Marine

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

The body is naked, covered with numerous leathery growths and bony tubercles. On either side of …

Blackline fangblenny

Meiacanthus nigrolineatus

Meiacanthus: Greek, meion = less = lessen + Greek, akantha = thorn. Blackline Fangblenny have an …

Blackspot sergeant

Abudefduf sordidus

The Blackspot Sergeant has a large oval body with flattened sides.

Bluestriped fangblenny

Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos

Bluestriped Fangblenny have the ability to change coloration and stripe patterns to hide among schools of …

Brackish water frogfish

Antennarius biocellatus

Antennarius biocellatus has a second dorsal process that is longer than the first, the illicium, and …

Bufoceratias wedli

Bufoceratias wedli

The genus name Bufoceratias comes from the Latin bufo ("toad") and the Greek keras ("horn"), referring …

Chestnut eyelash-blenny

Cirripectes castaneus

Chestnut eyelash-blenny: 29-31 vertebrae; body depth at beginning of anal fin 3.2-3.5 inches wide; body depth …

Flame tail blenny

Ecsenius bicolor

Flame tail blennies have an elongated body with a cylindrical shape.

Forktail blenny

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Adults have long filaments on the tips of the caudal fin.

Freckled frogfish

Abantennarius drombus

Abantennarius thrombus has the generic name Antennarius with the prefix ab, meaning "away from," for Antennarius, …

Gigantactis macronema

Gigantactis macronema

The metamorphosed females of Gigantactis macronema are distinguished by several key characteristics: Illcium length: The illicium …

Gigantactis vanhoeffeni

Gigantactis vanhoeffeni

The body form is short. Gigantactis vanhoeffeni features metamorphosed females, which are distinguished from other species …

Goosefish

Lophius americanus

The American goosefish is dark brown, with a mottling of dark spots and blotches. It has …

Horned lantern fish

Centrophryne spinulosa

Metamorphosed females: with a single oval ovary; supraethamoid; forelimbs narrowly separated by cartilage along the dorsal …

Humpback anglerfish

Melanocetus johnsonii

Dorsum with compressed posterior and anterior ridges; anterior margin of scutellum almost straight; fine dermal spines …

Melanocetus rossi

Melanocetus rossi

Distinguishing features of female: almost straight anterior margin of scopus; smallest external width between anterior teeth …

One-striped poison-fang blenny

Meiacanthus ditrema

Males have long hairs on the tips of their tails.

Psychedelic frogfish

Histiophryne psychedelica

The skin is flaccid and fleshy, without scales, secreting mucus, and covered with many wrinkles for …

Red handfish

Thymichthys politus

This species is characterized by the following combination of features: large esca, medium-sized eyes, body variably …

Red Sea Clownfish

Amphiprion bicinctus

Small fish with a spindle-shaped body. The cross-section is compressed.

Rhynchactis macrothrix

Rhynchactis macrothrix

The long-filament whipnose anglerfish has an elongated, slightly compressed body with a small head that is …

Rusty blenny

Parablennius sanguinolentus

The body of the Rusty blenny is relatively deep. It is rounded anteriorly and compressed posteriorly. …

Sarcastic fringehead

Neoclinus blanchardi

The species name is given in honor of Dr. S. B. Blanchard, who first discovered this …

Sargassum fish

Histrio histrio

The sargassum fish is an unusual-looking fish that is well camouflaged among the seaweed beds where …