Marine

Flathead grey mullet

Mugil cephalus

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

Flounder, Gulf

Paralichthys albigutta

The bay flounder has an olive-brown background and has three distinctive oval spots that form a …

Flounder, Southern

Paralichthys lethostigma

Latin Name Paralichthys lethostigma Other names Flatfish, flounder, halibut, mud flounder, plie, southern fluke; Spanish: lenguado …

Flounder, Starry

Platichthys stellatus

The starry flounder belongs to the right-eyed flounder family, but can also be left-eyed. The head …

Flounder, Summer

Paralichthys dentatus

The body is broad and somewhat flattened, bordered by long dorsal and anal fins. The mouth …

Flounder, Winter

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

The body is oval and flat with a tiny mouth. The color varies from reddish-brown to …

Forktail blenny

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Adults have long filaments on the tips of the caudal fin.

Fourhorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus quadricornis

The fourhorn sculpin has a large, lumpy head with protruding lips and four bony protuberances. Vertebrae: …

Fourspine stickleback

Apeltes quadracus

The fourspine stickleback possesses an elongated, fusiform body lacking scales. Typically, it exhibits four or five …

Freckled frogfish

Abantennarius drombus

Abantennarius thrombus has the generic name Antennarius with the prefix ab, meaning "away from," for Antennarius, …

Frilled shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

The frilled shark is named for the wide skin folds formed by gill fibres covering the …

Fringed filefish

Monacanthus ciliatus

The fringed filefish is a laterally compressed fish with a deeply curved body and a fold …

Giant catfish

Netuma thalassina

The species was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally as the genus Bagrus.

Giant hawkfish

Cirrhitus rivulatus

The fish has a deep body that is not strongly compressed at the sides. They have …

Giant mottled eel

Anguilla marmorata

The giant mottled eel is cylindrical in shape with small, well-developed pectoral fins and a protruding …

Gilt-head bream

Sparus aurata

Body oval, torso flattened at the sides with a steep head profile, with a distinct sharp …

Golden threadfin bream

Nemipterus virgatus

The body of the golden threadfin bream has a standard length of 3.2-4 times its thickness, …

Gosztonyia antarctica

Gosztonyia antarctica

Gosztonyia antarctica have an elongated anguilliform body. The head is broad and large, with the lips …

Great sculpin

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus

The body of the great sculpin is rather thick and naked, without bony plates or spines. …

Greater weever

Trachinus draco

Elongated with a large angular head, a groundfish. The mouth is relatively large and slanted upwards. …

Greenland cod

Gadus ogac

Externally, the Greenland cod is similar to other cod species. Head is elongated and broad, 25.0-25.2% …

Grey bamboo shark

Chiloscyllium griseum

The grey bamboo shark has a slender cylindrical body with no lateral or dorsal projections. The …

Grey gurnard

Eutrigla gurnardus

The elongated body of the gray gurnard is covered with fine scales; scales are absent from …

Guitarfish, Atlantic

Rhinobatos lentiginosus

The head and pectoral fins form a triangular disk at the front of the body. The …