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Giant moray
Gymnothorax javanicus
The body is compressed from the sides and covered with a layer of mucus, which allows …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 47
- Serranidae 36
- Scombridae 29
- Scorpaenidae 24
- Pomacentridae 23
- Acanthuridae 21
- Delphinidae 21
- Carcharhinidae 20
- Salmonidae 18
- Labridae 17
- Dorosomatidae 15
- Chaetodontidae 14
- Sciaenidae 13
- Lutjanidae 12
- Clupeidae 11
- Gadidae 11
- Istiophoridae 11
- Haemulidae 10
- Sparidae 10
- Syngnathidae 10
- Nototheniidae 9
- Ariidae 8
- Belonidae 8
- Balistidae 7
- Pomacanthidae 7
- Sphyraenidae 7
- Blenniidae 6
- Channichthyidae 6
- Gobiidae 6
- Muraenidae 6
- Scaridae 6
- Engraulidae 5
- Exocoetidae 5
- Mugilidae 5
- Sphyrnidae 5
- Alopiidae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Diodontidae 4
- Liparidae 4
- Macrouridae 4
- Mobulidae 4
- Tetraodontidae 4
- Acipenseridae 3
- Alosidae 3
- Anarhichadidae 3
- Antennariidae 3
- Caesionidae 3
- Cyprinidae 3
- Ephippidae 3
- Gempylidae 3
- Lethrinidae 3
- Merlucciidae 3
- Mullidae 3
- Orectolobidae 3
- Ostraciidae 3
- Rajidae 3
- Siganidae 3
- Triakidae 3
- Ammodytidae 2
- Anguillidae 2
- Apogonidae 2
- Atherinidae 2
- Bathyclupeidae 2
- Bramidae 2
- Chimaeridae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Cirrhitidae 2
- Congridae 2
- Cyclopteridae 2
- Dussumieriidae 2
- Etmopteridae 2
- Ginglymostomatidae 2
- Hemiramphidae 2
- Hemiscylliidae 2
- Lamnidae 2
- Melanocetidae 2
- Monacanthidae 2
- Moronidae 2
- Myctophidae 2
- Oxudercidae 2
- Priacanthidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Stomiidae 2
- Aetobatidae 1
- Agonidae 1
- Albulidae 1
- Anomalopidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Atherinopsidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Batrachoididae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Bothidae 1
- Brachionichthyidae 1
- Callichthyidae 1
- Callionymidae 1
- Carchariidae 1
- Centriscidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Centropomidae 1
- Cetorhinidae 1
- Chaenopsidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Characidae 1
- Cheilodactylidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Cottidae 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dactylopteridae 1
- Dalatiidae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Drepaneidae 1
- Dunkleosteidae 1
- Echeneidae 1
- Ehiravidae 1
- Elapidae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Embiotocidae 1
- Epinephelidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gasterosteidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Gigantactinidae 1
- Hexagrammidae 1
- Hexanchidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Holocentridae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Kurtidae 1
- Kyphosidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Latimeriidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Lophiidae 1
- Mackerel 1
- Malacanthidae 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Megalopidae 1
- Microdesmidae 1
- Mitsukurinidae 1
- Molidae 1
- Monocentridae 1
- Moridae 1
- Myliobatidae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Nemichthyidae 1
- Nemipteridae 1
- Neoceratidae 1
- Nomeidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Odontaspididae 1
- Osmeridae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Otodontidae 1
- Paralichthyidae 1
- Pempheridae 1
- Pentacerotidae 1
- Percidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plesiobatidae 1
- Pleuronectidae 1
- Polyprionidae 1
- Pomatomidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Regalecidae 1
- Rhincodontidae 1
- Rhinidae 1
- Scomberesocidae 1
- Scyliorhinidae 1
- Somniosidae 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Stromateidae 1
- Synaphobranchidae 1
- Synodontidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Triglidae 1
- Uncertain 1
- Uranoscopidae 1
- Xiphiidae 1
- Zanclidae 1
- Zeidae 1
- Zoarcidae 1
Genus
- Epinephelus 17
- Carcharhinus 13
- Acanthurus 12
- Caranx 11
- Chaetodon 10
- Lutjanus 10
- Sebastes 9
- Cephalopholis 8
- Oncorhynchus 7
- Sardinella 7
- Scomberomorus 7
- Sphyraena 7
- Thunnus 7
- Trachurus 6
- Alosa 5
- Arius 5
- Hippocampus 5
- Pterois 5
- Tetrapturus 5
- Tylosurus 5
- Alopias 4
- Amphiprion 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Cynoscion 4
- Mobula 4
- Plectorhinchus 4
- Pomacanthus 4
- Scomber 4
- Seriola 4
- Sphyrna 4
- Trachinotus 4
- Alepes 3
- Amblyglyphidodon 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Carangoides 3
- Chrysiptera 3
- Clupea 3
- Diodon 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Gymnothorax 3
- Haemulon 3
- Istiophorus 3
- Lagenorhynchus 3
- Naso 3
- Orectolobus 3
- Parupeneus 3
- Pomacentrus 3
- Pseudanthias 3
- Salvelinus 3
- Scarus 3
- Scorpaenopsis 3
- Siganus 3
- Sousa 3
- Zebrasoma 3
- Abudefduf 2
- Acipenser 2
- Anarhichas 2
- Anguilla 2
- Antennarius 2
- Archosargus 2
- Arothron 2
- Atherinomorus 2
- Brama 2
- Brevoortia 2
- Caesio 2
- Careproctus 2
- Champsocephalus 2
- Channichthys 2
- Cheilinus 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chelon 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Chlorurus 2
- Cirrhilabrus 2
- Conger 2
- Coregonus 2
- Corythoichthys 2
- Cyclopterus 2
- Dactyloptena 2
- Decapterus 2
- Dissostichus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Echidna 2
