Allfishes
Fangtooth moray
Enchelycore anatina
The Fangtooth moray has an elongated, powerful body that is slightly compressed from the sides. Its …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Fimbriated moray eels have a serpentine body and a pointed head. They have between 128 and …
Flame tail blenny
Ecsenius bicolor
Flame tail blennies have an elongated body with a cylindrical shape.
Flathead helmet gurnard
Dactyloptena gilberti
The species name was given in honour of the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert (1859-1928).The body …
Forktail blenny
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
Adults have long filaments on the tips of the caudal fin.
Foureye butterflyfish
Chaetodon capistratus
The foureye butterflyfish has a body that is compressed laterally. The upper part of the head …
Fourspot butterflyfish
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Fourspot butterflyfish have very fine, hair-like teeth that allow them to target small organisms inaccessible to …
Foxface rabbitfish
Siganus vulpinus
The body is large, oval in shape, compressed at the sides, and covered with fine cycloid …
Freckled frogfish
Abantennarius drombus
Abantennarius thrombus has the generic name Antennarius with the prefix ab, meaning "away from," for Antennarius, …
Freckled moray
Echidna nocturna
The freckled moray eel has a long, snake-like body with an average of 120 vertebrae.
Garish hind
Cephalopholis igarashiensis
The garish hind has an elongated, massive body, somewhat compressed at the sides and covered on …
Gigantactis macronema
Gigantactis macronema
The metamorphosed females of Gigantactis macronema are distinguished by several key characteristics: Illcium length: The illicium …
Goblin shark
Mitsukurina owstoni
The body is spindle-shaped and the fins have an unusual rounded shape for sharks. The third …
Golden damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon aureus
These fish have the rounded body, spiny dorsal fin and split tail characteristic of this group.
Goldrim surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
The body is elongated oval with a steep dorsal profile and an eye high on the …
Grideye fish
Ipnops murrayi
The grideye fish has a slender, black body with a relatively large head and a broad, …
Gulper eel
Saccopharynx ampullaceus
The gulper eel has a long, slender body and a disproportionately large mouth, with jaws that …
Half-naked hatchetfish
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
The half-naked hatchetfish has a strongly compressed, deep body that is bright silvery in color. It …
Hawaiian butterflyfish
Chaetodon tinkeri
Small fishes with a very compressed body, high on the sides, a small terminal retractable mouth, …
Hong Kong butterflyfish
Chaetodon wiebeli
Chaetodon wiebeli was first officially described in 1863 by the German ichthyologist Johann Jakob Kaup (1803-1873), …
Humpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
Dorsum with compressed posterior and anterior ridges; anterior margin of scutellum almost straight; fine dermal spines …
Indian parrotfish
Chlorurus capistratoides
The head of these fishes is sharply rounded forward. Teeth fused to dental plates; dental plates …
Japan surgeonfish
Acanthurus japonicus
Have a laterally compressed oval body with long dorsal and anal fins.
Koefoed's smooth-head
Bathytroctes macrolepis
Bathytroctes macrolepis has a moderately elongate, fusiform (spindle-shaped) body that is compressed at the rear. The …