Marine

Arctic skate

Amblyraja hyperborea

The broad and flat pectoral fins of the Arctic skate form a rhombic disk with a …

Arrowhead soapfish

Belonoperca chabanaudi

Arrowhead soapfish have a massive body and a large mouth. Their gill covers are covered with …

Australian mottled moray

Gymnothorax prionodon

The teeth of the Australian mottled moray are located on two pairs of jaws - the …

Black dogfish

Centroscyllium fabricii

The black dogfish has a rather stocky, laterally compressed body, a moderately long, thick, and flattened …

Black dragonfish

Idiacanthus atlanticus

The black dragonfish is a long, slender fish that exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism — males and …

Blotch-necked moray eel

Gymnothorax margaritophorus

The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.Have 126-143 vertebrae. Also characterized by depth …

Blue-lipped sea krait

Laticauda laticaudata

Abdominal scales large, ranging from one-third to more than one-half of body width; nostrils on sides; …

Clearfin lionfish

Pterois radiata

Have 12-13 venomous spines on the back and several clusters in the pelvic and anal fins. …

Coral hawkfish

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

These fish have an oval, moderately compressed body with a pointed snout of straight profile. The …

Crested sculpin

Blepsias bilobus

It has a deep, compressed body, all covered with spines. The snout is short, blunt, the …

Crimson cleaner fish

Suezichthys aylingi

This is a small fish with an elongated, slightly laterally compressed oval body and a small …

Devil firefish

Pterois miles

The large head of this fish is one-third to one-half of the total body length. It …

Dogtooth tuna

Gymnosarda unicolor

They are elongated, somewhat compressed from the sides of the body. The mouth is large. The …

Doublespotted queenfish

Scomberoides lysan

The body of the Doublespotted Queenfish is elongated, elliptical in shape, and strongly compressed at the …

Dwarf seahorse

There are often small skin growths called tendrils that resemble algae. The head is at right …

Eyed flounder

Bothus ocellatus

It is a flattened, disk-shaped fish. Like other members of this family, it lies on its …

Fangtooth moray

Enchelycore anatina

The Fangtooth moray has an elongated, powerful body that is slightly compressed from the sides. Its …

Fimbriated moray

Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Fimbriated moray eels have a serpentine body and a pointed head. They have between 128 and …

Flathead helmet gurnard

Dactyloptena gilberti

The species name was given in honour of the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert (1859-1928).The body …

Forktail blenny

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Adults have long filaments on the tips of the caudal fin.

Freckled frogfish

Abantennarius drombus

Abantennarius thrombus has the generic name Antennarius with the prefix ab, meaning "away from," for Antennarius, …

Freckled moray

Echidna nocturna

The freckled moray eel has a long, snake-like body with an average of 120 vertebrae.

Garish hind

Cephalopholis igarashiensis

The garish hind has an elongated, massive body, somewhat compressed at the sides and covered on …

Gigantactis macronema

Gigantactis macronema

The metamorphosed females of Gigantactis macronema are distinguished by several key characteristics: Illcium length: The illicium …