Marine

Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.

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Plecoglossus altivelis

Vertebrae: 60-63. Blind gutters 350-400. Has small leaf-shaped teeth loosely attached to the jaw by two …

Pterapogon kauderni

The Banggai cardinalfish has an oval, large body with long, elongated fins. There is no sexual …

Tridentiger trigonocephalus

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

Favonigobius reichei

The body of the Indo-Pacific Tropical Sand Goby is elongated, valvate. The snout is rounded. The …

Salangichthys microdon

Since 2012, the species has been placed within the monotypic genus Salangichthys. Until a recent revision, …

Bathygobius meggitti

Characteristics of Meggitt's goby: body shape spindle-shaped; longitudinal row of scales 34-40; predorsal scales 14-19, reaching …

Amblyeleotris randalli

The species and common names are given in honor of the ichthyologist John E. Randall (b. …

Trimma benjamini

This species is characterized by the presence of the following features: Deep concave "U" shaped interorbital …

Neogobius melanostomus

The body of the round goby is stocky and fully scaled, with scales extending onto the …

Oxymetopon typus

Oxymetopon: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, metopon = brow.Sailfin gobies have a large, broad head, …

Gobiomorus dormitor

Sleepers are closely related to gobies, although they do not have the usual gobies sucking disc, …

Discordipinna griessingeri

Body completely covered with scales. Longitudinal row of scales 22-25; cycloid scales anteriorly, ctenoid posteriorly; cheeks …

Gobiodon okinawae

Characterized by the absence of scales, pelvic fin frenulum, and basal webbing. Body depth at the …

Acanthogobius flavimanus

The gill covers are covered with scales at the top; the cheeks have very few scales …