Allfishes
Agujon needlefish
Tylosurus acus
The three subspecies have been given species rank as tentatively accepted names pending further work on …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Showing 1–24 of 52
American sand lance
Ammodytes americanus
Like all lances, the American sand lance has a long, slender body with a pointed snout. …
Asian sheepshead wrasse
Asian sheepshead wrasses have narrow, elliptical bodies. They have a characteristic bulge on the head and …
Atlantic saury
Scomberesox saurus
Representatives of this species are characterised by highly elongated beak-like jaws, very small teeth, elongated bodies …
Backspot flyingfish
Cheilopogon dorsomacula
The body of the backspot flyingfish is elongated, and the snout is blunt. The swim bladder …
Bicolor cleanerfish
Labroides bicolor
Bicoloured cleanerfish have a characteristic elongated body covered with large, easily visible scales. They have a …
Black wing flyingfish
Hirundichthys rondeletii
The Black Wing Flyingfish has an elongated body, almost rectangular in cross section, with a somewhat …
Black-barred halfbeak
Hemiramphus far
Black-barred halfbeaks have a laterally compressed body with an elongated oval cross-section. They have a very …
Blue-throated fairy wrasse
Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis
This species differs from its congeners in the following characters: one row of cheek scales; 6 …
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
Labroides dimidiatus
Genetic analysis of L. dimidiatus has shown that the population is divided into two monophyletic groups, …
Checkerboard wrasse
Halichoeres hortulanus
Both the sex and appearance of the Checkerboard wrasse change throughout its life and the colouration …
Crimson cleaner fish
Suezichthys aylingi
This is a small fish with an elongated, slightly laterally compressed oval body and a small …
Crocodile needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
These fish are known to have 270-340 anterior scales and 75-80 vertebrae. The jaws are extremely …
Culion silverside
Atherinomorus regina
The palatal teeth are absent. Biology unknown. Probably used as food by commercial fish species.
Daisy parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus
The snout of the daisy parrot fish is rounded. Before sleeping, these fish secrete mucus that …
Eclipse-spot razor wrasse
Iniistius bakunawa
Has a flat body covered with reflective scales. These fish have small mouths but very strong …
Ember parrotfish
Scarus rubroviolaceus
The genus name, Scarus, comes from the Greek word "skaros", meaning "parrotfish". The body of the …
Flat needlefish
Ablennes hians
The body of the flat needlefish is elongated, strongly compressed at the sides, and covered with …
Flyingfish, Atlantic Flyingfish
Cypselurus heterurus
The flyingfish has normal-length jaws, unlike these other species; the fins are soft rayed and spineless; …
Garfish
Belone belone
It has an elongated, narrow, eel-like body that resembles that of a needlefish. The scales are …
Green humphead parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum
They have an upright head profile, evenly covered with scales except at the front of the …
Greenblotch parrotfish
Scarus quoyi
This species is characterized by the following features: 6 median prebronchial scales; 3 rows of cheek …
Grunion, California
Leuresthes tenuis
The California grunt has an elongated body and a compressed head. The mouth is small, and …
Halfbeaks and Balao
Hemiramphus balao and Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
The body is elongated, rounded, and flattened laterally only in the tail area. The dorsal and …