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Asian sheepshead wrasse
Asian sheepshead wrasses have narrow, elliptical bodies. They have a characteristic bulge on the head and …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Black marlin
Istiompax indica
The body is elongated, not strongly compressed at the sides, covered with dense, thick, elongated scales …
Chilean jack mackerel
Trachurus murphyi
They have an elongated and laterally compressed body. The head is large, with well-developed transparent protective …
Fleshysnout catfish
Arius dispar
The species was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally as part of the genus …
Giant grouper
Epinephelus lanceolatus
The body is powerful. The height of the body is 2.4-3.4 times the length of the …
Giant sea catfish
Arius gigas
Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …
Greasy grouper
Epinephelus tauvina
The body of the greasy grouper is massive, elongated and oval in cross-section. In juveniles it …
Herring, Atlantic
Clupea harengus
The body is not high (its height is about 1/5 of body length). Head is comparatively …
Indian mackerel
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Body elongated, spindle-shaped, moderately high, covered with fine cycloid scales. Maximum body height on the vertical …
Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Scomberomorus guttatus
They have an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin caudal stem with simple keel. Teeth are …
Japanese Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus niphonius
Japanese Spanish mackerel have a spindle-shaped body, compressed at the sides. The swim bladder is absent. …
John Dory
Zeus faber
The body of John Dory is oval in shape, very deep, and strongly compressed laterally. Along …
Longtail tuna
Thunnus tonggol
The longtail's body is torpedo-shaped, elongated, high in the midsection and tapering sharply towards the tail. …
Melanocetus rossi
Melanocetus rossi
Distinguishing features of female: almost straight anterior margin of scopus; smallest external width between anterior teeth …
Philippine anchovy
Encrasicholina oligobranchus
This species is characterized by the following set of characters: 16-22 pseudogill spicules (16); first gill …
Red-sashed hogfish
Bodianus rubrisos
The specific name is a compound of the Latin rubri meaning "red" and the letters s, …
Saposhnikovi shad
Alosa saposchnikowii
This fish has a typical "shad-like" body shape. A key identifying feature is its head, which …
Scorpionfish, California
Scorpaena guttata
The fish has a stocky and slightly compressed body, as well as a large head and …
Short mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma
The short mackerel has the typical appearance of a medium-sized mackerel. This species is characterised by …
Snapper, Yellowtail
Ocyrus chrysurus
The body is short, the head is relatively small, the upper jaw slightly protrudes forward over …
Spearfish, Shortbill
Tetrapturus angustirostris
Body is powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from sides, its height is 8,3-10,4 times of body length. …
Western highfin spurdog
Squalus altipinnis
The distance from the tip of the snout to the second dorsal fin is 4.3-4.4 times …