Allfishes
Achilles tang
Acanthurus achilles
The Achilles tang has an elongated, oval body with a steep dorsal head profile. The small, …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Atlantic thread herring
Opisthonema oglinum
The Atlantic thread herring has a fusiform (spindle-shaped), moderately compressed body. The abdomen has 32 to …
Black Sea sprat
Clupeonella cultriventris
Body strongly compressed at the sides; well-developed ventral keel consisting of 24-29 (average 27) scales. Head …
Black surgeonfish
Acanthurus gahhm
Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail.The body of the black surgeonfish is …
Blacksaddle herring
Herklotsichthys dispilonotus
Overlaps the range of H. quadrimaculatus, which lacks the black saddles and has elongate wing like …
Blacktip sardinella
Sardinella melanura
Blacktip Sardinella body depth usually does not exceed 30% of standard length; scutellum 27 to 31.
Bloch's gizzard shad
Nematalosa nasus
Body rather deep, its depth about 34-41% of the standard length, abdomen with 17-20 + 9-13 …
Blubberlip snapper
Lutjanus rivulatus
The Blubberlip Snapper has a very deep body, with a standard length of just over twice …
Bluefin dwarf
Centropyge multispinis
The Bluefin Dwarf has an oval, flattened body with rounded fins and a slightly pointed head …
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
The body of the Brown meagre is elongated, tall, with a humped back, somewhat compressed laterally, …
Brown tang
Zebrasoma scopas
These fish have a thick body compressed at the sides and a protruding face.
Caspian anadromous shad
Alosa kessleri
The body of the Caspian anadromous shad is stout, noticeably rounded, with a particularly elongated caudal …
Chacunda gizzard shad
Anodontostoma chacunda
The depth of the body increases with the size of the fish, from 40 to 70% …
Clown unicornfish
Naso lituratus
Characteristic features of Naso lituratus include orange lips, a caudal peduncle with a curved spine, and …
Concertina fish
Drepane longimana
The Concertina Fisha has an oval, highly compressed body with a depth of 120-130% of its …
Convict surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus
The Convict surgeonfish has a large, laterally compressed, moderately oval body. The mouth is non-retractable, small …
Corbina, California
Menticirrhus undulatus
The body of the California corbina is elongated and slightly compressed, with a flattened belly. Its …
Crimson snapper
Lutjanus erythropterus
The body of the Crimson Snapper is spindle-shaped, moderately large and 2.5-3.0 times the standard body …
Croaker, Atlantic
Micropogonias undulatus
Body is rather massive, back is elevated and compressed. Head is long, snout is protruded forward …
Croaker, Spotfin
Roncador stearnsii
The body of the spotted croaker is elongated, strongly elongated forward. The upper profile of the …
Croaker, White
Genyonemus lineatus
The body of the white croaker is elongated and compressed. The head is oblong and bluntly …
Croaker, Yellowfin
Umbrina roncador
The body of the yellowfin croaker is elliptically elongated, the back somewhat arched, and the head …
Deepbody sardinella
Sardinella brachysoma
Body deep; total number of scales from 29 to 32. Vertical furrows on the scales overlapping …
Delagoa threadfin bream
Nemipterus bipunctatus
The body length of the Delagoa threadfin bream is almost four times its depth. The length …