Marine

Big-headed deepsea herring

Neobathyclupea megaceps

This species is characterized by the following features: head length is about 2.5 times the average …

Big-scale parma

Parma oligolepis

Large Parma have an oval body with flattened sides and a pointed muzzle. The eyes are …

Bigeye scad

Selar crumenophthalmus

The species name is derived from the Greek ὀφθαλμός 'eye' and Latin crumena 'leather purse or …

Bigeye snapper

Lutjanus lutjanus

They have a spindle-shaped. They have a slightly sloping forehead. The front teeth are triangular, and …

Bigeye trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

They have an elongated, slightly compressed body covered with small cycloid scales. The thorax is completely …

Birdbeak burrfish

Cyclichthys orbicularis

The Birdbeak Burrfish has a rounded body covered with short spines, each with a triangular base. …

Black dogfish

Centroscyllium fabricii

The black dogfish has a rather stocky, laterally compressed body, a moderately long, thick, and flattened …

Black jack

Caranx lugubris

They have a body shape similar to other Caranx species - elongated, compressed, with the dorsal …

Black ruff

Centrolophus niger

Body oval, elongated, largely compressed at the sides. Head comparatively small with well developed seismosensory pores …

Black scraper

Thamnaconus modestus

The body of the Black Scraper is elongated, elliptical in shape and covered with many small …

Black Sea sprat

Clupeonella cultriventris

Body strongly compressed at the sides; well-developed ventral keel consisting of 24-29 (average 27) scales. Head …

Black surgeonfish

Acanthurus gahhm

Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail.The body of the black surgeonfish is …

Black swallower

Chiasmodon niger

No scales. Musculature poorly developed. The body is elongated and compressed. The head is long with …

Black wing flyingfish

Hirundichthys rondeletii

The Black Wing Flyingfish has an elongated body, almost rectangular in cross section, with a somewhat …

Black-and-gold chromis

Neoglyphidodon nigroris

There are two adult forms: long-tailed and black.

Black-banded trevally

Seriolina nigrofasciata

The body of the black-banded trevally is elongated, moderately tall and slightly compressed at the sides. …

Black-bar chromis

Pycnochromis retrofasciatus

Characterized by ctenoid scales, weak teeth, and only one row of gill rakers on the fourth …

Black-blotched porcupinefish

Diodon liturosus

The body of the Black-blotched porcupinefish is elongated with a spherical head and large, round, forward-projecting …

Blackfin dartfish

Ptereleotris evides

Body elongated, head small with wide mouth and rather large eyes. Vertebrae: 26. Chin with low …

Blackfin fairy-warsse

Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus

The blackfin fairy-warsse has an unusual skin covering on the back of its head. It is …

Blackfin scad

Alepes melanoptera

Have a body profile very similar to that of Alepes apercna, but is easily distinguished by …

Blacksaddle herring

Herklotsichthys dispilonotus

Overlaps the range of H. quadrimaculatus, which lacks the black saddles and has elongate wing like …

Blackside hawkfish

Paracirrhites forsteri

The blackside hawkfish was first officially described as Grammistes forsteri in 1801 by the French naturalist …

Blackspot sergeant

Abudefduf sordidus

The Blackspot Sergeant has a large oval body with flattened sides.