- Ecsenius 2
- Engraulis 2
- Gadus 2
- Galeorhinus 2
- Globicephala 2
- Halichoeres 2
- Hemiscyllium 2
- Labroides 2
- Larimichthys 2
- Macrourus 2
- Makaira 2
- Meiacanthus 2
- Melanocetus 2
- Merluccius 2
- Micromesistius 2
- Mugil 2
- Mycteroperca 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Neobathyclupea 2
- Ostorhinchus 2
- Ostracion 2
- Pagothenia 2
- Paracanthurus 2
- Planiliza 2
- Plicofollis 2
- Pollachius 2
- Priacanthus 2
- Pseudotrematomus 2
- Ptereleotris 2
- Rastrelliger 2
- Rhinecanthus 2
- Rhizoprionodon 2
- Salmo 2
- Sardinops 2
- Scorpaena 2
- Semicossyphus 2
- Stenella 2
- Stenotomus 2
- Tursiops 2
- Ulua 2
- Variola 2
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Acanthopagrus 1
- Aetobatus 1
- Albatrossia 1
- Albula 1
- Alectis 1
- Allenbatrachus 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Ammodytes 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anisotremus 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apistus 1
- Arctogadus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Atelomycterus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bagre 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistapus 1
- Balistoides 1
- Bathysidus 1
- Bellingshausenia 1
- Belone 1
- Belonoperca 1
- Benthosema 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Bodianus 1
- Boreogadus 1
- Bothus 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- C. nasus 1
- Calamus 1
- Cantherhines 1
- Canthidermis 1
- Canthigaster 1
- Carcharias 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Cephaloscyllium 1
- Cetorhinus 1
- Cetoscarus 1
- Chaenocephalus 1
- Chaenodraco 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Chaetodontoplus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Chelmon 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chimaera 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Citharichthys 1
- Clupeonella 1
- Cololabis 1
- Coris 1
- Corydoras 1
- Coryphaenoides 1
- Ctenochaetus 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dascyllus 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dentex 1
- Diagramma 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Diplodus 1
- Dischistodus 1
- Drepane 1
- Dunckerocampus 1
- Dunkleosteus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elagatis 1
- Elops 1
- Enchelycore 1
- Encrasicholina 1
- Epibulus 1
- Etmopterus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eurypegasus 1
- Eusphyra 1
- Exocoetus 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Galeocerdo 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Gerres 1
- Gigantactis 1
- Ginglymostoma 1
- Girella 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobionotothen 1
- Goniistius 1
- Grampus 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Harpadon 1
- Hemiramphus 1
- Heniochus 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Herring 1
- Hexanchus 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Hilsa 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Histrio 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Huso 1
- Hydrolagus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Iniistius 1
- Inimicus 1
- Istiompax 1
- Isurus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Kurtus 1
- Lactoria 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lagodon 1
- Lamna 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Laticauda 1
- Latimeria 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Leuresthes 1
- Lindbergichthys 1
- Liparis 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lophius 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Macruronus 1
- Mallotus 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Megalops 1
- Melanogrammus 1
- Melichthys 1
- Microgadus 1
- Mitsukurina 1
- Mola 1
- Monocentris 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Morone 1
- Mustelus 1
- Myliobatis 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nebrius 1
- Negaprion 1
- Nemateleotris 1
- Nematistius 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neoceratias 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neoglyphidodon 1
- Neopomacentrus 1
- Nomeus 1
- Notopterus 1
- Ocyurus 1
- Odontaspis 1
- Okamejei 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Orcaella 1
- Orcinus 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Otodus 1
- Pampus 1
- Parachaetodon 1
- Paracheirodon 1
- Paracirrhites 1
- Parahucho 1
- Paraliparis 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parexocoetus 1
- Parma 1
- Pempheris 1
- Pentaceros 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Percarina 1
- Periophthalmus 1
- Petroscirtes 1
- Photoblepharon 1
- Photostomias 1
- Phycodurus 1
- Plagiotremus 1
- Platax 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Plesiobatis 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Podothecus 1
- Pogonias 1
- Pomatomus 1
- Premnas 1
- Prionace 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudocheilinus 1
- Pseudolabrus 1
- Pseudorca 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pycnochromis 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Rasbora 1
- Regalecus 1
- Reinhardtius 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Rhincodon 1
- Rhynchobatus 1
- Roa 1
- Rutilus 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda chiliensis 1
