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Tropical two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus volitans
Tropical two-winged fly fish: D 14-15, A 14-15, P 14-15, scales anterior to dorsal 17-20, vertebrae …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 46
- Serranidae 32
- Scorpaenidae 26
- Acanthuridae 25
- Pomacentridae 22
- Scombridae 21
- Muraenidae 16
- Chaetodontidae 15
- Dorosomatidae 15
- Salmonidae 15
- Delphinidae 14
- Gobiidae 14
- Labridae 14
- Pleuronectidae 14
- Sciaenidae 14
- Sparidae 13
- Blenniidae 11
- Lutjanidae 10
- Balistidae 9
- Syngnathidae 9
- Clupeidae 8
- Pomacanthidae 8
- Belonidae 7
- Gadidae 7
- Haemulidae 7
- Scaridae 7
- Mullidae 6
- Nemipteridae 6
- Antennariidae 5
- Exocoetidae 5
- Istiophoridae 5
- Paralichthyidae 5
- Sphyraenidae 5
- Bothidae 4
- Congridae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Dasyatidae 4
- Diodontidae 4
- Engraulidae 4
- Mugilidae 4
- Myctophidae 4
- Orectolobidae 4
- Oxudercidae 4
- Solenostomidae 4
- Stomiidae 4
- Tetraodontidae 4
- Caesionidae 3
- Cirrhitidae 3
- Cottidae 3
- Gasterosteidae 3
- Hexagrammidae 3
- Holocentridae 3
- Lethrinidae 3
- Merlucciidae 3
- Monacanthidae 3
- Moronidae 3
- Osmeridae 3
- Rajidae 3
- Siganidae 3
- Synodontidae 3
- Triglidae 3
- Uranoscopidae 3
- Agonidae 2
- Alosidae 2
- Anomalopidae 2
- Apogonidae 2
- Ariidae 2
- Atherinidae 2
- Callionymidae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Dussumieriidae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Ephippidae 2
- Gempylidae 2
- Hemiramphidae 2
- Heterodontidae 2
- Kyphosidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Monocentridae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Ostraciidae 2
- Parascylliidae 2
- Pleuronectyidae 2
- Priacanthidae 2
- Saccopharyngidae 2
- Scomberesocidae 2
- Triakidae 2
- Zoarcidae 2
- Alepocephalidae 1
- Ammodytidae 1
- Anarhichadidae 1
- Anguillidae 1
- Artedidraconidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Atherinopsidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Bathyclupeidae 1
- Batrachoididae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Bramidae 1
- Callichthyidae 1
- Carapidae 1
- Carcharhinidae 1
- Centriscidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Centropomidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Chaenopsidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Characidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Chimaeridae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Cyprinidae 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dactylopteridae 1
- Dalatiidae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Ehiravidae 1
- Elapidae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Epinephelidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Eurypharyngidae 1
- Flounder 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Gigantactinidae 1
- Gymnuridae 1
- Hemiscylliidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Ipnopidae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Kurtidae 1
- Lamnidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Liparidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Lophiidae 1
- Lotidae 1
- Mackerel 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Melanocetidae 1
- Microdesmidae 1
- Mitsukurinidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Nemichthyidae 1
- Neoceratidae 1
- Nomeidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Nototheniidae 1
- Ogcocephalidae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plesiobatidae 1
- Psychrolutidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Regalecidae 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangidae 1
- Scophthalmidae 1
- Soleidae 1
- Squatinidae 1
- Sternoptychidae 1
- Stylephoridae 1
- Synaphobranchidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Torpedinidae 1
- Trachinidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Zanclidae 1
Genus
- Acanthurus 16
- Epinephelus 13
- Caranx 11
- Chaetodon 11
- Gymnothorax 9
- Lutjanus 9
- Cephalopholis 8
- Sardinella 7
- Amphiprion 6
- Coregonus 5
- Meiacanthus 5
- Pomacanthus 5
- Pterois 5
- Scarus 5
- Scorpaena 5
- Scorpaenopsis 5
- Sebastes 5
- Sphyraena 5
- Bothus 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Limanda 4
- Nemipterus 4
- Oncorhynchus 4
- Parupeneus 4
- Scomber 4
- Scomberomorus 4
- Seriola 4
- Tetrapturus 4
- Thunnus 4
- Trachinotus 4
- Trachurus 4
- Tylosurus 4
- Alepes 3
- Alosa 3
- Amblyglyphidodon 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Carangoides 3
- Conger 3
- Cynoscion 3
- Diodon 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Haemulon 3
- Hippocampus 3
- Lagenorhynchus 3
- Merluccius 3
- Mugil 3
- Naso 3
- Orectolobus 3
- Paralichthys 3
- Pseudanthias 3
- Siganus 3
- Solenostomus 3
- Zebrasoma 3
- Abudefduf 2
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Antennarius 2
- Arothron 2
- Atherinomorus 2
- Balistoides 2
- Brevoortia 2
- Caesio 2
- Canthigaster 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chelon 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Chlorurus 2
- Chrysiptera 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Corythoichthys 2
- Dactyloptena 2
- Decapterus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Echidna 2
- Ecsenius 2
- Enchelycore 2
- Engraulis 2
- Exocoetus 2
- Globicephala 2
- Halichoeres 2
- Heterodontus 2
- Hexagrammos 2
- Hippoglossoides 2
- Holocentrus 2
