Allfishes
Bering wolffish
Anarhichas orientalis
The body is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, and covered with cycloid scales. The Bering …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Black Scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
It is a small fish, with a large flattened face, large lips and bulging eyes above …
Crested sculpin
Blepsias bilobus
It has a deep, compressed body, all covered with spines. The snout is short, blunt, the …
Flasher scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis macrochir
The flasher scorpionfish has a broad, spiny head with a large slit between the eyes, a …
Grey gurnard
Eutrigla gurnardus
The elongated body of the gray gurnard is covered with fine scales; scales are absent from …
Masked greenling
Hexagrammos octogrammus
The characteristic feature of this species, the fork of the 4th lateral line at the base …
Norway redfish
Sebastes viviparus
The body is large and covered with ctenoid scales. The head is large with numerous spines. …
Papuan scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis papuensis
The snout of the Papuan scorpionfish is longer than the diameter of the eye socket. Juveniles …
Pholidapus dybowskii
Pholidapus dybowskii
Vertebrae 67-70. Body elongated and broader than in closely related species, covered with fine smooth scales, …
Piper gurnard
Trigla lyra
These fish have a large head with numerous spines and ridges, but without a deep occipital …
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
The body of the red scorpionfish is stout, strong and slightly flattened at the sides. The …
Reef scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
The reef scorpionfish has a bony body. It has several poisonous spines protruding from its upper …
Rock greenling
Hexagrammos lagocephalus
There are two forms: Asian and American. In the Asian form the supraorbital lobes are short …
Shorthorn sculpin
Myoxocephalus scorpius
The head is broad and spiny, the body is strong and scaleless. There are two conspicuous …
Spotted scorpionfish
Scorpaena plumieri
The spotted scorpionfish has a robust body. Toxin glands attached to the spines of the dorsal …
Stonefish
Synanceia verrucosa
The head is broad and flat. The skin is tough and rough, with warts. The small …
Stout eelblenny
Body: A stout, elongated body that tapers to the tail with fine scales. Its large eyes …
Western scorpionfish
Scorpaena onaria
In this species, the body is moderately compressed toward the head and becomes denser toward the …
Wolffish: Atlanitc Wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
The wolffish has no pelvic fins, and the dorsal fin, which begins just behind the head, …