Marine

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

Habitat: Pelagic ×

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Fang's pygmygoby

Trimma fangi

Fang's pygmygoby is distinguished by a combination of the following characters: absence of predorsal scales; anterior …

Fimbriated moray

Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Fimbriated moray eels have a serpentine body and a pointed head. They have between 128 and …

Five-lined constellation fish

Bathysidus pentagrammus

The five-lined constellation fish was described by Beebe as a disc-like fish with a roundish body …

Five-lined snapper

Lutjanus quinquelineatus

This fish has a moderately deep body, with a standard length of 2.3-2.9 times its depth. …

Flagtail dartfish

Ptereleotris uroditaenia

The flagtail dartfish has 26 vertebrae. Chin with median longitudinal fold. Scales small, densely packed, not …

Flame tail blenny

Ecsenius bicolor

Flame tail blennies have an elongated body with a cylindrical shape.

Flashlight fish

Photoblepharon steinitzi

The flashlight fish has a short, dense body. A blunt snout and large eyes are characteristic …

Flat needlefish

Ablennes hians

The body of the flat needlefish is elongated, strongly compressed at the sides, and covered with …

Flat-faced seahorse

Hippocampus trimaculatus

The appearance of the flat-faced seahorse can vary, but it is usually flat with sharp, hook-like …

Flathead helmet gurnard

Dactyloptena gilberti

The species name was given in honour of the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert (1859-1928).The body …

Fleshysnout catfish

Arius dispar

The species was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally as part of the genus …

Flyingfish, Atlantic Flyingfish

Cypselurus heterurus

The flyingfish has normal-length jaws, unlike these other species; the fins are soft rayed and spineless; …

Fourspot butterflyfish

Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

Fourspot butterflyfish have very fine, hair-like teeth that allow them to target small organisms inaccessible to …

Foxface rabbitfish

Siganus vulpinus

The body is large, oval in shape, compressed at the sides, and covered with fine cycloid …

Fraser's dolphin

Lagenodelphis hosei

The skull is similar to that of the common dolphin and Lagenorhynchus. They have a stocky …

Freckled moray

Echidna nocturna

The freckled moray eel has a long, snake-like body with an average of 120 vertebrae.

Fringescale sardinella

Sardinella fimbriata

They have a spindle-shaped body (its height is 25-34% of the total length), it is slightly …

Garfish

Belone belone

It has an elongated, narrow, eel-like body that resembles that of a needlefish. The scales are …

Garibaldi

Hypsypops rubicundus

They have a tall body, flattened at the sides. The head is small. The mouth is …

Garish hind

Cephalopholis igarashiensis

The garish hind has an elongated, massive body, somewhat compressed at the sides and covered on …

Gelatinous seasnail

Liparis fabricii

The body shape of the Gelatinous seasnail resembles a tadpole with a large rounded head and …

Giant grenadier

Albatrossia pectoralis

It has a massive body, a broad head and a ribbon-like, tapering tail. The snout protrudes …

Giant grouper

Epinephelus lanceolatus

The body is powerful. The height of the body is 2.4-3.4 times the length of the …

Giant guitarfish

Rhynchobatus djiddensis

This species can be confused with its distant relative, the common shovelnose ray, from which it …