Marine

Drum, Red

Sciaenops ocellatus

The red drum is similar in appearance to the black drum, although its maximum size is …

Dusky spinefoot

Siganus luridus

The body of the Dusky Spinefoot is oval, elongated. Its depth is 2.1-2.8 times its standard …

Dussumier's surgeonfish

Acanthurus dussumieri

Older males have a hump on the back of the head. Small scales. Gill rays 22-26 …

Elongate surgeonfish

Acanthurus mata

The body is oval in shape and compressed at the sides. The muzzle is relatively short. …

Epaulette surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricauda

It is a fish with a thick body compressed from the sides. The profile of the …

Foureye butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

The foureye butterflyfish has a body that is compressed laterally. The upper part of the head …

Golden threadfin bream

Nemipterus virgatus

The body of the golden threadfin bream has a standard length of 3.2-4 times its thickness, …

Goldrim surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricans

The body is elongated oval with a steep dorsal profile and an eye high on the …

Goldsilk seabream

Acanthopagrus berda

The goldsilk seabream has a relatively deep and compressed body, with a depth of 2.4-2.6 times …

Half-mourning croaker

Paranibea semiluctuosa

The semi-mourning croaker has a broad body more than three times the standard length, a rounded …

Japan surgeonfish

Acanthurus japonicus

Have a laterally compressed oval body with long dorsal and anal fins.

Japanese threadfin bream

Nemipterus japonicus

Japanese threadfin bream are characterized by the following features: the lower edge of the eye is …

Large yellow croaker

Larimichthys crocea

The caudal peduncle is rather slender, its length more than 3 times its height. The scales …

Large-head threadfin bream

Parascolopsis capitinis

Large-headed seabreams have a moderately deep body, with a standard length of 2.7-3 times their depth.

Lined surgeonfish

Acanthurus lineatus

Like all surgeonfish, the body is flattened at the sides. This species is characterized by the …

Mangrove red snapper

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

The body of the Mangrove Red Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large. The snout is slightly pointed. …

Meagre

Argyrosomus regius

Body elongated, rather low, compressed at the sides, covered with ctenoid scales. The scales are cycloid …

Monrovia doctorfish

Acanthurus monroviae

The body of the Monrovia doctorfish is deep and compressed laterally; its depth fits 2 times …

Moorish idol

Zanclus cornutus

The name is derived from the Greek word zagkios - "beveled".The body is tall, disk-shaped, flattened …

Notchedfin threadfin bream

Nemipterus peronii

The body of the Notchedfin Threadfin has a standard length that is 3.1-4.1 times its depth, …

Ocean surgeon

Acanthurus bahianus

Known for their oval bodies of uniform colouration (usually blue-grey to dark brown), pale to dark …

Oman butterflyfish

Chaetodon dialeucos

Medium-sized fish with a very laterally compressed, high body, small terminal mouth, armed with small bristle-like …

Ornate threadfin bream

Nemipterus hexodon

Nemipterus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, pteron = wing, fin.This species is characterised by …

Paeony bulleye

Priacanthus blochii

Paeony bulleye has an elongated body covered with coarse cycloid scales. The scales are modified, with …