Allfishes
African lionfish
Pterois mombasae
The species name mombasae is derived from the African city of Mombasa. Those living in the …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Beaked redfish
Sebastes mentella
Massive body covered with ctenoid scales. Numerous spines and ridges are poorly developed on the head. …
Bering wolffish
Anarhichas orientalis
The body is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, and covered with cycloid scales. The Bering …
Black Scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
It is a small fish, with a large flattened face, large lips and bulging eyes above …
Blue rockfish
Sebastes mystinus
Compared to other members of the Sebastes family, the blue rockfish is relatively smooth and oval …
Bocaccio
Sebastes paucispinis
Body is elongated, its height fits 3,6-3,8 times standard body length. The head is large, pointed, …
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
The body, except for the head, is covered with rather fine scales. The back is dark …
Flasher scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis macrochir
The flasher scorpionfish has a broad, spiny head with a large slit between the eyes, a …
Grey gurnard
Eutrigla gurnardus
The elongated body of the gray gurnard is covered with fine scales; scales are absent from …
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
The lingcod has a large mouth, large pectoral fins, smooth body, and a long, continuous dorsal …
Lumpfish
Cyclopterus lumpus
Lumpfish has a tall, thick body, but noticeably compressed from the sides, abdomen flattened. The head …
Masked greenling
Hexagrammos octogrammus
The characteristic feature of this species, the fork of the 4th lateral line at the base …
Northern wolffish
Anarhichas denticulatus
The body is elongated, but taller than other anarhichids, tapering to a tail stalk covered with …
Norway redfish
Sebastes viviparus
The body is large and covered with ctenoid scales. The head is large with numerous spines. …
Pacific ocean perch
Sebastes alutus
The body is elongated, compressed at the sides. The head is large, with ridges, covered with …
Papuan scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis papuensis
The snout of the Papuan scorpionfish is longer than the diameter of the eye socket. Juveniles …
Pholidapus dybowskii
Pholidapus dybowskii
Vertebrae 67-70. Body elongated and broader than in closely related species, covered with fine smooth scales, …
Piper gurnard
Trigla lyra
These fish have a large head with numerous spines and ridges, but without a deep occipital …
Poss's scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis possi
Poss's scorpionfish has a large head, large eyes and large pectoral fins, with a shorter snout …
Red rock cod
Scorpaena papillosa
Their large mouth contains small, thin teeth that form a lint. They have a small row …
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
The body of the red scorpionfish is stout, strong and slightly flattened at the sides. The …
Reef scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
The reef scorpionfish has a bony body. It has several poisonous spines protruding from its upper …
Rock greenling
Hexagrammos lagocephalus
There are two forms: Asian and American. In the Asian form the supraorbital lobes are short …
Rockfish
Sebastes paucispinis
Body prostrate. Head elongated, pointed, mandibles strongly protrude forward. The upper part of the head has …