Allfishes
Black dragonfish
Idiacanthus atlanticus
The black dragonfish is a long, slender fish that exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism — males and …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Pomacentridae 21
- Scorpaenidae 12
- Acanthuridae 11
- Chaetodontidae 11
- Gobiidae 11
- Blenniidae 10
- Muraenidae 10
- Syngnathidae 9
- Serranidae 7
- Antennariidae 6
- Labridae 6
- Liparidae 5
- Ostraciidae 5
- Pomacanthidae 5
- Stomiidae 4
- Tetraodontidae 4
- Balistidae 3
- Diodontidae 3
- Gigantactinidae 3
- Agonidae 2
- Apogonidae 2
- Congridae 2
- Cyprinidae 2
- Dasyatidae 2
- Latimeriidae 2
- Oxudercidae 2
- Parascylliidae 2
- Rajidae 2
- Saccopharyngidae 2
- Solenostomidae 2
- Uranoscopidae 2
- Alepocephalidae 1
- Bothidae 1
- Brachionichthyidae 1
- Callionymidae 1
- Carangidae 1
- Carapidae 1
- Chaenopsidae 1
- Characidae 1
- Cheilodactylidae 1
- Chimaeridae 1
- Cirrhitidae 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Delphinidae 1
- Dunkleosteidae 1
- Echinorhinidae 1
- Elapidae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Eurypharyngidae 1
- Gasterosteidae 1
- Hemiscylliidae 1
- Heterodontidae 1
- Ipnopidae 1
- Melanocetidae 1
- Microdesmidae 1
- Mitsukurinidae 1
- Mobulidae 1
- Monacanthidae 1
- Mullidae 1
- Neoceratidae 1
- Nomeidae 1
- Ogcocephalidae 1
- Orectolobidae 1
- Otodontidae 1
- Pegasidae 1
- Percidae 1
- Pholidae 1
- Scaridae 1
- Scombridae 1
- Siganidae 1
- Sternoptychidae 1
- Stylephoridae 1
- Torpedinidae 1
- Zoarcidae 1
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Phylum
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Photostomias guernei
Photostomias guernei
The body shape of Photostomias guernei is elongated. This species is distinguished by the presence of …
Sloane's viperfish
Chauliodus sloani
C. sloani has a low lipid content (~2.4%). The body is covered with a thick, transparent, …
Stoplight loosejaw
Malacosteus niger
The stoplight loosejaw has an elongated body with one of the largest relative gapes of any …