Allfishes
Mackerel, Pacific Sierra
Scomberomorus sierra
It is similar in appearance to the Spanish mackerel.
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
Showing 361–384 of 701
Mackerel, Spanish
Scomberomorus maculatus
The slender, elongated body of the Spanish mackerel is silver with a bluish or olive green …
Mahi-mahi
Coryphaena hippurus
The name "Coryphaena" is derived from the Greek κορυφή - head, and the species name from …
Malabar grouper
Epinephelus malabaricus
Malabar grouper has ridged scales on body except cycloid scales on anterodorsal part, thorax and abdomen; …
Man-of-war fish
Nomeus gronovii
The man-of-war fish has an elongated body and large eyes. This fish has a very high …
Mandarinfish
Synchiropus splendidus
Has a similar body shape to the goby, and this is the only similarity between the …
Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
The body of the Mangrove Red Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large. The snout is slightly pointed. …
Marbled stargazer
Uranoscopus bicinctus
They have a large head, flat on top, covered laterally and on top with flat tubercles. …
Marlin, Blue
Makaira nigricans and Makaira mazara
The pectoral fins of the blue marlin are never rigid, even after death, and can be …
Marlin, Striped
Tetrapturus audax
The body of the striped marlin is elongated and compressed, and its upper jaw is elongated …
Marlin, White
Tetrapturus albidus
The body is powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from the sides. Snout in form of elongated, rostrum, …
Maroon clownfish
Premnas biaculeatus
The species name "biaculeatus" was given to this fish because of the presence of two closely …
Masu salmon
Oncorhynchus masou
It has a spindle-shaped, streamlined, somewhat laterally compressed body covered with fine scales. There are 130-240 …
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Body elongated, rather low, compressed at the sides, covered with ctenoid scales. The scales are cycloid …
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
The body is relatively low, rounded; its greatest height is 16.8-24.0% of body length to the …
Megalodon
Otodus megalodon
Latin Otodus megalodon or Carcharocles megalodon ← Greek μέγας "large" + ὀδούς "tooth". It existed in …
Megamouth shark
Megachasma pelagios
The most noticeable external feature that gives this shark its name is a large rounded head …
Melanocetus rossi
Melanocetus rossi
Distinguishing features of female: almost straight anterior margin of scopus; smallest external width between anterior teeth …
Melon-headed whale
Peponocephala electra
It has a streamlined, torpedo-shaped body. Its head is a rounded cone, giving the animal its …
Menhaden, Atlantic
Brevoortia tyrannus
The body is rather high, compressed from the sides. Head is large. Mouth is big, slanting. …
Messmate pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus
Messmate pipefish have a relatively short snout and usually many wrinkles on their cheeks.
Milk shark
Rhizoprionodon acutus
The Milk Shark is characterized by a slender build, a long pointed snout, large round eyes …
Milkfish
Chanos chanos
The height of the body is about 3,5 times its length. The caudal fin is very …
Miller's damselfish
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting.Miller's damselfish have an elongated …