Marine

Goldsilk seabream

Acanthopagrus berda

The goldsilk seabream has a relatively deep and compressed body, with a depth of 2.4-2.6 times …

Half-mourning croaker

Paranibea semiluctuosa

The semi-mourning croaker has a broad body more than three times the standard length, a rounded …

Japanese threadfin bream

Nemipterus japonicus

Japanese threadfin bream are characterized by the following features: the lower edge of the eye is …

Large yellow croaker

Larimichthys crocea

The caudal peduncle is rather slender, its length more than 3 times its height. The scales …

Large-head threadfin bream

Parascolopsis capitinis

Large-headed seabreams have a moderately deep body, with a standard length of 2.7-3 times their depth.

Mangrove red snapper

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

The body of the Mangrove Red Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large. The snout is slightly pointed. …

Meagre

Argyrosomus regius

Body elongated, rather low, compressed at the sides, covered with ctenoid scales. The scales are cycloid …

Monrovia doctorfish

Acanthurus monroviae

The body of the Monrovia doctorfish is deep and compressed laterally; its depth fits 2 times …

Notchedfin threadfin bream

Nemipterus peronii

The body of the Notchedfin Threadfin has a standard length that is 3.1-4.1 times its depth, …

Ocean surgeon

Acanthurus bahianus

Known for their oval bodies of uniform colouration (usually blue-grey to dark brown), pale to dark …

Oman butterflyfish

Chaetodon dialeucos

Medium-sized fish with a very laterally compressed, high body, small terminal mouth, armed with small bristle-like …

Ornate threadfin bream

Nemipterus hexodon

Nemipterus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, pteron = wing, fin.This species is characterised by …

Paeony bulleye

Priacanthus blochii

Paeony bulleye has an elongated body covered with coarse cycloid scales. The scales are modified, with …

Peppered butterflyfish

Chaetodon guttatissimus

The Peppered Butterflyfish has a laterally compressed, large body and a small, terminal, retractable mouth armed …

Perch, Silver

Bairdiella chrysoura

The body of the silverside is tall and compressed. Like other members of the family, dorsal …

Purple-spotted bigeye

Priacanthus tayenus

A feature of this species is the well-developed spine at the corner of the preopercle.

Queenfish (Croaker)

Seriphus politus

The fish has an elongated, moderately compressed body. The upper part of the profile is depressed …

Redlip croaker

Larimichthys polyactis

Phylogenomic studies indicate this species emerged from the same common ancestor of L. crocea around 25.4 …

Sailfin tang

Zebrasoma velifer

Have a body with very high dorsal and anal fins, and when the fins are fully …

Sand steenbras

Lithognathus mormyrus

The body of the Sand Steenbras is elongated, flattened at the sides with a slightly rounded …

Seabass, White

Atractoscion nobilis (also Cynoscion nobilis)

The body of white sea bass is elongated and somewhat compressed. Along the middle of the …

Seatrout, Sand

Cynoscion arenarius

Its coloration is pale yellow on the back and silvery white underneath, without any clear spots. …

Seatrout, Silver

Cynoscion nothus

The coloration is pale straw or hazel on the back and silvery-white underneath, without clearly defined …

Seatrout, Spotted

Cynoscion nebulosus

The spotted seatrout has an elongated body with a more regular and straight tail fin with …