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Fleshysnout catfish
Arius dispar
The species was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally as part of the genus …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Threat to people
Conservation status
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
Class
Phylum
Showing 1–10 of 10
Flounder, Winter
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
The body is oval and flat with a tiny mouth. The color varies from reddish-brown to …
Giant sea catfish
Arius gigas
Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …
Goat catfish
Arius sumatranus
The description of the species is attributed to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830. It was originally …
Pseudotrematomus eulepidotus
Pseudotrematomus eulepidotus
First dorsal fin with 6-7 flexible barb rays, second dorsal fin with 36-38 articulated rays, anal …
Scaly rockcod
Trematomus loennbergii
The body of the Scaly Rockcod is elongated, moderately compressed at the sides, not high; its …
Shovelnose sea catfish
Arius subrostratus
The species was first described in 1840 by Achille Valenciennes.
Spotted notothen
Trematomus nicolai
Body elongated, compressed at the sides. Mouth terminal, with horizontal or oblique slit; maxilla slightly erect. …
Threadfin sea catfish
Arius arius
The species was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally as part of the genus Pimelodus.
Veined catfish
Arius venosus
The species was described in 1840 by Achille Valenciennes.