Marine

Chameleon goby

Tridentiger trigonocephalus

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

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 …

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, …

Common seasnail

Liparis liparis

The body of the common seasnail is elongated, compressed at the sides (especially at the rear). …

Cowtail stingray

Pastinachus sephen

The thick pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened …

Crested sculpin

Blepsias bilobus

It has a deep, compressed body, all covered with spines. The snout is short, blunt, the …

Crimson cleaner fish

Suezichthys aylingi

This is a small fish with an elongated, slightly laterally compressed oval body and a small …

Croaker, Atlantic

Micropogonias undulatus

Body is rather massive, back is elevated and compressed. Head is long, snout is protruded forward …

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 …

Daggertooth pike conger

Muraenesox cinereus

The muzzle is long. The diameter of the eyes is 2-2.5 times the length of the …

Deep flounder

Pseudorhombus elevatus

Deep flounder has 4-6 + 11-17 gill rakers and 10 + 24-25 vertebrae. The body is …

Delagoa threadfin bream

Nemipterus bipunctatus

The body length of the Delagoa threadfin bream is almost four times its depth. The length …

Delicate dragonet

Callionymus delicatulus

Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better …

Dotted grouper

Epinephelus epistictus

Body somewhat elongate, covered with ctenoid scales with additional scales. Body length is less than head …

Dwarf seahorse

There are often small skin growths called tendrils that resemble algae. The head is at right …

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 …

Emperor angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

It has an oval body, slightly elongated, strongly compressed at the sides. The mouth is elongated, …

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

The body is flattened. Both eyes are on the same upper side of the body. In …

European plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

The adult body shape is oval, with the body strongly compressed in the dorsoventral direction. The …