Allfishes
Freckled moray
Echidna nocturna
The freckled moray eel has a long, snake-like body with an average of 120 vertebrae.
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
Genus
- Epinephelus 22
- Carcharhinus 17
- Acanthurus 16
- Lutjanus 13
- Chaetodon 12
- Caranx 11
- Sebastes 11
- Gymnothorax 10
- Sphyraena 10
- Cephalopholis 8
- Hippocampus 8
- Oncorhynchus 7
- Sardinella 7
- Scomberomorus 7
- Scorpaena 7
- Thunnus 7
- Trachurus 7
- Amphiprion 6
- Arius 6
- Alosa 5
- Anarhichas 5
- Careproctus 5
- Coregonus 5
- Cynoscion 5
- Limanda 5
- Meiacanthus 5
- Myoxocephalus 5
- Nemipterus 5
- Pomacanthus 5
- Pterois 5
- Scarus 5
- Scorpaenopsis 5
- Sphyrna 5
- Tetrapturus 5
- Tylosurus 5
- Alopias 4
- Anguilla 4
- Bothus 4
- Channichthys 4
- Chiloscyllium 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Gadus 4
- Haemulon 4
- Liparis 4
- Merluccius 4
- Mobula 4
- Orectolobus 4
- Parupeneus 4
- Plectorhinchus 4
- Pogonophryne 4
- Scomber 4
- Seriola 4
- Trachinotus 4
- Uranoscopus 4
- Acanthopagrus 3
- Alepes 3
- Amblyglyphidodon 3
- Ammodytes 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Antennarius 3
- Bathytoshia 3
- Carangoides 3
- Chrysiptera 3
- Clupea 3
- Conger 3
- Diodon 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Gymnura 3
- Hippoglossoides 3
- Huso 3
- Istiophorus 3
- Lagenorhynchus 3
- Mugil 3
- Mustelus 3
- Mycteroperca 3
- Naso 3
- Ostracion 3
- Paralichthys 3
- Plicofollis 3
- Pomacentrus 3
- Pristis 3
- Pseudanthias 3
- Pseudotrematomus 3
- Ptereleotris 3
- Rhinobatos 3
- Rhizoprionodon 3
- Salvelinus 3
- Siganus 3
- Solenostomus 3
- Sousa 3
- Torpedo 3
- Zebrasoma 3
- Abudefduf 2
- Acipenser 2
- Aetobatus 2
- Aetomylaeus 2
- Albula 2
- Amblyraja 2
- Archosargus 2
- Arothron 2
- Artediellus 2
- Aspidophoroides 2
- Atelomycterus 2
- Atherinomorus 2
- Balistes 2
- Balistoides 2
- Brama 2
- Brevoortia 2
- Caesio 2
- Canthigaster 2
- Carcharias 2
- Champsocephalus 2
- Cheilinus 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chelon 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Chlorurus 2
- Cirrhilabrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Corythoichthys 2
- Cyclopterus 2
- Dactyloptena 2
- Decapterus 2
- Dissostichus 2
- Dunckerocampus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Echidna 2
- Ecsenius 2
- Elacatinus 2
- Eleginus 2
- Enchelycore 2
- Engraulis 2
- Eumicrotremus 2
- Exocoetus 2
- Galeorhinus 2
- Gigantactis 2
- Globicephala 2
- Halichoeres 2
- Hemiramphus 2
- Hemiscyllium 2
- Heterodontus 2
- Hexagrammos 2
- Himantura 2
- Hippoglossus 2
- Holocentrus 2
- Iniistius 2
- Labroides 2
- Lamna 2
- Larimichthys 2
- Lates 2
- Latimeria 2
- Lophius 2
- Lumpenus 2
- Lycodes 2
- Macrourus 2
- Makaira 2
- Melanocetus 2
- Microgadus 2
- Micromesistius 2
- Molva 2
- Monocentris 2
- Morone 2
- Negaprion 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Neobathyclupea 2
- Neopomacentrus 2
- Osmerus 2
- Ostorhinchus 2
- Pagothenia 2
- Paracanthurus 2
- Parascyllium 2
- Pateobatis 2
- Periophthalmus 2
- Photoblepharon 2
- Planiliza 2
- Platichthys 2
- Pleuronectes 2
- Pollachius 2
- Priacanthus 2
- Rastrelliger 2
- Rhinecanthus 2
- Rhodichthys 2
- Saccopharynx 2
- Salmo 2
- Sardinops 2
- Saurida 2
- Scophthalmus 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Semicossyphus 2
- Squatina 2
- Stenella 2
- Stenotomus 2
- Syngnathus 2
- Takifugu 2
- Triakis 2
- Triglops 2
- Trimma 2
- Tursiops 2
- Ulua 2
- Umbrina 2
- Variola 2
- Abantennarius 1
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Acanthogobius 1
- Aeoliscus 1
- Agonomalus 1
- Agonus 1
- Albatrossia 1
- Alectis 1
- Allenbatrachus 1
- Amblyeleotris 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anisarchus 1
- Anisotremus 1
- Anoxypristis 1
- Antennatus 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apeltes 1
- Apistus 1
- Arctogadus 1
