Marine

Humpback whitefish

Coregonus pidschian

The body of the humpback whitefish becomes more pronounced with age, growing taller. A well-defined hump …

Indian pike conger

Congresox talabonoides

The Indian pike conger has 132 to 135 vertebrae. The body is stocky, shaped like an …

Indo-Pacific oval flounder

Bothus myriaster

The body of the Indo-Pacific oval flounder is oval, strongly compressed. Caudal peduncle narrow, much more …

Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby

Favonigobius reichei

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

Japanese bullhead shark

Heterodontus japonicus

The Japanese Bullhead has a cylindrical body and a massive head with a blunt and short …

Japanese icefish

Salangichthys microdon

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

Japanese threadfin bream

Nemipterus japonicus

Japanese threadfin bream are characterized by the following features: the lower edge of the eye is …

Japanese wobbegong

Orectolobus japonicus

They have a flattened and broad head and body. There is a leathery fringe of five …

Large-head threadfin bream

Parascolopsis capitinis

Large-headed seabreams have a moderately deep body, with a standard length of 2.7-3 times their depth.

Leopard flounder

Bothus pantherinus

The leopard flounder is a highly compressed fish, one of the left-eyed flounders, meaning that the …

Lipspot moray eel

Gymnothorax chilospilus

The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864. Lipspot morays have 121-133 vertebrae.

Long-tailed ghost pipefish

Solenostomus armatus

Solenostomus: Greek, solen = tube + Greek, stoma = mouth. The species name comes from the …

Longhead dab

Limanda proboscidea

The lateral line forms a high arch above the base of the pectoral fin. The pectoral …

Masked greenling

Hexagrammos octogrammus

The characteristic feature of this species, the fork of the 4th lateral line at the base …

Meggitt's goby

Bathygobius meggitti

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

Merlangius

Merlangius merlangus

It has three dorsal fins separated by small slits. The third fin extends almost to the …

Necklace carpetshark

Parascyllium variolatum

The necklace carpetshark has a slender, elongated body and a short snout. The mouth is located …

Nile perch

Lates niloticus

Body elongated, laterally compressed. Dorsal spines: 7-8; Dorsal soft rays: 8-14; Anal spines: 3; anal soft …

Northern stargazer

Astroscopus guttatus

The Latin name Astroscopus is translated from Greek as "star gazer" (astra — star, skopeo — …

Norway bullhead

Micrenophrys lilljeborgii

The skin of the Norway bullhead is smooth, without scales. It is similar in appearance to …

Notchedfin threadfin bream

Nemipterus peronii

The body of the Notchedfin Threadfin has a standard length that is 3.1-4.1 times its depth, …

Oblique-banded grouper

Epinephelus radiatus

Oblique-banded groupers are characterized by the following features: body depth in SL 2.6-3.0 times greater than …

Ocean surgeon

Acanthurus bahianus

Known for their oval bodies of uniform colouration (usually blue-grey to dark brown), pale to dark …

Ocellaris clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

The body is stocky and oval in shape. It is compressed at the sides and has …