Allfishes
Black dragonfish
Idiacanthus atlanticus
The black dragonfish is a long, slender fish that exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism — males and …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Black marlin
Istiompax indica
The body is elongated, not strongly compressed at the sides, covered with dense, thick, elongated scales …
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Characteristic of this fish is a large head with a massive lower jaw. Great Barracuda, one …
Guaguanche
Sphyraena guachancho
Silver-olive-brown on top, it has silvery flanks with a yellow-gold band running along the middle of …
Half-naked hatchetfish
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
The half-naked hatchetfish has a strongly compressed, deep body that is bright silvery in color. It …
Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
The snout is long. The lateral line is looped and almost indistinguishable in adults. Vertebrae: 24. …
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
This species is characterised by the following features: slender, elongated and rather compressed, with a high, …
Japanese barracuda
Sphyraena japonica
The body of the Japanese barracuda is elongated, rounded, slightly compressed at the sides, and covered …
Marlin, Blue
Makaira nigricans and Makaira mazara
The pectoral fins of the blue marlin are never rigid, even after death, and can be …
Marlin, Striped
Tetrapturus audax
The body of the striped marlin is elongated and compressed, and its upper jaw is elongated …
Marlin, White
Tetrapturus albidus
The body is powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from the sides. Snout in form of elongated, rostrum, …
Photostomias guernei
Photostomias guernei
The body shape of Photostomias guernei is elongated. This species is distinguished by the presence of …
Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
Body elongated, compressed from sides. Snout in form of elongated, spear-shaped rostrum, round in cross-section. The …
Sennets
Sphyraena borealis
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Sloane's viperfish
Chauliodus sloani
C. sloani has a low lipid content (~2.4%). The body is covered with a thick, transparent, …
Spearfish, Longbill
Tetrapturus pfluegeri
Spearfish can be distinguished from other fish species by their slender, light body, short beak, and …
Spearfish, Mediterranean
Tetrapturus belone
Body powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from sides: snout in form of elongated, lance-shaped, rounded in cross-section …
Spearfish, Shortbill
Tetrapturus angustirostris
Body is powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from sides, its height is 8,3-10,4 times of body length. …
Stoplight loosejaw
Malacosteus niger
The stoplight loosejaw has an elongated body with one of the largest relative gapes of any …
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
The swordfish has a strong, rather rounded body and large eyes. The first dorsal fin is …