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Black wing flyingfish
Hirundichthys rondeletii
The Black Wing Flyingfish has an elongated body, almost rectangular in cross section, with a somewhat …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 45
- Serranidae 26
- Scombridae 20
- Dorosomatidae 15
- Salmonidae 15
- Scorpaenidae 15
- Pleuronectidae 14
- Sciaenidae 14
- Acanthuridae 13
- Sparidae 13
- Delphinidae 12
- Lutjanidae 10
- Clupeidae 8
- Labridae 8
- Belonidae 7
- Gadidae 7
- Haemulidae 7
- Muraenidae 7
- Nemipteridae 6
- Scaridae 6
- Balistidae 5
- Exocoetidae 5
- Mullidae 5
- Paralichthyidae 5
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Dasyatidae 4
- Engraulidae 4
- Gobiidae 4
- Mugilidae 4
- Myctophidae 4
- Pomacanthidae 4
- Pomacentridae 4
- Sphyraenidae 4
- Syngnathidae 4
- Bothidae 3
- Caesionidae 3
- Congridae 3
- Cottidae 3
- Hexagrammidae 3
- Holocentridae 3
- Istiophoridae 3
- Lethrinidae 3
- Merlucciidae 3
- Moronidae 3
- Orectolobidae 3
- Osmeridae 3
- Oxudercidae 3
- Synodontidae 3
- Triglidae 3
- Alosidae 2
- Anomalopidae 2
- Ariidae 2
- Atherinidae 2
- Chaetodontidae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Cirrhitidae 2
- Dussumieriidae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Ephippidae 2
- Gasterosteidae 2
- Gempylidae 2
- Hemiramphidae 2
- Kyphosidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Monacanthidae 2
- Monocentridae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Pleuronectyidae 2
- Priacanthidae 2
- Rajidae 2
- Scomberesocidae 2
- Siganidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Triakidae 2
- Uranoscopidae 2
- Zoarcidae 2
- Agonidae 1
- Ammodytidae 1
- Anarhichadidae 1
- Anguillidae 1
- Antennariidae 1
- Apogonidae 1
- Artedidraconidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Bathyclupeidae 1
- Batrachoididae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Blenniidae 1
- Bramidae 1
- Callichthyidae 1
- Callionymidae 1
- Carcharhinidae 1
- Centriscidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Centropomidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Cyprinidae 1
- Dactylopteridae 1
- Dalatiidae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Diodontidae 1
- Ehiravidae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Epinephelidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Flounder 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Gymnuridae 1
- Hemiscylliidae 1
- Heterodontidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Kurtidae 1
- Lamnidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Liparidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Lophiidae 1
- Lotidae 1
- Mackerel 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Microdesmidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Nemichthyidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Nototheniidae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plesiobatidae 1
- Psychrolutidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Regalecidae 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangidae 1
- Scophthalmidae 1
- Soleidae 1
- Squatinidae 1
- Synaphobranchidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Trachinidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
Genus
- Epinephelus 13
- Caranx 11
- Acanthurus 9
- Lutjanus 9
- Sardinella 7
- Cephalopholis 6
- Coregonus 5
- Gymnothorax 5
- Scarus 5
- Sebastes 5
- Coryphaena 4
- Limanda 4
- Nemipterus 4
- Oncorhynchus 4
- Scomber 4
- Scomberomorus 4
- Seriola 4
- Sphyraena 4
- Thunnus 4
- Trachinotus 4
- Trachurus 4
- Tylosurus 4
- Alepes 3
- Alosa 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Bothus 3
- Carangoides 3
- Cynoscion 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Haemulon 3
- Merluccius 3
- Mugil 3
- Paralichthys 3
- Parupeneus 3
- Scorpaena 3
- Scorpaenopsis 3
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Atherinomorus 2
- Brevoortia 2
- Caesio 2
- Chaetodon 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chelon 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Conger 2
- Decapterus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Engraulis 2
- Exocoetus 2
- Globicephala 2
- Halichoeres 2
- Hexagrammos 2
- Hippocampus 2
- Hippoglossoides 2
- Holocentrus 2
- Lagenorhynchus 2
- Lates 2
- Monocentris 2
- Morone 2
- Myoxocephalus 2
- Naso 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Orectolobus 2
- Osmerus 2
- Periophthalmus 2
- Photoblepharon 2
- Platichthys 2
- Plectorhinchus 2
- Pleuronectes 2
- Pollachius 2
- Priacanthus 2
- Salmo 2
- Salvelinus 2
- Sardinops 2
- Saurida 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Siganus 2
- Solenostomus 2
- Stenotomus 2
- Tetrapturus 2
- Ulua 2
- Variola 2
- Zebrasoma 2
- Ablennes 1
- Abudefduf 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Agonus 1
- Alectis 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anguilla 1
- Anisotremus 1
- Antennarius 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apeltes 1
- Archosargus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Arius 1
- Artedidraco 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atelomycterus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bagre 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistapus 1
- Balistoides 1
- Bathygobius 1
- Bathytoshia 1
- Belone 1
- Benthosema 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Boops 1
- Brama 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- C. nasus 1
- Calamus 1
- Callionymus 1
- Cantherhines 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Ceratias 1
- Cetoscarus 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Cheilinus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chlamydoselachus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Chlorurus 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirripectes 1
- Clupea 1
- Clupeonella 1
- Cololabis 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Corydoras 1
- Corythoichthys 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Diaphus 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Diplodus 1
- Dunckerocampus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elagatis 1
- Eleginus 1
- Elops 1
- Enchelycore 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Eucrossorhinus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Favonigobius 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Genyonemus 1
- Gerres 1
- Girella 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Grampus 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Gymnura 1
