Allfishes
Redlip morwong
Goniistius zebra
They have an oval, compressed body. The redlip morwong has thick fleshy lips, a bony spur, …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Reef triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
The body shape of these fish is similar to an oval. The snout is elongated and …
Regal tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
The body is laterally compressed, ovoid in shape. This species is characterized by long dorsal and …
Reticulate boxfish
Ostracion solorensis
This species is a relatively rare inhabitant of coral-rich areas of coastal reefs. The striped boxfish …
Roughsnout ghost pipefish
Solenostomus paegnius
This species usually has protruding filamentous projections along the ventral surface of the snout, and may …
Sarcastic fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi
The species name is given in honor of Dr. S. B. Blanchard, who first discovered this …
Sargassum fish
Histrio histrio
The sargassum fish is an unusual-looking fish that is well camouflaged among the seaweed beds where …
Scaly damsel
Pomacentrus lepidogenys
Scaly damselfish have a rounded, elongated body shape that is compressed at the sides. They have …
Scissortail sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
They get their name from the black stripes on their tail and flanks, which resemble the …
Sea goblin
Inimicus didactylus
The sea goblin's skin is scaleless except on the lateral line and is covered with spines …
Sea goldie
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
There is a pronounced dimorphism in this species.
Semicircled angelfish
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Adults and juveniles are very different. Juveniles gradually acquire adult colouration when they reach a size …
Six-line wrasse
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Fish with an elongated body covered with large cycloid scales. They have a small retractable mouth …
Sixspine butterflyfish
Parachaetodon ocellatus
Six-spined butterflyfish have deep, narrow bodies from the sides. They have continuous dorsal and caudal fins …
Sixspot goby
Valenciennea sexguttata
These fish have an elongated body covered with smooth scales; pointed face with large eyes.
Sloane's viperfish
Chauliodus sloani
C. sloani has a low lipid content (~2.4%). The body is covered with a thick, transparent, …
Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa
Body elongated, eel-shaped, slightly compressed at the sides. Skin bare, covered with mucus. Sexual dimorphism is …
Southern conger
Conger verreauxi
The fish is named after Kaup's friend Julius "Jules" Verreaux (1807-1873), a botanist, ornithologist and naturalist …
Spot-fin porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
The body of the spot-fin porcupinefish is elongated with smooth skin covered with long, sharp spines …
Spotfin lionfish
Pterois antennata
Like all fish in this subfamily, the species is characterized by a body that is compressed …
Spotted ratfish
Hydrolagus colliei
The skeleton is cartilaginous. They have a short and sharply rounded snout. There is a gill …
Staghorn damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon curacao
Staghorn damselfish have an oval, laterally compressed body.
Starck's demoiselle
Chrysiptera starcki
The species name is in honor of marine biologist Walter A. Starck II, who pointed out …
Stigmatogobius sadanundio
Stigmatogobius sadanundio
Vertebrae: 26-27. Presence of interorbital and postorbital pores, preopercular pores. Longitudinal scales 25-29. Transverse scales posteriorly …