Marine

Spanish flag snapper

Lutjanus carponotatus

The Spanish flag snapper has a moderately deep body, about 2.5 times its normal length. The …

Spotfin butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellatus

The fish has a flattened body with silvery white sides. The pectoral fins are transparent, the …

Streaked spinefoot

Siganus javus

Streaked spinefeet have a laterally compressed body that is slightly less than half its normal length. …

Striped grouper

Epinephelus latifasciatus

Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy.The body of the striped grouper is of standard length, which is …

Three-spined stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

The Three-spined Stickleback has an elongated body that is compressed from the sides. The tail stalk …

Threespot wrasse

Halichoeres trimaculatus

It is a fish with an elongated body covered with large cycloid scales. It has a …

Tripletail

Lobotes surinamensis

Tripletail is characterized by rounded dorsal and anal fins that extend backward along the caudal outgrowth, …

Tub gurnard

Chelidonichthys lucerna

The Tub gurnard has a large, triangular head covered with bony plates, featuring numerous ridges and …

Uranoscopus japonicus

Uranoscopus japonicus

Uranoscopus japonicus has a huge round head, a small body covered with star-shaped spines, a tail …

Vermilion hind

Cephalopholis oligosticta

Cephalopholis: Greek, kephale = head + Greek, pholis = scale.The vermilion hind is characterised by the …

Violet demoiselle

Neopomacentrus violascens

Violet demoiselle are blunt headed, flattened on the sides and high-bodied fish with large eyes and …

Viviparous eelpout

Zoarces viviparus

The viviparous eelpout has a slender, tapering body, broad head, mouth, and convex lips. The skin …

White-edged lyretail

Variola albimarginata

This species was first officially described by J. de Baissac in 1953, and the location of …

Yellow-dotted butterflyfish

Chaetodon selene

They have a tall body compressed at the sides, a small terminal retractable mouth, armed with …

Yellow-edged lyretail

Variola louti

The yellow-edged lyretail has an elongated body with head length greater than body depth, its standard …

Yellowface angelfish

Pomacanthus xanthometopon

The species name for this species, xanthometopon, means 'yellow forehead', referring to the yellow 'mask' on …

Yellowfin goatfish

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides, its height is 3.4-4.5 times the standard …