Allfishes
Australian mottled moray
Gymnothorax prionodon
The teeth of the Australian mottled moray are located on two pairs of jaws - the …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Blotch-necked moray eel
Gymnothorax margaritophorus
The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.Have 126-143 vertebrae. Also characterized by depth …
Crimson cleaner fish
Suezichthys aylingi
This is a small fish with an elongated, slightly laterally compressed oval body and a small …
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
The muzzle is long. The diameter of the eyes is 2-2.5 times the length of the …
Eel, American Conger
Conger oceanicus
Conger are distinguished from moray eels by having pectoral fins (morays have none) and by the …
Eels, Moray
Gymnothorax funebris
The body of a typical moray eel is flattened from the sides, the pectoral fins are …
Eels, Snake
Ophichtus macrorhynchus
Snake eels of the family Ophichthidae have a long, cylindrical, snake-like body and can move backward …
Fangtooth moray
Enchelycore anatina
The Fangtooth moray has an elongated, powerful body that is slightly compressed from the sides. Its …
Giant mottled eel
Anguilla marmorata
The giant mottled eel is cylindrical in shape with small, well-developed pectoral fins and a protruding …
Harlequin snake eel
Myrichthys colubrinus
The harlequin snake eel has a long, tubular body shape and a narrow head. They are …
Indian pike conger
Congresox talabonoides
The Indian pike conger has 132 to 135 vertebrae. The body is stocky, shaped like an …
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%). …
Lipspot moray eel
Gymnothorax chilospilus
The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864. Lipspot morays have 121-133 vertebrae.
Narrowtail moray
Gymnothorax angusticauda
The Narrowtail moray was first named by Weber and de Beaufort in 1916. They have 143 …
Northern stargazer
Astroscopus guttatus
The Latin name Astroscopus is translated from Greek as "star gazer" (astra — star, skopeo — …
Princess parrotfish
Scarus taeniopterus
Known for their beak-shaped jaws that fuse with their teeth. Their individual teeth allow them to …
Purple-spotted wrasse
Iniistius jacksonensis
Iniistius: Latin, in = in + Greek, istion = sail.This species is characterised by the following …
Raitt's sand eel
Ammodytes marinus
The Raitt's sand eel has a pointed jaw, with the lower jaw extending farther than the …
Red Sea garden eel
Gorgasia sillneri
The Red Sea garden eel has an extremely elongated, cylindrical body shape. It is particularly long …
Ribbon eel
Rhinomuraena quaesita
The body is slender, ribboned, the head small with an elongated pointed muzzle. There is a …
Spotted garden eel
Heteroconger hassi
Have an elongated, eel-shaped body. Vertebrae: 163-177. Anterior nostrils merge into a continuous free lip roll.
Whitespotted moray
Gymnothorax johnsoni
Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast. It was first named Smith …
Yellow-edged moray
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
The body of the yellow-edged moray is elongated, without scales. The body length is 15-17 times …
Zebra moray
Gymnomuraena zebra
The snout is round and short. Vertebrae: 132-137. Have closely set teeth used to crush prey …