- Schindleria 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scoliodon 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Scorpaenodes 1
- Scorpis 1
- Selachimorpha 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Simenchelys 1
- Solenostomus 1
- Somniosus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squalus 1
- Steno 1
- Stenodus 1
- Stereolepis 1
- Stigmatogobius 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Syngnathus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Takifugu 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thamnaconus 1
- Thymallus 1
- Thymichthys 1
- Thyrsitoides 1
- Tosana 1
- Triaenodon 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Trimma 1
- Tripterodon 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Uranoscopus 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Xiphias 1
- Zanclus 1
- Zeus 1
Order
- Perciformes 133
- Carangiformes 58
- Acanthuriformes 52
- Clupeiformes 37
- Scombriformes 35
- Carcharhiniformes 30
- Scorpaeniformes 29
- Artiodactyla 21
- Labriformes 21
- Tetraodontiformes 21
- Gadiformes 20
- Salmoniformes 18
- Syngnathiformes 17
- Beloniformes 16
- Istiophoriformes 14
- Anguilliformes 12
- Lamniformes 12
- Lophiiformes 11
- Blenniiformes 9
- Siluriformes 9
- Gobiiformes 8
- Myliobatiformes 8
- Orectolobiformes 8
- Spariformes 6
- Mugiliformes 5
- Squaliformes 5
- Cypriniformes 4
- Acipenseriformes 3
- Atheriniformes 3
- Moroniformes 3
- Pleuronectiformes 3
- Rajiformes 3
- Trachiniformes 3
- Acropomatiformes 2
- Actinopterygii 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Chimaeriformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Myctophiformes 2
- Stomiiformes 2
- Trachichthyiformes 2
- Albuliformes 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Arthrodira 1
- Aulopiformes 1
- Batrachoidiformes 1
- Beryciformes 1
- Callionymiformes 1
- Characiformes 1
- Coelacanthiformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Hexanchiformes 1
- Holocentriformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Osmeriformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Rhinopristiformes 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squamata 1
- Uncertain 1
- Zeiformes 1
- Нerring 1
Class
Phylum
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Giant oarfish
Regalecus glesne
The giant oarfish has an extremely long, ribbon-like, strongly compressed body that tapers to a point. …
Giant oceanic manta ray
Mobula birostris
Huge pectoral fins form a diamond-shaped disc with the head, the width of which is about …
Giant sea catfish
Arius gigas
Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Body elongate, slightly compressed at the sides, covered with small cycloid scales. Thorax without scales. Upper …
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni
The body form is short. Gigantactis vanhoeffeni features metamorphosed females, which are distinguished from other species …
Glacier lantern fish
Benthosema glaciale
The largest size of the glacier lantern fish is 22-25% of the body length without the …
Goat catfish
Arius sumatranus
The description of the species is attributed to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830. It was originally …
Gobionotothen gibberifrons
The species name gibberifrons is a combination of the words gibber, meaning 'humpback', and frons, meaning …
Goblin shark
Mitsukurina owstoni
The body is spindle-shaped and the fins have an unusual rounded shape for sharks. The third …
Golden damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon aureus
These fish have the rounded body, spiny dorsal fin and split tail characteristic of this group.
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
The body is elongated, low, barely compressed at the sides and covered with large scales. The …
Golden grouper
Saloptia powelli
The golden grouper has a stout, elongated body with a depth of 2.6-3.1 times the standard …
Golden redfish
Sebastes norvegicus
Golden redfish are characterized by a laterally compressed, tall body and a large head. The mouth …
Golden trevally
Gnathanodon speciosus
The golden trevally has a compressed, elongated body with the dorsal profile slightly more convex than …
Goldlined seabream
Rhabdosargus sarba
The goldlined seabream has a deep and compressed body, with a depth of 2-2.3 times its …
Goldrim surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
The body is elongated oval with a steep dorsal profile and an eye high on the …
Goldsilk seabream
Acanthopagrus berda
The goldsilk seabream has a relatively deep and compressed body, with a depth of 2.4-2.6 times …
Goldstripe sardinella
Sardinella gibbosa
The body of the Goldstripe Sardinella is elongated, the body height is usually 24-30% of the …
Goosefish
Lophius americanus
The American goosefish is dark brown, with a mottling of dark spots and blotches. It has …
Graceful shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
The body is barrel-shaped and streamlined. The muzzle is broad and short, wedge-shaped. The eyes are …
Graysby
Cephalopholis cruentata
Graysby's colors range from pale gray to dark brown, with many dark oranges, red-brown spots on …
Greasy grouper
Epinephelus tauvina
The body of the greasy grouper is massive, elongated and oval in cross-section. In juveniles it …
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Characteristic of this fish is a large head with a massive lower jaw. Great Barracuda, one …