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 …
Backspot flyingfish
Cheilopogon dorsomacula
The body of the backspot flyingfish is elongated, and the snout is blunt. The swim bladder …
Bering flounder
Hippoglossoides robustus
The mouth is large. The teeth on each jaw are arranged in a single row. The …
Black wing flyingfish
Hirundichthys rondeletii
The Black Wing Flyingfish has an elongated body, almost rectangular in cross section, with a somewhat …
Crocodile needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
These fish are known to have 270-340 anterior scales and 75-80 vertebrae. The jaws are extremely …
Deep flounder
Pseudorhombus elevatus
Deep flounder has 4-6 + 11-17 gill rakers and 10 + 24-25 vertebrae. The body is …
European Flounder
Platichthys flesus
The body is flattened. Both eyes are on the same upper side of the body. In …
European plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
The adult body shape is oval, with the body strongly compressed in the dorsoventral direction. The …
Eyed flounder
Bothus ocellatus
It is a flattened, disk-shaped fish. Like other members of this family, it lies on its …
Flat needlefish
Ablennes hians
The body of the flat needlefish is elongated, strongly compressed at the sides, and covered with …
Flathead flounder
Hippoglossoides dubious
Body moderately tall, strongly compressed laterally, covered with ctenoid scales on the ocular side and cycloid …
Flounder, Gulf
Paralichthys albigutta
The bay flounder has an olive-brown background and has three distinctive oval spots that form a …
Flounder, Starry
Platichthys stellatus
The starry flounder belongs to the right-eyed flounder family, but can also be left-eyed. The head …
Flounder, Summer
Paralichthys dentatus
The body is broad and somewhat flattened, bordered by long dorsal and anal fins. The mouth …
Flounder, Winter
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
The body is oval and flat with a tiny mouth. The color varies from reddish-brown to …
Flyingfish, Atlantic Flyingfish
Cypselurus heterurus
The flyingfish has normal-length jaws, unlike these other species; the fins are soft rayed and spineless; …
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 …
Halibut, California
Paralichthys californicus
The body of the California halibut is oblong and compressed. The head is small and the …
Halibut, Pacific
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Halibut are usually dextral, meaning both eyes are on the right side of the head. Its …
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 …