- Labroides 2
- Lates 2
- Monocentris 2
- Morone 2
- Myoxocephalus 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Neopomacentrus 2
- Osmerus 2
- Paracanthurus 2
- Parascyllium 2
- Periophthalmus 2
- Photoblepharon 2
- Platichthys 2
- Plectorhinchus 2
- Pleuronectes 2
- Pollachius 2
- Pomacentrus 2
- Priacanthus 2
- Ptereleotris 2
- Rhinecanthus 2
- Saccopharynx 2
- Salmo 2
- Salvelinus 2
- Sardinops 2
- Saurida 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Stenella 2
- Stenotomus 2
- Syngnathus 2
- Trimma 2
- Ulua 2
- Uranoscopus 2
- Variola 2
- Abantennarius 1
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Acanthogobius 1
- Agonus 1
- Alectis 1
- Amblyeleotris 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Amblyraja 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anguilla 1
- Anisotremus 1
- Antennatus 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apeltes 1
- Apistus 1
- Archosargus 1
- Argyropelecus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Arius 1
- Artedidraco 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atelomycterus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bagre 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistapus 1
- Bathygobius 1
- Bathytoshia 1
- Bathytroctes 1
- Belone 1
- Belonoperca 1
- Benthosema 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Blepsias 1
- Boops 1
- Brama 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- C. nasus 1
- Calamus 1
- Callionymus 1
- Cantherhines 1
- Canthidermis 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Ceratias 1
- Cetoscarus 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Cheilinus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chelmon 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Cirrhilabrus 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirripectes 1
- Clupea 1
- Clupeonella 1
- Cololabis 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Corydoras 1
- Ctenochaetus 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Diaphus 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Diplodus 1
- Discordipinna 1
- Dunckerocampus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elacatinus 1
- Elagatis 1
- Eleginus 1
- Elops 1
- Encheliophis 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eurypegasus 1
- Eurypharynx 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Favonigobius 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Genyonemus 1
- Gerres 1
- Gigantactis 1
- Girella 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobiodon 1
- Grampus 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Gymnomuraena 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Gymnura 1
- Hemiramphus 1
- Hemiscyllium 1
- Heniochus 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Herring 1
- Heteroconger 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Hilsa 1
- Hippoglossus 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Histrio 1
- Holacanthus 1
- Hydrolagus 1
- Hypanus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Iago 1
- Idiacanthus 1
- Iniistius 1
- Ipnops 1
- Istiophorus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Kurtus 1
- Kyphosus 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lagodon 1
- Lamna 1
- Larimichthys 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Laticauda 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Liparis 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lithognathus 1
- Lobotes 1
- Lophius 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Lycodes 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Malacosteus 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Melanocetus 1
- Melichthys 1
- Menidia 1
- Merlangius 1
- Micrenophrys 1
- Microgadus 1
- Micromesistius 1
- Micropogonias 1
- Microstomus 1
- Mitsukurina 1
- Molva 1
- Monacanthus 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mulloidichthys 1
- Mullus 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myripristis 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nemateleotris 1
- Nematistius 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neobathyclupea 1
- Neoceratias 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neoglyphidodon 1
- Neogobius 1
- Nomeus 1
- Notopterus 1
- Odonus 1
- Ogcocephalus 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Opsanus 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Ostorhinchus 1
- Ostracion 1
- Pagrus 1
- Parablennius 1
- Parachaetodon 1
- Paracheirodon 1
- Paracirrhites 1
- Paralabrax 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pardachirus 1
- Parma 1
- Pastinachus 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Petroscirtes 1
- Photostomias 1
- Phycodurus 1
- Plagiotremus 1
- Platax 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Plesiobatis 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Pogonias 1
- Premnas 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudocheilinus 1
- Pseudolabrus 1
- Pseudopleuronectes 1
- Pseudorhombus 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pungitius 1
- Pycnochromis 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Regalecus 1
- Remora 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Rhinomuraena 1
- Rhizoprionodon 1
- Roa 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangichthys 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Schindleria 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Scophthalmus 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Sea flounders 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Simenchelys 1
