Allfishes
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Body elongated, rather low, compressed at the sides, covered with ctenoid scales. The scales are cycloid …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Monrovia doctorfish
Acanthurus monroviae
The body of the Monrovia doctorfish is deep and compressed laterally; its depth fits 2 times …
Notchedfin threadfin bream
Nemipterus peronii
The body of the Notchedfin Threadfin has a standard length that is 3.1-4.1 times its depth, …
Ocean surgeon
Acanthurus bahianus
Known for their oval bodies of uniform colouration (usually blue-grey to dark brown), pale to dark …
Oman butterflyfish
Chaetodon dialeucos
Medium-sized fish with a very laterally compressed, high body, small terminal mouth, armed with small bristle-like …
Ornate threadfin bream
Nemipterus hexodon
Nemipterus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, pteron = wing, fin.This species is characterised by …
Paeony bulleye
Priacanthus blochii
Paeony bulleye has an elongated body covered with coarse cycloid scales. The scales are modified, with …
Peppered butterflyfish
Chaetodon guttatissimus
The Peppered Butterflyfish has a laterally compressed, large body and a small, terminal, retractable mouth armed …
Perch, Silver
Bairdiella chrysoura
The body of the silverside is tall and compressed. Like other members of the family, dorsal …
Purple-spotted bigeye
Priacanthus tayenus
A feature of this species is the well-developed spine at the corner of the preopercle.
Queenfish (Croaker)
Seriphus politus
The fish has an elongated, moderately compressed body. The upper part of the profile is depressed …
Redlip croaker
Larimichthys polyactis
Phylogenomic studies indicate this species emerged from the same common ancestor of L. crocea around 25.4 …
Sailfin tang
Zebrasoma velifer
Have a body with very high dorsal and anal fins, and when the fins are fully …
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
The body of the Sand Steenbras is elongated, flattened at the sides with a slightly rounded …
Seabass, White
Atractoscion nobilis (also Cynoscion nobilis)
The body of white sea bass is elongated and somewhat compressed. Along the middle of the …
Seatrout, Sand
Cynoscion arenarius
Its coloration is pale yellow on the back and silvery white underneath, without any clear spots. …
Seatrout, Silver
Cynoscion nothus
The coloration is pale straw or hazel on the back and silvery-white underneath, without clearly defined …
Seatrout, Spotted
Cynoscion nebulosus
The spotted seatrout has an elongated body with a more regular and straight tail fin with …
Sohal surgeonfish
Acanthurus sohal
The body of the Sohal surgeonfish is flattened at the sides.
Spadefish; Atlantic Spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
Their body is very flattened and almost as deep as it is long. The first, or …
Spot
Leiostomus xanthurus
The spot body is short, tall, and compressed, and the tail is slightly forked. The dorsum …
Two-striped sweetlips
Plectorhinchus albovittatus
Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout.Two-striped sweetlips have fleshy lips that swell with …
Whitemargin unicornfish
Naso annulatus
The body has a standard length that is 2.2 to 3 times its thickness, deepest in …
Yellowbar angelfish
Pomacanthus maculosus
Yellowbars have a deep and compressed body with a small mouth equipped with small bristle-like teeth. …