon 1
- Rhodichthys 1
- Rhynchobatus 1
- Rutilus 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda chiliensis 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Saurida 1
- Sciaena 1
- Scoliodon 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Sea flounders 1
- Selachimorpha 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Semicossyphus 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Solenostomus 1
- Somniosus 1
- Sparus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squalus 1
- Stegostoma 1
- Stenella 1
- Steno 1
- Stenodus 1
- Stenotomus 1
- Stereolepis 1
- Synodus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Taeniurops 1
- Tautoga 1
- Telatrygon 1
- Terapon 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thymallus 1
- Thyrsitoides 1
- Trachinotus 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triaenodon 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Trigla 1
- Umbrina 1
- Urophycis 1
- Vimba 1
- Xiphias 1
- Zeus 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 105
- Carangiformes 58
- Carcharhiniformes 48
- Scombriformes 31
- Scorpaeniformes 31
- Acanthuriformes 27
- Gadiformes 27
- Myliobatiformes 20
- Anguilliformes 17
- Artiodactyla 16
- Salmoniformes 15
- Orectolobiformes 14
- Pleuronectiformes 14
- Istiophoriformes 13
- Lamniformes 13
- Labriformes 10
- Beloniformes 9
- Clupeiformes 9
- Lophiiformes 7
- Rhinopristiformes 7
- Siluriformes 7
- Spariformes 7
- Acipenseriformes 5
- Squaliformes 5
- Gobiiformes 4
- Hexanchiformes 4
- Trachiniformes 4
- Aulopiformes 3
- Beryciformes 3
- Cypriniformes 3
- Syngnathiformes 3
- Actinopterygii 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Batrachoidiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Osmeriformes 2
- Rajiformes 2
- Squatiniformes 2
- Tetraodontiformes 2
- Torpediniformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Atheriniformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Flounders 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Heterodontiformes 1
- Moroniformes 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Myctophiformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squalidae 1
- Zeiformes 1
Class
Phylum
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Crimson jobfish
Pristipomoides filamentosus
The body is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, relatively low; the body height at the …
Crimson snapper
Lutjanus erythropterus
The body of the Crimson Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large and 2.5-3.0 times the standard body …
Crocodile needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
These fish are known to have 270-340 anterior scales and 75-80 vertebrae. The jaws are extremely …
Cunene horse mackerel
Trachurus trecae
The Cunene horse mackerel has a typical carangid streamlined body, adapted for fast swimming in the …
Cusk
Brosme brosme
Has an elongated body covered with fine scales. The lateral line begins at the head, runs …
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
The muzzle is long. The diameter of the eyes is 2-2.5 times the length of the …
Dash-and-dot goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides. The upper profile is straight. The mouth …
Delagoa threadfin bream
Nemipterus bipunctatus
The body length of the Delagoa threadfin bream is almost four times its depth. The length …
Dogfish, Spiny
Squalus acanthias
The body is elongated and slender. Head is pointed. Coloration from above from slate-gray to brownish, …
Dolly Varden trout
Salvelinus malma
The body of the Dolly Varden trout is elongated, somewhat rounded, with the greatest depth of …
Dolphin, Common
Coryphaena hippurus
The body is slender and streamlined, tapering sharply from head to tail. Large males, called bulls, …
Dolphin, Pompano
Coryphaena equiselis
This species is almost identical to the common dolphin in coloring and general shape, although it …
Dorab wolf-herring
Chirocentrus dorab
The Dorab wolf-herring has an elongated body, strongly compressed at the sides and covered with fine, …
Dotted grouper
Epinephelus epistictus
Body somewhat elongate, covered with ctenoid scales with additional scales. Body length is less than head …
Double whiptail
Pentapodus emeryii
The scales on the head of the double whiptail extend to the posterior nostrils. The suborbital …
Drum, Black
Pogonias cromis
The black drum has a short, deep, and stocky body, with a high, arched back and …
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
The dusky grouper is a massive fish with a powerful, oval body, a large head, a …
Dusky shark
Carcharhinus obscurus
The Dusky Shark has a slender, streamlined body with a broad, rounded snout. The skin folds …
Dwarf black stingray
Hemitrygon parvonigra
These rays have a pointed snout in the shape of a broad triangle. Behind the large …
Dwarf lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus
The dwarf lionfish has a short tentacle above the eye and leaf-like projections on the head …
East Atlantic peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
The body is oval and flattened at the sides. The mouth is rather small, more or …
Eclipse-spot razor wrasse
Iniistius bakunawa
Has a flat body covered with reflective scales. These fish have small mouths but very strong …
Eel, American Conger
Conger oceanicus
Conger are distinguished from moray eels by having pectoral fins (morays have none) and by the …