- Sparus 1
- Sphaeramia 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squatina 1
- Steno 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Strongylura 1
- Stylephorus 1
- Suezichthys 1
- Synanceia 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Synodus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Terapon 1
- Tetronarce 1
- Tetrosomus 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thaleichthys 1
- Thamnaconus 1
- Thymallus 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triakis 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Tridentiger 1
- Trigla 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Tursiops 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Zanclus 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 113
- Acanthuriformes 64
- Carangiformes 61
- Scorpaeniformes 33
- Clupeiformes 32
- Anguilliformes 28
- Scombriformes 25
- Tetraodontiformes 22
- Gobiiformes 19
- Labriformes 19
- Pleuronectiformes 19
- Syngnathiformes 19
- Beloniformes 16
- Blenniiformes 15
- Salmoniformes 15
- Artiodactyla 14
- Gadiformes 13
- Lophiiformes 12
- Spariformes 9
- Istiophoriformes 8
- Myliobatiformes 7
- Orectolobiformes 7
- Stomiiformes 5
- Aulopiformes 4
- Carcharhiniformes 4
- Mugiliformes 4
- Myctophiformes 4
- Osmeriformes 4
- Trachiniformes 4
- Atheriniformes 3
- Beryciformes 3
- Lamniformes 3
- Rajiformes 3
- Siluriformes 3
- Trachichthyiformes 3
- Anabantiformes 2
- Callionymiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Cypriniformes 2
- Heterodontiformes 2
- Holocentriformes 2
- Moroniformes 2
- Saccopharyngiformes 2
- Squaliformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Actinopterygii 1
- Alepocephaliformes 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Batrachoidiformes 1
- Characiformes 1
- Chimaeriformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Elopiformes 1
- Flounders 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Hexanchiformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Ophidiiformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squamata 1
- Squatiniformes 1
- Stylephoriformes 1
- Torpediniformes 1
- Нerring 1
Class
Phylum
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Trout sweetlips
Plectorhinchus pictus
This species is known as sweetlips because of the large elastic lips around the mouth.
Trout, Brown
Salmo trutta
The brown trout gets its common name from its characteristic olive green, brown or golden brown …
Trumpet emperor
Lethrinus miniatus
Lethrinus miniatus has the species name miniatus, meaning 'bright red' or 'scarlet', alluding to the reddish …
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
The Tub gurnard has a large, triangular head covered with bony plates, featuring numerous ridges and …
Tube-eye
Stylophorus chordatus
Stylephorus chordatus is a small to moderately sized fish (<30 cm TL) of bizarre appearance. Its …
Tuberculate anglerfish
Antennatus tuberosus
Have a long illicium that is 50-100% longer than the second dorsal process, which tapers to …
Tuna, Blackfin
Thunnus atlanticus
The pectoral fins of the fish reach somewhere between the twelfth dorsal spine and the beginning …
Tuna, Bluefin
Thunnus thynnus
Body shape typical of tuna. Bluefin tuna has a fusiform body, compressed and stocky in front. …
Tuna, Skipjack
Katsuwonus pelamis
The body is typical of tuna - spindle-shaped, elongated, rounded in cross-section. The presence of stripes …
Tuna, Yellowfin
Thunnus albacares
This is probably the most colorful of all tuna. The back is blue-black, turning to silver …
Tunny, Little
Euthynnus alletteratus
The body is spindle-shaped. Little tunny has a scattering of dark fingerprint-like spots between the pectoral …
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
The body is diamond-shaped, strongly compressed at the sides, and the body height is only 1.5 …
Two-striped sweetlips
Plectorhinchus albovittatus
Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout.Two-striped sweetlips have fleshy lips that swell with …
Twocoat coralblenny
Small and slender fish. Has 31-32 vertebrae.
Undulated moray
Gymnothorax undulatus
The body is elongated, without scales. The body height is 14-17 times the total body length. …
Uranoscopus japonicus
Uranoscopus japonicus
Uranoscopus japonicus has a huge round head, a small body covered with star-shaped spines, a tail …
Valentin's sharpnose puffer
Canthigaster valentini
Valentin's sharpnose puffer is slightly compressed at the sides.
Vermilion hind
Cephalopholis oligosticta
Cephalopholis: Greek, kephale = head + Greek, pholis = scale.The vermilion hind is characterised by the …
Vimba vimba
Vimba vimba
The body is moderately large, slightly compressed at the sides. Vimba vimba has a shorter anal …
Violet demoiselle
Neopomacentrus violascens
Violet demoiselle are blunt headed, flattened on the sides and high-bodied fish with large eyes and …
Viviparous eelpout
Zoarces viviparus
The viviparous eelpout has a slender, tapering body, broad head, mouth, and convex lips. The skin …
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
A long, slender, cigar-shaped mackerel with a pointed head and wide forked tail, wahoo has a …
Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
Antennarius maculatus has the generic name Antennarius, with the suffix -ius meaning "antenna", alluding to the …