Marine

Moustache sculpin

Triglops murrayi

The moustache sculpin is distinguished by its relatively tall body. The height of the head at …

Nile perch

Lates niloticus

Body elongated, laterally compressed. Dorsal spines: 7-8; Dorsal soft rays: 8-14; Anal spines: 3; anal soft …

Norway bullhead

Micrenophrys lilljeborgii

The skin of the Norway bullhead is smooth, without scales. It is similar in appearance to …

Oblique-banded grouper

Epinephelus radiatus

Oblique-banded groupers are characterized by the following features: body depth in SL 2.6-3.0 times greater than …

Opaleye

Girella nigricans

The body is oval and compressed, the snout is thick and has a uniformly rounded profile, …

Orange-spotted grouper

Epinephelus coioides

It has an elongated body with a standard length of 2.9-3.7 times its depth. The dorsal …

Orangemouth Corvina

Cynoscion xanthulus

They usually have a silvery-sand coloration that blends in with their surroundings. Most of them are …

Ornate butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus

Snout length 2.6-3.2 in HL. Body depth 1.3-1.6 in SL.

Ornate slippery goby

Lubricogobius ornatus

Ornate slippery goby body depth 2.9-3.9 cm. Anterior nostrils present. Dorsal and ventral margins of caudal …

Pacific pomfret

Brama japonica

Brama japonica is a close relative of Brama brama, but can be distinguished by the greater …

Pacific sand lance

Ammodytes hexapterus

The body shape of the Pacific sand lance is elongated. Scales do not cover the entire …

Painted sweetlips

Diagramma pictum

These fish have fleshy lips that increase in size as they mature. There are 6 pores …

Palestriped cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus pallidofasciatus

They are small, agile fish with a characteristically large and thick body, skin covered with large …

Paraliparis macrocephalus

Paraliparis macrocephalus

Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat. Macrocephalus: from the Greek …

Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

The Patagonian toothfish has a streamlined, spindle-shaped body that is 5-6.4 times its normal length. It …

Peacock hind

Cephalopholis argus

The body of the peacock hind is elongated, massive, somewhat compressed at the sides, cylindrical in …

Pelagic armourhead

Pentaceros richardsoni

Body elongated, rather tall, strongly compressed at the sides, covered with fine ctenoid scales. The body …

Pennant coralfish

Heniochus acuminatus

This fish has a curved and flat body.

Perch, White

Morone americana

The white perch has a deep, thin body that rises steeply upward from each eye to …

Pigfish

Orthopristis chrysoptera

The fish has long anal fins corresponding in shape and size to the soft dorsal fin. …

Pinfish

Lagodon rhomboides

The fish has an elongate-oval, compressed body, with the head raised high in the area in …

Plain sculpin

Myoxocephalus jaok

The head of the plain sculpin is depressed with bony spines and ridges on its upper …

Plumed scorpionfish

Scorpaena grandicornis

The plumed scorpionfish is named for the long, fleshy projections above each eye. It is not …

Porgies

Stenotomus chrysops

The body is oval, and the pectoral fins are shorter than the length of the head. …