Allfishes
Arctic skate
Amblyraja hyperborea
The broad and flat pectoral fins of the Arctic skate form a rhombic disk with a …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Big skate
Beringraja binoculata
The pectoral fin discs of the big skate have a flattened diamond shape, with their width …
Black-striped pipefish
Syngnathus abaster
The black-striped pipefish possesses a highly elongated, slender body. Its elongated, pipette-like snout is slightly flattened …
Broad-banded Pipefish
Dunckerocampus boylei
The species name is in honor of Bill Boyle, an underwater photographer who brought the species …
Broadnosed Pipefish
Syngnathus typhle
It is a slender, elongated fish with a hexagonal cross section, which distinguishes it from its …
Chinese trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis
Have a long body. Tubular, prominent snout with a mouth that can open to the diameter …
Dash-and-dot goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides. The upper profile is straight. The mouth …
Dwarf seahorse
There are often small skin growths called tendrils that resemble algae. The head is at right …
Leafy seadragon
Phycodurus eques
Representatives of this species of fish are characterized by the fact that their entire body and …
Little dragonfish
Eurypegasus draconis
The Latin word “draco” means a fabulous lizard-like animal. These fish have 19-22 vertebrae. Pelvic pelvic …
Long-tailed ghost pipefish
Solenostomus armatus
Solenostomus: Greek, solen = tube + Greek, stoma = mouth. The species name comes from the …
Longspine snipefish
Macroramphosus scolopax
The longspine snipefish is distinguished by a head extended into a long tube, bony stripes along …
Messmate pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus
Messmate pipefish have a relatively short snout and usually many wrinkles on their cheeks.
Network pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
This species is very similar to Corythoichthys conspicillatus.
Ornate ghost pipefish
Solenostomus paradoxus
Vertebrae: 32-33. Post pelagic fishes are almost completely transparent and thinner compared to those formed in …
Pontoh's pygmy seahorse
Hippocampus pontohi
The fish has a small and slender body with a tenacious tail. The head is relatively …
Rays and Skates
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Among the dominant distinguishing features of this order are the gill openings, located entirely on the …
Red Sea goatfish
Parupeneus forsskali
The body of the Red Sea goatfish is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, and covered …
Robust ghost pipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus
This species is a true chameleon of the underwater world. Its appearance is an ideal combination …
Roughsnout ghost pipefish
Solenostomus paegnius
This species usually has protruding filamentous projections along the ventral surface of the snout, and may …
Starry flying gurnard
Dactyloptena peterseni
Dactyloptena: Greek, daktylos = fingers + Greek, pten, -enos = wing, fin.The body of the starry …
Western spiny seahorse
Hippocampus angustus
The western spiny seahorse can be recognised by its slender body, long snout, well-developed spines and …