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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-East-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Abantennarius coccineus (Lesson, 1831)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Abantennarius coccineus
[Scarlet frogfish]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Abantennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Abantennarius nummifer
[Spotfin frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Abantennarius rosaceus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Abantennarius rosaceus
[Spiny-tufted frogfish]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Petrinos, C.
 
Ablabys taenianotus
[Cockatoo waspfish]

Photo by Freitas, R.

Worldwide distribution in
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Freitas, R.
 
Ablennes hians
[Flat needlefish]

Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Western Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787)

Photo by Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Abudefduf bengalensis
[Bengal sergeant]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
[Scissortail sergeant]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Abudefduf sordidus
[Blackspot sergeant]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Abudefduf vaigiensis
[Indo-Pacific sergeant]

Photo by Kochzius, M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Abudefduf whitleyi Allen & Robertson, 1974

Photo by Photo by Kochzius, M.
 
Abudefduf whitleyi
[Whitley's sergeant]

Photo by FAO

In deep waters of tropic
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Abyssobrotula galatheae Nielsen, 1977

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Abyssobrotula galatheae
[]

Photo by Yau, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.
 
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus
[Bridled leatherjacket]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Acanthaluteres vittiger (Castelnau, 1873)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Acanthaluteres vittiger
[Toothbrush leatherjacket]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Acanthistius cinctus (Günther, 1859)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Acanthistius cinctus
[Yellowbanded perch]

Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Acanthistius ocellatus (Günther, 1859)

Photo by Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.
 
Acanthistius ocellatus
[Eastern wirrah]
No picture found

Max. Length 25.8 cm SL
 
Acanthistius paxtoni
[Orangelined wirrah]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 15.2 cm TL
Acanthochaenus luetkenii Gill, 1884

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Acanthochaenus luetkenii
[Pricklefish]

Photo by Tveskov, E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1841

Photo by Photo by Tveskov, E.
 
Acanthoclinus fuscus
[Rockfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Acanthoclinus littoreus
[]

Photo by Caiger, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Acanthoclinus marilynae (Hardy, 1985)

Photo by Photo by Caiger, P.
 
Acanthoclinus marilynae
[Stout rockfish]
No picture found
 
Acanthoclinus matti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
 
Acanthoclinus rua
[Little rockfish]

Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)

Photo by Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)
 
Acanthocybium solandri
[Wahoo]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Acanthogobius flavimanus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Photo by Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Acanthogobius flavimanus
[Yellowfin goby]

Photo by Banks, I.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm SL
Acanthopagrus australis (Günther, 1859)

Photo by Photo by Banks, I.
 
Acanthopagrus australis
[Yellowfin bream]

Photo by Good, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro, 1949)

Photo by Photo by Good, P.
 
Acanthopagrus butcheri
[Black bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Acanthurus blochii
[Ringtail surgeonfish]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 54 cm TL
Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835

Photo by Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Acanthurus dussumieri
[Eyestripe surgeonfish]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Acanthurus leucopareius (Jenkins, 1903)

Photo by Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Acanthurus leucopareius
[Whitebar surgeonfish]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
[Brown surgeonfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Acanthurus olivaceus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Acanthurus olivaceus
[Orangespot surgeonfish]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Acanthurus triostegus
[Convict surgeonfish]

Photo by Alban Choinier/Magazine des Voyages de Pêche

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835

Photo by Photo by Alban Choinier/Magazine des Voyages de Pêche
 
Acanthurus xanthopterus
[Yellowfin surgeonfish]

Photo by Maddern, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Acentrogobius pflaumii (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Photo by Maddern, M.
 
Acentrogobius pflaumii
[Striped sandgoby]

Photo by CAFS

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Photo by CAFS
 
Acentrogobius viridipunctatus
[Spotted green goby]

Photo by South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Achiropsetta tricholepis Norman, 1930

Photo by Photo by South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
 
Achiropsetta tricholepis
[Prickly flounder]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Achoerodus viridis (Steindachner, 1866)

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.
 
