Marine

Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.

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Lophius piscatorius

The body is naked, covered with numerous leathery growths and bony tubercles. On either side of …

The genus name Bufoceratias comes from the Latin bufo ("toad") and the Greek keras ("horn"), referring …

Abantennarius drombus

Abantennarius thrombus has the generic name Antennarius with the prefix ab, meaning "away from," for Antennarius, …

The metamorphosed females of Gigantactis macronema are distinguished by several key characteristics: Illcium length: The illicium …

Centrophryne spinulosa

Metamorphosed females: with a single oval ovary; supraethamoid; forelimbs narrowly separated by cartilage along the dorsal …

Melanocetus johnsonii

Dorsum with compressed posterior and anterior ridges; anterior margin of scutellum almost straight; fine dermal spines …

Fundulus heteroclitus

The fins have soft rays like cyprinids, but killifish have scales on the head and no …

Histrio histrio

The sargassum fish is an unusual-looking fish that is well camouflaged among the seaweed beds where …

Ceratias tentaculatus

The generic name Ceratias comes from the Greek keras ("horn"), referring to the prominent "fishing rod" …

Antennarius striatus

The body is short and spherical. The mouth is large with numerous tufted teeth on the …

Neoceratias spinifer

Possess sexual dimorphism. Females with bare skin. The mouth is large and extends well beyond the …

Antennatus tuberosus

Have a long illicium that is 50-100% longer than the second dorsal process, which tapers to …

Antennarius maculatus

Antennarius maculatus has the generic name Antennarius, with the suffix -ius meaning "antenna", alluding to the …