Allfishes
Asian sheepshead wrasse
Asian sheepshead wrasses have narrow, elliptical bodies. They have a characteristic bulge on the head and …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Atlantic spiny lumpsucker
Eumicrotremus spinosus
The Atlantic spiny lumpsucker has a bloated anterior body that is completely covered with regular rows …
Atlantic wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
The body of the Atlantic wolffish is elongated, tapering to the tail, and covered with fine …
Ayu sweetfish
Plecoglossus altivelis
Vertebrae: 60-63. Blind gutters 350-400. Has small leaf-shaped teeth loosely attached to the jaw by two …
Barbelthroat carpetshark
Cirrhoscyllium expolitum
Sharks have a slender, elongated body and a long, slightly pointed snout. The throat has characteristic …
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
The body is elongated, not strongly compressed at the sides, covered with dense, thick, elongated scales …
Chilean jack mackerel
Trachurus murphyi
They have an elongated and laterally compressed body. The head is large, with well-developed transparent protective …
Common sole
Solea solea
The genus and species names come from the Latin Sole, meaning 'sole', because of the similarity …
Corbina, California
Menticirrhus undulatus
The body of the California corbina is elongated and slightly compressed, with a flattened belly. Its …
Dwarf black stingray
Hemitrygon parvonigra
These rays have a pointed snout in the shape of a broad triangle. Behind the large …
Fleshysnout catfish
Arius dispar
The species was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally as part of the genus …
Giant grouper
Epinephelus lanceolatus
The body is powerful. The height of the body is 2.4-3.4 times the length of the …
Giant sea catfish
Arius gigas
Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …
Greasy grouper
Epinephelus tauvina
The body of the greasy grouper is massive, elongated and oval in cross-section. In juveniles it …
Herring, Atlantic
Clupea harengus
The body is not high (its height is about 1/5 of body length). Head is comparatively …
Indian halibut
Psettodes erumei
The body of the Indian halibut is oval in shape, compressed at the sides, but thicker …
Indian mackerel
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Body elongated, spindle-shaped, moderately high, covered with fine cycloid scales. Maximum body height on the vertical …
Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Scomberomorus guttatus
They have an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin caudal stem with simple keel. Teeth are …
Japanese Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus niphonius
Japanese Spanish mackerel have a spindle-shaped body, compressed at the sides. The swim bladder is absent. …
John Dory
Zeus faber
The body of John Dory is oval in shape, very deep, and strongly compressed laterally. Along …
Longtail tuna
Thunnus tonggol
The longtail's body is torpedo-shaped, elongated, high in the midsection and tapering sharply towards the tail. …
Melanocetus rossi
Melanocetus rossi
Distinguishing features of female: almost straight anterior margin of scopus; smallest external width between anterior teeth …
Orangemouth Corvina
Cynoscion xanthulus
They usually have a silvery-sand coloration that blends in with their surroundings. Most of them are …
Philippine anchovy
Encrasicholina oligobranchus
This species is characterized by the following set of characters: 16-22 pseudogill spicules (16); first gill …