Allfishes
Black dragonfish
Idiacanthus atlanticus
The black dragonfish is a long, slender fish that exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism — males and …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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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. …
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Body elongate, thick, semi-cylindrical, covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 39-45 transverse rows of scales …
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
The body is elongated, low, barely compressed at the sides and covered with large scales. The …
Grideye fish
Ipnops murrayi
The grideye fish has a slender, black body with a relatively large head and a broad, …
Half-naked hatchetfish
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
The half-naked hatchetfish has a strongly compressed, deep body that is bright silvery in color. It …
Keeled mullet
Planiliza carinata
Keeled mullet has a broad head, a mouth as wide as the head, a well-developed fatty …
Leaping mullet
Chelon saliens
Body elongated, cylindrical. Head broad, width of interorbital space approximately equal to width of mouth; snout …
Mullet
Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema
The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) has a bluish-gray or green coloration along the back, turning to …
Photostomias guernei
Photostomias guernei
The body shape of Photostomias guernei is elongated. This species is distinguished by the presence of …
Slender lizardfish
Saurida elongata
Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard.Slender lizardfish have a streamlined, elongated body shape and sharp …
Sloane's viperfish
Chauliodus sloani
C. sloani has a low lipid content (~2.4%). The body is covered with a thick, transparent, …
So-iuy mullet
Planiliza haematocheilus
The body is elongated and torpedo shaped. The head has a broad forehead and the iris …
Stoplight loosejaw
Malacosteus niger
The stoplight loosejaw has an elongated body with one of the largest relative gapes of any …
Triplecross lizardfish
Synodus macrops
Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth.The body of the Triplecross …