Allfishes
California headlightfish
Diaphus theta
The California headlightfish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body typical of lanternfishes. The dorsal fin has no …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
Order
- Perciformes 214
- Acanthuriformes 73
- Carangiformes 70
- Carcharhiniformes 50
- Scorpaeniformes 50
- Clupeiformes 37
- Scombriformes 37
- Anguilliformes 33
- Gadiformes 31
- Tetraodontiformes 31
- Labriformes 29
- Myliobatiformes 29
- Pleuronectiformes 26
- Syngnathiformes 26
- Gobiiformes 24
- Artiodactyla 21
- Salmoniformes 21
- Beloniformes 19
- Lophiiformes 19
- Orectolobiformes 18
- Blenniiformes 15
- Istiophoriformes 15
- Lamniformes 15
- Siluriformes 15
- Spariformes 10
- Rhinopristiformes 8
- Cypriniformes 7
- Squaliformes 7
- Trachiniformes 7
- Mugiliformes 6
- Osmeriformes 6
- Rajiformes 6
- Acipenseriformes 5
- Aulopiformes 5
- Stomiiformes 5
- Atheriniformes 4
- Hexanchiformes 4
- Myctophiformes 4
- Torpediniformes 4
- Beryciformes 3
- Centrarchiformes 3
- Moroniformes 3
- Trachichthyiformes 3
- Acropomatiformes 2
- Actinopterygii 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Batrachoidiformes 2
- Callionymiformes 2
- Chimaeriformes 2
- Coelacanthiformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Heterodontiformes 2
- Holocentriformes 2
- Saccopharyngiformes 2
- Squatiniformes 2
- Albuliformes 1
- Alepocephaliformes 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Argentiniformes 1
- Arthrodira 1
- Characiformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Mulliformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Ophidiiformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squamata 1
- Stylephoriformes 1
- Uncertain 1
- Zeiformes 1
Class
Phylum
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Glacier lantern fish
Benthosema glaciale
The largest size of the glacier lantern fish is 22-25% of the body length without the …
Longfin lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus
The longfin lanternfish has a laterally compressed body, a large head, and a very large mouth …
Spotted lanternfish
Myctophum punctatum
The spotted lanternfish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body typical of lanternfishes. A key identifying feature is …
Tube-eye
Stylophorus chordatus
Stylephorus chordatus is a small to moderately sized fish (<30 cm TL) of bizarre appearance. Its …