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Banggai cardinalfish
Pterapogon kauderni
The Banggai cardinalfish has an oval, large body with long, elongated fins. There is no sexual …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Blackfin dartfish
Ptereleotris evides
Body elongated, head small with wide mouth and rather large eyes. Vertebrae: 26. Chin with low …
Blackline fangblenny
Meiacanthus nigrolineatus
Meiacanthus: Greek, meion = less = lessen + Greek, akantha = thorn. Blackline Fangblenny have an …
Bluestriped fangblenny
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Bluestriped Fangblenny have the ability to change coloration and stripe patterns to hide among schools of …
Elegant firefish
Nemateleotris decora
Slender, brightly coloured fish.
Flame tail blenny
Ecsenius bicolor
Flame tail blennies have an elongated body with a cylindrical shape.
Forktail blenny
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
Adults have long filaments on the tips of the caudal fin.
One-striped poison-fang blenny
Meiacanthus ditrema
Males have long hairs on the tips of their tails.
Pajama cardinalfish
Sphaeramia nematoptera
The pajama cardinalfish has a tall, deep body and a large, upper mouth.
Randall's prawn goby
Amblyeleotris randalli
The species and common names are given in honor of the ichthyologist John E. Randall (b. …
Red Sea Clownfish
Amphiprion bicinctus
Small fish with a spindle-shaped body. The cross-section is compressed.
Ring-eye pygmygoby
Trimma benjamini
This species is characterized by the presence of the following features: Deep concave "U" shaped interorbital …
Rusty blenny
Parablennius sanguinolentus
The body of the Rusty blenny is relatively deep. It is rounded anteriorly and compressed posteriorly. …
Sarcastic fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi
The species name is given in honor of Dr. S. B. Blanchard, who first discovered this …
Sixspot goby
Valenciennea sexguttata
These fish have an elongated body covered with smooth scales; pointed face with large eyes.
Spikefin goby
Discordipinna griessingeri
Body completely covered with scales. Longitudinal row of scales 22-25; cycloid scales anteriorly, ctenoid posteriorly; cheeks …
Starck's demoiselle
Chrysiptera starcki
The species name is in honor of marine biologist Walter A. Starck II, who pointed out …
Stigmatogobius sadanundio
Stigmatogobius sadanundio
Vertebrae: 26-27. Presence of interorbital and postorbital pores, preopercular pores. Longitudinal scales 25-29. Transverse scales posteriorly …
Stout infantfish
Schindleria brevipinguis
The appearance of this species is pedomorphic - adults resemble juveniles. This applies not only to …
Striped blenny
Meiacanthus grammistes
The fish is large, with a pointed snout and a long, continuous dorsal fin. The fish …
Striped poison-fang blenny mimic
Petroscirtes breviceps
They imitate Meiacanthus grammistes, which, like all species of this genus, has a pair of large …
Threadless blenny
Meiacanthus anema
Presence of poisonous cheek glands associated with grooved canines.
Twocoat coralblenny
Small and slender fish. Has 31-32 vertebrae.
Yellow clown goby
Gobiodon okinawae
Characterized by the absence of scales, pelvic fin frenulum, and basal webbing. Body depth at the …