Marine

Oblique-banded grouper

Epinephelus radiatus

Oblique-banded groupers are characterized by the following features: body depth in SL 2.6-3.0 times greater than …

Opaleye

Girella nigricans

The body is oval and compressed, the snout is thick and has a uniformly rounded profile, …

Orange-spotted grouper

Epinephelus coioides

It has an elongated body with a standard length of 2.9-3.7 times its depth. The dorsal …

Orangemouth Corvina

Cynoscion xanthulus

They usually have a silvery-sand coloration that blends in with their surroundings. Most of them are …

Ornate slippery goby

Lubricogobius ornatus

Ornate slippery goby body depth 2.9-3.9 cm. Anterior nostrils present. Dorsal and ventral margins of caudal …

Pacific pomfret

Brama japonica

Brama japonica is a close relative of Brama brama, but can be distinguished by the greater …

Pacific sand lance

Ammodytes hexapterus

The body shape of the Pacific sand lance is elongated. Scales do not cover the entire …

Painted sweetlips

Diagramma pictum

These fish have fleshy lips that increase in size as they mature. There are 6 pores …

Palestriped cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus pallidofasciatus

They are small, agile fish with a characteristically large and thick body, skin covered with large …

Paraliparis macrocephalus

Paraliparis macrocephalus

Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat. Macrocephalus: from the Greek …

Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

The Patagonian toothfish has a streamlined, spindle-shaped body that is 5-6.4 times its normal length. It …

Peacock hind

Cephalopholis argus

The body of the peacock hind is elongated, massive, somewhat compressed at the sides, cylindrical in …

Pelagic armourhead

Pentaceros richardsoni

Body elongated, rather tall, strongly compressed at the sides, covered with fine ctenoid scales. The body …

Perch, White

Morone americana

The white perch has a deep, thin body that rises steeply upward from each eye to …

Pigfish

Orthopristis chrysoptera

The fish has long anal fins corresponding in shape and size to the soft dorsal fin. …

Pinfish

Lagodon rhomboides

The fish has an elongate-oval, compressed body, with the head raised high in the area in …

Plain sculpin

Myoxocephalus jaok

The head of the plain sculpin is depressed with bony spines and ridges on its upper …

Porgies

Stenotomus chrysops

The body is oval, and the pectoral fins are shorter than the length of the head. …

Porgy, Jolthead

Calamus bajonado

The body is elongated, tall and strongly compressed from the sides. The high, rounded forehead gives …

Potato grouper

Epinephelus tukula

The potato grouper has a slightly convex area between the eyes and the dorsal profile of …

Pseudotrematomus eulepidotus

Pseudotrematomus eulepidotus

First dorsal fin with 6-7 flexible barb rays, second dorsal fin with 36-38 articulated rays, anal …

Red emperor

Lutjanus sebae

Body very tall, maximum height 2.1-2.4 times the standard body length, covered with fine ctenoid scales. …

Red icefish

Channichthys rugosus

Red icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …

Red mullet

Mullus barbatus

The body is elongated and compressed at the sides, up to 30 cm long, usually 10-20 …