Marine

Frilled shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

The frilled shark is named for the wide skin folds formed by gill fibres covering the …

Fringed filefish

Monacanthus ciliatus

The fringed filefish is a laterally compressed fish with a deeply curved body and a fold …

Fringescale sardinella

Sardinella fimbriata

They have a spindle-shaped body (its height is 25-34% of the total length), it is slightly …

Gag

Mycteroperca microlepis

Pale to dark gray or sometimes olive gray, the larger gag is darker than the smaller …

Garfish

Belone belone

It has an elongated, narrow, eel-like body that resembles that of a needlefish. The scales are …

Garibaldi

Hypsypops rubicundus

They have a tall body, flattened at the sides. The head is small. The mouth is …

Giant catfish

Netuma thalassina

The species was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally as the genus Bagrus.

Giant grenadier

Albatrossia pectoralis

It has a massive body, a broad head and a ribbon-like, tapering tail. The snout protrudes …

Giant grouper

Epinephelus lanceolatus

The body is powerful. The height of the body is 2.4-3.4 times the length of the …

Giant guitarfish

Rhynchobatus djiddensis

This species can be confused with its distant relative, the common shovelnose ray, from which it …

Giant hawkfish

Cirrhitus rivulatus

The fish has a deep body that is not strongly compressed at the sides. They have …

Giant moray

Gymnothorax javanicus

The body is compressed from the sides and covered with a layer of mucus, which allows …

Giant mottled eel

Anguilla marmorata

The giant mottled eel is cylindrical in shape with small, well-developed pectoral fins and a protruding …

Giant oarfish

Regalecus glesne

The giant oarfish has an extremely long, ribbon-like, strongly compressed body that tapers to a point. …

Giant sea catfish

Arius gigas

Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …

Giant trevally

Caranx ignobilis

Body elongate, slightly compressed at the sides, covered with small cycloid scales. Thorax without scales. Upper …

Gilt-head bream

Sparus aurata

Body oval, torso flattened at the sides with a steep head profile, with a distinct sharp …

Glacier lantern fish

Benthosema glaciale

The largest size of the glacier lantern fish is 22-25% of the body length without the …

Goat catfish

Arius sumatranus

The description of the species is attributed to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830. It was originally …

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

The species name gibberifrons is a combination of the words gibber, meaning 'humpback', and frons, meaning …

Gold-spotted mudskipper

Periophthalmus chrysospilos

The body shape of the gold-spotted mudskipper is elongated, almost cylindrical in the anterior part, and …

Golden grey mullet

Chelon auratus

The body is elongated, low, barely compressed at the sides and covered with large scales. The …

Golden grouper

Saloptia powelli

The golden grouper has a stout, elongated body with a depth of 2.6-3.1 times the standard …

Golden redfish

Sebastes norvegicus

Golden redfish are characterized by a laterally compressed, tall body and a large head. The mouth …