Marine

Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.

Genus

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Coryphaena hippurus

The body is slender and streamlined, tapering sharply from head to tail. Large males, called bulls, …

Coryphaena equiselis

This species is almost identical to the common dolphin in coloring and general shape, although it …

Mugil cephalus

Body elongate, thick, semi-cylindrical, covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 39-45 transverse rows of scales …

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

These fish have fleshy lips that swell moderately as the fish grows, the chin has 6 …

Coryphaena hippurus

The name "Coryphaena" is derived from the Greek κορυφή - head, and the species name from …

Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema

The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) has a bluish-gray or green coloration along the back, turning to …

Atlantic Needlefish

The most characteristic features of needlefish are elongated upper and lower jaws with numerous needle-like teeth. …

Coryphaena equiselis

The body of the Pompano dolphinfish is elongated, compressed at the sides, with the greatest height …

Plectorhinchus pictus

This species is known as sweetlips because of the large elastic lips around the mouth.

Plectorhinchus albovittatus

Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout.Two-striped sweetlips have fleshy lips that swell with …

Plectorhinchus lineatus

This species is characterised by the following features: chin with 6 pores, no median fossa; gill …