Allfishes
American sand lance
Ammodytes americanus
Like all lances, the American sand lance has a long, slender body with a pointed snout. …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Asian sheepshead wrasse
Asian sheepshead wrasses have narrow, elliptical bodies. They have a characteristic bulge on the head and …
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
This species was long considered a subspecies of the Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) under the …
Bicolor cleanerfish
Labroides bicolor
Bicoloured cleanerfish have a characteristic elongated body covered with large, easily visible scales. They have a …
Black ruff
Centrolophus niger
Body oval, elongated, largely compressed at the sides. Head comparatively small with well developed seismosensory pores …
Blacksail snake mackerel
Thyrsitoides marleyi
It is the only member of the genus Thyrsitoides, making the genus monotypic.The black snake mackerel …
Blue mackerel
Scomber australasicus
The blue mackerel has an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin, laterally compressed caudal peduncle with …
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, …
Bonito, Atlantic
Sarda sarda
The Atlantic bonito belongs to a group in which the dorsal fins are very close together …
Bonito, Pacific
Sarda chiliensis
It is similar in size and coloration to the Atlantic bonito. The Pacific bonito differs from …
Butterfish
Peprilus triacanthus
Fish of this species are usually full-bodied, flattened from the sides, somewhat round or rounded, with …
Checkerboard wrasse
Halichoeres hortulanus
Both the sex and appearance of the Checkerboard wrasse change throughout its life and the colouration …
Chub mackerel
Scomber japonicus
The chub mackerel has an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin, laterally compressed caudal peduncle with …
Crimson cleaner fish
Suezichthys aylingi
This is a small fish with an elongated, slightly laterally compressed oval body and a small …
Daisy parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus
The snout of the daisy parrot fish is rounded. Before sleeping, these fish secrete mucus that …
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
They are elongated, somewhat compressed from the sides of the body. The mouth is large. The …
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 …
Escolar
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
The body is moderately elongated, oval in shape, slightly compressed at the sides, the body height …
Green humphead parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum
They have an upright head profile, evenly covered with scales except at the front of the …
Greenblotch parrotfish
Scarus quoyi
This species is characterized by the following features: 6 median prebronchial scales; 3 rows of cheek …
Humphead wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
Adult fish have thick, swollen lips and a prominent bulge on the head. This species is …
Indian mackerel
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Body elongated, spindle-shaped, moderately high, covered with fine cycloid scales. Maximum body height on the vertical …