Allfishes
European Flounder
Platichthys flesus
The body is flattened. Both eyes are on the same upper side of the body. In …
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
Showing 73–96 of 235
European plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
The adult body shape is oval, with the body strongly compressed in the dorsoventral direction. The …
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 …
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 …
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 catfish
Netuma thalassina
The species was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally as the genus Bagrus.
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 …
Golden threadfin bream
Nemipterus virgatus
The body of the golden threadfin bream has a standard length of 3.2-4 times its thickness, …
Gosztonyia antarctica
Gosztonyia antarctica
Gosztonyia antarctica have an elongated anguilliform body. The head is broad and large, with the lips …
Great sculpin
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
The body of the great sculpin is rather thick and naked, without bony plates or spines. …
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Elongated with a large angular head, a groundfish. The mouth is relatively large and slanted upwards. …
Greenland cod
Gadus ogac
Externally, the Greenland cod is similar to other cod species. Head is elongated and broad, 25.0-25.2% …
Grey bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium griseum
The grey bamboo shark has a slender cylindrical body with no lateral or dorsal projections. The …