Allfishes
Alaska pollock
Gadus chalcogrammus
Alaska pollack have very large eyes and a very short tendril under the lower lip. The …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Arabian scad
Trachurus indicus
The Arabian Scad has an elongated and slightly compressed body, with approximately equal upper and lower …
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
It has a spindle-shaped, elongated body covered with fine scales, ending in a slender tail stalk. …
Azure damselfish
Chrysiptera hemicyanea
The common name Chrysiptera is a combination of the Greek words chrysos, meaning 'golden', and pteron, …
Big-belly seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis
The big-belly seahorse has a forward-inclined head with a long snout, a swollen but narrow belly, …
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
The body is long, strong, compressed, with flat belly. The mouth is large with very sharp, …
Bombay duck
Harpadon nehereus
The body is pronghorn, compressed from the sides, without scales in the front part, soft to …
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
The body, except for the head, is covered with rather fine scales. The back is dark …
Brown Marbled Grouper
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
The brown marbled grouper has a large, oval-shaped body that is moderately deep and laterally compressed. …
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
The body of the Brown meagre is elongated, tall, with a humped back, somewhat compressed laterally, …
Chevron butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifascialis
Adults have an elongated body. Because of the peculiar age-dependent coloration and the elongated silhouette, this …
Cod, Atlantic
Gadus morhua
The Atlantic cod has three dark dorsal fins and two dark anal fins, none of which …
Common Dentex
Dentex dentex
Body oval in shape, compressed at the sides. The lateral line organ is clearly visible on …
Common percarina
Percarina demidoffii
Externally the fish resembles Gymnocephalus. Life expectancy is 3-4 years. The body is elongated, rather tall, …
Common seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
Body rather large, elongated, without spines, all convexities rounded. The head is relatively large in proportion …
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
The dusky grouper is a massive fish with a powerful, oval body, a large head, a …
Flat-faced seahorse
Hippocampus trimaculatus
The appearance of the flat-faced seahorse can vary, but it is usually flat with sharp, hook-like …
Gag
Mycteroperca microlepis
Pale to dark gray or sometimes olive gray, the larger gag is darker than the smaller …
Golden threadfin bream
Nemipterus virgatus
The body of the golden threadfin bream has a standard length of 3.2-4 times its thickness, …
Green humphead parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum
They have an upright head profile, evenly covered with scales except at the front of the …
Greenland halibut
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
The body is elongated and covered with fine cycloid scales. The eyes are located on the …
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
The body of the grey triggerfish is oval in shape, deep due to a very lowered …
Grouper, Black
Mycteroperca bonaci
Depending on its habitat, the black grouper may be olive, gray, or reddish-brown or black in …
Grouper, Goliath
Epinephelus itajara
Goliath grouper are yellowish-brown to olive-green or brown. The entire body, including the head and fins, …