Marine

Agujon needlefish

Tylosurus acus

The three subspecies have been given species rank as tentatively accepted names pending further work on …

Beaked redfish

Sebastes mentella

Massive body covered with ctenoid scales. Numerous spines and ridges are poorly developed on the head. …

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, …

Crocodile needlefish

Tylosurus crocodilus

These fish are known to have 270-340 anterior scales and 75-80 vertebrae. The jaws are extremely …

Golden redfish

Sebastes norvegicus

Golden redfish are characterized by a laterally compressed, tall body and a large head. The mouth …

Houndfish

Tylosurus crocodilus

The main difference between this fish and other members of the genus Tylosurus is that the …

Keel-jawed needlefish

Tylosurus acus

Vertebrae: 90-95. The canines of the upper jaw point straight down rather than forward. Both jaws …

Long-finned pilot whale

Globicephala melas

The most characteristic feature is a large, melon-shaped head. This shape does not appear immediately after …

Norway redfish

Sebastes viviparus

The body is large and covered with ctenoid scales. The head is large with numerous spines. …

Pacific ocean perch

Sebastes alutus

The body is elongated, compressed at the sides. The head is large, with ridges, covered with …

Red Sea houndfish

Tylosurus choram

Tylosurus: Greek, tylos = callus + Greek, oura = tail.The species name "choram" is Arabic for …

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 …

Short-finned pilot whale

Globicephala macrorhynchus

The short-finned pilot whale is very different in appearance from the long-finned pilot whale. They have …

White-edged rockfish

Sebastes taczanowskii

Body moderately elongate, compressed at the sides, covered with ctenoid scales. The head rises steeply, giving …