Allfishes
Halibut, Atlantic
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
The body is elongated broad, somewhat flattened, oval, bordered by long dorsal and anal fins. Head …
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
Family
- Pleuronectidae 18
- Dasyatidae 15
- Muraenidae 10
- Scorpaenidae 10
- Psychrolutidae 9
- Gobiidae 8
- Liparidae 8
- Agonidae 6
- Artedidraconidae 6
- Nemipteridae 6
- Sparidae 6
- Stichaeidae 6
- Ariidae 5
- Blenniidae 5
- Triakidae 5
- Antennariidae 4
- Hemiscylliidae 4
- Mullidae 4
- Paralichthyidae 4
- Pristidae 4
- Sciaenidae 4
- Syngnathidae 4
- Torpedinidae 4
- Zoarcidae 4
- Anarhichadidae 3
- Bothidae 3
- Channichthyidae 3
- Congridae 3
- Cottidae 3
- Gadidae 3
- Gymnuridae 3
- Hemigaleidae 3
- Hexagrammidae 3
- Lotidae 3
- Parascylliidae 3
- Rajidae 3
- Rhinobatidae 3
- Serranidae 3
- Synodontidae 3
- Uranoscopidae 3
- Ammodytidae 2
- Anguillidae 2
- Balistidae 2
- Carcharhinidae 2
- Cyclopteridae 2
- Cyprinidae 2
- Gasterosteidae 2
- Heterodontidae 2
- Labridae 2
- Latidae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Myliobatidae 2
- Nototheniidae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Orectolobidae 2
- Oxudercidae 2
- Pleuronectyidae 2
- Salmonidae 2
- Scophthalmidae 2
- Scyliorhinidae 2
- Soleidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Squatinidae 2
- Tetraodontidae 2
- Trachinidae 2
- Triglidae 2
- Acanthuridae 1
- Acipenseridae 1
- Apogonidae 1
- Argentinidae 1
- Batrachoididae 1
- Callionymidae 1
- Carapidae 1
- Centriscidae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Cirrhitidae 1
- Echinorhinidae 1
- Eleotridae 1
- Flounder 1
- Haemulidae 1
- Hexanchidae 1
- Latimeriidae 1
- Lophiidae 1
- Microdesmidae 1
- Monacanthidae 1
- Mugilidae 1
- Ogcocephalidae 1
- Ostraciidae 1
- Pegasidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Percoidae 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Plecoglossidae 1
- Plotosidae 1
- Polyprionidae 1
- Pomacanthidae 1
- Pomacentridae 1
- Psettodidae 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangidae 1
- Scaridae 1
- Stegostomatidae 1
Genus
- Gymnothorax 7
- Limanda 5
- Myoxocephalus 5
- Nemipterus 5
- Scorpaena 5
- Chiloscyllium 4
- Pogonophryne 4
- Anarhichas 3
- Bathytoshia 3
- Bothus 3
- Careproctus 3
- Gymnura 3
- Hippoglossoides 3
- Liparis 3
- Meiacanthus 3
- Paralichthys 3
- Pristis 3
- Rhinobatos 3
- Torpedo 3
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Aetomylaeus 2
- Amblyraja 2
- Ammodytes 2
- Anguilla 2
- Artediellus 2
- Aspidophoroides 2
- Channichthys 2
- Coregonus 2
- Epinephelus 2
- Eumicrotremus 2
- Heterodontus 2
- Hexagrammos 2
- Himantura 2
- Hippocampus 2
- Hippoglossus 2
- Lates 2
- Lumpenus 2
- Lycodes 2
- Molva 2
- Mustelus 2
- Parascyllium 2
- Pateobatis 2
- Platichthys 2
- Pleuronectes 2
- Rhodichthys 2
- Saurida 2
- Scophthalmus 2
- Scorpaenopsis 2
- Solenostomus 2
- Squatina 2
- Triglops 2
- Umbrina 2
- Uranoscopus 2
- Abantennarius 1
- Acanthogobius 1
- Acanthurus 1
- Actinopterygii 1
- Aeoliscus 1
- Agonomalus 1
- Agonus 1
- Amblyeleotris 1
- Amphiprion 1
- Anisarchus 1
- Anoxypristis 1
- Antennarius 1
- Antennatus 1
- Apeltes 1
- Arius 1
- Artedidraco 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atelomycterus 1
- Bathygobius 1
- Blepsias 1
- Boops 1
- Brosme 1
- Callionymus 1
- Canthigaster 1
- Carassius 1
- Carcharhinus 1
- Chaenogaleus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chionobathyscus 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirrhoscyllium 1
- Cirripectes 1
- Citharichthys 1
- Conger 1
- Congresox 1
- Cynoscion 1
- Dasyatis 1
- Discordipinna 1
- Dolloidraco 1
- Dunckerocampus 1
- Echiichthys 1
- Echinorhinus 1
- Eleginus 1
- Encheliophis 1
- Enchelycore 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Favonigobius 1
- Gadus 1
- Genyonemus 1
- Glossanodon 1
- Gobiodon 1
- Gobiomorus 1
- Gorgasia 1
- Gosztonyia 1
- Gymnocanthus 1
- Gymnomuraena 1
- Hemigaleus 1
- Hemipristis 1
- Hemitriakis 1
- Hemitrygon 1
- Heptranchias 1
- Heteroconger 1
- Hexanematichthys 1
- Histiophryne 1
- Huso 1
- Hypanus 1
- Iago 1
- Icelus 1
- Iniistius 1
- Latimeria 1
- Leptagonus 1
- Leptoclinus 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Lithognathus 1
- Lophius 1
- Loxodon 1
- Maculabatis 1
- Merlangius 1
- Micrenophrys 1
- Micropogonias 1
- Microstomus 1
- Monacanthus 1
- Mugil 1
- Mulloidichthys 1
- Mullus 1
- Mullus ponticus 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Neoarius 1
- Neogobius 1
- Netuma 1
- Notothenia 1
- Odonus 1
- Ogcocephalus 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Opsanus 1
- Orectolobus 1
- Oxymetopon 1
- Pagrus 1
- Parablennius 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pardachirus 1
- Parupeneus 1
- Pastinachus 1
- Pegasus 1
- Pholidapus 1
- Plecoglossus 1
