Allfishes
Alaska plaice
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
The ocellar bony ridge of the Alaska plaice is divided into 4-8 bony tubercles and forms …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Angler
Lophius piscatorius
The body is naked, covered with numerous leathery growths and bony tubercles. On either side of …
Arctic flounder
Liopsetta glacialis
It is a right eyed flounder. It is characterized by the presence of both eyes on …
Arctic lamprey
Lethenteron camtschaticum
The Arctic lamprey is characterized by its eel-like body shape, the presence of two large teeth …
Artedidraco glareobarbatus
Artedidraco glareobarbatus
The genus is named in honour of the "father of ichthyology" - the Swedish ichthyologist Peter …
Atlantic spiny lumpsucker
Eumicrotremus spinosus
The Atlantic spiny lumpsucker has a bloated anterior body that is completely covered with regular rows …
Atlantic stargazer
Uranoscopus scaber
The body is spindle-shaped. The swim bladder is absent. Its head and jaws are turned upwards …
Atlantic stingray
Dasyatis sabina
The Atlantic stingray has an elongated, pointed snout. Spiracles are located behind the eyes. The ventral …
Atlantic wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
The body of the Atlantic wolffish is elongated, tapering to the tail, and covered with fine …
Australian butterfly ray
Gymnura australis
Gymnura: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, oura = tail.The snout of the Australian butterfly ray …
Ayu sweetfish
Plecoglossus altivelis
Vertebrae: 60-63. Blind gutters 350-400. Has small leaf-shaped teeth loosely attached to the jaw by two …
Barbelthroat carpetshark
Cirrhoscyllium expolitum
Sharks have a slender, elongated body and a long, slightly pointed snout. The throat has characteristic …
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Body elongated, compressed at the sides, with a high caudal peduncle. Head pointed, dorsal profile concave, …
Bering flounder
Hippoglossoides robustus
The mouth is large. The teeth on each jaw are arranged in a single row. The …
Bigeye houndshark
Iago omanensis
The Bigeye Houndshark has a dense, humpbacked body and a rather elongated, broad snout. The gill …
Black Scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
It is a small fish, with a large flattened face, large lips and bulging eyes above …
Blackhead seabream
Acanthopagrus schlegelii
The body is tall, strongly flattened at the sides. The head is large. Mouth terminal small. …
Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Taeniura lymma
The pectoral fins of these rays are fused to the head, forming an oval disk 4/5 …
Bogue
Boops boops
Has an elongated body, compressed at the sides, covered with small scales. Dorsal spines: 13-15; Dorsal …
Broad-banded Pipefish
Dunckerocampus boylei
The species name is in honor of Bill Boyle, an underwater photographer who brought the species …
Brushtooth lizardfish
Saurida undosquamis
Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard.Brush-toothed lizardfish have a cigar-shaped, rounded or slightly compressed body. …
Chameleon goby
Tridentiger trigonocephalus
The body is elongated, relatively low and somewhat compressed at the sides. The cheeks, gill covers …
Chestnut eyelash-blenny
Cirripectes castaneus
Chestnut eyelash-blenny: 29-31 vertebrae; body depth at beginning of anal fin 3.2-3.5 inches wide; body depth …
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
The body of the comber is elongated, relatively low, and covered with ctenoid scales.