Allfishes
Willowy flounder
Tanakius kitaharae
Body ellipsoidal, strongly compressed. The mouth is small, the upper jaw reaching the anterior margin of …
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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Winghead shark
Eusphyra blochii
Very long and narrow lateral growths on the sides of the head distinguish this shark from …
Wolf eel
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Body elongated, eel-shaped, covered with fine cycloid scales. Head massive, relatively small, with rounded snout. One …
Wolffish: Atlanitc Wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
The wolffish has no pelvic fins, and the dorsal fin, which begins just behind the head, …
Wreckfish
Polyprion americanus
The wreckfish has a deep, strongly compressed body and a very bumpy head with a ridge …
Yellow-edged lyretail
Variola louti
The yellow-edged lyretail has an elongated body with head length greater than body depth, its standard …
Yellow-edged moray
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
The body of the yellow-edged moray is elongated, without scales. The body length is 15-17 times …
Yellowbanded sweetlips
Plectorhinchus lineatus
This species is characterised by the following features: chin with 6 pores, no median fossa; gill …
Yellowbar angelfish
Pomacanthus maculosus
Yellowbars have a deep and compressed body with a small mouth equipped with small bristle-like teeth. …
Yellowfin goatfish
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides, its height is 3.4-4.5 times the standard …
Yellowfin rockcod
Lindbergichthys nudifrons
The body of the Yellowfin Rockcod is relatively short, compressed at the sides and not tall; …
Yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus latus
Yellowfin seabream have a deep body with a standard length twice its depth. The dorsal part …
Yellowfin sole
Limanda aspera
Body large and broad, mouth small. The lateral line is strongly curved above the pectoral fins. …
Yellowmargin triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
The scales of the Yellowmargin Triggerfish are relatively large, with no scales on the cheeks. The …
Yellowspotted trevally
Carangoides fulvoguttatus
The body shape resembles the jacks of the genus Caranx, being more elongated and subcylindrical than …
Yellowstripe barracuda
Sphyraena chrysotaenia
Yellow-striped barracudas have a very elongated torpedo-shaped body, typical of barracudas, with two well-divided dorsal fins. …
Yellowstripe scad
Selaroides leptolepis
The body of the Yellowstripe Scad is elongated, with the sides strongly compressed.
Yellowtail
Seriola lalandi
The body is elongated, not very tall, moderately compressed from the sides. The caudal peduncle is …
Yellowtail scad
Atule mate
The body of the yellowtail scad is elongated, oval in shape, slightly compressed at the sides. …
Zebra shark
Stegostoma tigrinum
The body of the Zebra Shark is cylindrical, with five protruding longitudinal ridges on the skin …