Allfishes
Angler
Lophius piscatorius
The body is naked, covered with numerous leathery growths and bony tubercles. On either side of …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Bufoceratias wedli
Bufoceratias wedli
The genus name Bufoceratias comes from the Latin bufo ("toad") and the Greek keras ("horn"), referring …
Epaulette shark
Hemiscyllium ocellatum
There is no hood on the head from the snout to the gills. The mouth is …
Freckled frogfish
Abantennarius drombus
Abantennarius thrombus has the generic name Antennarius with the prefix ab, meaning "away from," for Antennarius, …
Gigantactis macronema
Gigantactis macronema
The metamorphosed females of Gigantactis macronema are distinguished by several key characteristics: Illcium length: The illicium …
Horned lantern fish
Centrophryne spinulosa
Metamorphosed females: with a single oval ovary; supraethamoid; forelimbs narrowly separated by cartilage along the dorsal …
Humpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
Dorsum with compressed posterior and anterior ridges; anterior margin of scutellum almost straight; fine dermal spines …
Japanese wobbegong
Orectolobus japonicus
They have a flattened and broad head and body. There is a leathery fringe of five …
Necklace carpetshark
Parascyllium variolatum
The necklace carpetshark has a slender, elongated body and a short snout. The mouth is located …
Northern wobbegong
Orectolobus wardi
Northern Wobbegong have a flattened and broad head and body. The nostrils are framed by unbranched …
Rusty carpetshark
Parascyllium ferrugineum
The Rusty Carpetshark has a slender, elongated body with a short snout. The mouth is placed …
Sargassum fish
Histrio histrio
The sargassum fish is an unusual-looking fish that is well camouflaged among the seaweed beds where …
Southern seadevil
Ceratias tentaculatus
The generic name Ceratias comes from the Greek keras ("horn"), referring to the prominent "fishing rod" …
Spotted wobbegong
Orectolobus maculatus
The Spotted Wobbegong has a flattened and broad head and body. The nostrils are framed by …
Striated frogfish
Antennarius striatus
The body is short and spherical. The mouth is large with numerous tufted teeth on the …
Tasselled wobbegong
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon
The Tasselled Wobbegong has a flattened and broad head and body. The width of the head …
Toothed seadevil
Neoceratias spinifer
Possess sexual dimorphism. Females with bare skin. The mouth is large and extends well beyond the …
Tuberculate anglerfish
Antennatus tuberosus
Have a long illicium that is 50-100% longer than the second dorsal process, which tapers to …
Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
Antennarius maculatus has the generic name Antennarius, with the suffix -ius meaning "antenna", alluding to the …