Allfishes
American sand lance
Ammodytes americanus
Like all lances, the American sand lance has a long, slender body with a pointed snout. …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Banded damsel-fish
Dischistodus darwiniensis
Banded damselfish have a large, oval body, flattened on the sides, covered with moderately large and …
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi has a slender body with an elongated and compressed tail. The head is more …
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 …
Careproctus catherinae
Careproctus catherinae
The body of Careproctus catherinae is elongated, gelatinous and without scales. The head is large compared …
Careproctus inflexidens
Careproctus inflexidens
Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus. Inflexidens: named for its recurved teeth.Careproctus …
Eclipse-spot razor wrasse
Iniistius bakunawa
Has a flat body covered with reflective scales. These fish have small mouths but very strong …
Gelatinous seasnail
Liparis fabricii
The body shape of the Gelatinous seasnail resembles a tadpole with a large rounded head and …
Green icefish
Channichthys mithridatis
The green icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set …
Harlequin sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
These fish have fleshy lips that swell moderately as the fish grows, the chin has 6 …
Mackerel icefish
Champsocephalus gunnari
Champsocephalus: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, kephale = head.The body of the mackerel …
Pacific pomfret
Brama japonica
Brama japonica is a close relative of Brama brama, but can be distinguished by the greater …
Palestriped cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus pallidofasciatus
They are small, agile fish with a characteristically large and thick body, skin covered with large …
Paraliparis macrocephalus
Paraliparis macrocephalus
Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat. Macrocephalus: from the Greek …
Patagonian toothfish
Dissostichus eleginoides
The Patagonian toothfish has a streamlined, spindle-shaped body that is 5-6.4 times its normal length. It …
Scaly rockcod
Trematomus loennbergii
The body of the Scaly Rockcod is elongated, moderately compressed at the sides, not high; its …
Snail-fin poacher
Podothecus sachi
The head of the Snail-fin poacher, compressed from the sides, is 25% the length of the …
Spiny icefish
Chaenodraco wilsoni
The species was first described in 1914 by Charles Tate Regan, based on material collected by …
Stocky rockcod
Pagothenia phocae
The species was first officially described in 1844 as Notothenia phocae by the Scottish naval surgeon, …
Threadtail anthias
Tosana niwae
This species has the following characteristics: the scales are 12-16 cm below the lateral line from …
Unicorn icefish
Channichthys rhinoceratus
Channichthys: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, ichthys = fish.It differs from other species …
West Pacific (dwarf) deepsea herring
Neobathyclupea gracilis
Vertebrae: 31. This species is characterized by the following features: mouth cavity slightly colored; body thin …
Yellowfin rockcod
Lindbergichthys nudifrons
The body of the Yellowfin Rockcod is relatively short, compressed at the sides and not tall; …