Allfishes
Agujon needlefish
Tylosurus acus
The three subspecies have been given species rank as tentatively accepted names pending further work on …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Atlantic saury
Scomberesox saurus
Representatives of this species are characterised by highly elongated beak-like jaws, very small teeth, elongated bodies …
Backspot flyingfish
Cheilopogon dorsomacula
The body of the backspot flyingfish is elongated, and the snout is blunt. The swim bladder …
Black wing flyingfish
Hirundichthys rondeletii
The Black Wing Flyingfish has an elongated body, almost rectangular in cross section, with a somewhat …
Black-barred halfbeak
Hemiramphus far
Black-barred halfbeaks have a laterally compressed body with an elongated oval cross-section. They have a very …
Crocodile needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
These fish are known to have 270-340 anterior scales and 75-80 vertebrae. The jaws are extremely …
Flat needlefish
Ablennes hians
The body of the flat needlefish is elongated, strongly compressed at the sides, and covered with …
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Body elongate, thick, semi-cylindrical, covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 39-45 transverse rows of scales …
Flyingfish, Atlantic Flyingfish
Cypselurus heterurus
The flyingfish has normal-length jaws, unlike these other species; the fins are soft rayed and spineless; …
Garfish
Belone belone
It has an elongated, narrow, eel-like body that resembles that of a needlefish. The scales are …
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
The body is elongated, low, barely compressed at the sides and covered with large scales. The …
Halfbeaks and Balao
Hemiramphus balao and Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
The body is elongated, rounded, and flattened laterally only in the tail area. The dorsal and …
Houndfish
Tylosurus crocodilus
The main difference between this fish and other members of the genus Tylosurus is that the …
Japanese halfbeak
Hyporhamphus sajori
The Japanese halfbeak received its name due to the unique structure of its jaws, which defines …
Keel-jawed needlefish
Tylosurus acus
Vertebrae: 90-95. The canines of the upper jaw point straight down rather than forward. Both jaws …
Keeled mullet
Planiliza carinata
Keeled mullet has a broad head, a mouth as wide as the head, a well-developed fatty …
Leaping mullet
Chelon saliens
Body elongated, cylindrical. Head broad, width of interorbital space approximately equal to width of mouth; snout …
Mullet
Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema
The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) has a bluish-gray or green coloration along the back, turning to …
Needlefish
Atlantic Needlefish
The most characteristic features of needlefish are elongated upper and lower jaws with numerous needle-like teeth. …
Oceanic two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus obtusirostris
Externally, Exocoetus obtusirostris is similar to the tropical Exocoetus volitans, with which it shares much of …
Red Sea houndfish
Tylosurus choram
Tylosurus: Greek, tylos = callus + Greek, oura = tail.The species name "choram" is Arabic for …
Sailfin flying fish
Parexocoetus brachypterus
Stocky compared to other flying fishes. One of the distinguishing features is the blunt snout. Like …
Sauries
Cololabis saira
The snout is elongated. The upper jaw is not elongated, and the lower jaw forms a …
Tropical two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus volitans
Tropical two-winged fly fish: D 14-15, A 14-15, P 14-15, scales anterior to dorsal 17-20, vertebrae …