Marine

Birdbeak burrfish

Cyclichthys orbicularis

The Birdbeak Burrfish has a rounded body covered with short spines, each with a triangular base. …

Black jack

Caranx lugubris

They have a body shape similar to other Caranx species - elongated, compressed, with the dorsal …

Black marlin

Istiompax indica

The body is elongated, not strongly compressed at the sides, covered with dense, thick, elongated scales …

Black rockcod

Notothenia coriiceps

Notothenia: Greek, 'notos', ou; νοτος, ου), from the south + Greek, 'e 'eutheneia',as or 'euthenia', as …

Black ruff

Centrolophus niger

Body oval, elongated, largely compressed at the sides. Head comparatively small with well developed seismosensory pores …

Black Scorpionfish

Scorpaena porcus

It is a small fish, with a large flattened face, large lips and bulging eyes above …

Black Sea sprat

Clupeonella cultriventris

Body strongly compressed at the sides; well-developed ventral keel consisting of 24-29 (average 27) scales. Head …

Black Sea turbot

Scophthalmus maeoticus

The body is tall, 80% of its length (the body height is almost equal to the …

Black surgeonfish

Acanthurus gahhm

Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail.The body of the black surgeonfish is …

Black swallower

Chiasmodon niger

No scales. Musculature poorly developed. The body is elongated and compressed. The head is long with …

Black wing flyingfish

Hirundichthys rondeletii

The Black Wing Flyingfish has an elongated body, almost rectangular in cross section, with a somewhat …

Black-banded trevally

Seriolina nigrofasciata

The body of the black-banded trevally is elongated, moderately tall and slightly compressed at the sides. …

Black-barred halfbeak

Hemiramphus far

Black-barred halfbeaks have a laterally compressed body with an elongated oval cross-section. They have a very …

Blackfin icefish

Chaenocephalus aceratus

The first dorsal fin has 5-9 flexible barb rays, the second dorsal fin has 37-42 articulated …

Blackfin scad

Alepes melanoptera

Have a body profile very similar to that of Alepes apercna, but is easily distinguished by …

Blackhead seabream

Acanthopagrus schlegelii

The body is tall, strongly flattened at the sides. The head is large. Mouth terminal small. …

Blackhead strainer snailfish

Rhodichthys melanocephalus

The blackheads trainer snailfish is characterized by the following features:body shape: elongate;cross-section: oval;nnumber of vertebrae: 62-66;preanal …

Blacksaddle herring

Herklotsichthys dispilonotus

Overlaps the range of H. quadrimaculatus, which lacks the black saddles and has elongate wing like …

Blacksail snake mackerel

Thyrsitoides marleyi

It is the only member of the genus Thyrsitoides, making the genus monotypic.The black snake mackerel …

Blackside hawkfish

Paracirrhites forsteri

The blackside hawkfish was first officially described as Grammistes forsteri in 1801 by the French naturalist …

Blackspot sergeant

Abudefduf sordidus

The Blackspot Sergeant has a large oval body with flattened sides.

Blackstriped angelfish

Genicanthus lamarck

This species was first officially described in 1860 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède …

Blacktip grouper

Epinephelus fasciatus

The body of the blacktip grouper is somewhat elongated, covered with ctenoid scales with additional scales. …

Blacktip reef shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

This species has a characteristic torpedo-shaped, streamlined body. The snout is short, broad and rounded. The …