Marine

Alaska plaice

Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus

The ocellar bony ridge of the Alaska plaice is divided into 4-8 bony tubercles and forms …

Amberjack, Greater

Seriola dumerili

This fish is greenish-blue to almost purple or brown above the lateral line and silvery below …

Arabian scad

Trachurus indicus

The Arabian Scad has an elongated and slightly compressed body, with approximately equal upper and lower …

Arctic flounder

Liopsetta glacialis

It is a right eyed flounder. It is characterized by the presence of both eyes on …

Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

It has a spindle-shaped, elongated body covered with fine scales, ending in a slender tail stalk. …

Atlantic sailfish

Istiophorus albicans

The Atlantic sailfish is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other due to its …

Bigeye scad

Selar crumenophthalmus

The species name is derived from the Greek ὀφθαλμός 'eye' and Latin crumena 'leather purse or …

Bigeye trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

They have an elongated, slightly compressed body covered with small cycloid scales. The thorax is completely …

Black jack

Caranx lugubris

They have a body shape similar to other Caranx species - elongated, compressed, with the dorsal …

Black-banded trevally

Seriolina nigrofasciata

The body of the black-banded trevally is elongated, moderately tall and slightly compressed at the sides. …

Blackfin scad

Alepes melanoptera

Have a body profile very similar to that of Alepes apercna, but is easily distinguished by …

Blacktip trevally

Caranx heberi

Blacktip trevally has a compressed elongated body with the dorsal profile much more convex than the …

Blue trevally

Carangoides ferdau

In general morphology, this species is similar to a number of other trevallys of the genus …

Bluefin trevally

Caranx melampygus

Body elongated, slightly compressed at the sides, covered with small cycloid scales. The thorax is completely …

Bumper, Atlantic; Bumper, Pacific

Chloroscombrus chrysurus; Chloroscombrus orqueta

Although the bumper has a low back, it has an elongated belly and a very slender …

California headlightfish

Diaphus theta

The California headlightfish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body typical of lanternfishes. The dorsal fin has no …

Chilean jack mackerel

Trachurus murphyi

They have an elongated and laterally compressed body. The head is large, with well-developed transparent protective …

Cleftbelly trevally

Atropus atropos

The body is oval in shape, strongly compressed at the sides. The height of the body …

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

The body is elongated, with a broad, impressed head. The first dorsal fin consists of 8-10 …

Common dab

Limanda limanda

A distinctive feature of the common dab is the lateral line with a curve above the …

Common remora

Remora remora

The body of the common remora is flattened horizontally in front and vertically behind. Lower jaw …

Cunene horse mackerel

Trachurus trecae

The Cunene horse mackerel has a typical carangid streamlined body, adapted for fast swimming in the …

Dolphin, Common

Coryphaena hippurus

The body is slender and streamlined, tapering sharply from head to tail. Large males, called bulls, …

Dolphin, Pompano

Coryphaena equiselis

This species is almost identical to the common dolphin in coloring and general shape, although it …