Achoerodus viridis
[Eastern blue groper]

Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Aetapcus maculatus (Günther, 1861)

Photo by Photo by Good, P.
 
Aetapcus maculatus
[Warty prowfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Aetheliparis taurocanis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Afurcagobius tamarensis
[Tamar River goby]

Photo by SFSA

Southern Oceans
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Agrostichthys parkeri (Benham, 1904)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Agrostichthys parkeri
[Streamer fish]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 26.9 cm SL
Ahliesaurus berryi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Ahliesaurus berryi
[]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Alabes dorsalis (Richardson, 1845)

Photo by Photo by Groeneveld, R.
 
Alabes dorsalis
[Common shore-eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Alabes hoesei
[Dwarf shore-eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Alabes parvula
[Pygmy shore-eel]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Alabes scotti Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes scotti
[]

Photo by Springer, V.G.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Alabes springeri Hutchins, 2006

Photo by Photo by Springer, V.G.
 
Alabes springeri
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm SL
Albula glossodonta (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Albula glossodonta
[Roundjaw bonefish]

Photo by McDowall, R.M.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Aldrichetta forsteri (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Photo by McDowall, R.M.
 
Aldrichetta forsteri
[Yellow-eye mullet]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Circumglobal, tropical to
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Aldrovandia affinis
[Gilbert's halosaurid fish]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Circumglobal in tropical,
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787)

Photo by Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Alectis ciliaris
[African pompano]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 96 cm TL
Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Alepisaurus brevirostris
[Short snouted lancetfish]

Photo by Chow, S.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 215 cm TL
Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833

Photo by Photo by Chow, S.
 
Alepisaurus ferox
[Long snouted lancetfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 66.2 cm SL
Alepocephalus antipodianus (Parrott, 1948)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Alepocephalus antipodianus
[Antipodean slickhead]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 69 cm SL
Alepocephalus australis Barnard, 1923

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Alepocephalus australis
[Small scaled brown slickhead]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm SL
Alepocephalus longirostris Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Alepocephalus longirostris
[Longsnout slickhead]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Alertichthys blacki
[Alert pigfish]

Photo by P.R. Møller & W. Schwarzhans

Eastern Indian Ocean to W
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Alionematichthys piger (Alcock, 1890)

Photo by Photo by P.R. Møller & W. Schwarzhans
 
Alionematichthys piger
[Whiskered viviparous brotula]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Allocyttus niger James, Inada & Nakamura, 1988

Photo by Photo by SeaFIC
 
Allocyttus niger
[Black oreo]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 42.5 cm TL
Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906)

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Allocyttus verrucosus
[Warty dory]

Photo by Good, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Allomycterus pilatus Whitley, 1931

Photo by Photo by Good, P.
 
Allomycterus pilatus
[Deep-water burrfish]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 105 cm FL
Allothunnus fallai Serventy, 1948

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Allothunnus fallai
[Slender tuna]

Photo by Chow, S.

Circumglobal; tropical an
Max. Length 488.0 cm TL
Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841

Photo by Photo by Chow, S.
 
Alopias superciliosus
[Bigeye thresher]

Photo by S. Iglesels et al

Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 573.3 cm TL
Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by S. Iglesels et al
 
Alopias vulpinus
[Thresher]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Circumtropical. Western
Max. Length 76.2 cm TL
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Aluterus monoceros
[Unicorn leatherjacket filefish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Circumtropical.
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Aluterus scriptus
[Scribbled leatherjacket filefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Ambassis jacksoniensis
[Port Jackson glassfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
Ambiserrula jugosa (McCulloch, 1914)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Ambiserrula jugosa
[Mud flathead]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Amblyeleotris callopareia
[Beautiful-cheek shrimpgoby]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell, 1830)

Photo by Photo by Cox, C.D.
 