- Argyropelecus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Artedidraco 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bagre 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistapus 1
- Barbus 1
- Bathygobius 1
- Bathysidus 1
- Bathytroctes 1
- Bellingshausenia 1
- Belone 1
- Belonoperca 1
- Benthosema 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Blepsias 1
- Bodianus 1
- Bolbometopon 1
- Boops 1
- Boreogadus 1
- Brosme 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- C. nasus 1
- Calamus 1
- Callionymus 1
- Cantherhines 1
- Canthidermis 1
- Carassius 1
- Carcharodon 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Cephaloscyllium 1
- Ceratias 1
- Cetorhinus 1
- Cetoscarus 1
- Chaenocephalus 1
- Chaenodraco 1
- Chaenogaleus 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Chaetodontoplus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chelmon 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chimaera 1
- Chionobathyscus 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirrhoscyllium 1
- Cirripectes 1
- Clupeonella 1
- Cololabis 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Corydoras 1
- Coryphaenoides 1
- Ctenochaetus 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dalatias 1
- Dascyllus 1
- Dasyatis 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dentex 1
- Diagramma 1
- Diaphus 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Diplodus 1
- Dischistodus 1
- Discordipinna 1
- Dolloidraco 1
- Drepane 1
- Dunkleosteus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Echiichthys 1
- Echinorhinus 1
- Elagatis 1
- Elops 1
- Encheliophis 1
- Encrasicholina 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Etmopterus 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eurypharynx 1
- Eusphyra 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Favonigobius 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Galeocerdo 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Genyonemus 1
- Gerres 1
- Ginglymostoma 1
- Girella 1
- Glossanodon 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobiodon 1
- Gobiomorus 1
- Gobionotothen 1
- Goniistius 1
- Gorgasia 1
- Gosztonyia 1
- Grampus 1
- Gymnocanthus 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Gymnomuraena 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Harpadon 1
- Hemigaleus 1
- Hemipristis 1
- Hemitriakis 1
- Hemitrygon 1
- Heniochus 1
- Heptranchias 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Heteroconger 1
- Hexanchus 1
- Hexanematichthys 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Hilsa 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Histiophryne 1
- Histrio 1
- Holacanthus 1
- Hydrolagus 1
- Hypanus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Iago 1
- Icelus 1
- Idiacanthus 1
- Inimicus 1
- Ipnops 1
- Istiompax 1
- Isurus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Kurtus 1
- Kyphosus 1
- Lactoria 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lagodon 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Laticauda 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Leptagonus 1
- Leptoclinus 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Leuresthes 1
- Lindbergichthys 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lithognathus 1
- Lobotes 1
- Loxodon 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Macruronus 1
- Maculabatis 1
- Malacosteus 1
- Mallotus 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Megalops 1
- Melanogrammus 1
- Melichthys 1
- Menidia 1
- Menticirrhus 1
- Merlangius 1
- Micrenophrys 1
- Micropogonias 1
- Microstomus 1
- Mitsukurina 1
- Mola 1
- Monacanthus 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mulloidichthys 1
- Mullus 1
- Mullus ponticus 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myliobatis 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myripristis 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nebrius 1
