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Blackfin icefish
Chaenocephalus aceratus
The first dorsal fin has 5-9 flexible barb rays, the second dorsal fin has 37-42 articulated …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
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
Class
Phylum
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Green icefish
Channichthys mithridatis
The green icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set …
Mackerel icefish
Champsocephalus gunnari
Champsocephalus: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, kephale = head.The body of the mackerel …
Pike icefish
Champsocephalus esox
The species was given its Latin name because of its resemblance to the common pike (Esox …
Spiny icefish
Chaenodraco wilsoni
The species was first described in 1914 by Charles Tate Regan, based on material collected by …
Unicorn icefish
Channichthys rhinoceratus
Channichthys: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, ichthys = fish.It differs from other species …