Amblygobius albimaculatus
[Butterfly goby]

Photo by Gomen See@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Amblygobius nocturnus (Herre, 1945)

Photo by Photo by Gomen See@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Amblygobius nocturnus
[Nocturn goby]

Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Amblygobius phalaena
[Whitebarred goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Amblypomacentrus tricinctus (Allen & Randall, 1974)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblypomacentrus tricinctus
[Threeband damselfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Amblyraja georgiana (Norman, 1938)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Amblyraja georgiana
[Antarctic starry skate]

Photo by DESCNA

Arctic, Indian, Pacific a
Max. Length 112 cm TL
Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)

Photo by Photo by DESCNA
 
Amblyraja hyperborea
[Arctic skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 29 cm SL
 
Ambophthalmos angustus
[Pale toadfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 26.2 cm SL
 
Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Ambophthalmos magnicirrus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Ammodytoides vagus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Ammotretis rostratus
[Longsnout flounder]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite, 1903)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amphichaetodon howensis
[Lord Howe Island butterflyfish]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Amphiprion akindynos Allen, 1972

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Amphiprion akindynos
[Barrier reef anemonefish]

Photo by Marco Chan@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830)

Photo by Photo by Marco Chan@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Amphiprion clarkii
[Yellowtail clownfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Amphiprion latezonatus Waite, 1900

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amphiprion latezonatus
[Wide-band Anemonefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Amphiprion mccullochi Whitley, 1929

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amphiprion mccullochi
[Whitesnout anemonefish]

Photo by Rusconi, G.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829

Photo by Photo by Rusconi, G.
 
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
[Bluespotted wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Anampses elegans
[Elegant wrasse]

Photo by Pereira, P.H.C.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Anampses femininus Randall, 1972

Photo by Photo by Pereira, P.H.C.
 
Anampses femininus
[Blue-striped orange tamarin]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Anampses geographicus Valenciennes, 1840

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Anampses geographicus
[Geographic wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Anampses melanurus Bleeker, 1857

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Anampses melanurus
[White-spotted wrasse]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Anampses meleagrides
[Spotted wrasse]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1878

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Anampses neoguinaicus
[New Guinea wrasse]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Anarchias allardicei Jordan & Starks, 1906

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Anarchias allardicei
[Allardice's moray]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.9 cm TL
 
Anarchias cantonensis
[Canton Island moray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Anarchias seychellensis Smith, 1962

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Anarchias seychellensis
[Seychelles moray]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.1 cm TL
 
Anarchias supremus
[]

Photo by McDowall, R.M.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Anguilla australis Richardson, 1841

Photo by Photo by McDowall, R.M.
 
Anguilla australis
[Short-finned eel]

Photo by Bursell, J.J.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 185 cm TL
Anguilla dieffenbachii Gray, 1842

Photo by Photo by Bursell, J.J.
 
Anguilla dieffenbachii
[New Zealand longfin eel]

Photo by IRD/C. Ledru

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872

Photo by Photo by IRD/C. Ledru
 
Anguilla obscura
[Pacific shortfinned eel]

Photo by Pöllabauer, C.

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 165 cm TL
Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867

Photo by Photo by Pöllabauer, C.
 
Anguilla reinhardtii
[Speckled longfin eel]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Anoplocapros inermis (Fraser-Brunner, 1935)

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Anoplocapros inermis
[Eastern smooth boxfish]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Worldwide in tropical to
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Anoplogaster cornuta (Valenciennes, 1833)

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Anoplogaster cornuta
[Common fangtooth]

Photo by Richard O’Driscoll / NOAA

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 105 cm SL
Anotopterus vorax (Regan, 1913)

Photo by Photo by Richard O’Driscoll / NOAA
 
Anotopterus vorax
[Southern ocean daggertooth]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific and Eastern
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Antennarius commerson (Lacepède, 1798)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennarius commerson
[Commerson's frogfish]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Antennarius hispidus
[Shaggy angler]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Antennarius pictus (Shaw, 1794)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Antennarius pictus
[Painted frogfish]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Antennarius randalli Allen, 1970

