Marine

African spadefish

Tripterodon orbis

This species is the only known member of the genus Tripterodon.The African spadefish has a rounded …

American sand lance

Ammodytes americanus

Like all lances, the American sand lance has a long, slender body with a pointed snout. …

Arctic cod

Arctogadus glacialis

Arctic cod are characterized by a thin body, a deeply bifurcated tail, a protruding mouth, large …

Atlantic sailfish

Istiophorus albicans

The Atlantic sailfish is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other due to its …

Banded damsel-fish

Dischistodus darwiniensis

Banded damselfish have a large, oval body, flattened on the sides, covered with moderately large and …

Bellingshausenia olasoi

Bellingshausenia olasoi

Bellingshausenia olasoi has a slender body with an elongated and compressed tail. The head is more …

Black-barred halfbeak

Hemiramphus far

Black-barred halfbeaks have a laterally compressed body with an elongated oval cross-section. They have a very …

Blacksail snake mackerel

Thyrsitoides marleyi

It is the only member of the genus Thyrsitoides, making the genus monotypic.The black snake mackerel …

Blue grenadier

Macruronus novaezelandiae

Body very elongated and compressed, tail tapering towards the end. Vertebrae: 78-81.

Blue maomao

They have a laterally compressed and relatively deep body with a conspicuously bifurcated tail. They have …

Blue-throated fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis

This species differs from its congeners in the following characters: one row of cheek scales; 6 …

Careproctus catherinae

Careproctus catherinae

The body of Careproctus catherinae is elongated, gelatinous and without scales. The head is large compared …

Careproctus inflexidens

Careproctus inflexidens

Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus. Inflexidens: named for its recurved teeth.Careproctus …

Chukot char

Salvelinus andriashevi

The Chukot char is a relative of the Pacific whitespotted char (Salvelinus leacomaenis). Its body is …

Common eagle ray

Myliobatis aquila

The pectoral fins fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, wider than long, …

Concertina fish

Drepane longimana

The Concertina Fisha has an oval, highly compressed body with a depth of 120-130% of its …

Eclipse-spot razor wrasse

Iniistius bakunawa

Has a flat body covered with reflective scales. These fish have small mouths but very strong …

European eel

Anguilla anguilla

It has a long body with a brownish-greenish back, with yellowing on the sides and belly. …

Gelatinous seasnail

Liparis fabricii

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

Giant guitarfish

Rhynchobatus djiddensis

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

Goat catfish

Arius sumatranus

The description of the species is attributed to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830. It was originally …

Goosefish

Lophius americanus

The American goosefish is dark brown, with a mottling of dark spots and blotches. It has …

Great hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

They have a characteristic spindle-shaped body and head with projections on the sides. In adults, the …

Great sturgeon

Huso huso

Has typical characteristics of other sturgeons, such as an elongated body, a heterocercal tail, a partially …