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Spotless plunderfish
It belongs to the species group "P. albipinna". It differs from other species of the group …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Spotted notothen
Trematomus nicolai
Body elongated, compressed at the sides. Mouth terminal, with horizontal or oblique slit; maxilla slightly erect. …
Stocky rockcod
Pagothenia phocae
The species was first officially described in 1844 as Notothenia phocae by the Scottish naval surgeon, …
Streaked spinefoot
Siganus javus
Streaked spinefeet have a laterally compressed body that is slightly less than half its normal length. …
Striped grouper
Epinephelus latifasciatus
Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy.The body of the striped grouper is of standard length, which is …
Threadfin seasnail
Rhodichthys regina
The head of the Threadfin seasnail is large, thick, and compressed at the sides. The cheeks …
Three-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
The Three-spined Stickleback has an elongated body that is compressed from the sides. The tail stalk …
Threespot wrasse
Halichoeres trimaculatus
It is a fish with an elongated body covered with large cycloid scales. It has a …
Tilefish: Sand Tilefish
Malacanthus plumieri
Tilefish have a slender figure. The anal and dorsal fins are long and low. The pelvic …
Tripletail
Lobotes surinamensis
Tripletail is characterized by rounded dorsal and anal fins that extend backward along the caudal outgrowth, …
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
The Tub gurnard has a large, triangular head covered with bony plates, featuring numerous ridges and …
Twohorn sculpin
Icelus bicornis
The twohorn sculpin has a head that is as wide as it is tall. It has …
Unicorn icefish
Channichthys rhinoceratus
Channichthys: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, ichthys = fish.It differs from other species …
Vermilion hind
Cephalopholis oligosticta
Cephalopholis: Greek, kephale = head + Greek, pholis = scale.The vermilion hind is characterised by the …
Violet demoiselle
Neopomacentrus violascens
Violet demoiselle are blunt headed, flattened on the sides and high-bodied fish with large eyes and …
Viviparous eelpout
Zoarces viviparus
The viviparous eelpout has a slender, tapering body, broad head, mouth, and convex lips. The skin …
Warty sculpin
Myoxocephalus verrucosus
It is externally similar to the shorthorn sculpin but is slightly larger. The head of the …
West Pacific (dwarf) deepsea herring
Neobathyclupea gracilis
Vertebrae: 31. This species is characterized by the following features: mouth cavity slightly colored; body thin …
White-edged lyretail
Variola albimarginata
This species was first officially described by J. de Baissac in 1953, and the location of …
Whitefin plunderfish
Pogonophryne albipinna
Pogonophryne - Greek, pogon = beard + Greek, phrynos = toad; albipinna - from Latin albus, …
Wreckfish
Polyprion americanus
The wreckfish has a deep, strongly compressed body and a very bumpy head with a ridge …
Yellow-edged lyretail
Variola louti
The yellow-edged lyretail has an elongated body with head length greater than body depth, its standard …
Yellowbanded sweetlips
Plectorhinchus lineatus
This species is characterised by the following features: chin with 6 pores, no median fossa; gill …
Yellowfin goatfish
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides, its height is 3.4-4.5 times the standard …