Photo by Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Antennarius randalli
[Randall's frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennarius striatus
[Striated frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Worldwide in subtropical
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antigonia capros
[Deepbody boarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Antigonia malayana
[Malayan deepsea boarfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Antigonia rhomboidea McCulloch, 1915

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Antigonia rhomboidea
[Rhomboid deepsea boarfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Antigonia rubescens (Günther, 1860)

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Antigonia rubescens
[Indo-Pacific boarfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Antigonia rubicunda Ogilby, 1910

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Antigonia rubicunda
[Rosy deepsea boarfish]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 75 cm SL
Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Antimora rostrata
[Blue antimora]
No picture found
 
Antipodocottus elegans
[Dwarf sculpin]
No picture found
 
Antipodocottus galatheae
[Galathea sculpin]
No picture found
 
Antipodocottus megalops
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 77.8 cm SL
 
Aphanopus capricornis
[]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Aphanopus mikhailini Parin, 1983

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Aphanopus mikhailini
[Mikhailin's scabbardfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Aphareus furca (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Aphareus furca
[Small toothed jobfish]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther, 1878

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Aphyonus gelatinosus
[Gelatinous blindfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Aploactis aspera (Richardson, 1845)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Aploactis aspera
[Dusky velvetfish]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Aploactisoma milesii (Richardson, 1850)

Photo by Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Aploactisoma milesii
[Southern velvetfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839

Photo by Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Aplodactylus arctidens
[Marblefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Aplodactylus etheridgii (Ogilby, 1889)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Aplodactylus etheridgii
[Notchheaded marblefish]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Aplodactylus lophodon Günther, 1859

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.
 
Aplodactylus lophodon
[Rock cale]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Apogon caudicinctus Randall & Smith, 1988

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogon caudicinctus
[Little tailband cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Apogon coccineus Rüppell, 1838

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogon coccineus
[Ruby cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific. Replaced b
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Apogon crassiceps Garman, 1903

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogon crassiceps
[Transparent cardinalfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Apogon semiornatus Peters, 1876

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Apogon semiornatus
[Oblique-banded cardinalfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Apogon susanae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Apogonichthyoides atripes
[Bulls-eye cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Apogonichthyoides chrysurus (Ogilby, 1889)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogonichthyoides chrysurus
[Golden cardinalfish]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Indo-West Pacific. Red S
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis (Cuvier, 1828)

Photo by Photo by Møller, P.R.
 
Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis
[Bullseye]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Apopterygion oculus
[Ocellate triplefin]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 112 cm TL
Aprion virescens Valenciennes, 1830

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Aprion virescens
[Green jobfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 85.5 cm TL
 
Apristurus ampliceps
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indian and Pacific coasts
Max. Length 61.6 cm TL
Apristurus australis Sato, Nakaya & Yorozu, 2008

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Apristurus australis
[]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 90.8 cm TL
Apristurus exsanguis Sato, Nakaya & Stewart, 1999

Photo by Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Apristurus exsanguis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 73.5 cm
 
Apristurus garricki
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Apristurus longicephalus Nakaya, 1975

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus longicephalus
[Longhead catshark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 57 cm TL
Apterichtus australis McCosker & Randall, 2005

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apterichtus australis
[Snake eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Apterichtus flavicaudus (Snyder, 1904)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apterichtus flavicaudus
[]

Photo by McCosker & Hibino, 2015

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 41.4 cm TL
Apterichtus malabar McCosker & Hibino, 2015

Photo by Photo by McCosker & Hibino, 2015
 
Apterichtus malabar
[]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw, 1794)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Aptychotrema rostrata
[Eastern shovelnose ray]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Aracana aurita (Shaw, 1798)

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Aracana aurita
[Shaw's cowfish]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Worldwide distribution fr
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Arctozenus risso
[Spotted barracudina]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Arenigobius bifrenatus (Kner, 1865)

Photo by Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Arenigobius bifrenatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Arenigobius frenatus
[Halfbridled goby]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Argentina australiae Cohen, 1958

