Allfishes
Snapper, Yellowtail
Ocyrus chrysurus
The body is short, the head is relatively small, the upper jaw slightly protrudes forward over …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 48
- Serranidae 35
- Scombridae 29
- Carcharhinidae 27
- Scorpaenidae 24
- Salmonidae 21
- Sciaenidae 20
- Pleuronectidae 19
- Delphinidae 17
- Gadidae 17
- Sparidae 16
- Dorosomatidae 15
- Labridae 15
- Lutjanidae 15
- Acanthuridae 13
- Ariidae 13
- Dasyatidae 13
- Clupeidae 11
- Nototheniidae 11
- Haemulidae 10
- Channichthyidae 9
- Istiophoridae 9
- Psychrolutidae 9
- Sphyraenidae 9
- Triakidae 9
- Belonidae 8
- Liparidae 8
- Balistidae 7
- Muraenidae 7
- Nemipteridae 7
- Scaridae 7
- Sphyrnidae 7
- Anarhichadidae 6
- Artedidraconidae 6
- Engraulidae 6
- Exocoetidae 6
- Mugilidae 6
- Mullidae 6
- Stichaeidae 6
- Acipenseridae 5
- Agonidae 5
- Gobiidae 5
- Hemiscylliidae 5
- Merlucciidae 5
- Paralichthyidae 5
- Pomacentridae 5
- Syngnathidae 5
- Alopiidae 4
- Ammodytidae 4
- Anguillidae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Cottidae 4
- Cyclopteridae 4
- Hexagrammidae 4
- Lamnidae 4
- Macrouridae 4
- Myctophidae 4
- Orectolobidae 4
- Osmeridae 4
- Pomacanthidae 4
- Pristidae 4
- Synodontidae 4
- Zoarcidae 4
- Alosidae 3
- Bothidae 3
- Caesionidae 3
- Congridae 3
- Cyprinidae 3
- Ephippidae 3
- Epinephelidae 3
- Gempylidae 3
- Gymnuridae 3
- Hemigaleidae 3
- Hemiramphidae 3
- Hexanchidae 3
- Holocentridae 3
- Kyphosidae 3
- Lethrinidae 3
- Lotidae 3
- Mobulidae 3
- Moronidae 3
- Myliobatidae 3
- Oxudercidae 3
- Rajidae 3
- Rhinobatidae 3
- Scyliorhinidae 3
- Triglidae 3
- Uranoscopidae 3
- Aetobatidae 2
- Anomalopidae 2
- Apogonidae 2
- Atherinidae 2
- Bathyclupeidae 2
- Batrachoididae 2
- Bramidae 2
- Centropomidae 2
- Chaetodontidae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Cirrhitidae 2
- Dalatiidae 2
- Dussumieriidae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Gasterosteidae 2
- Ginglymostomatidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Lophiidae 2
- Monacanthidae 2
- Monocentridae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Odontaspididae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Pleuronectyidae 2
- Polyprionidae 2
- Priacanthidae 2
- Scomberesocidae 2
- Scophthalmidae 2
- Siganidae 2
- Soleidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Squatinidae 2
- Stromateidae 2
- Tetraodontidae 2
- Torpedinidae 2
- Albulidae 1
- Antennariidae 1
- Argentinidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Atherinopsidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Barbinae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Blenniidae 1
- Callichthyidae 1
- Callionymidae 1
- Carchariidae 1
- Centriscidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Cetorhinidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Chimaeridae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Dactylopteridae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Diodontidae 1
- Drepaneidae 1
- Ehiravidae 1
- Eleotridae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Embiotocidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Flounder 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Heterodontidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Kurtidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Mackerel 1
- Malacanthidae 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Megalopidae 1
- Melanocetidae 1
- Microdesmidae 1
- Molidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Nemichthyidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Parascylliidae 1
- Pempheridae 1
- Pentacerotidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Percoidae 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plecoglossidae 1
- Plesiobatidae 1
- Plotosidae 1
- Pomatomidae 1
- Psettodidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Regalecidae 1
- Rhincodontidae 1
- Rhinidae 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangidae 1
- Somniosidae 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Stegostomatidae 1
- Synaphobranchidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Trachinidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Xiphiidae 1
- Zeidae 1
Genus
- Epinephelus 21
- Carcharhinus 17
- Lutjanus 13
- Caranx 11
- Sebastes 11
- Acanthurus 9
- Sphyraena 9
- Oncorhynchus 7
- Sardinella 7
- Scomberomorus 7
- Thunnus 7
- Trachurus 7
- Arius 6
- Cephalopholis 6
- Alosa 5
- Anarhichas 5
- Coregonus 5
