Marine

Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.

Genus

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Pterois mombasae

The species name mombasae is derived from the African city of Mombasa. Those living in the …

Pterois radiata

Have 12-13 venomous spines on the back and several clusters in the pelvic and anal fins. …

Pterois miles

The large head of this fish is one-third to one-half of the total body length. It …

Bothus ocellatus

It is a flattened, disk-shaped fish. Like other members of this family, it lies on its …

Bothus myriaster

The body of the Indo-Pacific oval flounder is oval, strongly compressed. Caudal peduncle narrow, much more …

Bothus pantherinus

The leopard flounder is a highly compressed fish, one of the left-eyed flounders, meaning that the …

Tetrapturus audax

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

Tetrapturus albidus

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

Bothus mancus

The Peacock flounder is also called the flowery flounder because its body is covered with bluish, …

Pterois volitans

Long, silently oscillating fins and head growths (of which the growth over the eye is particularly …

Tetrapturus pfluegeri

Spearfish can be distinguished from other fish species by their slender, light body, short beak, and …

Tetrapturus belone

Body powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from sides: snout in form of elongated, lance-shaped, rounded in cross-section …

Pterois antennata

Like all fish in this subfamily, the species is characterized by a body that is compressed …