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Argentina australiae
[Silverside]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm FL
Argentina elongata Hutton, 1879

Photo by Photo by SeaFIC
 
Argentina elongata
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Argyripnus iridescens McCulloch, 1926

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Argyripnus iridescens
[Brilliant pearlside]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Argyropelecus aculeatus
[Lovely hatchetfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Argyropelecus affinis Garman, 1899

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Argyropelecus affinis
[Pacific hatchet fish]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Argyropelecus gigas
[Hatchetfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
[Half-naked hatchetfish]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899

Photo by Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Argyropelecus lychnus
[Tropical hatchetfish]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Argyropelecus olfersii
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 8.3 cm TL
Argyropelecus sladeni Regan, 1908

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Argyropelecus sladeni
[Sladen's hatchet fish]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Arhynchobatis asperrimus
[Longtail skate]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Ariomma lurida Jordan & Snyder, 1904

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Ariomma lurida
[Ariommid]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 54 cm SL
Ariosoma kapala (Castle, 1990)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Ariosoma kapala
[Mottled conger]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Ariosoma mauritianum
[Blunt-tooth conger]

Photo by Hazes, B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Hazes, B.
 
Ariosoma scheelei
[Tropical conger]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Aristostomias polydactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Aristostomias polydactylus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Aristostomias scintillans
[Shiny loosejaw]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Arnoglossus bassensis
[Bass Strait flounder]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus boops
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Arnoglossus fisoni Ogilby, 1898

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Arnoglossus fisoni
[Fison's lefteye flounder]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Arnoglossus scapha (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Arnoglossus scapha
[]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus septemventralis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Arothron firmamentum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Arothron firmamentum
[Starry toado]
No picture found
 
Arothron gillbanksii
[]

Photo by Kochzius, M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Kochzius, M.
 
Arothron hispidus
[White-spotted puffer]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Arothron meleagris
[Guineafowl puffer]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Arothron nigropunctatus
[Blackspotted puffer]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Arothron stellatus
[Stellate puffer]
No picture found

Max. Length 28 cm
 
Arrhamphus krefftii
[Snubhose garfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Arripis trutta (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Arripis trutta
[Australian salmon]
No picture found

Max. Length 85 cm SL
 
Arripis xylabion
[Northern kahawai]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

South Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Aseraggodes bahamondei Randall & Meléndez C., 1987

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Aseraggodes bahamondei
[South Pacific sole]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Aseraggodes lenisquamis Randall, 2005

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Aseraggodes lenisquamis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Aseraggodes nigrocirratus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Aseraggodes ramsaii (Ogilby, 1889)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Aseraggodes ramsaii
[]

Photo by Griffiths, S.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Aspasmogaster costata (Ogilby, 1885)

Photo by Photo by Griffiths, S.
 
Aspasmogaster costata
[Eastern clingfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Aspasmogaster liorhynchus
[Smooth-snout clingfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Aspidontus dussumieri
[Lance blenny]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Aspidontus taeniatus
[False cleanerfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Atlantic. Indo-W
Max. Length 25.3 cm SL
Asquamiceps hjorti (Koefoed, 1927)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Asquamiceps hjorti
[Barethroat slickhead]
No picture found
 
Asquamiceps longmani
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Assessor randalli Allen & Kuiter, 1976

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Assessor randalli
[]

Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830

Photo by Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Asterropteryx semipunctata
[Starry goby]

Photo by SFSA

Circumpolar between 30°
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Astronesthes boulengeri Gilchrist, 1902

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Astronesthes boulengeri
[Boulenger's snaggletooth]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Astronesthes cyaneus (Brauer, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Astronesthes cyaneus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Astronesthes indicus Brauer, 1902

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Astronesthes indicus
[Black snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.6 cm SL
 
Astronesthes kreffti
[Krefft's snaggletooth]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Astronesthes lucifer Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Astronesthes lucifer
[Pacific astronesthid fish]
No picture found
 
Astronesthes lupina
[Little wolf]
No picture found

Max. Length 28 cm TL
 
Astronesthes psychrolutes
[Temperate snaggletooth]
No picture found
 
Astronesthes spatulifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Astronesthes splendidus
[Splendid snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Astronesthes tatyanae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
 
Astronesthes zetgibbsi
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Asymbolus analis (Ogilby, 1885)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Asymbolus analis
[Grey spotted catshark]

Photo by Kyne, P.M.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 41.9 cm TL
Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999

Photo by Photo by Kyne, P.M.
 
