Allfishes
Croaker, Atlantic
Micropogonias undulatus
Body is rather massive, back is elevated and compressed. Head is long, snout is protruded forward …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Croaker, Spotfin
Roncador stearnsii
The body of the spotted croaker is elongated, strongly elongated forward. The upper profile of the …
Croaker, White
Genyonemus lineatus
The body of the white croaker is elongated and compressed. The head is oblong and bluntly …
Croaker, Yellowfin
Umbrina roncador
The body of the yellowfin croaker is elliptically elongated, the back somewhat arched, and the head …
Delagoa threadfin bream
Nemipterus bipunctatus
The body length of the Delagoa threadfin bream is almost four times its depth. The length …
Giant catfish
Netuma thalassina
The species was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally as the genus Bagrus.
Golden threadfin bream
Nemipterus virgatus
The body of the golden threadfin bream has a standard length of 3.2-4 times its thickness, …
Japanese threadfin bream
Nemipterus japonicus
Japanese threadfin bream are characterized by the following features: the lower edge of the eye is …
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.
Longsnouted catfish
Plicofollis argyropleuron
The species was first described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally within the genus Arius.Head depressed …
Notchedfin threadfin bream
Nemipterus peronii
The body of the Notchedfin Threadfin has a standard length that is 3.1-4.1 times its depth, …
Ocean surgeon
Acanthurus bahianus
Known for their oval bodies of uniform colouration (usually blue-grey to dark brown), pale to dark …
Ornate threadfin bream
Nemipterus hexodon
Nemipterus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, pteron = wing, fin.This species is characterised by …
Sagor catfish
Hexanematichthys sagor
The species was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally as part of the genus Pimelodus.
Salmon catfish
Neoarius leptaspis
It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, originally within the genus Hexanematichthys.
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
The body of the Sand Steenbras is elongated, flattened at the sides with a slightly rounded …
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
Body elongated, high, slightly compressed at the sides. Muzzle short and blunt. Small mouth with fine …
Striped eel catfish
Plotosus lineatus
The body is elongated, flattened anteriorly and somewhat compressed laterally posteriorly, tapering to the caudal part. …
Veined catfish
Arius venosus
The species was described in 1840 by Achille Valenciennes.
Yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus latus
Yellowfin seabream have a deep body with a standard length twice its depth. The dorsal part …