Allfishes
African lionfish
Pterois mombasae
The species name mombasae is derived from the African city of Mombasa. Those living in the …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Beaked redfish
Sebastes mentella
Massive body covered with ctenoid scales. Numerous spines and ridges are poorly developed on the head. …
Black Scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
It is a small fish, with a large flattened face, large lips and bulging eyes above …
Blue rockfish
Sebastes mystinus
Compared to other members of the Sebastes family, the blue rockfish is relatively smooth and oval …
Bocaccio
Sebastes paucispinis
Body is elongated, its height fits 3,6-3,8 times standard body length. The head is large, pointed, …
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
The body, except for the head, is covered with rather fine scales. The back is dark …
Clearfin lionfish
Pterois radiata
Have 12-13 venomous spines on the back and several clusters in the pelvic and anal fins. …
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
The large head of this fish is one-third to one-half of the total body length. It …
Flasher scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis macrochir
The flasher scorpionfish has a broad, spiny head with a large slit between the eyes, a …
Leaf scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus
The fish is flat, almost like a leaf, and resembles it in many ways. The venom …
Norway redfish
Sebastes viviparus
The body is large and covered with ctenoid scales. The head is large with numerous spines. …
Ocellated waspfish
Apistus carinatus
Body elongated, compressed at the sides, covered with scales. It differs from all genera of the …
Pacific ocean perch
Sebastes alutus
The body is elongated, compressed at the sides. The head is large, with ridges, covered with …
Papuan scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis papuensis
The snout of the Papuan scorpionfish is longer than the diameter of the eye socket. Juveniles …
Poss's scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis possi
Poss's scorpionfish has a large head, large eyes and large pectoral fins, with a shorter snout …
Red lionfish
Pterois volitans
Long, silently oscillating fins and head growths (of which the growth over the eye is particularly …
Red rock cod
Scorpaena papillosa
Their large mouth contains small, thin teeth that form a lint. They have a small row …
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
The body of the red scorpionfish is stout, strong and slightly flattened at the sides. The …
Reef scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
The reef scorpionfish has a bony body. It has several poisonous spines protruding from its upper …
Rockfish
Sebastes paucispinis
Body prostrate. Head elongated, pointed, mandibles strongly protrude forward. The upper part of the head has …
Rockfish, Black
Sebastes melanops
The body of black rock is oval or egg-shaped and compressed. The head has a steep …
Rockfish, Copper
Sebastes caurinus
Body is moderately deep and compressed. The head is large, with slightly curved upper profile. Mouth …
Rockfish, Yelloweye
Sebastes ruberrimus
It has an orange-red or orange-yellow body coloration. It has bright yellow irises, black pupils, and …
Scorpionfish, California
Scorpaena guttata
The fish has a stocky and slightly compressed body, as well as a large head and …