- Cynoscion 5
- Gymnothorax 5
- Limanda 5
- Myoxocephalus 5
- Nemipterus 5
- Scarus 5
- Scorpaena 5
- Sphyrna 5
- Tylosurus 5
- Alopias 4
- Anguilla 4
- Careproctus 4
- Channichthys 4
- Chiloscyllium 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Gadus 4
- Merluccius 4
- Plectorhinchus 4
- Pogonophryne 4
- Scomber 4
- Seriola 4
- Trachinotus 4
- Acanthopagrus 3
- Alepes 3
- Ammodytes 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Bathytoshia 3
- Bothus 3
- Carangoides 3
- Clupea 3
- Engraulis 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Gymnura 3
- Haemulon 3
- Hippocampus 3
- Hippoglossoides 3
- Huso 3
- Istiophorus 3
- Mobula 3
- Mugil 3
- Mustelus 3
- Mycteroperca 3
- Orectolobus 3
- Paralichthys 3
- Parupeneus 3
- Plicofollis 3
- Pristis 3
- Pseudotrematomus 3
- Rhinobatos 3
- Rhizoprionodon 3
- Salvelinus 3
- Scorpaenopsis 3
- Tetrapturus 3
- Acipenser 2
- Aetobatus 2
- Aetomylaeus 2
- Albula 2
- Archosargus 2
- Artediellus 2
- Atelomycterus 2
- Atherinomorus 2
- Balistes 2
- Brama 2
- Brevoortia 2
- Caesio 2
- Carcharias 2
- Chaetodon 2
- Champsocephalus 2
- Cheilinus 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chelon 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Conger 2
- Cyclopterus 2
- Decapterus 2
- Dissostichus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Eleginus 2
- Eumicrotremus 2
- Exocoetus 2
- Galeorhinus 2
- Globicephala 2
- Halichoeres 2
- Hemiramphus 2
- Hexagrammos 2
- Hippoglossus 2
- Holocentrus 2
- Iniistius 2
- Lagenorhynchus 2
- Lamna 2
- Larimichthys 2
- Lates 2
- Lophius 2
- Lumpenus 2
- Macrourus 2
- Makaira 2
- Microgadus 2
- Micromesistius 2
- Molva 2
- Monocentris 2
- Morone 2
- Naso 2
- Negaprion 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Neobathyclupea 2
- Osmerus 2
- Ostorhinchus 2
- Pagothenia 2
- Pateobatis 2
- Periophthalmus 2
- Photoblepharon 2
- Planiliza 2
- Platichthys 2
- Pleuronectes 2
- Pollachius 2
- Priacanthus 2
- Rastrelliger 2
- Rhodichthys 2
- Salmo 2
- Sardinops 2
- Saurida 2
- Scophthalmus 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Semicossyphus 2
- Siganus 2
- Solenostomus 2
- Sousa 2
- Squatina 2
- Stenotomus 2
- Takifugu 2
- Torpedo 2
- Triakis 2
- Triglops 2
- Tursiops 2
- Ulua 2
- Umbrina 2
- Uranoscopus 2
- Variola 2
- Zebrasoma 2
- Ablennes 1
- Abudefduf 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Agonomalus 1
- Agonus 1
- Albatrossia 1
- Alectis 1
- Allenbatrachus 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anisarchus 1
- Anisotremus 1
- Anoxypristis 1
- Antennarius 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apeltes 1
- Arctogadus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Artedidraco 1
- Aspidophoroides 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bagre 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistapus 1
- Balistoides 1
- Barbus 1
- Bathygobius 1
- Bellingshausenia 1
- Belone 1
- Benthosema 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Bodianus 1
- Bolbometopon 1
- Boops 1
- Boreogadus 1
- Brosme 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- C. nasus 1
- Calamus 1
- Callionymus 1
- Cantherhines 1
- Carassius 1
- Carcharodon 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Cephaloscyllium 1
- Ceratias 1
- Cetorhinus 1
- Cetoscarus 1
- Chaenocephalus 1
- Chaenodraco 1
- Chaenogaleus 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chimaera 1
- Chionobathyscus 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Chlorurus 1
- Cirrhilabrus 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirrhoscyllium 1
- Cirripectes 1
- Clupeonella 1
- Cololabis 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Corydoras 1
- Coryphaenoides 1
- Corythoichthys 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dalatias 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dentex 1
- Diagramma 1
- Diaphus 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Diplodus 1
- Dischistodus 1
- Dolloidraco 1
- Drepane 1
- Dunckerocampus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elagatis 1
- Elops 1
- Enchelycore 1
- Encrasicholina 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Etmopterus 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eusphyra 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Favonigobius 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Galeocerdo 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Genyonemus 1
- Gerres 1
- Ginglymostoma 1
- Girella 1
