Allfishes
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
This species was long considered a subspecies of the Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) under the …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Black ruff
Centrolophus niger
Body oval, elongated, largely compressed at the sides. Head comparatively small with well developed seismosensory pores …
Blue mackerel
Scomber australasicus
The blue mackerel has an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin, laterally compressed caudal peduncle with …
Bonito, Atlantic
Sarda sarda
The Atlantic bonito belongs to a group in which the dorsal fins are very close together …
Chub mackerel
Scomber japonicus
The chub mackerel has an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin, laterally compressed caudal peduncle with …
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
They are elongated, somewhat compressed from the sides of the body. The mouth is large. The …
Escolar
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
The body is moderately elongated, oval in shape, slightly compressed at the sides, the body height …
Eyelight fish
Photoblepharon palpebratum
The eyelight fish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body that is compressed laterally and more stout than …
Holocentrus adscensionis
Holocentrus adscensionis
The squirrelfish has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body that is oblong and moderately compressed. The head is …
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
The body is elongated, bare, and ends in a thread-like appendage. The eyes are large and …
Mackerel tuna
Euthynnus affinis
They have a spindle-shaped dense body, rounded in cross section. The teeth are small, conical, arranged …
Mackerel, Atlantic
Scomber scombrus
The body is fusiform, slightly compressed from the sides. The scales are fine, cycloidal. The length …
Mackerel, Cero
Scomberomorus regalis
The body shape is typical of king mackerel. The mackerel is iridescent bluish-green above and silvery …
Mackerel, Frigate
Auxis thazard
Body shape is similar to A. rochti. The "corset" in the posterior part is narrow, no …
Mackerel, King
Scomberomorus cavalla
The body is torpedo-shaped, compressed from the sides. The lower jaw is slightly protruded forward relative …
Mackerel, Pacific Sierra
Scomberomorus sierra
It is similar in appearance to the Spanish mackerel.
Mackerel, Spanish
Scomberomorus maculatus
The slender, elongated body of the Spanish mackerel is silver with a bluish or olive green …
Man-of-war fish
Nomeus gronovii
The man-of-war fish has an elongated body and large eyes. This fish has a very high …
Skipjack, Black
Euthynnus lineatus
The dorsal fin of these fish has 13 to 15 spines and is high in the …
Snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
The snake mackerel has a greatly elongated, strongly compressed body. Its body depth is about 15–18 …
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
The body is elongated, its height less than or equal to the length of the head. …
Striped bonito
Sarda orientalis
The striped bonito has a spindle-shaped, low body, rather short and compressed at the sides in …
Tuna, Blackfin
Thunnus atlanticus
The pectoral fins of the fish reach somewhere between the twelfth dorsal spine and the beginning …
Tuna, Bluefin
Thunnus thynnus
Body shape typical of tuna. Bluefin tuna has a fusiform body, compressed and stocky in front. …