- Pleurogrammus 1
- Plicofollis 1
- Plotosus 1
- Pomacanthus 1
- Psettodes 1
- Pseudopleuronectes 1
- Pseudorhombus 1
- Pseudotrematomus 1
- Pterapogon 1
- Ptereleotris 1
- Pungitius 1
- Raja 1
- Rhinomuraena 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangichthys 1
- Scarus 1
- Scorpaenodes 1
- Scyliorhinus 1
- Sea flounders 1
- Sebastes 1
- Serranus 1
- Solea 1
- Sparus 1
- Stegostoma 1
- Stichaeus 1
- Suezichthys 1
- Synanceia 1
- Syngnathus 1
- Synodus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Taeniurops 1
- Takifugu 1
- Tanakius 1
- Tanichthys 1
- Telatrygon 1
- Tetronarce 1
- Tetrosomus 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triakis 1
- Tridentiger 1
- Trigla 1
- Trimma 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 66
- Pleuronectiformes 23
- Myliobatiformes 20
- Anguilliformes 19
- Scorpaeniformes 19
- Acanthuriformes 14
- Carcharhiniformes 12
- Gobiiformes 12
- Orectolobiformes 10
- Carangiformes 9
- Syngnathiformes 9
- Rhinopristiformes 7
- Gadiformes 6
- Siluriformes 6
- Tetraodontiformes 6
- Blenniiformes 5
- Labriformes 5
- Lophiiformes 5
- Spariformes 4
- Torpediniformes 4
- Aulopiformes 3
- Rajiformes 3
- Trachiniformes 3
- Cypriniformes 2
- Heterodontiformes 2
- Hexanchiformes 2
- Osmeriformes 2
- Salmoniformes 2
- Squatiniformes 2
- Acipenseriformes 1
- Argentiniformes 1
- Batrachoidiformes 1
- Callionymiformes 1
- Coelacanthiformes 1
- Flounders 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Mulliformes 1
- Ophidiiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squaliformes 1
Class
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Halibut, California
Paralichthys californicus
The body of the California halibut is oblong and compressed. The head is small and the …
Halibut, Pacific
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Halibut are usually dextral, meaning both eyes are on the right side of the head. Its …
Hamecon
Artediellus scaber
In the Hamecon species, the first process on the preoperculum bends upward. There are also many …
Harlequin snake eel
Myrichthys colubrinus
The harlequin snake eel has a long, tubular body shape and a narrow head. They are …
Hooknose
Agonus cataphractus
The Hooknose broad head and body are covered with stiff bony plates that limit its flexibility. …
Hooktooth shark
Chaenogaleus macrostoma
The hooktooth shark has a slender body and elongated snout. The large oval eyes are horizontally …
Hopbeard plunderfish
Pogonophryne neyelovi
The species name Hopbeard plunderfish refers to the peculiar structure of the fish's chin tendril, the …
Humpback whitefish
Coregonus pidschian
The body of the humpback whitefish becomes more pronounced with age, growing taller. A well-defined hump …
Indian halibut
Psettodes erumei
The body of the Indian halibut is oval in shape, compressed at the sides, but thicker …
Indian pike conger
Congresox talabonoides
The Indian pike conger has 132 to 135 vertebrae. The body is stocky, shaped like an …
Indo-Pacific oval flounder
Bothus myriaster
The body of the Indo-Pacific oval flounder is oval, strongly compressed. Caudal peduncle narrow, much more …
Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby
Favonigobius reichei
The body of the Indo-Pacific Tropical Sand Goby is elongated, valvate. The snout is rounded. The …
Japanese angelshark
Squatina japonica
The Japanese angelshark has a rather slender body and wing-shaped, broad pectoral and ventral fins characteristic …
Japanese bullhead shark
Heterodontus japonicus
The Japanese Bullhead has a cylindrical body and a massive head with a blunt and short …
Japanese eel
Anguilla japonica
Vertebrae: 114-118. Head length 11.2-11.9% (11.6%) of body length (according to Ege, females 13, males 12-13%). …
Japanese icefish
Salangichthys microdon
Since 2012, the species has been placed within the monotypic genus Salangichthys. Until a recent revision, …
Japanese puffer
Takifugu rubripes
The body is covered with barbs. Vertebrae: 21-22. This species is able to inflate into a …
Japanese threadfin bream
Nemipterus japonicus
Japanese threadfin bream are characterized by the following features: the lower edge of the eye is …
Japanese wobbegong
Orectolobus japonicus
They have a flattened and broad head and body. There is a leathery fringe of five …
Jenkins' whipray
Pateobatis jenkinsii
The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened disk, …
Kelp snailfish
Liparis tunicatus
The Kelp Snailfish has a broad, rounded head that is slightly compressed from the sides. It …
Knifetooth sawfish
Anoxypristis cuspidata
The elongated, flat rostrum is covered with tooth-like projections on both sides. It is covered with …
Large-head threadfin bream
Parascolopsis capitinis
Large-headed seabreams have a moderately deep body, with a standard length of 2.7-3 times their depth.