- Glossanodon 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobiomorus 1
- Gobionotothen 1
- Gosztonyia 1
- Grampus 1
- Gymnocanthus 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Harpadon 1
- Hemigaleus 1
- Hemipristis 1
- Hemiscyllium 1
- Hemitriakis 1
- Hemitrygon 1
- Heptranchias 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Herring 1
- Heteroconger 1
- Heterodontus 1
- Hexanchus 1
- Hexanematichthys 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Hilsa 1
- Himantura 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Holacanthus 1
- Hypanus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Iago 1
- Icelus 1
- Istiompax 1
- Isurus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Kurtus 1
- Kyphosus 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lagodon 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Leptagonus 1
- Leptoclinus 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Leuresthes 1
- Lindbergichthys 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Liparis 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lithognathus 1
- Lobotes 1
- Loxodon 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Lycodes 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Macruronus 1
- Maculabatis 1
- Mallotus 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Megalops 1
- Melanocetus 1
- Melanogrammus 1
- Melichthys 1
- Menticirrhus 1
- Merlangius 1
- Micrenophrys 1
- Micropogonias 1
- Microstomus 1
- Mola 1
- Monacanthus 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mulloidichthys 1
- Mullus 1
- Mullus ponticus 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myliobatis 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myripristis 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nebrius 1
- Nematistius 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neoarius 1
- Neogobius 1
- Neopomacentrus 1
- Netuma 1
- Notopterus 1
- Notorynchus 1
- Notothenia 1
- Ocyurus 1
- Odontaspis 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Opsanus 1
- Orcaella 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Oxymetopon 1
- Pagrus 1
- Pampus 1
- Paracirrhites 1
- Parahucho 1
- Paralabrax 1
- Paraliparis 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pardachirus 1
- Parexocoetus 1
- Pastinachus 1
- Pempheris 1
- Pentaceros 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Peprilus 1
- Pholidapus 1
- Platax 1
- Plecoglossus 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Plesiobatis 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Pleurogrammus 1
- Plotosus 1
- Podothecus 1
- Pogonias 1
- Pomacanthus 1
- Pomacentrus 1
- Pomatomus 1
- Prionace 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Psettodes 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudopleuronectes 1
- Pseudorca 1
- Pseudorhombus 1
- Ptereleotris 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pterois 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Raja 1
- Regalecus 1
- Reinhardtius 1
- Remora 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Rhincodon 1
- Rhinecanthus 1
- Rhynchobatus 1
- Roncador 1
- Rutilus 1
- Salangichthys 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda chiliensis 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Sciaena 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scoliodon 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Scorpis 1
- Scyliorhinus 1
- Sea flounders 1
- Selachimorpha 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Simenchelys 1
- Solea 1
- Somniosus 1
- Sparus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squalus 1
- Stegostoma 1
- Stenella 1
- Steno 1
- Stenodus 1
- Stereolepis 1
- Stichaeus 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Strongylura 1
- Synodus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Taeniurops 1
- Tanakius 1
- Tautoga 1
- Telatrygon 1
- Terapon 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thaleichthys 1
- Thymallus 1
- Thyrsitoides 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triaenodon 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Tridentiger 1
- Trigla 1
- Tripterodon 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Urophycis 1
- Vimba 1
- Xiphias 1
- Zeus 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 169
- Carangiformes 69
- Acanthuriformes 57
- Carcharhiniformes 50
- Clupeiformes 37
- Scorpaeniformes 37
- Scombriformes 35
- Gadiformes 31
- Myliobatiformes 26
- Pleuronectiformes 25
