Marine

Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.

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Idiacanthus atlanticus

The black dragonfish is a long, slender fish that exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism — males and …

Laticauda laticaudata

Abdominal scales large, ranging from one-third to more than one-half of body width; nostrils on sides; …

Argyropelecus hemigymnus

The half-naked hatchetfish has a strongly compressed, deep body that is bright silvery in color. It …

Sphyraena obtusata

The body of the obtuse barracuda is elongated and subcylindrical, with small cycloid scales. The head …

The body shape of Photostomias guernei is elongated. This species is distinguished by the presence of …

Chauliodus sloani

C. sloani has a low lipid content (~2.4%). The body is covered with a thick, transparent, …

Malacosteus niger

The stoplight loosejaw has an elongated body with one of the largest relative gapes of any …

It is a bony fish with an endoskeletal thorax. Body subcylindrical, head depressed, caudal fin rounded. …