Marine

Coral grouper

Cephalopholis miniata

Body elongate, massive, slightly compressed at the sides, covered on the sides with ctenoid scales. Body …

Coral hawkfish

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

These fish have an oval, moderately compressed body with a pointed snout of straight profile. The …

Corbina, California

Menticirrhus undulatus

The body of the California corbina is elongated and slightly compressed, with a flattened belly. Its …

Cowtail stingray

Pastinachus sephen

The thick pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened …

Crested sculpin

Blepsias bilobus

It has a deep, compressed body, all covered with spines. The snout is short, blunt, the …

Crimson cleaner fish

Suezichthys aylingi

This is a small fish with an elongated, slightly laterally compressed oval body and a small …

Crimson jobfish

Pristipomoides filamentosus

The body is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, relatively low; the body height at the …

Crimson snapper

Lutjanus erythropterus

The body of the Crimson Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large and 2.5-3.0 times the standard body …

Croaker, Atlantic

Micropogonias undulatus

Body is rather massive, back is elevated and compressed. Head is long, snout is protruded forward …

Croaker, Spotfin

Roncador stearnsii

The body of the spotted croaker is elongated, strongly elongated forward. The upper profile of the …

Croaker, White

Genyonemus lineatus

The body of the white croaker is elongated and compressed. The head is oblong and bluntly …

Croaker, Yellowfin

Umbrina roncador

The body of the yellowfin croaker is elliptically elongated, the back somewhat arched, and the head …

Crocodile needlefish

Tylosurus crocodilus

These fish are known to have 270-340 anterior scales and 75-80 vertebrae. The jaws are extremely …

Culion silverside

Atherinomorus regina

The palatal teeth are absent. Biology unknown. Probably used as food by commercial fish species.

Cunene horse mackerel

Trachurus trecae

The Cunene horse mackerel has a typical carangid streamlined body, adapted for fast swimming in the …

Cusk

Brosme brosme

Has an elongated body covered with fine scales. The lateral line begins at the head, runs …

Cutlassfish

Trichiuridae

Characterized by a long, compressed body tapering toward the pointed tail, they are also commonly known …

Daggertooth pike conger

Muraenesox cinereus

The muzzle is long. The diameter of the eyes is 2-2.5 times the length of the …

Daisy parrotfish

Chlorurus sordidus

The snout of the daisy parrot fish is rounded. Before sleeping, these fish secrete mucus that …

Dark-banded fusilier

Pterocaesio tile

Body elongated, spindle-shaped, somewhat compressed laterally. Two postmaxillary processes. Mouth small, terminal, retractable. Small conical teeth …

Dash-and-dot goatfish

Parupeneus barberinus

The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides. The upper profile is straight. The mouth …

Daubed shanny

Leptoclinus maculatus

The daubed shanny has a compressed head, a pointed snout, and a somewhat flattened top. Its …

Deep flounder

Pseudorhombus elevatus

Deep flounder has 4-6 + 11-17 gill rakers and 10 + 24-25 vertebrae. The body is …

Deepbody sardinella

Sardinella brachysoma

Body deep; total number of scales from 29 to 32. Vertical furrows on the scales overlapping …