Marine

Atlantic mudskipper

Periophthalmus barbarus

An air-breathing amphibian. Eyes - High set, close together; this species, like all fish, cannot blink …

Atlantic thread herring

Opisthonema oglinum

The Atlantic thread herring has a fusiform (spindle-shaped), moderately compressed body. The abdomen has 32 to …

Banggai cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

The Banggai cardinalfish has an oval, large body with long, elongated fins. There is no sexual …

Black Sea sprat

Clupeonella cultriventris

Body strongly compressed at the sides; well-developed ventral keel consisting of 24-29 (average 27) scales. Head …

Blackfin dartfish

Ptereleotris evides

Body elongated, head small with wide mouth and rather large eyes. Vertebrae: 26. Chin with low …

Blacksaddle herring

Herklotsichthys dispilonotus

Overlaps the range of H. quadrimaculatus, which lacks the black saddles and has elongate wing like …

Blacktip sardinella

Sardinella melanura

Blacktip Sardinella body depth usually does not exceed 30% of standard length; scutellum 27 to 31.

Bloch's gizzard shad

Nematalosa nasus

Body rather deep, its depth about 34-41% of the standard length, abdomen with 17-20 + 9-13 …

Bombay duck

Harpadon nehereus

The body is pronghorn, compressed from the sides, without scales in the front part, soft to …

Brushtooth lizardfish

Saurida undosquamis

Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard.Brush-toothed lizardfish have a cigar-shaped, rounded or slightly compressed body. …

Caspian anadromous shad

Alosa kessleri

The body of the Caspian anadromous shad is stout, noticeably rounded, with a particularly elongated caudal …

Chacunda gizzard shad

Anodontostoma chacunda

The depth of the body increases with the size of the fish, from 40 to 70% …

Chameleon goby

Tridentiger trigonocephalus

The body is elongated, relatively low and somewhat compressed at the sides. The cheeks, gill covers …

Deepbody sardinella

Sardinella brachysoma

Body deep; total number of scales from 29 to 32. Vertical furrows on the scales overlapping …

Dorab wolf-herring

Chirocentrus dorab

The Dorab wolf-herring has an elongated body, strongly compressed at the sides and covered with fine, …

Elegant firefish

Nemateleotris decora

Slender, brightly coloured fish.

European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Body elongated, low, covered with cycloid scales, head compressed at the sides, bare. Scales thin, easily …

European sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Characterised by strongly developed keel-shaped scales. The keel extends from the throat to the anal fin, …

Fringescale sardinella

Sardinella fimbriata

They have a spindle-shaped body (its height is 25-34% of the total length), it is slightly …

Gold-spotted mudskipper

Periophthalmus chrysospilos

The body shape of the gold-spotted mudskipper is elongated, almost cylindrical in the anterior part, and …

Goldstripe sardinella

Sardinella gibbosa

The body of the Goldstripe Sardinella is elongated, the body height is usually 24-30% of the …

Grideye fish

Ipnops murrayi

The grideye fish has a slender, black body with a relatively large head and a broad, …

Gulf menhaden

Brevoortia patronus

The Gulf menhaden is a small, compressed, and deep-bodied fish with a typical herring-like shape. Its …

Herring

Clupea

Body compressed from the sides, with jagged edge of abdomen. Scales moderate or large, rarely small. …