Marine

Ocellaris clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

The body is stocky and oval in shape. It is compressed at the sides and has …

Ocellated waspfish

Apistus carinatus

Body elongated, compressed at the sides, covered with scales. It differs from all genera of the …

One-striped poison-fang blenny

Meiacanthus ditrema

Males have long hairs on the tips of their tails.

Orange skunk clownfish

Amphiprion sandaracinos

The body of these fish has an oval shape, with the body compressed on the sides …

Orca

Orcinus orca

The Latin orca is thought to derive from the Greek ὄρυξ - a word used by …

Ornate butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus

Snout length 2.6-3.2 in HL. Body depth 1.3-1.6 in SL.

Ornate ghost pipefish

Solenostomus paradoxus

Vertebrae: 32-33. Post pelagic fishes are almost completely transparent and thinner compared to those formed in …

Pajama cardinalfish

Sphaeramia nematoptera

The pajama cardinalfish has a tall, deep body and a large, upper mouth.

Papuan toby

Canthigaster papua

This species can be confused with Canthigaster solandri. It has an elongated body that tapers sharply …

Paracanthurus

Paracanthurus hepatus

The body is laterally compressed and ovoid in shape. This species is characterised by long dorsal …

Pelican eel

Eurypharynx pelecanoides

The pelican eel is a fragile, deep-water eel with an extraordinarily large, loosely hinged mouth. Its …

Pelican-fish

Saccopharynx ampullaceus

The gulper eel has a long, slender body that is laterally compressed and tapering towards the …

Photostomias guernei

Photostomias guernei

The body shape of Photostomias guernei is elongated. This species is distinguished by the presence of …

Pinhead pearlfish

Encheliophis boraborensis

The pinhead pearlfish is a slender, tapered fish resembling an eel. Body depth ranges from moderate …

Pink skunk clownfish

Amphiprion perideraion

These fish have a smooth oval body, a spiny dorsal fin, and a split tail.

Plumed scorpionfish

Scorpaena grandicornis

The plumed scorpionfish is named for the long, fleshy projections above each eye. It is not …

Port Jackson shark

Heterodontus portusjacksoni

The Port Jackson shark has a slender, cylindrical body. They have a large head with a …

Prickly shark

Echinorhinus cookei

They have a flabby, cylindrical body (adultsharks are much more massive than juveniles) and a short, …

Psychedelic frogfish

Histiophryne psychedelica

The skin is flaccid and fleshy, without scales, secreting mucus, and covered with many wrinkles for …

Purple anthias

Pseudanthias tuka

Males have a pointed snout and long, dragging tail filaments. Male P. pascalus has spots on …

Randall's prawn goby

Amblyeleotris randalli

The species and common names are given in honor of the ichthyologist John E. Randall (b. …

Red handfish

Thymichthys politus

This species is characterized by the following combination of features: large esca, medium-sized eyes, body variably …

Red lionfish

Pterois volitans

Long, silently oscillating fins and head growths (of which the growth over the eye is particularly …

Red naped wrasse

Pseudolabrus eoethinus

This species was first officially described in 1846 by the Scottish naturalist and naval surgeon John …