Marine

Common seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Body rather large, elongated, without spines, all convexities rounded. The head is relatively large in proportion …

Common stingray

Dasyatis pastinaca

The pectoral fins merge with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, only slightly wider …

Common torpedo

Torpedo torpedo

The common torpedo has a classic electric ray shape and a very recognizable coloration. Its body …

Copperband butterflyfish

Chelmon rostratus

Copper banded butterflyfish have a long snout. Juveniles look like adults.

Coral hawkfish

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

These fish have an oval, moderately compressed body with a pointed snout of straight profile. The …

Crested sculpin

Blepsias bilobus

It has a deep, compressed body, all covered with spines. The snout is short, blunt, the …

Crimson cleaner fish

Suezichthys aylingi

This is a small fish with an elongated, slightly laterally compressed oval body and a small …

Denise's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus denise

Denise's pygmy seahorse has a short snout, a slender body and a stout tail. Its body …

Devil firefish

Pterois miles

The large head of this fish is one-third to one-half of the total body length. It …

Dogtooth tuna

Gymnosarda unicolor

They are elongated, somewhat compressed from the sides of the body. The mouth is large. The …

Doublespotted queenfish

Scomberoides lysan

The body of the Doublespotted Queenfish is elongated, elliptical in shape, and strongly compressed at the …

Dunkleosteus

Dunkleosteus terrelli

Dunkleosteus terrelli is an extinct species of arthrodire placoderm, a group of ancient armored fish that …

Dussumier's surgeonfish

Acanthurus dussumieri

Older males have a hump on the back of the head. Small scales. Gill rays 22-26 …

Dwarf seahorse

There are often small skin growths called tendrils that resemble algae. The head is at right …

Elegant firefish

Nemateleotris decora

Slender, brightly coloured fish.

Emperor angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

It has an oval body, slightly elongated, strongly compressed at the sides. The mouth is elongated, …

Eyed flounder

Bothus ocellatus

It is a flattened, disk-shaped fish. Like other members of this family, it lies on its …

Fang's pygmygoby

Trimma fangi

Fang's pygmygoby is distinguished by a combination of the following characters: absence of predorsal scales; anterior …

Fangtooth moray

Enchelycore anatina

The Fangtooth moray has an elongated, powerful body that is slightly compressed from the sides. Its …

Fimbriated moray

Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Fimbriated moray eels have a serpentine body and a pointed head. They have between 128 and …

Fine-spotted leopard whipray

Himantura tutul

Himantura tutul was first scientifically described in 2013.

Flame tail blenny

Ecsenius bicolor

Flame tail blennies have an elongated body with a cylindrical shape.

Flat-faced seahorse

Hippocampus trimaculatus

The appearance of the flat-faced seahorse can vary, but it is usually flat with sharp, hook-like …

Flathead helmet gurnard

Dactyloptena gilberti

The species name was given in honour of the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert (1859-1928).The body …