Allfishes
Bronze featherback
Notopterus notopterus
It is currently the only member of the genus Notopterus. Notopterus: from the Ancient Greek νῶτον …
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 39
- Serranidae 25
- Scombridae 19
- Scorpaenidae 14
- Delphinidae 11
- Salmonidae 10
- Sciaenidae 10
- Lutjanidae 9
- Pleuronectidae 8
- Belonidae 7
- Muraenidae 7
- Sparidae 7
- Gadidae 6
- Nemipteridae 6
- Labridae 5
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Sphyraenidae 4
- Clupeidae 3
- Cottidae 3
- Dasyatidae 3
- Haemulidae 3
- Istiophoridae 3
- Merlucciidae 3
- Orectolobidae 3
- Paralichthyidae 3
- Triglidae 3
- Chirocentridae 2
- Congridae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Gempylidae 2
- Hexagrammidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Lethrinidae 2
- Moronidae 2
- Mullidae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Osmeridae 2
- Synodontidae 2
- Triakidae 2
- Uranoscopidae 2
- Alosidae 1
- Anarhichadidae 1
- Anguillidae 1
- Anomalopidae 1
- Antennariidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Atherinidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Balistidae 1
- Bathyclupeidae 1
- Batrachoididae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Bothidae 1
- Bramidae 1
- Carcharhinidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Centropomidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Cirrhitidae 1
- Cyprinidae 1
- Dalatiidae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Dorosomatidae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Engraulidae 1
- Ephippidae 1
- Epinephelidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Flounder 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gasterosteidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Gobiidae 1
- Gymnuridae 1
- Hemiscylliidae 1
- Heterodontidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Holocentridae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Lamnidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Liparidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Lophiidae 1
- Lotidae 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Myctophidae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Oxudercidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Priacanthidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Rajidae 1
- Scomberesocidae 1
- Scophthalmidae 1
- Solenostomidae 1
- Squatinidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Trachinidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Zoarcidae 1
Genus
- Epinephelus 13
- Caranx 11
- Lutjanus 8
- Cephalopholis 6
- Gymnothorax 5
- Coryphaena 4
- Nemipterus 4
- Scomberomorus 4
- Sebastes 4
- Seriola 4
- Sphyraena 4
- Thunnus 4
- Tylosurus 4
- Alepes 3
- Carangoides 3
- Cynoscion 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Merluccius 3
- Oncorhynchus 3
- Scomber 3
- Scorpaena 3
- Scorpaenopsis 3
- Trachurus 3
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Conger 2
- Coregonus 2
- Globicephala 2
- Lagenorhynchus 2
- Lates 2
- Morone 2
- Myoxocephalus 2
- Orectolobus 2
- Osmerus 2
- Parupeneus 2
- Plectorhinchus 2
- Pollachius 2
- Salmo 2
- Salvelinus 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Tetrapturus 2
- Ulua 2
- Variola 2
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Alectis 1
- Alosa 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anguilla 1
- Antennarius 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atelomycterus 1
- Atherinomorus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Balistoides 1
- Bathytoshia 1
- Belone 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Bothus 1
- Brama 1
- Brevoortia 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- Calamus 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Ceratias 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Cheilinus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diplodus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elagatis 1
- Eleginus 1
- Elops 1
- Enchelycore 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Gerres 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gymnura 1
- Halichoeres 1
- Hemiscyllium 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Heterodontus 1
- Hexagrammos 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Hippoglossoides 1
- Hippoglossus 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Iago 1
- Istiophorus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lamna 1
- Larimichthys 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Limanda 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Liparis 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lobotes 1
- Lophius 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Merlangius 1
- Microgadus 1
- Micromesistius 1
- Microstomus 1
- Molva 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mugil 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nematistius 1
- Neobathyclupea 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
- Photoblepharon 1
- Platichthys 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Pleuronectes 1
- Pogonias 1
- Priacanthus 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Pterois 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Remora 1
- Rhizoprionodon 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Saurida 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scophthalmus 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Sea flounders 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Solenostomus 1
- Sparus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squatina 1
- Stenella 1
- Steno 1
- Stenotomus 1
- Synodus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Terapon 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thymallus 1
- Trachinotus 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triakis 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Trigla 1
- Tursiops 1
- Uranoscopus 1
- Urophycis 1
- Vimba 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 54
- Carangiformes 49
- Acanthuriformes 22
- Scombriformes 22
- Scorpaeniformes 19
- Anguilliformes 14
- Gadiformes 12
- Artiodactyla 11
- Pleuronectiformes 10
- Salmoniformes 10
- Beloniformes 8
- Clupeiformes 7
- Istiophoriformes 6
- Spariformes 6
- Labriformes 5
- Lophiiformes 5
- Myliobatiformes 5
- Carcharhiniformes 4
- Orectolobiformes 4
- Beryciformes 3
- Syngnathiformes 3
- Trachiniformes 3
- Anabantiformes 2
- Aulopiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Cypriniformes 2
- Gobiiformes 2
- Lamniformes 2
- Osmeriformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Actinopterygii 1
- Atheriniformes 1
- Batrachoidiformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Elopiformes 1
- Flounders 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Heterodontiformes 1
- Hexanchiformes 1
- Moroniformes 1
- Myctophiformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Rajiformes 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Squatiniformes 1
- Tetraodontiformes 1
Phylum
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Brownspotted grouper
Epinephelus chlorostigma
The body of the brown spotted grouper is somewhat elongated and covered with ctenoid scales with …
Bufoceratias wedli
Bufoceratias wedli
The genus name Bufoceratias comes from the Latin bufo ("toad") and the Greek keras ("horn"), referring …
Bumper, Atlantic; Bumper, Pacific
Chloroscombrus chrysurus; Chloroscombrus orqueta
Although the bumper has a low back, it has an elongated belly and a very slender …
Caspian anadromous shad
Alosa kessleri
The body of the Caspian anadromous shad is stout, noticeably rounded, with a particularly elongated caudal …
Checkerboard wrasse
Halichoeres hortulanus
Both the sex and appearance of the Checkerboard wrasse change throughout its life and the colouration …
Chinese trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis
Have a long body. Tubular, prominent snout with a mouth that can open to the diameter …
Chocolate hind
Cephalopholis boenak
Body of chocolate hind elongate, massive, somewhat compressed at the sides; sides covered with ctenoid scales. …
Chub mackerel
Scomber japonicus
The chub mackerel has an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin, laterally compressed caudal peduncle with …
Cinnabar goatfish
Parupeneus heptacanthus
Have 16 thoracic rays (rarely 15 or 17). Gill rakers 6-7 + 29-23 (total 26-30). Body …
Cleftbelly trevally
Atropus atropos
The body is oval in shape, strongly compressed at the sides. The height of the body …
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
The body is elongated, with a broad, impressed head. The first dorsal fin consists of 8-10 …
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
The body of the comber is elongated, relatively low, and covered with ctenoid scales.
Common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
The moderately developed "beak" is clearly separated from the convex frontal-nasal (fat) pad. The skull reaches …
Common ling
Molva molva
These fish have an elongated body and a long head large mouth, which has large teeth, …
Common remora
Remora remora
The body of the common remora is flattened horizontally in front and vertically behind. Lower jaw …
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 …
Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
The thick pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened …
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 …