Allfishes
Broad-banded Pipefish
Dunckerocampus boylei
The species name is in honor of Bill Boyle, an underwater photographer who brought the species …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Chinese trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis
Have a long body. Tubular, prominent snout with a mouth that can open to the diameter …
Dash-and-dot goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides. The upper profile is straight. The mouth …
Long-tailed ghost pipefish
Solenostomus armatus
Solenostomus: Greek, solen = tube + Greek, stoma = mouth. The species name comes from the …
Longspine snipefish
Macroramphosus scolopax
The longspine snipefish is distinguished by a head extended into a long tube, bony stripes along …
Network pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
This species is very similar to Corythoichthys conspicillatus.
Pontoh's pygmy seahorse
Hippocampus pontohi
The fish has a small and slender body with a tenacious tail. The head is relatively …
Red Sea goatfish
Parupeneus forsskali
The body of the Red Sea goatfish is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, and covered …
Robust ghost pipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus
This species is a true chameleon of the underwater world. Its appearance is an ideal combination …
Spiny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
It has a slender, elongated, and fully spined body. They are sharp, with dark tips, and …
Starry flying gurnard
Dactyloptena peterseni
Dactyloptena: Greek, daktylos = fingers + Greek, pten, -enos = wing, fin.The body of the starry …
Western spiny seahorse
Hippocampus angustus
The western spiny seahorse can be recognised by its slender body, long snout, well-developed spines and …