Marine

Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.

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Acanthurus achilles

The Achilles tang has an elongated, oval body with a steep dorsal head profile. The small, …

Myripristis hexagona

Doubletooth soldierfish have an oval body. It is covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 26-27 …

Photoblepharon palpebratum

The eyelight fish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body that is compressed laterally and more stout than …

Chaetodon capistratus

The foureye butterflyfish has a body that is compressed laterally. The upper part of the head …

Terapon jarbua

The Jarbua terapon has an oblong body, moderately compressed laterally. The mouth is oblique, with jaws …

Muraena helena

The Mediterranean moray has a long, snake-like (anguilliform) body that is cylindrical in its first half …

Acanthurus monroviae

The body of the Monrovia doctorfish is deep and compressed laterally; its depth fits 2 times …

Monocentris japonica

The body of the pineconefish has distinctly large, coarse scales. In appearance, it looks exactly like …

Amphiprion bicinctus

Small fish with a spindle-shaped body. The cross-section is compressed.

Scarus niger

The swarthy parrotfish is famous for its ability to radically change appearance throughout its life. These …