Asymbolus rubiginosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.8 cm TL
 
Asymbolus submaculatus
[Variegated catshark]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Atherinason hepsetoides (Richardson, 1843)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Atherinason hepsetoides
[Smallscale hardyhead]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Atherinomorus lacunosus
[Wide-banded hardyhead silverside]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Atherinomorus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Atherinomorus vaigiensis
[Ogilby's hardyhead]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
 
Atherinosoma microstoma
[Smallmouth hardyhead]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
Atherion elymus Jordan & Starks, 1901

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Atherion elymus
[Bearded silverside]
No picture found
 
Atherion maccullochi
[McCulloch's hardyhead]

Photo by Chao, N.L.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Atractoscion aequidens (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Photo by Chao, N.L.
 
Atractoscion aequidens
[Geelbeck croaker]

Photo by Kim, J.-K.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 51.5 cm SL
Atractoscion atelodus (Günther, 1867)

Photo by Photo by Kim, J.-K.
 
Atractoscion atelodus
[Small lunate caudal fin croaker]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Atypichthys latus McCulloch & Waite, 1916

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Atypichthys latus
[Eastern footballer]

Photo by Yau, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.
 
Atypichthys strigatus
[Australian mado]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Auchenoceros punctatus (Hutton, 1873)

Photo by Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Auchenoceros punctatus
[Ahuru]

Photo by Trevor, M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Aulacocephalus temminckii Bleeker, 1855

Photo by Photo by Trevor, M.
 
Aulacocephalus temminckii
[Goldribbon soapfish]

Photo by Yin, Robert

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Photo by Yin, Robert
 
Aulostomus chinensis
[Chinese trumpetfish]

Photo by Nazarkin, M.V.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus (Kotlyar, 1980)

Photo by Photo by Nazarkin, M.V.
 
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus
[New Zealand roughy]

Photo by Saunders, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
Austrolabrus maculatus (Macleay, 1881)

Photo by Photo by Saunders, B.
 
Austrolabrus maculatus
[]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 50 cm FL
Auxis rochei (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Auxis rochei
[Bullet tuna]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Atlantic,Mediterranean, I
Max. Length 65 cm FL
Auxis thazard (Lacepède, 1800)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Auxis thazard
[Frigate tuna]
No picture found

Max. Length 77 cm TL
 
Avocettina acuticeps
[Southern fintail snipe eel]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Avocettina infans (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Avocettina infans
[Avocet snipe eel]

Photo by SFSA

Southwest Atlantic and so
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Avocettina paucipora Nielsen & Smith, 1978

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Avocettina paucipora
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
 
Azygopus flemingi
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Azygopus pinnifasciatus Norman, 1926

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Azygopus pinnifasciatus
[Banded-fin flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 38 cm SL
 
Bajacalifornia calcarata
[Brown slickhead]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Bajacalifornia megalops (Lütken, 1898)

Photo by Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Bajacalifornia megalops
[Bigeye smooth-head]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Balistoides conspicillum
[Clown triggerfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Balistoides viridescens
[Titan triggerfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Banjos banjos (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Banjos banjos
[Banjofish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Barathronus diaphanus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Barathronus maculatus Shcherbachev, 1976

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Barathronus maculatus
[Spotted gelatinous cusk]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Barathronus pacificus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Throughout the world ocea
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Barbourisia rufa Parr, 1945

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Barbourisia rufa
[Velvet whalefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Barryichthys algicola
[Green rat clingfish]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 68.5 cm TL
Bassanago bulbiceps Whitley, 1948

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.
 
