Allfishes
Atlantic mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
An air-breathing amphibian. Eyes - High set, close together; this species, like all fish, cannot blink …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Chameleon goby
Tridentiger trigonocephalus
The body is elongated, relatively low and somewhat compressed at the sides. The cheeks, gill covers …
Gold-spotted mudskipper
Periophthalmus chrysospilos
The body shape of the gold-spotted mudskipper is elongated, almost cylindrical in the anterior part, and …
Great sturgeon
Huso huso
Has typical characteristics of other sturgeons, such as an elongated body, a heterocercal tail, a partially …
Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby
Favonigobius reichei
The body of the Indo-Pacific Tropical Sand Goby is elongated, valvate. The snout is rounded. The …
Meggitt's goby
Bathygobius meggitti
Characteristics of Meggitt's goby: body shape spindle-shaped; longitudinal row of scales 34-40; predorsal scales 14-19, reaching …
Nurseryfish
Kurtus gulliveri
The nurseryfish has an elongated body, tall anteriorly and laterally compressed. The posterior section is long …
Persian sturgeon
Huso persicus
Until recently, it was assigned to the genus Acipenser and called Acipenser persicus. However, in 2025, …
Ring-tailed cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus aureus
Ring-tailed cardinalfish have the following characteristics: they have 14 vertebrae; porous lateral line scales, 25; predorsal …
Round goby
Neogobius melanostomus
The body of the round goby is stocky and fully scaled, with scales extending onto the …
Sailfin ribbon-goby
Oxymetopon typus
Oxymetopon: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, metopon = brow.Sailfin gobies have a large, broad head, …
Siberian sturgeon
Huso baerii
The Siberian sturgeon has a spindle-shaped body with several longitudinal rows of bumps. Its short, triangular …
Sleepers
Gobiomorus dormitor
Sleepers are closely related to gobies, although they do not have the usual gobies sucking disc, …
Sturgeon, Atlantic
Acipenser oxyrinchus
The Atlantic sturgeon is dark brown or olive green with a white belly. The head is …
Sturgeon, White
Acipenser transmontanus
The adult white sturgeon has a moderately blunt snout, spines closer to the tip of the …