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Southern conger
Conger verreauxi
The fish is named after Kaup's friend Julius "Jules" Verreaux (1807-1873), a botanist, ornithologist and naturalist …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 44
- Serranidae 26
- Acanthuridae 21
- Scombridae 20
- Pomacentridae 19
- Scorpaenidae 17
- Dorosomatidae 15
- Delphinidae 14
- Chaetodontidae 13
- Salmonidae 12
- Labridae 11
- Sciaenidae 11
- Lutjanidae 9
- Clupeidae 8
- Sparidae 8
- Balistidae 7
- Belonidae 7
- Blenniidae 6
- Gobiidae 6
- Haemulidae 6
- Muraenidae 6
- Pomacanthidae 6
- Scaridae 6
- Istiophoridae 5
- Syngnathidae 5
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Diodontidae 4
- Engraulidae 4
- Exocoetidae 4
- Gadidae 4
- Caesionidae 3
- Lethrinidae 3
- Mugilidae 3
- Mullidae 3
- Siganidae 3
- Tetraodontidae 3
- Alosidae 2
- Antennariidae 2
- Ariidae 2
- Atherinidae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Cirrhitidae 2
- Congridae 2
- Dussumieriidae 2
- Ephippidae 2
- Gempylidae 2
- Monacanthidae 2
- Moronidae 2
- Myctophidae 2
- Orectolobidae 2
- Priacanthidae 2
- Rajidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Sphyraenidae 2
- Stomiidae 2
- Ammodytidae 1
- Anarhichadidae 1
- Anomalopidae 1
- Apogonidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Bathyclupeidae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Bothidae 1
- Bramidae 1
- Callichthyidae 1
- Callionymidae 1
- Centriscidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Chaenopsidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Characidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Chimaeridae 1
- Cottidae 1
- Cyprinidae 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dactylopteridae 1
- Dalatiidae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Echeneidae 1
- Ehiravidae 1
- Elapidae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Epinephelidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gasterosteidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Hemiramphidae 1
- Hemiscylliidae 1
- Hexagrammidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Holocentridae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Kurtidae 1
- Lamnidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Mackerel 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Melanocetidae 1
- Merlucciidae 1
- Microdesmidae 1
- Mitsukurinidae 1
- Monocentridae 1
- Moridae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Nemichthyidae 1
- Nemipteridae 1
- Neoceratidae 1
- Nomeidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Nototheniidae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Oxudercidae 1
- Paralichthyidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plesiobatidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Regalecidae 1
- Scomberesocidae 1
- Synaphobranchidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Triglidae 1
- Zanclidae 1
Genus
- Acanthurus 12
- Caranx 11
- Epinephelus 10
- Chaetodon 9
- Cephalopholis 8
- Lutjanus 8
- Sardinella 7
- Pterois 5
- Sebastes 5
- Amphiprion 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Oncorhynchus 4
- Pomacanthus 4
- Scomber 4
- Scomberomorus 4
- Seriola 4
- Tetrapturus 4
- Thunnus 4
- Trachinotus 4
- Tylosurus 4
- Alepes 3
- Alosa 3
- Amblyglyphidodon 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Carangoides 3
- Cynoscion 3
- Diodon 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Gymnothorax 3
- Lagenorhynchus 3
- Naso 3
- Parupeneus 3
- Pseudanthias 3
- Scarus 3
- Scorpaenopsis 3
- Siganus 3
- Trachurus 3
- Zebrasoma 3
- Abudefduf 2
- Arothron 2
- Atherinomorus 2
- Brevoortia 2
- Caesio 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chelon 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Chlorurus 2
- Chrysiptera 2
- Conger 2
- Coregonus 2
- Corythoichthys 2
- Dactyloptena 2
- Decapterus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Echidna 2
- Ecsenius 2
- Engraulis 2
- Globicephala 2
- Haemulon 2
- Halichoeres 2
- Labroides 2
- Meiacanthus 2
- Mugil 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Orectolobus 2
- Paracanthurus 2
- Plectorhinchus 2
- Pollachius 2
- Pomacentrus 2
- Priacanthus 2
- Ptereleotris 2
- Rhinecanthus 2
- Salmo 2
- Salvelinus 2
- Sardinops 2
- Sphyraena 2
- Stenella 2
- Stenotomus 2
- Ulua 2
- Variola 2
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Acanthopagrus 1
- Alectis 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anisotremus 1
- Antennarius 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apistus 1
- Archosargus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Arius 1
- Atelomycterus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bagre 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistapus 1
- Balistoides 1
- Belone 1
- Belonoperca 1
- Benthosema 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Bothus 1
- Brama 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- C. nasus 1
- Calamus 1
- Cantherhines 1
- Canthidermis 1
- Canthigaster 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Cetoscarus 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Cheilinus 1
- Chelmon 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Cirrhilabrus 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Citharichthys 1
- Clupea 1
- Clupeonella 1
- Cololabis 1
- Coris 1
- Corydoras 1
- Ctenochaetus 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Diplodus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elagatis 1
- Elops 1
- Enchelycore 1
- Epibulus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eurypegasus 1
- Exocoetus 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Gerres 1
- Girella 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Grampus 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Hemiscyllium 1
- Heniochus 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Herring 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Hilsa 1
- Hippocampus 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Histrio 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Hydrolagus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Istiophorus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Kurtus 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lagodon 1
- Lamna 1
