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Delagoa threadfin bream
Nemipterus bipunctatus
The body length of the Delagoa threadfin bream is almost four times its depth. The length …
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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Delicate dragonet
Callionymus delicatulus
Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better …
Dolly Varden trout
Salvelinus malma
The body of the Dolly Varden trout is elongated, somewhat rounded, with the greatest depth of …
Dolphin, Common
Coryphaena hippurus
The body is slender and streamlined, tapering sharply from head to tail. Large males, called bulls, …
Dolphin, Pompano
Coryphaena equiselis
This species is almost identical to the common dolphin in coloring and general shape, although it …
Dorab wolf-herring
Chirocentrus dorab
The Dorab wolf-herring has an elongated body, strongly compressed at the sides and covered with fine, …
Dotted grouper
Epinephelus epistictus
Body somewhat elongate, covered with ctenoid scales with additional scales. Body length is less than head …
Double whiptail
Pentapodus emeryii
The scales on the head of the double whiptail extend to the posterior nostrils. The suborbital …
Doubleband surgeonfish
Acanthurus tennenti
Have an elongated body with long obliques of elongated extreme rays of the caudal fin.
Doubletooth soldierfish
Myripristis hexagona
Doubletooth soldierfish have an oval body. It is covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 26-27 …
Drum, Black
Pogonias cromis
The black drum has a short, deep, and stocky body, with a high, arched back and …
Drum, Red
Sciaenops ocellatus
The red drum is similar in appearance to the black drum, although its maximum size is …
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
The body of the Dusky Spinefoot is oval, elongated. Its depth is 2.1-2.8 times its standard …
Dwarf lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus
The dwarf lionfish has a short tentacle above the eye and leaf-like projections on the head …
East Atlantic peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
The body is oval and flattened at the sides. The mouth is rather small, more or …
Eel, American Conger
Conger oceanicus
Conger are distinguished from moray eels by having pectoral fins (morays have none) and by the …
Eels, Moray
Gymnothorax funebris
The body of a typical moray eel is flattened from the sides, the pectoral fins are …
Eels, Snake
Ophichtus macrorhynchus
Snake eels of the family Ophichthidae have a long, cylindrical, snake-like body and can move backward …
Elongate surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
The body is oval in shape and compressed at the sides. The muzzle is relatively short. …
Ember parrotfish
Scarus rubroviolaceus
The genus name, Scarus, comes from the Greek word "skaros", meaning "parrotfish". The body of the …
Epaulet grouper
Epinephelus stoliczkae
Epinephelus coioides is a very similar species, Epinephelus rivulatus is also similar to Epaulet grouper.The body …
Epaulette shark
Hemiscyllium ocellatum
There is no hood on the head from the snout to the gills. The mouth is …
Epaulette surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
It is a fish with a thick body compressed from the sides. The profile of the …
Escolar
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
The body is moderately elongated, oval in shape, slightly compressed at the sides, the body height …