- Hemiramphus 1
- Hemiscyllium 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Herring 1
- Heteroconger 1
- Heterodontus 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Hilsa 1
- Hippoglossus 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Holacanthus 1
- Hypanus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Iago 1
- Iniistius 1
- Istiophorus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Kurtus 1
- Kyphosus 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lagodon 1
- Lamna 1
- Larimichthys 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethenteron 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Liparis 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lithognathus 1
- Lobotes 1
- Lophius 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Lycodes 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Melichthys 1
- Merlangius 1
- Micrenophrys 1
- Microgadus 1
- Micromesistius 1
- Micropogonias 1
- Microstomus 1
- Molva 1
- Monacanthus 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mulloidichthys 1
- Mullus 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myripristis 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nematistius 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neobathyclupea 1
- Neogobius 1
- Neopomacentrus 1
- Notopterus 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Opsanus 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Ostorhinchus 1
- Pagrus 1
- Paracirrhites 1
- Paralabrax 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pardachirus 1
- Pastinachus 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Platax 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Plesiobatis 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Pogonias 1
- Pomacanthus 1
- Pomacentrus 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudopleuronectes 1
- Pseudorhombus 1
- Ptereleotris 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pterois 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Regalecus 1
- Remora 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Rhinecanthus 1
- Rhizoprionodon 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangichthys 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scophthalmus 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Sea flounders 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Simenchelys 1
- Sparus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squatina 1
- Stenella 1
- Steno 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Strongylura 1
- Synodus 1
- Taeniura 1
- Terapon 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thaleichthys 1
- Thymallus 1
- Trachinus 1
- Triakis 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Tridentiger 1
- Trigla 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Tursiops 1
- Uranoscopus 1
- Urophycis 1
- Vimba 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 83
- Carangiformes 60
- Acanthuriformes 48
- Clupeiformes 32
- Scombriformes 23
- Scorpaeniformes 21
- Pleuronectiformes 18
- Anguilliformes 17
- Beloniformes 16
- Salmoniformes 15
- Gadiformes 13
- Labriformes 13
- Artiodactyla 12
- Syngnathiformes 11
- Spariformes 9
- Gobiiformes 8
- Tetraodontiformes 8
- Myliobatiformes 7
- Istiophoriformes 6
- Lophiiformes 5
- Carcharhiniformes 4
- Mugiliformes 4
- Myctophiformes 4
- Orectolobiformes 4
- Osmeriformes 4
- Trachiniformes 4
- Aulopiformes 3
- Beryciformes 3
- Siluriformes 3
- Trachichthyiformes 3
- Anabantiformes 2
- Atheriniformes 2
- Blenniiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Cypriniformes 2
- Holocentriformes 2
- Lamniformes 2
- Moroniformes 2
- Rajiformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Actinopterygii 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Batrachoidiformes 1
- Callionymiformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Elopiformes 1
- Flounders 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Heterodontiformes 1
- Hexanchiformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Squatiniformes 1
- Нerring 1
Class
Phylum
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Black-banded trevally
Seriolina nigrofasciata
The body of the black-banded trevally is elongated, moderately tall and slightly compressed at the sides. …
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. …
Blacksaddle herring
Herklotsichthys dispilonotus
Overlaps the range of H. quadrimaculatus, which lacks the black saddles and has elongate wing like …
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 sardinella
Sardinella melanura
Blacktip Sardinella body depth usually does not exceed 30% of standard length; scutellum 27 to 31.
Blacktip trevally
Caranx heberi
Blacktip trevally has a compressed elongated body with the dorsal profile much more convex than the …
Bloch's gizzard shad
Nematalosa nasus
Body rather deep, its depth about 34-41% of the standard length, abdomen with 17-20 + 9-13 …
Blubberlip snapper
Lutjanus rivulatus
The Blubberlip Snapper has a very deep body, with a standard length of just over twice …
Blue and gold fusilier
Caesio caerulaurea
Body moderately large, spindle-shaped, somewhat compressed at the sides. Eyes large, eye diameter usually 3.4-4.2 times …
Blue antimora
Antimora rostrata
The body of Blue Antimora is elongated, spindle-shaped, slightly compressed at the sides in the caudal …
Blue mackerel
Scomber australasicus
The blue mackerel has an elongated, spindle-shaped body with a thin, laterally compressed caudal peduncle with …
Blue trevally
Carangoides ferdau
In general morphology, this species is similar to a number of other trevallys of the genus …
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
The body is elongated and covered with very small, slightly falling cycloid scales. There is no …
Bluefin dwarf
Centropyge multispinis
The Bluefin Dwarf has an oval, flattened body with rounded fins and a slightly pointed head …
Bluefin trevally
Caranx melampygus
Body elongated, slightly compressed at the sides, covered with small cycloid scales. The thorax is completely …
Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Taeniura lymma
The pectoral fins of these rays are fused to the head, forming an oval disk 4/5 …
Bogue
Boops boops
Has an elongated body, compressed at the sides, covered with small scales. Dorsal spines: 13-15; Dorsal …
Bonito, Atlantic
Sarda sarda
The Atlantic bonito belongs to a group in which the dorsal fins are very close together …
Bream, Sea
Archosargus rhomboidalis
The West Atlantic sea bream is similar to other members of its genus. It differs in …