Allfishes
Australian mottled moray
Gymnothorax prionodon
The teeth of the Australian mottled moray are located on two pairs of jaws - the …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Blotch-necked moray eel
Gymnothorax margaritophorus
The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.Have 126-143 vertebrae. Also characterized by depth …
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
The muzzle is long. The diameter of the eyes is 2-2.5 times the length of the …
Doubletooth soldierfish
Myripristis hexagona
Doubletooth soldierfish have an oval body. It is covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 26-27 …
Eel, American Conger
Conger oceanicus
Conger are distinguished from moray eels by having pectoral fins (morays have none) and by the …
Eels, Moray
Gymnothorax funebris
The body of a typical moray eel is flattened from the sides, the pectoral fins are …
Eels, Snake
Ophichtus macrorhynchus
Snake eels of the family Ophichthidae have a long, cylindrical, snake-like body and can move backward …
European eel
Anguilla anguilla
It has a long body with a brownish-greenish back, with yellowing on the sides and belly. …
Fangtooth moray
Enchelycore anatina
The Fangtooth moray has an elongated, powerful body that is slightly compressed from the sides. Its …
Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Fimbriated moray eels have a serpentine body and a pointed head. They have between 128 and …
Freckled moray
Echidna nocturna
The freckled moray eel has a long, snake-like body with an average of 120 vertebrae.
Giant moray
Gymnothorax javanicus
The body is compressed from the sides and covered with a layer of mucus, which allows …
Giant mottled eel
Anguilla marmorata
The giant mottled eel is cylindrical in shape with small, well-developed pectoral fins and a protruding …
Harlequin snake eel
Myrichthys colubrinus
The harlequin snake eel has a long, tubular body shape and a narrow head. They are …
Indian pike conger
Congresox talabonoides
The Indian pike conger has 132 to 135 vertebrae. The body is stocky, shaped like an …
Japanese eel
Anguilla japonica
Vertebrae: 114-118. Head length 11.2-11.9% (11.6%) of body length (according to Ege, females 13, males 12-13%). …
Leopard moray eel
Enchelycore pardalis
Total number of vertebrae is 119-126. Long tubular posterior nostrils are located on the snout above …
Lipspot moray eel
Gymnothorax chilospilus
The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864. Lipspot morays have 121-133 vertebrae.
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
The Mediterranean moray has a long, snake-like (anguilliform) body that is cylindrical in its first half …
Narrowtail moray
Gymnothorax angusticauda
The Narrowtail moray was first named by Weber and de Beaufort in 1916. They have 143 …
Pelican eel
Eurypharynx pelecanoides
The pelican eel is a fragile, deep-water eel with an extraordinarily large, loosely hinged mouth. Its …
Red Sea garden eel
Gorgasia sillneri
The Red Sea garden eel has an extremely elongated, cylindrical body shape. It is particularly long …
Ribbon eel
Rhinomuraena quaesita
The body is slender, ribboned, the head small with an elongated pointed muzzle. There is a …
Short-finned eel
Anguilla australis
The body is long, snake-like, tubular, the head is small, and the jaws reach from behind …