- Labriformes 23
- Salmoniformes 21
- Anguilliformes 20
- Beloniformes 19
- Artiodactyla 17
- Siluriformes 15
- Orectolobiformes 14
- Istiophoriformes 13
- Lamniformes 13
- Tetraodontiformes 13
- Syngnathiformes 12
- Gobiiformes 10
- Spariformes 10
- Rhinopristiformes 8
- Lophiiformes 7
- Mugiliformes 6
- Osmeriformes 6
- Acipenseriformes 5
- Cypriniformes 5
- Squaliformes 5
- Trachiniformes 5
- Aulopiformes 4
- Hexanchiformes 4
- Myctophiformes 4
- Atheriniformes 3
- Beryciformes 3
- Moroniformes 3
- Rajiformes 3
- Trachichthyiformes 3
- Acropomatiformes 2
- Actinopterygii 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Batrachoidiformes 2
- Blenniiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Holocentriformes 2
- Squatiniformes 2
- Torpediniformes 2
- Albuliformes 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Argentiniformes 1
- Callionymiformes 1
- Chimaeriformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Flounders 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Heterodontiformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Mulliformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squalidae 1
- Zeiformes 1
- Нerring 1
Class
Phylum
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Snook, Common
Centropomus undecimalis
A silvery fish with a yellow-green or olive hue, it has a streamlined and slender body …
Snook: Fat Snook, Swordspine Snook, Tarpon Snook
Centropomus parallelus, Centropomus ensiferus, Centropomus pectinatus
The fat snook has a deeper body than other snook, although it is not severely compressed. …
Snubnosed eel
Simenchelys parasitica
Simenchelys parasitica is the only species in its genus Simenchelys and in the subfamily Simenchelyinae. It …
So-iuy mullet
Planiliza haematocheilus
The body is elongated and torpedo shaped. The head has a broad forehead and the iris …
Sohal surgeonfish
Acanthurus sohal
The body of the Sohal surgeonfish is flattened at the sides.
Sole, Petrale
Eopsetta jordani
Body of petrale sole elongated, moderately slender and compressed. Eyes large, color of eyes uniformly dark …
Southern blue whiting
Micromesistius australis
The body is elongated and covered with lightly falling cycloid scales. The length of the snout …
Southern herring smelt
Glossanodon australis
Glossanodon: Greek, glossa = tongue + Greek, anodos = without teeth.These are small fish, similar in …
Southern seadevil
Ceratias tentaculatus
The generic name Ceratias comes from the Greek keras ("horn"), referring to the prominent "fishing rod" …
Spadefish; Atlantic Spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
Their body is very flattened and almost as deep as it is long. The first, or …
Spadenose shark
Scoliodon laticaudus
Body elongated, head broad with flattened muzzle. Eyes and nostrils small. The corners of the mouth …
Spanish flag snapper
Lutjanus carponotatus
The Spanish flag snapper has a moderately deep body, about 2.5 times its normal length. The …
Spearfish, Shortbill
Tetrapturus angustirostris
Body is powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from sides, its height is 8,3-10,4 times of body length. …
Speckled flounder
Limanda punctatissima
The speckled flounder has a strongly compressed, oval body typical of flatfishes. Its most distinctive feature …
Spinetail mobula
Mobula japanica
The pectoral fins of the spinetail mobula, the base of which is behind the eyes, merge …
Spinner shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna
The spinner shark differs from the blacktip shark in that the first dorsal fin is more …
Spiny butterfly ray
Gymnura altavela
The pectoral fins of the spiny ray are elongated in the form of broad "wings", the …
Spiny icefish
Chaenodraco wilsoni
The species was first described in 1914 by Charles Tate Regan, based on material collected by …
Spiny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
It has a slender, elongated, and fully spined body. They are sharp, with dark tips, and …
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
The body is elongated, its height less than or equal to the length of the head. …
Spot
Leiostomus xanthurus
The spot body is short, tall, and compressed, and the tail is slightly forked. The dorsum …
Spot-tail shark
Carcharhinus sorrah
The spotted shark has a spindle-shaped body with a long, rounded snout, large round eyes and …
Spotless plunderfish
It belongs to the species group "P. albipinna". It differs from other species of the group …