- Larimichthys 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Laticauda 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Melanocetus 1
- Melichthys 1
- Merluccius 1
- Micromesistius 1
- Mitsukurina 1
- Monocentris 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Morone 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nemateleotris 1
- Nematistius 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neobathyclupea 1
- Neoceratias 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neoglyphidodon 1
- Neopomacentrus 1
- Nomeus 1
- Notopterus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Ostorhinchus 1
- Parachaetodon 1
- Paracheirodon 1
- Paracirrhites 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parma 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Periophthalmus 1
- Petroscirtes 1
- Photoblepharon 1
- Photostomias 1
- Phycodurus 1
- Plagiotremus 1
- Platax 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Plesiobatis 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Pogonias 1
- Premnas 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudocheilinus 1
- Pseudolabrus 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pycnochromis 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Regalecus 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Roa 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Schindleria 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Scorpaenodes 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Simenchelys 1
- Solenostomus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Steno 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Syngnathus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thamnaconus 1
- Thymallus 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Trimma 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Tursiops 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Zanclus 1
Order
- Perciformes 82
- Carangiformes 50
- Acanthuriformes 49
- Clupeiformes 32
- Scombriformes 24
- Scorpaeniformes 19
- Tetraodontiformes 16
- Artiodactyla 14
- Labriformes 14
- Beloniformes 13
- Salmoniformes 12
- Syngnathiformes 12
- Anguilliformes 10
- Blenniiformes 9
- Gadiformes 7
- Gobiiformes 7
- Istiophoriformes 7
- Lophiiformes 6
- Spariformes 5
- Lamniformes 3
- Mugiliformes 3
- Orectolobiformes 3
- Siluriformes 3
- Anabantiformes 2
- Atheriniformes 2
- Cypriniformes 2
- Moroniformes 2
- Myctophiformes 2
- Myliobatiformes 2
- Pleuronectiformes 2
- Rajiformes 2
- Squaliformes 2
- Stomiiformes 2
- Trachichthyiformes 2
- Trachiniformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Actinopterygii 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Beryciformes 1
- Callionymiformes 1
- Carcharhiniformes 1
- Centrarchiformes 1
- Characiformes 1
- Chimaeriformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Elopiformes 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Holocentriformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Squamata 1
- Нerring 1
Phylum
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Spadefish; Atlantic Spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
Their body is very flattened and almost as deep as it is long. The first, or …
Spanish flag snapper
Lutjanus carponotatus
The Spanish flag snapper has a moderately deep body, about 2.5 times its normal length. The …
Spearfish, Longbill
Tetrapturus pfluegeri
Spearfish can be distinguished from other fish species by their slender, light body, short beak, and …
Spearfish, Mediterranean
Tetrapturus belone
Body powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from sides: snout in form of elongated, lance-shaped, rounded in cross-section …
Spinner dolphin
Stenella longirostris
The main characteristic is a long, curved snout. Spinner dolphins have different body shapes depending on …
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
The body is elongated, its height less than or equal to the length of the head. …
Spot-fin porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
The body of the spot-fin porcupinefish is elongated with smooth skin covered with long, sharp spines …
Spotfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellatus
The fish has a flattened body with silvery white sides. The pectoral fins are transparent, the …
Spotfin lionfish
Pterois antennata
Like all fish in this subfamily, the species is characterized by a body that is compressed …
Spotted catfish
Corydoras punctatus
This species is rare. It is difficult to determine the sex of the fish until it …
Spotted parrotfish
Cetoscarus ocellatus
The species name ocellatus refers to the dark eye on the dorsal fin of juveniles.This species …
Spotted ratfish
Hydrolagus colliei
The skeleton is cartilaginous. They have a short and sharply rounded snout. There is a gill …
Spotted wobbegong
Orectolobus maculatus
The Spotted Wobbegong has a flattened and broad head and body. The nostrils are framed by …
Squirrelfish
Holocentrus adscensionis
Body elongated, slightly compressed at the sides, oval in shape, covered with large ctenoid scales. The …
Staghorn damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon curacao
Staghorn damselfish have an oval, laterally compressed body.
Starck's demoiselle
Chrysiptera starcki
The species name is in honor of marine biologist Walter A. Starck II, who pointed out …
Starry flying gurnard
Dactyloptena peterseni
Dactyloptena: Greek, daktylos = fingers + Greek, pten, -enos = wing, fin.The body of the starry …
Stout infantfish
Schindleria brevipinguis
The appearance of this species is pedomorphic - adults resemble juveniles. This applies not only to …
Streaked spinefoot
Siganus javus
Streaked spinefeet have a laterally compressed body that is slightly less than half its normal length. …
Striped Anchovy
Anchoa hepsetus
The striped anchovy has a ribbon-like stripe along each side and some yellow near the head. …
Striped blenny
Meiacanthus grammistes
The fish is large, with a pointed snout and a long, continuous dorsal fin. The fish …
Striped bonito
Sarda orientalis
The striped bonito has a spindle-shaped, low body, rather short and compressed at the sides in …
Striped grouper
Epinephelus latifasciatus
Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy.The body of the striped grouper is of standard length, which is …