Bassanago bulbiceps
[Swollen-headed conger eel]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Bassanago hirsutus (Castle, 1960)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Bassanago hirsutus
[Deepsea conger]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal
Max. Length 64 cm SL
Bassozetus robustus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Bassozetus robustus
[Robust assfish]
No picture found
 
Bathophilus abarbatus
[Barbless dragonfish]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

South Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Bathophilus ater (Brauer, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Bathophilus ater
[Winged dragonfish]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Bathophilus brevis
[]

Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera

Southwest Pacific

Bathophilus filifer (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera
 
Bathophilus filifer
[Sparing]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1912)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Bathophilus longipinnis
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Bathophilus pawneei Parr, 1927

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Bathophilus pawneei
[Pawnee dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Bathophilus vaillanti
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southern Atlantic, Indian
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Bathygadus cottoides Günther, 1878

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Bathygadus cottoides
[Codheaded rattail]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Bathygadus spongiceps Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Bathygadus spongiceps
[Spongy rat tail]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abantennarius coccineus Scarlet frogfish Indo-East-Pacific 13 TL 1831
Abantennarius nummifer Spotfin frogfish Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1817
Abantennarius rosaceus Spiny-tufted frogfish Indo-Pacific 5.8 SL 1912
Ablabys taenianotus Cockatoo waspfish Eastern Indian Ocean and 15 TL 1829
Ablennes hians Flat needlefish Worldwide distribution in 140 TL 1846
Abudefduf bengalensis Bengal sergeant Western Pacific 17 TL 1787
Abudefduf sexfasciatus Scissortail sergeant Indo-Pacific 19 TL 1801
Abudefduf sordidus Blackspot sergeant Indo-Pacific 24 TL 1775
Abudefduf vaigiensis Indo-Pacific sergeant Indo-Pacific 20 TL 1825
Abudefduf whitleyi Whitley's sergeant Western Pacific 14 SL 1974
Abyssobrotula galatheae In deep waters of tropic 16.5 SL 1977
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus Bridled leatherjacket Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1824
Acanthaluteres vittiger Toothbrush leatherjacket Eastern Indian Ocean 35 TL 1873
Acanthistius cinctus Yellowbanded perch Southwest Pacific. 50 TL 1859
Acanthistius ocellatus Eastern wirrah Southwest Pacific. 45 TL 1859
Acanthistius paxtoni Orangelined wirrah Southwest Pacific 25.8 SL 1982
Acanthochaenus luetkenii Pricklefish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 15.2 TL 1884
Acanthoclinus fuscus Rockfish Southwest Pacific 30 TL 1841
Acanthoclinus littoreus Southwest Pacific 20 TL 1801
Acanthoclinus marilynae Stout rockfish Southwest Pacific 17 TL 1985
Acanthoclinus matti Southwest Pacific 1985
Acanthoclinus rua Little rockfish Southwest Pacific 11.5 TL 1985
Acanthocybium solandri Wahoo Atlantic, Indian and Paci 250 TL 1832
Acanthogobius flavimanus Yellowfin goby Northwest Pacific 30 TL 1845
Acanthopagrus australis Yellowfin bream Southwest Pacific 66 SL 1859
