Allfishes
Flathead helmet gurnard
Dactyloptena gilberti
The species name was given in honour of the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert (1859-1928).The body …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Fourspot butterflyfish
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Fourspot butterflyfish have very fine, hair-like teeth that allow them to target small organisms inaccessible to …
Foxface rabbitfish
Siganus vulpinus
The body is large, oval in shape, compressed at the sides, and covered with fine cycloid …
Freckled moray
Echidna nocturna
The freckled moray eel has a long, snake-like body with an average of 120 vertebrae.
Garish hind
Cephalopholis igarashiensis
The garish hind has an elongated, massive body, somewhat compressed at the sides and covered on …
Gelatinous seasnail
Liparis fabricii
The body shape of the Gelatinous seasnail resembles a tadpole with a large rounded head and …
Giant oceanic manta ray
Mobula birostris
Huge pectoral fins form a diamond-shaped disc with the head, the width of which is about …
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni
The body form is short. Gigantactis vanhoeffeni features metamorphosed females, which are distinguished from other species …
Goblin shark
Mitsukurina owstoni
The body is spindle-shaped and the fins have an unusual rounded shape for sharks. The third …
Golden damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon aureus
These fish have the rounded body, spiny dorsal fin and split tail characteristic of this group.
Goldrim surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
The body is elongated oval with a steep dorsal profile and an eye high on the …
Hawaiian butterflyfish
Chaetodon tinkeri
Small fishes with a very compressed body, high on the sides, a small terminal retractable mouth, …
Hong Kong butterflyfish
Chaetodon wiebeli
Chaetodon wiebeli was first officially described in 1863 by the German ichthyologist Johann Jakob Kaup (1803-1873), …
Humpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
Dorsum with compressed posterior and anterior ridges; anterior margin of scutellum almost straight; fine dermal spines …
Indian Ocean humbug
Dascyllus abudafur
The species name is derived from the Arabic word for the species, Abu-dafur Jabûd. Males are …
Indian parrotfish
Chlorurus capistratoides
The head of these fishes is sharply rounded forward. Teeth fused to dental plates; dental plates …
Indonesian coelacanth
Latimeria menadoensis
Instead of vertebrae, the Indonesian coelacanth has a thick tube containing a highly pressurized fluid. An …
Japan surgeonfish
Acanthurus japonicus
Have a laterally compressed oval body with long dorsal and anal fins.
Largescale triggerfish
Canthidermis macrolepis
The body of the largescale triggerfish is short, compressed laterally, and deep, but thinner than that …
Leaf scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus
The fish is flat, almost like a leaf, and resembles it in many ways. The venom …
Leafy seadragon
Phycodurus eques
Representatives of this species of fish are characterized by the fact that their entire body and …
Lemon damselfish
Pomacentrus moluccensis
A fish with a deep body, compressed at the sides. The head is slightly longer than …
Lined surgeonfish
Acanthurus lineatus
Like all surgeonfish, the body is flattened at the sides. This species is characterized by the …
Little dragonfish
Eurypegasus draconis
The Latin word “draco” means a fabulous lizard-like animal. These fish have 19-22 vertebrae. Pelvic pelvic …