Allfishes
Arabian scad
Trachurus indicus
The Arabian Scad has an elongated and slightly compressed body, with approximately equal upper and lower …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
It has a spindle-shaped, elongated body covered with fine scales, ending in a slender tail stalk. …
Banded eagle ray
Aetomylaeus nichofii
The characteristic shape of the triangular flattened snout, formed by the fused front edges of the …
Bigeye thresher
Alopias superciliosus
A characteristic feature of the Bigeye Thresher is the long upper caudal fin blade, which can …
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
This species has a characteristic torpedo-shaped, streamlined body. The snout is short, broad and rounded. The …
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
The body is long, strong, compressed, with flat belly. The mouth is large with very sharp, …
Broad stingray
Bathytoshia lata
The pectoral fins of the Broad stingray are fused to the head, forming a rhombic flattened …
Broadnose sevengill shark
Notorynchus cepedianus
The broadnose sevengill shark has a large, fusiform (spindle-shaped) body with a wide, rounded head and …
Brown Marbled Grouper
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
The brown marbled grouper has a large, oval-shaped body that is moderately deep and laterally compressed. …
Cod, Atlantic
Gadus morhua
The Atlantic cod has three dark dorsal fins and two dark anal fins, none of which …
Common Dentex
Dentex dentex
Body oval in shape, compressed at the sides. The lateral line organ is clearly visible on …
Common thresher
Alopias vulpinus
The common thresher is characterized by a highly elongated upper caudal fin blade that can be …
Copper shark
Carcharhinus brachyurus
It has a slender, streamlined body with a slightly curved profile behind the head. The muzzle …
Dogfish, Spiny
Squalus acanthias
The body is elongated and slender. Head is pointed. Coloration from above from slate-gray to brownish, …
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
The dusky grouper is a massive fish with a powerful, oval body, a large head, a …
Gag
Mycteroperca microlepis
Pale to dark gray or sometimes olive gray, the larger gag is darker than the smaller …
Golden threadfin bream
Nemipterus virgatus
The body of the golden threadfin bream has a standard length of 3.2-4 times its thickness, …
Graceful shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
The body is barrel-shaped and streamlined. The muzzle is broad and short, wedge-shaped. The eyes are …
Green humphead parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum
They have an upright head profile, evenly covered with scales except at the front of the …
Greenland Shark
Somniosus microcephalus
The head is elongated and the distance from the tip of the snout to the pectoral …
Grey bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium griseum
The grey bamboo shark has a slender cylindrical body with no lateral or dorsal projections. The …
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
The body of the grey triggerfish is oval in shape, deep due to a very lowered …
Grouper, Goliath
Epinephelus itajara
Goliath grouper are yellowish-brown to olive-green or brown. The entire body, including the head and fins, …
Grouper, Red
Epinephelus morio
Red grouper have different coloration, usually dark brown-red, may have dark stripes and spots similar to …