Allfishes
Agujon needlefish
Tylosurus acus
The three subspecies have been given species rank as tentatively accepted names pending further work on …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Atlantic saury
Scomberesox saurus
Representatives of this species are characterised by highly elongated beak-like jaws, very small teeth, elongated bodies …
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
Lagenorhynchus acutus
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin is characterized by its shortened head and beak. Its genus name, Lagenorhynchus, …
Backspot flyingfish
Cheilopogon dorsomacula
The body of the backspot flyingfish is elongated, and the snout is blunt. The swim bladder …
Black wing flyingfish
Hirundichthys rondeletii
The Black Wing Flyingfish has an elongated body, almost rectangular in cross section, with a somewhat …
Common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
The moderately developed "beak" is clearly separated from the convex frontal-nasal (fat) pad. The skull reaches …
Crocodile needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
These fish are known to have 270-340 anterior scales and 75-80 vertebrae. The jaws are extremely …
Flat needlefish
Ablennes hians
The body of the flat needlefish is elongated, strongly compressed at the sides, and covered with …
Flyingfish, Atlantic Flyingfish
Cypselurus heterurus
The flyingfish has normal-length jaws, unlike these other species; the fins are soft rayed and spineless; …
Fraser's dolphin
Lagenodelphis hosei
The skull is similar to that of the common dolphin and Lagenorhynchus. They have a stocky …
Garfish
Belone belone
It has an elongated, narrow, eel-like body that resembles that of a needlefish. The scales are …
Halfbeaks and Balao
Hemiramphus balao and Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
The body is elongated, rounded, and flattened laterally only in the tail area. The dorsal and …
Houndfish
Tylosurus crocodilus
The main difference between this fish and other members of the genus Tylosurus is that the …
Japanese halfbeak
Hyporhamphus sajori
The Japanese halfbeak received its name due to the unique structure of its jaws, which defines …
Keel-jawed needlefish
Tylosurus acus
Vertebrae: 90-95. The canines of the upper jaw point straight down rather than forward. Both jaws …
Long-finned pilot whale
Globicephala melas
The most characteristic feature is a large, melon-shaped head. This shape does not appear immediately after …
Melon-headed whale
Peponocephala electra
It has a streamlined, torpedo-shaped body. Its head is a rounded cone, giving the animal its …
Needlefish
Atlantic Needlefish
The most characteristic features of needlefish are elongated upper and lower jaws with numerous needle-like teeth. …
Northern right whale dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis
Have a slender hydrodynamic body. The fat pad on the head is low and the bill …
Oceanic two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus obtusirostris
Externally, Exocoetus obtusirostris is similar to the tropical Exocoetus volitans, with which it shares much of …
Pacific white-sided dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
The proportions and body shape are very similar to the Atlantic white-sided dolphin. Each tooth is …
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Stenella attenuata
The Pantropical spotted dolphin varies considerably in size and coloration throughout its range. The most significant …
Pygmy killer whale
Feresa attenuata
Pygmy killer whales have a slender body, rounded head, and narrow tail. They do not have …
Risso's dolphin
Grampus griseus
Risso's dolphin lacks the typical beak of other dolphins. It has a relatively large front body …