Marine

Big-headed deepsea herring

Neobathyclupea megaceps

This species is characterized by the following features: head length is about 2.5 times the average …

Big-scale parma

Parma oligolepis

Large Parma have an oval body with flattened sides and a pointed muzzle. The eyes are …

Bigeye snapper

Lutjanus lutjanus

They have a spindle-shaped. They have a slightly sloping forehead. The front teeth are triangular, and …

Black rockcod

Notothenia coriiceps

Notothenia: Greek, 'notos', ou; νοτος, ου), from the south + Greek, 'e 'eutheneia',as or 'euthenia', as …

Blackfin fairy-warsse

Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus

The blackfin fairy-warsse has an unusual skin covering on the back of its head. It is …

Blackfin icefish

Chaenocephalus aceratus

The first dorsal fin has 5-9 flexible barb rays, the second dorsal fin has 37-42 articulated …

Blackhead strainer snailfish

Rhodichthys melanocephalus

The blackheads trainer snailfish is characterized by the following features:body shape: elongate;cross-section: oval;nnumber of vertebrae: 62-66;preanal …

Blackside hawkfish

Paracirrhites forsteri

The blackside hawkfish was first officially described as Grammistes forsteri in 1801 by the French naturalist …

Blackstriped angelfish

Genicanthus lamarck

This species was first officially described in 1860 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède …

Blacktip grouper

Epinephelus fasciatus

The body of the blacktip grouper is somewhat elongated, covered with ctenoid scales with additional scales. …

Blue and gold fusilier

Caesio caerulaurea

Body moderately large, spindle-shaped, somewhat compressed at the sides. Eyes large, eye diameter usually 3.4-4.2 times …

Blue maomao

They have a laterally compressed and relatively deep body with a conspicuously bifurcated tail. They have …

Bluegirdled angelfish

Pomacanthus navarchus

The body of this fish is flattened on the sides. There is a long spine on …

Bluespotted angelfish

Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus

The biggest differences between males and females are in their pelvic fins and body shape. Males …

Bluespotted grouper

Cephalopholis argus

The body of the bluespotted grouper is elongated, massive, somewhat compressed at the sides, cylindrical in …

Brainbeard plunderfish

Pogonophryne cerebropogon

Pogonophryne - Greek, pogon = beard + phrynos = toadBrainbeard plunderfish have a chin tendril. They …

Bream, Sea

Archosargus rhomboidalis

The West Atlantic sea bream is similar to other members of its genus. It differs in …

Broad-mouth tadpole

Careproctus latiosus

The broad-mouth tadpole can be identified by the following characteristics:59-60 vertebraeTwo pairs of weak pleural ribsThree …

Brown Marbled Grouper

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

The brown marbled grouper has a large, oval-shaped body that is moderately deep and laterally compressed. …

Brownspotted grouper

Epinephelus chlorostigma

The body of the brown spotted grouper is somewhat elongated and covered with ctenoid scales with …

Canadian eelpout

Lycodes polaris

The Canadian eelpout is characterized by its long, dense body that is rounded in cross-section. Its …

Careproctus catherinae

Careproctus catherinae

The body of Careproctus catherinae is elongated, gelatinous and without scales. The head is large compared …

Careproctus inflexidens

Careproctus inflexidens

Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus. Inflexidens: named for its recurved teeth.Careproctus …

Charcoal icefish

Channichthys panticapaei

Charcoal icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …