Allfishes
Australian mottled moray
Gymnothorax prionodon
The teeth of the Australian mottled moray are located on two pairs of jaws - the …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Blotch-necked moray eel
Gymnothorax margaritophorus
The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.Have 126-143 vertebrae. Also characterized by depth …
California headlightfish
Diaphus theta
The California headlightfish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body typical of lanternfishes. The dorsal fin has no …
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
The muzzle is long. The diameter of the eyes is 2-2.5 times the length of the …
Eel, American Conger
Conger oceanicus
Conger are distinguished from moray eels by having pectoral fins (morays have none) and by the …
Eels, Moray
Gymnothorax funebris
The body of a typical moray eel is flattened from the sides, the pectoral fins are …
Eels, Snake
Ophichtus macrorhynchus
Snake eels of the family Ophichthidae have a long, cylindrical, snake-like body and can move backward …
Fangtooth moray
Enchelycore anatina
The Fangtooth moray has an elongated, powerful body that is slightly compressed from the sides. Its …
Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Fimbriated moray eels have a serpentine body and a pointed head. They have between 128 and …
Freckled moray
Echidna nocturna
The freckled moray eel has a long, snake-like body with an average of 120 vertebrae.
Giant moray
Gymnothorax javanicus
The body is compressed from the sides and covered with a layer of mucus, which allows …
Giant mottled eel
Anguilla marmorata
The giant mottled eel is cylindrical in shape with small, well-developed pectoral fins and a protruding …
Glacier lantern fish
Benthosema glaciale
The largest size of the glacier lantern fish is 22-25% of the body length without the …
Harlequin snake eel
Myrichthys colubrinus
The harlequin snake eel has a long, tubular body shape and a narrow head. They are …
Indian pike conger
Congresox talabonoides
The Indian pike conger has 132 to 135 vertebrae. The body is stocky, shaped like an …
Leopard moray eel
Enchelycore pardalis
Total number of vertebrae is 119-126. Long tubular posterior nostrils are located on the snout above …
Lipspot moray eel
Gymnothorax chilospilus
The species was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1864. Lipspot morays have 121-133 vertebrae.
Longfin lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus
The longfin lanternfish has a laterally compressed body, a large head, and a very large mouth …
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
The Mediterranean moray has a long, snake-like (anguilliform) body that is cylindrical in its first half …
Pelican eel
Eurypharynx pelecanoides
The pelican eel is a fragile, deep-water eel with an extraordinarily large, loosely hinged mouth. Its …
Ribbon eel
Rhinomuraena quaesita
The body is slender, ribboned, the head small with an elongated pointed muzzle. There is a …
Slender snipe eel
Nemichthys scolopaceus
The body of the Slender Snipe Eel is long and slender, with an elongated head, the …
Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa
Body elongated, eel-shaped, slightly compressed at the sides. Skin bare, covered with mucus. Sexual dimorphism is …
Snubnosed eel
Simenchelys parasitica
Simenchelys parasitica is the only species in its genus Simenchelys and in the subfamily Simenchelyinae. It …