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 …

Mugil cephalus

Body elongate, thick, semi-cylindrical, covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 39-45 transverse rows of scales …

Chelon auratus

The body is elongated, low, barely compressed at the sides and covered with large scales. The …

Argyropelecus hemigymnus

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

Planiliza carinata

Keeled mullet has a broad head, a mouth as wide as the head, a well-developed fatty …

Chelon saliens

Body elongated, cylindrical. Head broad, width of interorbital space approximately equal to width of mouth; snout …

Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema

The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) has a bluish-gray or green coloration along the back, turning to …

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

Chauliodus sloani

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

Planiliza haematocheilus

The body is elongated and torpedo shaped. The head has a broad forehead and the iris …

Malacosteus niger

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