Allfishes
Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
The banded pipefish has a straight, elongated body. Fleshy veins extend from the head. These are …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Big-belly seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis
The big-belly seahorse has a forward-inclined head with a long snout, a swollen but narrow belly, …
Black-striped pipefish
Syngnathus abaster
The black-striped pipefish possesses a highly elongated, slender body. Its elongated, pipette-like snout is slightly flattened …
Broad-banded Pipefish
Dunckerocampus boylei
The species name is in honor of Bill Boyle, an underwater photographer who brought the species …
Broadnosed Pipefish
Syngnathus typhle
It is a slender, elongated fish with a hexagonal cross section, which distinguishes it from its …
Catfish, Gafftopsail
Bagre marinus
The Gafftopsail catfish has a grayish-blue dorsal fin, silvery pelvic fins, a strong body, and a …
Chinese trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis
Have a long body. Tubular, prominent snout with a mouth that can open to the diameter …
Common seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
Body rather large, elongated, without spines, all convexities rounded. The head is relatively large in proportion …
Dash-and-dot goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides. The upper profile is straight. The mouth …
Denise's pygmy seahorse
Hippocampus denise
Denise's pygmy seahorse has a short snout, a slender body and a stout tail. Its body …
Dwarf seahorse
There are often small skin growths called tendrils that resemble algae. The head is at right …
Flat-faced seahorse
Hippocampus trimaculatus
The appearance of the flat-faced seahorse can vary, but it is usually flat with sharp, hook-like …
Fleshysnout catfish
Arius dispar
The species was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally as part of the genus …
Giant catfish
Netuma thalassina
The species was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally as the genus Bagrus.
Giant sea catfish
Arius gigas
Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …
Goat catfish
Arius sumatranus
The description of the species is attributed to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830. It was originally …
Leafy seadragon
Phycodurus eques
Representatives of this species of fish are characterized by the fact that their entire body and …
Long-tailed ghost pipefish
Solenostomus armatus
Solenostomus: Greek, solen = tube + Greek, stoma = mouth. The species name comes from the …
Longsnouted catfish
Plicofollis argyropleuron
The species was first described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally within the genus Arius.Head depressed …
Longspine snipefish
Macroramphosus scolopax
The longspine snipefish is distinguished by a head extended into a long tube, bony stripes along …
Longtail seamoth
Pegasus volitans
The body of the longtail seamoth is strongly depressed, its depth being 13–14 times in standard …
Messmate pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus
Messmate pipefish have a relatively short snout and usually many wrinkles on their cheeks.
Network pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
This species is very similar to Corythoichthys conspicillatus.
Ornate ghost pipefish
Solenostomus paradoxus
Vertebrae: 32-33. Post pelagic fishes are almost completely transparent and thinner compared to those formed in …