Marine

African lionfish

Pterois mombasae

The species name mombasae is derived from the African city of Mombasa. Those living in the …

Arabian smooth-hound

Mustelus mosis

The Arabian smooth-hound has a short head and a rather slender body. The distance from the …

Australian marbled catshark

Atelomycterus macleayi

Australian marbled catsharks have an elongated, slender, almost cylindrical body that tapers slightly towards the tail. …

Banded houndshark

Triakis scyllium

The banded houndshark has a short, broad, rounded snout and a slender body. The nostrils are …

Beaked redfish

Sebastes mentella

Massive body covered with ctenoid scales. Numerous spines and ridges are poorly developed on the head. …

Bering wolffish

Anarhichas orientalis

The body is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, and covered with cycloid scales. The Bering …

Bigeye houndshark

Iago omanensis

The Bigeye Houndshark has a dense, humpbacked body and a rather elongated, broad snout. The gill …

Bignose shark

Carcharhinus altimus

They have a heavy body with a relatively long, broad and blunt snout with pronounced nostril …

Black Scorpionfish

Scorpaena porcus

It is a small fish, with a large flattened face, large lips and bulging eyes above …

Blacktip reef shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

This species has a characteristic torpedo-shaped, streamlined body. The snout is short, broad and rounded. The …

Blue rockfish

Sebastes mystinus

Compared to other members of the Sebastes family, the blue rockfish is relatively smooth and oval …

Bocaccio

Sebastes paucispinis

Body is elongated, its height fits 3,6-3,8 times standard body length. The head is large, pointed, …

Bonefish

Albula vulpes

The body, except for the head, is covered with rather fine scales. The back is dark …

Caribbean reef shark

Carcharhinus perezi

They have a strong, spindle-shaped body and a broad, rounded, short snout. The large mouth is …

Clearfin lionfish

Pterois radiata

Have 12-13 venomous spines on the back and several clusters in the pelvic and anal fins. …

Common smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

These sharks have a short head and an elongated body. The distance from the tip of …

Copper shark

Carcharhinus brachyurus

It has a slender, streamlined body with a slightly curved profile behind the head. The muzzle …

Coral catshark

Atelomycterus marmoratus

The Coral Catshark has a very slender, cylindrical, dense body and a short, narrow head. The …

Crested sculpin

Blepsias bilobus

It has a deep, compressed body, all covered with spines. The snout is short, blunt, the …

Devil firefish

Pterois miles

The large head of this fish is one-third to one-half of the total body length. It …

Dusky shark

Carcharhinus obscurus

The Dusky Shark has a slender, streamlined body with a broad, rounded snout. The skin folds …

Flasher scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis macrochir

The flasher scorpionfish has a broad, spiny head with a large slit between the eyes, a …

Flathead helmet gurnard

Dactyloptena gilberti

The species name was given in honour of the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert (1859-1928).The body …

Graceful shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides

The body is barrel-shaped and streamlined. The muzzle is broad and short, wedge-shaped. The eyes are …