Allfishes
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
The body of the comber is elongated, relatively low, and covered with ctenoid scales.
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Pleuronectidae 18
- Dasyatidae 13
- Psychrolutidae 9
- Scorpaenidae 7
- Artedidraconidae 6
- Nemipteridae 6
- Sparidae 6
- Stichaeidae 6
- Ariidae 5
- Liparidae 5
- Triakidae 5
- Agonidae 4
- Gobiidae 4
- Hemiscylliidae 4
- Mullidae 4
- Paralichthyidae 4
- Pristidae 4
- Sciaenidae 4
- Anarhichadidae 3
- Bothidae 3
- Channichthyidae 3
- Cottidae 3
- Gadidae 3
- Gymnuridae 3
- Hemigaleidae 3
- Hexagrammidae 3
- Lotidae 3
- Muraenidae 3
- Rhinobatidae 3
- Serranidae 3
- Synodontidae 3
- Zoarcidae 3
- Ammodytidae 2
- Anguillidae 2
- Carcharhinidae 2
- Congridae 2
- Cyclopteridae 2
- Latidae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Myliobatidae 2
- Nototheniidae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Orectolobidae 2
- Pleuronectyidae 2
- Salmonidae 2
- Scophthalmidae 2
- Scyliorhinidae 2
- Soleidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Squatinidae 2
- Syngnathidae 2
- Torpedinidae 2
- Triglidae 2
- Uranoscopidae 2
- Acanthuridae 1
- Acipenseridae 1
- Antennariidae 1
- Argentinidae 1
- Batrachoididae 1
- Blenniidae 1
- Callionymidae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Cirrhitidae 1
- Cyprinidae 1
- Eleotridae 1
- Flounder 1
- Gasterosteidae 1
- Heterodontidae 1
- Hexanchidae 1
- Labridae 1
- Lophiidae 1
- Monacanthidae 1
- Mugilidae 1
- Oxudercidae 1
- Parascylliidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Percoidae 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Plecoglossidae 1
- Plotosidae 1
- Polyprionidae 1
- Psettodidae 1
- Rajidae 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangidae 1
- Scaridae 1
- Stegostomatidae 1
- Tetraodontidae 1
- Trachinidae 1
Genus
- Limanda 5
- Myoxocephalus 5
- Nemipterus 5
- Chiloscyllium 4
- Pogonophryne 4
- Anarhichas 3
- Bathytoshia 3
- Bothus 3
- Gymnothorax 3
- Gymnura 3
- Hippoglossoides 3
- Paralichthys 3
- Pristis 3
- Rhinobatos 3
- Scorpaena 3
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Aetomylaeus 2
- Ammodytes 2
- Anguilla 2
- Artediellus 2
- Careproctus 2
- Channichthys 2
- Coregonus 2
- Epinephelus 2
- Eumicrotremus 2
- Hexagrammos 2
- Hippoglossus 2
- Lates 2
- Lumpenus 2
- Molva 2
- Mustelus 2
- Pateobatis 2
- Platichthys 2
- Pleuronectes 2
- Rhodichthys 2
- Saurida 2
- Scophthalmus 2
- Scorpaenopsis 2
- Solenostomus 2
- Squatina 2
- Torpedo 2
- Triglops 2
- Umbrina 2
- Acanthurus 1
- Agonomalus 1
- Agonus 1
- Anisarchus 1
- Anoxypristis 1
- Antennarius 1
- Apeltes 1
- Arius 1
- Artedidraco 1
- Aspidophoroides 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atelomycterus 1
- Bathygobius 1
- Boops 1
- Brosme 1
- Callionymus 1
- Carassius 1
- Carcharhinus 1
- Chaenogaleus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chionobathyscus 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirrhoscyllium 1
- Cirripectes 1
- Citharichthys 1
- Conger 1
- Congresox 1
- Cynoscion 1
- Dolloidraco 1
- Dunckerocampus 1
- Eleginus 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Favonigobius 1
- Gadus 1
- Genyonemus 1
- Glossanodon 1
- Gobiomorus 1
- Gosztonyia 1
- Gymnocanthus 1
- Hemigaleus 1
- Hemipristis 1
- Hemitriakis 1
- Hemitrygon 1
- Heptranchias 1
- Heteroconger 1
- Heterodontus 1
- Hexanematichthys 1
- Himantura 1
- Hippocampus 1
- Huso 1
- Hypanus 1
- Iago 1
- Icelus 1
- Iniistius 1
- Leptagonus 1
- Leptoclinus 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Liparis 1
- Lithognathus 1
- Lophius 1
- Loxodon 1
- Lycodes 1
- Maculabatis 1
- Merlangius 1
- Micrenophrys 1
