Allfishes
African spadefish
Tripterodon orbis
This species is the only known member of the genus Tripterodon.The African spadefish has a rounded …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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American sand lance
Ammodytes americanus
Like all lances, the American sand lance has a long, slender body with a pointed snout. …
Arabian scad
Trachurus indicus
The Arabian Scad has an elongated and slightly compressed body, with approximately equal upper and lower …
Arctic cod
Arctogadus glacialis
Arctic cod are characterized by a thin body, a deeply bifurcated tail, a protruding mouth, large …
Asian sheepshead wrasse
Asian sheepshead wrasses have narrow, elliptical bodies. They have a characteristic bulge on the head and …
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
It has a spindle-shaped, elongated body covered with fine scales, ending in a slender tail stalk. …
Atlantic sailfish
Istiophorus albicans
The Atlantic sailfish is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other due to its …
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, …
Banded damsel-fish
Dischistodus darwiniensis
Banded damselfish have a large, oval body, flattened on the sides, covered with moderately large and …
Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
The banded pipefish has a straight, elongated body. Fleshy veins extend from the head. These are …
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi has a slender body with an elongated and compressed tail. The head is more …
Bigeye thresher
Alopias superciliosus
A characteristic feature of the Bigeye Thresher is the long upper caudal fin blade, which can …
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
The body is elongated, not strongly compressed at the sides, covered with dense, thick, elongated scales …
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 …
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
This species has a characteristic torpedo-shaped, streamlined body. The snout is short, broad and rounded. The …
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 …
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
The body is long, strong, compressed, with flat belly. The mouth is large with very sharp, …
Bluespotted angelfish
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus
The biggest differences between males and females are in their pelvic fins and body shape. Males …
Brackish water frogfish
Antennarius biocellatus
Antennarius biocellatus has a second dorsal process that is longer than the first, the illicium, and …
Careproctus catherinae
Careproctus catherinae
The body of Careproctus catherinae is elongated, gelatinous and without scales. The head is large compared …