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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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Atka mackerel
Pleurogrammus monopterygius
The body of the Atka mackerel is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides. There are five …
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi has a slender body with an elongated and compressed tail. The head is more …
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 …
Brainbeard plunderfish
Pogonophryne cerebropogon
Pogonophryne - Greek, pogon = beard + phrynos = toadBrainbeard plunderfish have a chin tendril. They …
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 …
Gosztonyia antarctica
Gosztonyia antarctica
Gosztonyia antarctica have an elongated anguilliform body. The head is broad and large, with the lips …
Great sculpin
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
The body of the great sculpin is rather thick and naked, without bony plates or spines. …
Green icefish
Channichthys mithridatis
The green icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set …
Harlequin sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
These fish have fleshy lips that swell moderately as the fish grows, the chin has 6 …
Hopbeard plunderfish
Pogonophryne neyelovi
The species name Hopbeard plunderfish refers to the peculiar structure of the fish's chin tendril, the …
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 …
Plain sculpin
Myoxocephalus jaok
The head of the plain sculpin is depressed with bony spines and ridges on its upper …
Red icefish
Channichthys rugosus
Red icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …
Scaly rockcod
Trematomus loennbergii
The body of the Scaly Rockcod is elongated, moderately compressed at the sides, not high; its …
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 …
Unicorn icefish
Channichthys rhinoceratus
Channichthys: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, ichthys = fish.It differs from other species …
Warty sculpin
Myoxocephalus verrucosus
It is externally similar to the shorthorn sculpin but is slightly larger. The head of the …
West Pacific (dwarf) deepsea herring
Neobathyclupea gracilis
Vertebrae: 31. This species is characterized by the following features: mouth cavity slightly colored; body thin …
Whitefin plunderfish
Pogonophryne albipinna
Pogonophryne - Greek, pogon = beard + Greek, phrynos = toad; albipinna - from Latin albus, …