Marine

Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.

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Idiacanthus atlanticus

The black dragonfish is a long, slender fish that exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism — males and …

Barbus borysthenicus

The Dnieper barbel has a torpedo-shaped (fusiform) body that is somewhat thicker compared to the common …

Argyropelecus hemigymnus

The half-naked hatchetfish has a strongly compressed, deep body that is bright silvery in color. It …

Leuciscus idus

The body of the ide is thick. It is distinguished by the following features: a shortened …

Rasbora philippina

These fish have 12 scales between the back of the head and the back. The beginning …

The body shape of Photostomias guernei is elongated. This species is distinguished by the presence of …

Carassius gibelio

The Prussian carp can be distinguished from the Crucian by its larger, lighter scales and smaller …

Distinctive features compared to the common roach: larger body size, smaller scales, fewer rays in the …

Chauliodus sloani

C. sloani has a low lipid content (~2.4%). The body is covered with a thick, transparent, …

Malacosteus niger

The stoplight loosejaw has an elongated body with one of the largest relative gapes of any …

The body is moderately large, slightly compressed at the sides. Vimba vimba has a shorter anal …

Tanichthys albonubes

Body elongated in length, slender, slightly flattened at the sides in front. Muzzle blunt, lips thin, …