Marine

Fangtooth moray

Enchelycore anatina

The Fangtooth moray has an elongated, powerful body that is slightly compressed from the sides. Its …

Flasher scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis macrochir

The flasher scorpionfish has a broad, spiny head with a large slit between the eyes, a …

Flathead flounder

Hippoglossoides dubious

Body moderately tall, strongly compressed laterally, covered with ctenoid scales on the ocular side and cycloid …

Flathead grey mullet

Mugil cephalus

Body elongate, thick, semi-cylindrical, covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 39-45 transverse rows of scales …

Flounder, Gulf

Paralichthys albigutta

The bay flounder has an olive-brown background and has three distinctive oval spots that form a …

Flounder, Southern

Paralichthys lethostigma

Latin Name Paralichthys lethostigma Other names Flatfish, flounder, halibut, mud flounder, plie, southern fluke; Spanish: lenguado …

Flounder, Starry

Platichthys stellatus

The starry flounder belongs to the right-eyed flounder family, but can also be left-eyed. The head …

Flounder, Summer

Paralichthys dentatus

The body is broad and somewhat flattened, bordered by long dorsal and anal fins. The mouth …

Flounder, Winter

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

The body is oval and flat with a tiny mouth. The color varies from reddish-brown to …

Forktail blenny

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Adults have long filaments on the tips of the caudal fin.

Fourhorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus quadricornis

The fourhorn sculpin has a large, lumpy head with protruding lips and four bony protuberances. Vertebrae: …

Fourspine stickleback

Apeltes quadracus

The fourspine stickleback possesses an elongated, fusiform body lacking scales. Typically, it exhibits four or five …

Freckled frogfish

Abantennarius drombus

Abantennarius thrombus has the generic name Antennarius with the prefix ab, meaning "away from," for Antennarius, …

Frilled shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

The frilled shark is named for the wide skin folds formed by gill fibres covering the …

Fringed filefish

Monacanthus ciliatus

The fringed filefish is a laterally compressed fish with a deeply curved body and a fold …

Giant hawkfish

Cirrhitus rivulatus

The fish has a deep body that is not strongly compressed at the sides. They have …

Giant mottled eel

Anguilla marmorata

The giant mottled eel is cylindrical in shape with small, well-developed pectoral fins and a protruding …

Gilt-head bream

Sparus aurata

Body oval, torso flattened at the sides with a steep head profile, with a distinct sharp …

Greater weever

Trachinus draco

Elongated with a large angular head, a groundfish. The mouth is relatively large and slanted upwards. …

Grey gurnard

Eutrigla gurnardus

The elongated body of the gray gurnard is covered with fine scales; scales are absent from …

Halibut, California

Paralichthys californicus

The body of the California halibut is oblong and compressed. The head is small and the …

Halibut, Pacific

Hippoglossus stenolepis

Halibut are usually dextral, meaning both eyes are on the right side of the head. Its …

Harlequin snake eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

The harlequin snake eel has a long, tubular body shape and a narrow head. They are …

Hooknose

Agonus cataphractus

The Hooknose broad head and body are covered with stiff bony plates that limit its flexibility. …