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Dussumier's surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri
Older males have a hump on the back of the head. Small scales. Gill rays 22-26 …
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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Dwarf lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus
The dwarf lionfish has a short tentacle above the eye and leaf-like projections on the head …
Elegant firefish
Nemateleotris decora
Slender, brightly coloured fish.
Elongate surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
The body is oval in shape and compressed at the sides. The muzzle is relatively short. …
Ember parrotfish
Scarus rubroviolaceus
The genus name, Scarus, comes from the Greek word "skaros", meaning "parrotfish". The body of the …
Epaulet grouper
Epinephelus stoliczkae
Epinephelus coioides is a very similar species, Epinephelus rivulatus is also similar to Epaulet grouper.The body …
Epaulette shark
Hemiscyllium ocellatum
There is no hood on the head from the snout to the gills. The mouth is …
Epaulette surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
It is a fish with a thick body compressed from the sides. The profile of the …
Escolar
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
The body is moderately elongated, oval in shape, slightly compressed at the sides, the body height …
European Anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Body elongated, low, covered with cycloid scales, head compressed at the sides, bare. Scales thin, easily …
European grayling
Thymallus thymallus
The distinctive features of the European grayling are its spindle-shaped body, its upper jaw that reaches …
European pollock
Pollachius pollachius
The European pollock is similar to the pollock. However, unlike its relative, the European pollock's lateral …
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
The generic Latin name is derived from the Ancient Greek δύο - two, κέντρον - barb …
European sprat
Sprattus sprattus
Characterised by strongly developed keel-shaped scales. The keel extends from the throat to the anal fin, …
Eyed flounder
Bothus ocellatus
It is a flattened, disk-shaped fish. Like other members of this family, it lies on its …
Fang's pygmygoby
Trimma fangi
Fang's pygmygoby is distinguished by a combination of the following characters: absence of predorsal scales; anterior …
Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Fimbriated moray eels have a serpentine body and a pointed head. They have between 128 and …
Five-lined snapper
Lutjanus quinquelineatus
This fish has a moderately deep body, with a standard length of 2.3-2.9 times its depth. …
Flagtail dartfish
Ptereleotris uroditaenia
The flagtail dartfish has 26 vertebrae. Chin with median longitudinal fold. Scales small, densely packed, not …
Flame tail blenny
Ecsenius bicolor
Flame tail blennies have an elongated body with a cylindrical shape.
Flashlight fish
Photoblepharon steinitzi
The flashlight fish has a short, dense body. A blunt snout and large eyes are characteristic …
Flat needlefish
Ablennes hians
The body of the flat needlefish is elongated, strongly compressed at the sides, and covered with …
Flathead helmet gurnard
Dactyloptena gilberti
The species name was given in honour of the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert (1859-1928).The body …
Flyingfish, Atlantic Flyingfish
Cypselurus heterurus
The flyingfish has normal-length jaws, unlike these other species; the fins are soft rayed and spineless; …