- Nemateleotris 1
- Nematistius 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neoarius 1
- Neoceratias 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neoglyphidodon 1
- Neogobius 1
- Netuma 1
- Nomeus 1
- Notopterus 1
- Notorynchus 1
- Notothenia 1
- Ocyurus 1
- Odontaspis 1
- Odonus 1
- Ogcocephalus 1
- Okamejei 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Opsanus 1
- Orcaella 1
- Orcinus 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Otodus 1
- Oxymetopon 1
- Pagrus 1
- Pampus 1
- Parablennius 1
- Parachaetodon 1
- Paracheirodon 1
- Paracirrhites 1
- Parahucho 1
- Paralabrax 1
- Paraliparis 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pardachirus 1
- Parexocoetus 1
- Parma 1
- Pastinachus 1
- Pegasus 1
- Pempheris 1
- Pentaceros 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Peprilus 1
- Percarina 1
- Petroscirtes 1
- Pholidapus 1
- Pholis 1
- Photostomias 1
- Phycodurus 1
- Plagiotremus 1
- Platax 1
- Plecoglossus 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Plesiobatis 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Pleurogrammus 1
- Plotosus 1
- Podothecus 1
- Pogonias 1
- Pomatomus 1
- Premnas 1
- Prionace 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Psettodes 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudocheilinus 1
- Pseudolabrus 1
- Pseudoliparis 1
- Pseudopleuronectes 1
- Pseudorca 1
- Pseudorhombus 1
- Pterapogon 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pungitius 1
- Pycnochromis 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Raja 1
- Rasbora 1
- Regalecus 1
- Reinhardtius 1
- Remora 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Rhincodon 1
- Rhinomuraena 1
- Rhynchactis 1
- Rhynchobatus 1
- Roa 1
- Roncador 1
- Rutilus 1
- Salangichthys 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda chiliensis 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Schindleria 1
- Sciaena 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scoliodon 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Scorpis 1
- Scyliorhinus 1
- Selachimorpha 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Simenchelys 1
- Solea 1
- Somniosus 1
- Sparus 1
- Sphaeramia 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squalus 1
- Stegostoma 1
- Steno 1
- Stenodus 1
- Stereolepis 1
- Stichaeus 1
- Stigmatogobius 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Strongylura 1
- Stylephorus 1
- Suezichthys 1
- Synanceia 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Synodus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Taeniurops 1
- Tanakius 1
- Tanichthys 1
- Tautoga 1
- Telatrygon 1
- Terapon 1
- Tetronarce 1
- Tetrosomus 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thaleichthys 1
- Thamnaconus 1
- Thymallus 1
- Thymichthys 1
- Thyrsitoides 1
- Tosana 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triaenodon 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Tridentiger 1
- Tripterodon 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Xiphias 1
- Zanclus 1
- Zeus 1
- Zoarces 1
Phylum
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Indian sand tiger
Carcharias tricuspidatus
Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a …
Mackerel tuna
Euthynnus affinis
They have a spindle-shaped dense body, rounded in cross section. The teeth are small, conical, arranged …
Shark, Sand Tiger
Carcharias taurus
It has a grayish-brown or tan coloration, with dark brown spots on the sides that increase …
Skipjack, Black
Euthynnus lineatus
The dorsal fin of these fish has 13 to 15 spines and is high in the …
Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa
Body elongated, eel-shaped, slightly compressed at the sides. Skin bare, covered with mucus. Sexual dimorphism is …
Tunny, Little
Euthynnus alletteratus
The body is spindle-shaped. Little tunny has a scattering of dark fingerprint-like spots between the pectoral …