Marine

Atlantic chub mackerel

Scomber colias

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

Birdbeak burrfish

Cyclichthys orbicularis

The Birdbeak Burrfish has a rounded body covered with short spines, each with a triangular base. …

Black ruff

Centrolophus niger

Body oval, elongated, largely compressed at the sides. Head comparatively small with well developed seismosensory pores …

Black scraper

Thamnaconus modestus

The body of the Black Scraper is elongated, elliptical in shape and covered with many small …

Black-blotched porcupinefish

Diodon liturosus

The body of the Black-blotched porcupinefish is elongated with a spherical head and large, round, forward-projecting …

Blacksail snake mackerel

Thyrsitoides marleyi

It is the only member of the genus Thyrsitoides, making the genus monotypic.The black snake mackerel …

Blackspotted puffer

Arothron nigropunctatus

Their body is oval and relatively elongated, covered with barbs. The skin is not covered with …

Blue mackerel

Scomber australasicus

The blue mackerel has an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin, laterally compressed caudal peduncle with …

Bluetail trunkfish

Ostracion cyanurus

Females of the bluetail trunkfish have a slightly concave dorsal profile of the head, whereas males …

Bonito, Atlantic

Sarda sarda

The Atlantic bonito belongs to a group in which the dorsal fins are very close together …

Bonito, Pacific

Sarda chiliensis

It is similar in size and coloration to the Atlantic bonito. The Pacific bonito differs from …

Butterfish

Peprilus triacanthus

Fish of this species are usually full-bodied, flattened from the sides, somewhat round or rounded, with …

Camel cowfish

Tetrosomus gibbosus

Camel cowfish are characterized by the presence of a carapace, a hard upper shell formed by …

Chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus

The chub mackerel has an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin, laterally compressed caudal peduncle with …

Clown triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum

Body wedge-shaped, flat, high, keel semicircular. Head large, mouth small, with 8 large teeth on each …

Dogtooth tuna

Gymnosarda unicolor

They are elongated, somewhat compressed from the sides of the body. The mouth is large. The …

Escolar

Lepidocybium flavobrunneum

The body is moderately elongated, oval in shape, slightly compressed at the sides, the body height …

Fringed filefish

Monacanthus ciliatus

The fringed filefish is a laterally compressed fish with a deeply curved body and a fold …

Grey triggerfish

Balistes capriscus

The body of the grey triggerfish is oval in shape, deep due to a very lowered …

Honeycomb filefish

Cantherhines pardalis

Honeycomb filefish get their name from their rough, non-crossing scales with small spines on them. Their …

Indian mackerel

Rastrelliger kanagurta

Body elongated, spindle-shaped, moderately high, covered with fine cycloid scales. Maximum body height on the vertical …

Indian triggerfish

Melichthys indicus

This species should not be confused with Melichthys niger, which is often mistaken for Indian Triggerfish. …

Indo-Pacific king mackerel

Scomberomorus guttatus

They have an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin caudal stem with simple keel. Teeth are …

Japanese puffer

Takifugu rubripes

The body is covered with barbs. Vertebrae: 21-22. This species is able to inflate into a …