Allfishes
Agonomalus jordani
Agonomalus jordani
The body of Agonomalus jordani is tall, slender and compressed at the sides. The back is …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Arctic alligatorfish
Aspidophoroides olrikii
The head of the Arctic alligatorfish is large and broad. There are short antennae on the …
Arctic shanny
Stichaeus punctatus
The Arctic shanny has a moderately elongated and laterally compressed body that is covered in small …
Arctic staghorn sculpin
Gymnocanthus tricuspis
The Arctic staghorn sculpin has flat bone plates on the back and top of the head. …
Artedidraco glareobarbatus
Artedidraco glareobarbatus
The genus is named in honour of the "father of ichthyology" - the Swedish ichthyologist Peter …
Atka mackerel
Pleurogrammus monopterygius
The body of the Atka mackerel is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides. There are five …
Atlantic hookear sculpin
Artediellus atlanticus
The Atlantic hookear sculpin has an elongated body that is thicker in the front and tapers …
Atlantic poacher
Leptagonus decagonus
This species is the only known member of its genus. The body of the Atlantic poacher …
Atlantic spiny lumpsucker
Eumicrotremus spinosus
The Atlantic spiny lumpsucker has a bloated anterior body that is completely covered with regular rows …
Atlantic wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
The body of the Atlantic wolffish is elongated, tapering to the tail, and covered with fine …
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Body elongated, compressed at the sides, with a high caudal peduncle. Head pointed, dorsal profile concave, …
Black rockcod
Notothenia coriiceps
Notothenia: Greek, 'notos', ou; νοτος, ου), from the south + Greek, 'e 'eutheneia',as or 'euthenia', as …
Blackhead strainer snailfish
Rhodichthys melanocephalus
The blackheads trainer snailfish is characterized by the following features:body shape: elongate;cross-section: oval;nnumber of vertebrae: 62-66;preanal …
Brainbeard plunderfish
Pogonophryne cerebropogon
Pogonophryne - Greek, pogon = beard + phrynos = toadBrainbeard plunderfish have a chin tendril. They …
Broad-mouth tadpole
Careproctus latiosus
The broad-mouth tadpole can be identified by the following characteristics:59-60 vertebraeTwo pairs of weak pleural ribsThree …
Charcoal icefish
Channichthys panticapaei
Charcoal icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …
Chionobathyscus dewitti
Chionobathyscus dewitti
Chionobathyscus dewitti is characterised by the absence of scales on its body and possesses a unique …
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
The body of the comber is elongated, relatively low, and covered with ctenoid scales.
Common seasnail
Liparis liparis
The body of the common seasnail is elongated, compressed at the sides (especially at the rear). …
Daubed shanny
Leptoclinus maculatus
The daubed shanny has a compressed head, a pointed snout, and a somewhat flattened top. Its …
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 …
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 …