Marine

Alaska pollock

Gadus chalcogrammus

Alaska pollack have very large eyes and a very short tendril under the lower lip. The …

American sand lance

Ammodytes americanus

Like all lances, the American sand lance has a long, slender body with a pointed snout. …

Arctic cod

Arctogadus glacialis

Arctic cod are characterized by a thin body, a deeply bifurcated tail, a protruding mouth, large …

Arctic lamprey

Lethenteron camtschaticum

The Arctic lamprey is characterized by its eel-like body shape, the presence of two large teeth …

Asian sheepshead wrasse

Asian sheepshead wrasses have narrow, elliptical bodies. They have a characteristic bulge on the head and …

Bicolor cleanerfish

Labroides bicolor

Bicoloured cleanerfish have a characteristic elongated body covered with large, easily visible scales. They have a …

Blue antimora

Antimora rostrata

The body of Blue Antimora is elongated, spindle-shaped, slightly compressed at the sides in the caudal …

Blue grenadier

Macruronus novaezelandiae

Body very elongated and compressed, tail tapering towards the end. Vertebrae: 78-81.

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

The body is elongated, slender with a narrow tail stock. The lower jaw is longer than …

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

The body is elongated and covered with very small, slightly falling cycloid scales. There is no …

Blue-throated fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis

This species differs from its congeners in the following characters: one row of cheek scales; 6 …

Bluestreak cleaner wrasse

Labroides dimidiatus

Genetic analysis of L. dimidiatus has shown that the population is divided into two monophyletic groups, …

Checkerboard wrasse

Halichoeres hortulanus

Both the sex and appearance of the Checkerboard wrasse change throughout its life and the colouration …

Cod, Atlantic

Gadus morhua

The Atlantic cod has three dark dorsal fins and two dark anal fins, none of which …

Cod, Pacific

The Pacific cod, characteristic of the cod family, has three distinct dorsal fins, two anal fins, …

Common ling

Molva molva

These fish have an elongated body and a long head large mouth, which has large teeth, …

Crimson cleaner fish

Suezichthys aylingi

This is a small fish with an elongated, slightly laterally compressed oval body and a small …

Cusk

Brosme brosme

Has an elongated body covered with fine scales. The lateral line begins at the head, runs …

Daisy parrotfish

Chlorurus sordidus

The snout of the daisy parrot fish is rounded. Before sleeping, these fish secrete mucus that …

East Atlantic peacock wrasse

Symphodus tinca

The body is oval and flattened at the sides. The mouth is rather small, more or …

Eclipse-spot razor wrasse

Iniistius bakunawa

Has a flat body covered with reflective scales. These fish have small mouths but very strong …

Ember parrotfish

Scarus rubroviolaceus

The genus name, Scarus, comes from the Greek word "skaros", meaning "parrotfish". The body of the …

European hake

Merluccius merluccius

Body pronotal, moderately compressed at the sides, height 5,7-6,0 times less than body length. Head large, …

European pollock

Pollachius pollachius

The European pollock is similar to the pollock. However, unlike its relative, the European pollock's lateral …