Allfishes
Large yellow croaker
Larimichthys crocea
The caudal peduncle is rather slender, its length more than 3 times its height. The scales …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Lined surgeonfish
Acanthurus lineatus
Like all surgeonfish, the body is flattened at the sides. This species is characterized by the …
Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
The body of the Mangrove Red Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large. The snout is slightly pointed. …
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Body elongated, rather low, compressed at the sides, covered with ctenoid scales. The scales are cycloid …
Moorish idol
Zanclus cornutus
The name is derived from the Greek word zagkios - "beveled".The body is tall, disk-shaped, flattened …
Oman butterflyfish
Chaetodon dialeucos
Medium-sized fish with a very laterally compressed, high body, small terminal mouth, armed with small bristle-like …
Paeony bulleye
Priacanthus blochii
Paeony bulleye has an elongated body covered with coarse cycloid scales. The scales are modified, with …
Paracanthurus
Paracanthurus hepatus
The body is laterally compressed and ovoid in shape. This species is characterised by long dorsal …
Peppered butterflyfish
Chaetodon guttatissimus
The Peppered Butterflyfish has a laterally compressed, large body and a small, terminal, retractable mouth armed …
Perch, Silver
Bairdiella chrysoura
The body of the silverside is tall and compressed. Like other members of the family, dorsal …
Purple-spotted bigeye
Priacanthus tayenus
A feature of this species is the well-developed spine at the corner of the preopercle.
Queenfish (Croaker)
Seriphus politus
The fish has an elongated, moderately compressed body. The upper part of the profile is depressed …
Redlip croaker
Larimichthys polyactis
Phylogenomic studies indicate this species emerged from the same common ancestor of L. crocea around 25.4 …
Regal tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
The body is laterally compressed, ovoid in shape. This species is characterized by long dorsal and …
Sailfin tang
Zebrasoma velifer
Have a body with very high dorsal and anal fins, and when the fins are fully …
Seabass, White
Atractoscion nobilis (also Cynoscion nobilis)
The body of white sea bass is elongated and somewhat compressed. Along the middle of the …
Seatrout, Sand
Cynoscion arenarius
Its coloration is pale yellow on the back and silvery white underneath, without any clear spots. …
Seatrout, Silver
Cynoscion nothus
The coloration is pale straw or hazel on the back and silvery-white underneath, without clearly defined …
Seatrout, Spotted
Cynoscion nebulosus
The spotted seatrout has an elongated body with a more regular and straight tail fin with …
Sohal surgeonfish
Acanthurus sohal
The body of the Sohal surgeonfish is flattened at the sides.
Spadefish; Atlantic Spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
Their body is very flattened and almost as deep as it is long. The first, or …
Two-striped sweetlips
Plectorhinchus albovittatus
Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout.Two-striped sweetlips have fleshy lips that swell with …
Weakfish
Cynoscion regalis
The body of the weak fish is slender and resembles that of a trout. The lower …
Whitefin surgeonfish
Acanthurus albipectoralis
Whitefin surgeonfish have 22 vertebrae. The smallest depth of the caudal trunk is 3.1-3.3 times the …