Marine

Black rockcod

Notothenia coriiceps

Notothenia: Greek, 'notos', ou; νοτος, ου), from the south + Greek, 'e 'eutheneia',as or 'euthenia', as …

Black Scorpionfish

Scorpaena porcus

It is a small fish, with a large flattened face, large lips and bulging eyes above …

Black Sea turbot

Scophthalmus maeoticus

The body is tall, 80% of its length (the body height is almost equal to the …

Black-striped pipefish

Syngnathus abaster

The black-striped pipefish possesses a highly elongated, slender body. Its elongated, pipette-like snout is slightly flattened …

Blackhead seabream

Acanthopagrus schlegelii

The body is tall, strongly flattened at the sides. The head is large. Mouth terminal small. …

Blackhead strainer snailfish

Rhodichthys melanocephalus

The blackheads trainer snailfish is characterized by the following features:body shape: elongate;cross-section: oval;nnumber of vertebrae: 62-66;preanal …

Blackline fangblenny

Meiacanthus nigrolineatus

Meiacanthus: Greek, meion = less = lessen + Greek, akantha = thorn. Blackline Fangblenny have an …

Blotch-necked moray eel

Gymnothorax margaritophorus

The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.Have 126-143 vertebrae. Also characterized by depth …

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

The body is elongated, slender with a narrow tail stock. The lower jaw is longer than …

Blunt-snouted mullet

Mullus ponticus, mullus barbatus ponticus

The body of the Blunt-snouted mullet is slightly compressed and elongated. The mouth is small and …

Bogue

Boops boops

Has an elongated body, compressed at the sides, covered with small scales. Dorsal spines: 13-15; Dorsal …

Brainbeard plunderfish

Pogonophryne cerebropogon

Pogonophryne - Greek, pogon = beard + phrynos = toadBrainbeard plunderfish have a chin tendril. They …

Broad-banded Pipefish

Dunckerocampus boylei

The species name is in honor of Bill Boyle, an underwater photographer who brought the species …

Broad-mouth tadpole

Careproctus latiosus

The broad-mouth tadpole can be identified by the following characteristics:59-60 vertebraeTwo pairs of weak pleural ribsThree …

Brushtooth lizardfish

Saurida undosquamis

Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard.Brush-toothed lizardfish have a cigar-shaped, rounded or slightly compressed body. …

Camel cowfish

Tetrosomus gibbosus

Camel cowfish are characterized by the presence of a carapace, a hard upper shell formed by …

Canadian eelpout

Lycodes polaris

The Canadian eelpout is characterized by its long, dense body that is rounded in cross-section. Its …

Chameleon goby

Tridentiger trigonocephalus

The body is elongated, relatively low and somewhat compressed at the sides. The cheeks, gill covers …

Charcoal icefish

Channichthys panticapaei

Charcoal icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …

Chestnut eyelash-blenny

Cirripectes castaneus

Chestnut eyelash-blenny: 29-31 vertebrae; body depth at beginning of anal fin 3.2-3.5 inches wide; body depth …

Chionobathyscus dewitti

Chionobathyscus dewitti

Chionobathyscus dewitti is characterised by the absence of scales on its body and possesses a unique …

Comber

Serranus cabrilla

The body of the comber is elongated, relatively low, and covered with ctenoid scales.

Common dab

Limanda limanda

A distinctive feature of the common dab is the lateral line with a curve above the …

Common ling

Molva molva

These fish have an elongated body and a long head large mouth, which has large teeth, …