Marine

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

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

Atlantic chub mackerel

Scomber colias

This species was long considered a subspecies of the Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) under the …

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 …

Bufoceratias wedli

Bufoceratias wedli

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Sargassum fish

Histrio histrio

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

Skipjack, Black

Euthynnus lineatus

The dorsal fin of these fish has 13 to 15 spines and is high in the …