Allfishes
Alaska pollock
Gadus chalcogrammus
Alaska pollack have very large eyes and a very short tendril under the lower lip. The …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Arctic cod
Arctogadus glacialis
Arctic cod are characterized by a thin body, a deeply bifurcated tail, a protruding mouth, large …
Bigeye thresher
Alopias superciliosus
A characteristic feature of the Bigeye Thresher is the long upper caudal fin blade, which can …
Blue antimora
Antimora rostrata
The body of Blue Antimora is elongated, spindle-shaped, slightly compressed at the sides in the caudal …
Blue grenadier
Macruronus novaezelandiae
Body very elongated and compressed, tail tapering towards the end. Vertebrae: 78-81.
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
The body is elongated and covered with very small, slightly falling cycloid scales. There is no …
Cod, Pacific
The Pacific cod, characteristic of the cod family, has three distinct dorsal fins, two anal fins, …
Common thresher
Alopias vulpinus
The common thresher is characterized by a highly elongated upper caudal fin blade that can be …
European pollock
Pollachius pollachius
The European pollock is similar to the pollock. However, unlike its relative, the European pollock's lateral …
Giant grenadier
Albatrossia pectoralis
It has a massive body, a broad head and a ribbon-like, tapering tail. The snout protrudes …
Goblin shark
Mitsukurina owstoni
The body is spindle-shaped and the fins have an unusual rounded shape for sharks. The third …
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Haddock has three dorsal fins and two anal fins. The first dorsal fin is high and …
Hake, Pacific
Merluccius productus
The body of the Pacific hake is elongated, slender, and moderately compressed. The head is elongated, …
Hake, Red
Urophycis chuss
The body of the red hake is elongated. The caudal fin is truncated. There is a …
Hake, Silver
Merluccius bilinearis
The body is long and slender, with a flattened head, a large mouth, and strong, sharp …
Indian sand tiger
Carcharias tricuspidatus
Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a …
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 …
Norway pout
Trisopterus esmarkii
The body of the Norway pout is elongated, oval in shape, tapering to the caudal peduncle, …
Pelagic thresher
Alopias pelagicus
The Pelagic Thrasher is characterized by a long upper caudal fin blade that can equal the …
Polar cod
Boreogadus saida
The body of the polar cod tapers significantly towards the tail. The head is large, the …
Pollock
Pollachius virens
It has an olive-green or greenish-brown color on top and yellowish-gray on the sides and belly, …
Rock grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Body elongated, tapering caudally to a thin filament, covered with fine cycloid scales with numerous denticles. …
Roughhead grenadier
Macrourus berglax
The body is elongated, highest near the first dorsal fin and tapering towards the rear end. …