Marine

Epaulette surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricauda

It is a fish with a thick body compressed from the sides. The profile of the …

Foureye butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

The foureye butterflyfish has a body that is compressed laterally. The upper part of the head …

Goldrim surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricans

The body is elongated oval with a steep dorsal profile and an eye high on the …

Goldsilk seabream

Acanthopagrus berda

The goldsilk seabream has a relatively deep and compressed body, with a depth of 2.4-2.6 times …

Half-mourning croaker

Paranibea semiluctuosa

The semi-mourning croaker has a broad body more than three times the standard length, a rounded …

Japan surgeonfish

Acanthurus japonicus

Have a laterally compressed oval body with long dorsal and anal fins.

Japanese threadfin bream

Nemipterus japonicus

Japanese threadfin bream are characterized by the following features: the lower edge of the eye is …

Large-head threadfin bream

Parascolopsis capitinis

Large-headed seabreams have a moderately deep body, with a standard length of 2.7-3 times their depth.

Lined surgeonfish

Acanthurus lineatus

Like all surgeonfish, the body is flattened at the sides. This species is characterized by the …

Mangrove red snapper

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

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

Meagre

Argyrosomus regius

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

Monrovia doctorfish

Acanthurus monroviae

The body of the Monrovia doctorfish is deep and compressed laterally; its depth fits 2 times …

Moorish idol

Zanclus cornutus

The name is derived from the Greek word zagkios - "beveled".The body is tall, disk-shaped, flattened …

Notchedfin threadfin bream

Nemipterus peronii

The body of the Notchedfin Threadfin has a standard length that is 3.1-4.1 times its depth, …

Ocean surgeon

Acanthurus bahianus

Known for their oval bodies of uniform colouration (usually blue-grey to dark brown), pale to dark …

Oman butterflyfish

Chaetodon dialeucos

Medium-sized fish with a very laterally compressed, high body, small terminal mouth, armed with small bristle-like …

Ornate threadfin bream

Nemipterus hexodon

Nemipterus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, pteron = wing, fin.This species is characterised by …

Paeony bulleye

Priacanthus blochii

Paeony bulleye has an elongated body covered with coarse cycloid scales. The scales are modified, with …

Paracanthurus

Paracanthurus hepatus

The body is laterally compressed and ovoid in shape. This species is characterised by long dorsal …

Peppered butterflyfish

Chaetodon guttatissimus

The Peppered Butterflyfish has a laterally compressed, large body and a small, terminal, retractable mouth armed …

Perch, Silver

Bairdiella chrysoura

The body of the silverside is tall and compressed. Like other members of the family, dorsal …

Purple-spotted bigeye

Priacanthus tayenus

A feature of this species is the well-developed spine at the corner of the preopercle.

Queenfish (Croaker)

Seriphus politus

The fish has an elongated, moderately compressed body. The upper part of the profile is depressed …

Redlip croaker

Larimichthys polyactis

Phylogenomic studies indicate this species emerged from the same common ancestor of L. crocea around 25.4 …