Allfishes
Achilles tang
Acanthurus achilles
The Achilles tang has an elongated, oval body with a steep dorsal head profile. The small, …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichthys orbicularis
The Birdbeak Burrfish has a rounded body covered with short spines, each with a triangular base. …
Black scraper
Thamnaconus modestus
The body of the Black Scraper is elongated, elliptical in shape and covered with many small …
Black surgeonfish
Acanthurus gahhm
Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail.The body of the black surgeonfish is …
Black-blotched porcupinefish
Diodon liturosus
The body of the Black-blotched porcupinefish is elongated with a spherical head and large, round, forward-projecting …
Blackspotted puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
Their body is oval and relatively elongated, covered with barbs. The skin is not covered with …
Blubberlip snapper
Lutjanus rivulatus
The Blubberlip Snapper has a very deep body, with a standard length of just over twice …
Blue Tang
Acanthurus coeruleus
Although the body color of reef fish can vary from light to dark blue, the dorsal, …
Bluefin dwarf
Centropyge multispinis
The Bluefin Dwarf has an oval, flattened body with rounded fins and a slightly pointed head …
Bluelip bristletooth
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus has the species name cyanocheilus, which means "blue lips", which this fish displays when …
Bluespine unicornfish
Naso unicornis
The body is elongated, compressed at the sides. The depth of the body varies from about …
Bluetail trunkfish
Ostracion cyanurus
Females of the bluetail trunkfish have a slightly concave dorsal profile of the head, whereas males …
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
The body of the Brown meagre is elongated, tall, with a humped back, somewhat compressed laterally, …
Brown tang
Zebrasoma scopas
These fish have a thick body compressed at the sides and a protruding face.
Brown-banded butterflyfish
Roa modesta
The body of these fishes is large, short, strongly compressed at the sides. The head is …
Camel cowfish
Tetrosomus gibbosus
Camel cowfish are characterized by the presence of a carapace, a hard upper shell formed by …
Clown triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
Body wedge-shaped, flat, high, keel semicircular. Head large, mouth small, with 8 large teeth on each …
Clown unicornfish
Naso lituratus
Characteristic features of Naso lituratus include orange lips, a caudal peduncle with a curved spine, and …
Concertina fish
Drepane longimana
The Concertina Fisha has an oval, highly compressed body with a depth of 120-130% of its …
Convict surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus
The Convict surgeonfish has a large, laterally compressed, moderately oval body. The mouth is non-retractable, small …
Copperband butterflyfish
Chelmon rostratus
Copper banded butterflyfish have a long snout. Juveniles look like adults.
Corbina, California
Menticirrhus undulatus
The body of the California corbina is elongated and slightly compressed, with a flattened belly. Its …
Crimson snapper
Lutjanus erythropterus
The body of the Crimson Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large and 2.5-3.0 times the standard body …
Croaker, Atlantic
Micropogonias undulatus
Body is rather massive, back is elevated and compressed. Head is long, snout is protruded forward …