Allfishes
Amethyst anthias
Mirolabrichthys pascalus
The Amethyst Anthias has a massive body, a large mouth and spiny gill covers.
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
- Engraulis 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
- 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
- Actinopterygii 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
- Eurypegasus 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
- Herring 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
- Sea flounders 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
- Trigla 1
- Tripterodon 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Xiphias 1
- Zanclus 1
- Zeus 1
- Zoarces 1
Phylum
Showing 1–9 of 9
Great hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
They have a characteristic spindle-shaped body and head with projections on the sides. In adults, the …
Purple anthias
Pseudanthias tuka
Males have a pointed snout and long, dragging tail filaments. Male P. pascalus has spots on …
Scalloped hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
The broad and flat head of the shark is divided into 2 lobes, with small eyes …
Sea goldie
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
There is a pronounced dimorphism in this species.
Shark, Bonnethead
Sphyrna tiburo
The bonnethead shark is characterized by the presence of eyes located at the far ends of …
Silversides
Leuresthes tenuis
All fish lack a lateral line and have small, almost useless teeth. The pelvic fins are …
Smalleye hammerhead
Sphyrna tudes
The body of the smalleye hammerhead is streamlined and rather slender. The hammerhead is broad and …
Smooth hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena
It differs from other large hammerheads in the shape of its head - its leading edge …