Marine

Agonomalus jordani

Agonomalus jordani

The body of Agonomalus jordani is tall, slender and compressed at the sides. The back is …

Alligatorfish

Aspidophoroides monopterygius

The body of the alligatorfish is covered with large bony plates forming longitudinal rows, these plates …

Amethyst anthias

Mirolabrichthys pascalus

The Amethyst Anthias has a massive body, a large mouth and spiny gill covers.

Antarctic silverfish

Pleuragramma antarctica

The body of the Antarctic silverfish is pronounced, strongly compressed at the sides, herring-shaped, with rather …

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus mawsoni

First dorsal fin with 7-9 barb rays, second dorsal fin with 24-27 barb rays, anal fin …

Arctic alligatorfish

Aspidophoroides olrikii

The head of the Arctic alligatorfish is large and broad. There are short antennae on the …

Arctic shanny

Stichaeus punctatus

The Arctic shanny has a moderately elongated and laterally compressed body that is covered in small …

Arctic staghorn sculpin

Gymnocanthus tricuspis

The Arctic staghorn sculpin has flat bone plates on the back and top of the head. …

Areolate grouper

Epinephelus areolatusOther namesYellowspotted rockcod, areolate rockcod, green-spotted rock-cod, squaretail grouper, squaretail rock-cod.

Body covered with ctenoid scales. Body length less than head length, 2.8-3.3 times less than standard …

Arrowhead soapfish

Belonoperca chabanaudi

Arrowhead soapfish have a massive body and a large mouth. Their gill covers are covered with …

Artedidraco glareobarbatus

Artedidraco glareobarbatus

The genus is named in honour of the "father of ichthyology" - the Swedish ichthyologist Peter …

Asian butterflyfish

Chaetodon argentatus

The Asian butterflyfish is a fish with a large body compressed at the sides, a small …

Atka mackerel

Pleurogrammus monopterygius

The body of the Atka mackerel is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides. There are five …

Atlantic chub mackerel

Scomber colias

This species was long considered a subspecies of the Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) under the …

Atlantic hookear sculpin

Artediellus atlanticus

The Atlantic hookear sculpin has an elongated body that is thicker in the front and tapers …

Atlantic poacher

Leptagonus decagonus

This species is the only known member of its genus. The body of the Atlantic poacher …

Atlantic pomfret

Brama brama

The body is large, strongly compressed at the sides. Forehead strongly convex. Snout blunt, mouth terminal …

Atlantic spiny lumpsucker

Eumicrotremus spinosus

The Atlantic spiny lumpsucker has a bloated anterior body that is completely covered with regular rows …

Atlantic wolffish

Anarhichas lupus

The body of the Atlantic wolffish is elongated, tapering to the tail, and covered with fine …

Bald notothen

Pagothenia borchgrevinki

The first dorsal fin has 4-7 flexible barb rays, the second dorsal fin has 34-38 flexible …

Banded damsel-fish

Dischistodus darwiniensis

Banded damselfish have a large, oval body, flattened on the sides, covered with moderately large and …

Barramundi

Lates calcarifer

Body elongated, compressed at the sides, with a high caudal peduncle. Head pointed, dorsal profile concave, …

Beautiful Dartfish

Ptereleotris kallista

The name comes from a Greek word meaning 'most beautiful'. It has 26 vertebrae. This species …

Bellingshausenia olasoi

Bellingshausenia olasoi

Bellingshausenia olasoi has a slender body with an elongated and compressed tail. The head is more …