Marine

Careproctus inflexidens

Careproctus inflexidens

Careproctus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, proktos = anus. Inflexidens: named for its recurved teeth.Careproctus …

Charcoal icefish

Channichthys panticapaei

Charcoal icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …

Chionobathyscus dewitti

Chionobathyscus dewitti

Chionobathyscus dewitti is characterised by the absence of scales on its body and possesses a unique …

Chukot char

Salvelinus andriashevi

The Chukot char is a relative of the Pacific whitespotted char (Salvelinus leacomaenis). Its body is …

Concertina fish

Drepane longimana

The Concertina Fisha has an oval, highly compressed body with a depth of 120-130% of its …

Daubed shanny

Leptoclinus maculatus

The daubed shanny has a compressed head, a pointed snout, and a somewhat flattened top. Its …

Dolloidraco longedorsalis

Dolloidraco longedorsalis

The body of Dolloidraco longedorsalis is elongated, compressed at the sides, low, its height is about …

Eclipse-spot razor wrasse

Iniistius bakunawa

Has a flat body covered with reflective scales. These fish have small mouths but very strong …

Giant catfish

Netuma thalassina

The species was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally as the genus Bagrus.

Goat catfish

Arius sumatranus

The description of the species is attributed to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830. It was originally …

Gosztonyia antarctica

Gosztonyia antarctica

Gosztonyia antarctica have an elongated anguilliform body. The head is broad and large, with the lips …

Great sculpin

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus

The body of the great sculpin is rather thick and naked, without bony plates or spines. …

Green icefish

Channichthys mithridatis

The green icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set …

Greenland cod

Gadus ogac

Externally, the Greenland cod is similar to other cod species. Head is elongated and broad, 25.0-25.2% …

Grunting toadfish

Allenbatrachus grunniens

They have 26 to 27 vertebrae.

Hamecon

Artediellus scaber

In the Hamecon species, the first process on the preoperculum bends upward. There are also many …

Harlequin sweetlips

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

These fish have fleshy lips that swell moderately as the fish grows, the chin has 6 …

Heller's barracuda

Sphyraena helleri

This species is characterised by the following set of features: first gill arch with a single …

Hopbeard plunderfish

Pogonophryne neyelovi

The species name Hopbeard plunderfish refers to the peculiar structure of the fish's chin tendril, the …

Indian sand tiger

Carcharias tricuspidatus

Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a …

Japanese barracuda

Sphyraena japonica

The body of the Japanese barracuda is elongated, rounded, slightly compressed at the sides, and covered …

Keeled mullet

Planiliza carinata

Keeled mullet has a broad head, a mouth as wide as the head, a well-developed fatty …

Leatherfin lumpsucker

Eumicrotremus derjugini

It differs from closely related species in having a dorsal fin that is completely submerged under …

Longsnouted catfish

Plicofollis argyropleuron

The species was first described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally within the genus Arius.Head depressed …