- Micropogonias 1
- Microstomus 1
- Monacanthus 1
- Mugil 1
- Mulloidichthys 1
- Mullus 1
- Mullus ponticus 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Neoarius 1
- Neogobius 1
- Netuma 1
- Notothenia 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Opsanus 1
- Orectolobus 1
- Oxymetopon 1
- Pagrus 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pardachirus 1
- Parupeneus 1
- Pastinachus 1
- Pholidapus 1
- Plecoglossus 1
- Pleurogrammus 1
- Plicofollis 1
- Plotosus 1
- Psettodes 1
- Pseudopleuronectes 1
- Pseudorhombus 1
- Pseudotrematomus 1
- Raja 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangichthys 1
- Scarus 1
- Scorpaenodes 1
- Scyliorhinus 1
- Sea flounders 1
- Sebastes 1
- Serranus 1
- Solea 1
- Sparus 1
- Stegostoma 1
- Stichaeus 1
- Synodus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Taeniurops 1
- Takifugu 1
- Tanakius 1
- Telatrygon 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triakis 1
- Tridentiger 1
- Trigla 1
- Uranoscopus 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 55
- Pleuronectiformes 23
- Myliobatiformes 18
- Scorpaeniformes 16
- Acanthuriformes 14
- Carcharhiniformes 12
- Anguilliformes 11
- Carangiformes 9
- Orectolobiformes 8
- Rhinopristiformes 7
- Gadiformes 6
- Gobiiformes 6
- Siluriformes 6
- Syngnathiformes 5
- Labriformes 4
- Spariformes 4
- Aulopiformes 3
- Hexanchiformes 2
- Lophiiformes 2
- Osmeriformes 2
- Salmoniformes 2
- Squatiniformes 2
- Tetraodontiformes 2
- Torpediniformes 2
- Trachiniformes 2
- Acipenseriformes 1
- Argentiniformes 1
- Batrachoidiformes 1
- Blenniiformes 1
- Callionymiformes 1
- Cypriniformes 1
- Flounders 1
- Heterodontiformes 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Mulliformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Rajiformes 1
Phylum
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Common dab
Limanda limanda
A distinctive feature of the common dab is the lateral line with a curve above the …
Common guitarfish
Rhinobatos rhinobatos
Very similar in appearance to the blackchin guitarfish (Glaucostegus cemiculus), but generally smaller, with larger eyes, …
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). …
Common sole
Solea solea
The genus and species names come from the Latin Sole, meaning 'sole', because of the similarity …
Coral catshark
Atelomycterus marmoratus
The Coral Catshark has a very slender, cylindrical, dense body and a short, narrow head. The …
Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
The thick pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened …
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 …
Croaker, Yellowfin
Umbrina roncador
The body of the yellowfin croaker is elliptically elongated, the back somewhat arched, and the head …
Cusk
Brosme brosme
Has an elongated body covered with fine scales. The lateral line begins at the head, runs …
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
The muzzle is long. The diameter of the eyes is 2-2.5 times the length of the …
Daubed shanny
Leptoclinus maculatus
The daubed shanny has a compressed head, a pointed snout, and a somewhat flattened top. Its …
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 …
Dolloidraco longedorsalis
Dolloidraco longedorsalis
The body of Dolloidraco longedorsalis is elongated, compressed at the sides, low, its height is about …
Dotted grouper
Epinephelus epistictus
Body somewhat elongate, covered with ctenoid scales with additional scales. Body length is less than head …
Dwarf black stingray
Hemitrygon parvonigra
These rays have a pointed snout in the shape of a broad triangle. Behind the large …
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 …