Marine

Mackerel, Cero

Scomberomorus regalis

The body shape is typical of king mackerel. The mackerel is iridescent bluish-green above and silvery …

Mackerel, Frigate

Auxis thazard

Body shape is similar to A. rochti. The "corset" in the posterior part is narrow, no …

Mackerel, King

Scomberomorus cavalla

The body is torpedo-shaped, compressed from the sides. The lower jaw is slightly protruded forward relative …

Mackerel, Pacific Jack

Trachurus symmetricus

The body of the Pacific horse mackerel is somewhat compressed and elongated, and the tail is …

Mackerel, Pacific Sierra

Scomberomorus sierra

It is similar in appearance to the Spanish mackerel.

Mackerel, Spanish

Scomberomorus maculatus

The slender, elongated body of the Spanish mackerel is silver with a bluish or olive green …

Mahi-mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

The name "Coryphaena" is derived from the Greek κορυφή - head, and the species name from …

Malabar grouper

Epinephelus malabaricus

Malabar grouper has ridged scales on body except cycloid scales on anterodorsal part, thorax and abdomen; …

Man-of-war fish

Nomeus gronovii

The man-of-war fish has an elongated body and large eyes. This fish has a very high …

Mandarinfish

Synchiropus splendidus

Has a similar body shape to the goby, and this is the only similarity between the …

Mangrove red snapper

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

The body of the Mangrove Red Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large. The snout is slightly pointed. …

Marlin, Striped

Tetrapturus audax

The body of the striped marlin is elongated and compressed, and its upper jaw is elongated …

Marlin, White

Tetrapturus albidus

The body is powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from the sides. Snout in form of elongated, rostrum, …

Maroon clownfish

Premnas biaculeatus

The species name "biaculeatus" was given to this fish because of the presence of two closely …

Masked greenling

Hexagrammos octogrammus

The characteristic feature of this species, the fork of the 4th lateral line at the base …

Meagre

Argyrosomus regius

Body elongated, rather low, compressed at the sides, covered with ctenoid scales. The scales are cycloid …

Mediterranean horse mackerel

Trachurus mediterraneus

The body is relatively low, rounded; its greatest height is 16.8-24.0% of body length to the …

Mediterranean moray

Muraena helena

The Mediterranean moray has a long, snake-like (anguilliform) body that is cylindrical in its first half …

Megamouth shark

Megachasma pelagios

The most noticeable external feature that gives this shark its name is a large rounded head …

Meggitt's goby

Bathygobius meggitti

Characteristics of Meggitt's goby: body shape spindle-shaped; longitudinal row of scales 34-40; predorsal scales 14-19, reaching …

Melon-headed whale

Peponocephala electra

It has a streamlined, torpedo-shaped body. Its head is a rounded cone, giving the animal its …

Menhaden, Atlantic

Brevoortia tyrannus

The body is rather high, compressed from the sides. Head is large. Mouth is big, slanting. …

Merlangius

Merlangius merlangus

It has three dorsal fins separated by small slits. The third fin extends almost to the …

Messmate pipefish

Corythoichthys haematopterus

Messmate pipefish have a relatively short snout and usually many wrinkles on their cheeks.