Allfishes
Agonomalus jordani
Agonomalus jordani
The body of Agonomalus jordani is tall, slender and compressed at the sides. The back is …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Alligatorfish
Aspidophoroides monopterygius
The body of the alligatorfish is covered with large bony plates forming longitudinal rows, these plates …
Amethyst anthias
Mirolabrichthys pascalus
The Amethyst Anthias has a massive body, a large mouth and spiny gill covers.
Antarctic silverfish
Pleuragramma antarctica
The body of the Antarctic silverfish is pronounced, strongly compressed at the sides, herring-shaped, with rather …
Arctic alligatorfish
Aspidophoroides olrikii
The head of the Arctic alligatorfish is large and broad. There are short antennae on the …
Arctic shanny
Stichaeus punctatus
The Arctic shanny has a moderately elongated and laterally compressed body that is covered in small …
Arctic staghorn sculpin
Gymnocanthus tricuspis
The Arctic staghorn sculpin has flat bone plates on the back and top of the head. …
Areolate grouper
Epinephelus areolatusOther namesYellowspotted rockcod, areolate rockcod, green-spotted rock-cod, squaretail grouper, squaretail rock-cod.
Body covered with ctenoid scales. Body length less than head length, 2.8-3.3 times less than standard …
Arrowhead soapfish
Belonoperca chabanaudi
Arrowhead soapfish have a massive body and a large mouth. Their gill covers are covered with …
Artedidraco glareobarbatus
Artedidraco glareobarbatus
The genus is named in honour of the "father of ichthyology" - the Swedish ichthyologist Peter …
Asian butterflyfish
Chaetodon argentatus
The Asian butterflyfish is a fish with a large body compressed at the sides, a small …
Atka mackerel
Pleurogrammus monopterygius
The body of the Atka mackerel is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides. There are five …
Atlantic hookear sculpin
Artediellus atlanticus
The Atlantic hookear sculpin has an elongated body that is thicker in the front and tapers …
Atlantic poacher
Leptagonus decagonus
This species is the only known member of its genus. The body of the Atlantic poacher …
Atlantic pomfret
Brama brama
The body is large, strongly compressed at the sides. Forehead strongly convex. Snout blunt, mouth terminal …
Banded damsel-fish
Dischistodus darwiniensis
Banded damselfish have a large, oval body, flattened on the sides, covered with moderately large and …
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Body elongated, compressed at the sides, with a high caudal peduncle. Head pointed, dorsal profile concave, …
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi
Bellingshausenia olasoi has a slender body with an elongated and compressed tail. The head is more …
Bicolor goatfish
Parupeneus barberinoides
These fish have 15-16 (usually 15) pectoral rays. They have 6-8 + 20-25 (total 28-32) gill …
Big-headed deepsea herring
Neobathyclupea megaceps
This species is characterized by the following features: head length is about 2.5 times the average …
Big-scale parma
Parma oligolepis
Large Parma have an oval body with flattened sides and a pointed muzzle. The eyes are …
Bigeye snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus
They have a spindle-shaped. They have a slightly sloping forehead. The front teeth are triangular, and …
Black rockcod
Notothenia coriiceps
Notothenia: Greek, 'notos', ou; νοτος, ου), from the south + Greek, 'e 'eutheneia',as or 'euthenia', as …
Blackfin fairy-warsse
Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus
The blackfin fairy-warsse has an unusual skin covering on the back of its head. It is …