Allfishes
Arabian scad
Trachurus indicus
The Arabian Scad has an elongated and slightly compressed body, with approximately equal upper and lower …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
It has a spindle-shaped, elongated body covered with fine scales, ending in a slender tail stalk. …
Australian humpback dolphin
Sousa sahulensis
Australian humpbacks differ slightly from the other three humpback dolphin species in overall length, number of …
Azure damselfish
Chrysiptera hemicyanea
The common name Chrysiptera is a combination of the Greek words chrysos, meaning 'golden', and pteron, …
Bigeye thresher
Alopias superciliosus
A characteristic feature of the Bigeye Thresher is the long upper caudal fin blade, which can …
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
This species has a characteristic torpedo-shaped, streamlined body. The snout is short, broad and rounded. The …
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
The body is long, strong, compressed, with flat belly. The mouth is large with very sharp, …
Cenderawasih epaulette shark
Hemiscyllium galei
The Cenderawasih epaulette shark has no hood on its head from snout to gills. These sharks …
Common Dentex
Dentex dentex
Body oval in shape, compressed at the sides. The lateral line organ is clearly visible on …
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
The pectoral fins fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, wider than long, …
Common seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
Body rather large, elongated, without spines, all convexities rounded. The head is relatively large in proportion …
Common thresher
Alopias vulpinus
The common thresher is characterized by a highly elongated upper caudal fin blade that can be …
Copper shark
Carcharhinus brachyurus
It has a slender, streamlined body with a slightly curved profile behind the head. The muzzle …
Dogfish, Spiny
Squalus acanthias
The body is elongated and slender. Head is pointed. Coloration from above from slate-gray to brownish, …
European eel
Anguilla anguilla
It has a long body with a brownish-greenish back, with yellowing on the sides and belly. …
Flat-faced seahorse
Hippocampus trimaculatus
The appearance of the flat-faced seahorse can vary, but it is usually flat with sharp, hook-like …
Giant guitarfish
Rhynchobatus djiddensis
This species can be confused with its distant relative, the common shovelnose ray, from which it …
Goosefish
Lophius americanus
The American goosefish is dark brown, with a mottling of dark spots and blotches. It has …
Graceful shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
The body is barrel-shaped and streamlined. The muzzle is broad and short, wedge-shaped. The eyes are …
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 …
Greenland Shark
Somniosus microcephalus
The head is elongated and the distance from the tip of the snout to the pectoral …
Grouper, Goliath
Epinephelus itajara
Goliath grouper are yellowish-brown to olive-green or brown. The entire body, including the head and fins, …
Grouper, Nassau
Epinephelus striatus
The body is relatively tall. The coloration of the Nassau grouper varies; it usually has a …