Allfishes
Indian mackerel
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Body elongated, spindle-shaped, moderately high, covered with fine cycloid scales. Maximum body height on the vertical …
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
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
Class
Phylum
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Short mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma
The short mackerel has the typical appearance of a medium-sized mackerel. This species is characterised by …
Southern conger
Conger verreauxi
The fish is named after Kaup's friend Julius "Jules" Verreaux (1807-1873), a botanist, ornithologist and naturalist …
Whitespotted conger
Conger myriaster
The lower jaw of these fishes is of moderate size, the teeth in the lower jaw …