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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Arctic cisco
Coregonus autumnalis
The back of the Arctic cisco is rather high and slightly curved. The pelvis has an …
Bering cisco
Coregonus laurettae
The Bering cisco has an elongated, compressed body. It is distinguished from the Arctic cisco (Coregonus …
Black surgeonfish
Acanthurus gahhm
Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail.The body of the black surgeonfish is …
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 …
Broad whitefish
Coregonus nasus
The Broad Whitefish has a broad, compressed body. Its nose is thick and humped, protruding behind …
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.
Chukot char
Salvelinus andriashevi
The Chukot char is a relative of the Pacific whitespotted char (Salvelinus leacomaenis). Its body is …
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 …
Delagoa threadfin bream
Nemipterus bipunctatus
The body length of the Delagoa threadfin bream is almost four times its depth. The length …
Dolly Varden trout
Salvelinus malma
The body of the Dolly Varden trout is elongated, somewhat rounded, with the greatest depth of …
Double whiptail
Pentapodus emeryii
The scales on the head of the double whiptail extend to the posterior nostrils. The suborbital …
Doubleband surgeonfish
Acanthurus tennenti
Have an elongated body with long obliques of elongated extreme rays of the caudal fin.
Drum, Black
Pogonias cromis
The black drum has a short, deep, and stocky body, with a high, arched back and …