Acanthopagrus butcheri Black bream Indo-Pacific 60 TL 1949
Acanthurus blochii Ringtail surgeonfish Indo-Pacific 45 SL 1835
Acanthurus dussumieri Eyestripe surgeonfish Indo-Pacific 54 TL 1835
Acanthurus leucopareius Whitebar surgeonfish Western Central Pacific 25 TL 1903
Acanthurus nigrofuscus Brown surgeonfish Indo-Pacific 21 TL 1775
Acanthurus olivaceus Orangespot surgeonfish Pacific Ocean 35 TL 1801
Acanthurus triostegus Convict surgeonfish Indo-Pacific 27 TL 1758
Acanthurus xanthopterus Yellowfin surgeonfish Indo-Pacific 70 TL 1835
Acentrogobius pflaumii Striped sandgoby Northwest Pacific 12 TL 1853
Acentrogobius viridipunctatus Spotted green goby Indo-West Pacific 16.5 TL 1837
Achiropsetta tricholepis Prickly flounder Southwest Atlantic 39 TL 1930
Achoerodus viridis Eastern blue groper Southwest Pacific 62 TL 1866
Aetapcus maculatus Warty prowfish Eastern Indian Ocean 21 TL 1861
Aetheliparis taurocanis Southwest Pacific 3.2 SL 2012
Afurcagobius tamarensis Tamar River goby Oceania 11 TL 1883
Agrostichthys parkeri Streamer fish Southern Oceans 300 TL 1904
Ahliesaurus berryi Tropical and subtropical 26.9 SL 1976
Alabes dorsalis Common shore-eel Eastern Indian Ocean 12 TL 1845
Alabes hoesei Dwarf shore-eel Indo-West Pacific 4.5 TL 1976
Alabes parvula Pygmy shore-eel Southwest Pacific 5 TL 1909
Alabes scotti Southwest Pacific 4.8 SL 2004
Alabes springeri Southwest Pacific 3.1 SL 2006
Albula glossodonta Roundjaw bonefish Indo-Pacific 90 SL 1775
Aldrichetta forsteri Yellow-eye mullet Southwest Pacific 50 SL 1836
Aldrovandia affinis Gilbert's halosaurid fish Circumglobal, tropical to 60 TL 1877
Alectis ciliaris African pompano Circumglobal in tropical, 150 TL 1787
Alepisaurus brevirostris Short snouted lancetfish Circumglobal. 96 TL 1960
Alepisaurus ferox Long snouted lancetfish Circumglobal 215 TL 1833
Alepocephalus antipodianus Antipodean slickhead Western Central Pacific. 66.2 SL 1948
Alepocephalus australis Small scaled brown slickhead Circumglobal 69 SL 1923
Alepocephalus longirostris Longsnout slickhead Western Pacific 41 SL 1984
Alertichthys blacki Alert pigfish Southwest Pacific 20 TL 1960
Alionematichthys piger Whiskered viviparous brotula Eastern Indian Ocean to W 8.4 SL 1890
Allocyttus niger Black oreo Southwest Pacific 47 TL 1988
Allocyttus verrucosus Warty dory Eastern Atlantic 42.5 TL 1906
Allomycterus pilatus Deep-water burrfish Indo-West Pacific 50 TL 1931
Allothunnus fallai Slender tuna Southern Ocean 105 FL 1948
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye thresher Circumglobal; tropical an 488.0 TL 1841
Alopias vulpinus Thresher Cosmopolitan in temperate 573.3 TL 1788
Aluterus monoceros Unicorn leatherjacket filefish Circumtropical. Western 76.2 TL 1758
Aluterus scriptus Scribbled leatherjacket filefish Circumtropical. 110 TL 1765
Ambassis jacksoniensis Port Jackson glassfish Southwest Pacific 7 SL 1881
Ambiserrula jugosa Mud flathead Southwest Pacific 12.1 SL 1914
Amblyeleotris callopareia Beautiful-cheek shrimpgoby Western Pacific 7.8 SL 1979
Amblygobius albimaculatus Butterfly goby Indo-West Pacific 18 SL 1830
Amblygobius nocturnus Nocturn goby Western Indian Ocean 10 SL 1945
Amblygobius phalaena Whitebarred goby Pacific Ocean 15 TL 1837
Amblypomacentrus tricinctus Threeband damselfish Western Pacific 6 TL 1974
Amblyraja georgiana Antarctic starry skate Southeast Pacific 115 TL 1938
Amblyraja hyperborea Arctic skate Arctic, Indian, Pacific a 112 TL 1879
Ambophthalmos angustus Pale toadfish Southwest Pacific 29 SL 1977
Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros Southwest Pacific 26.2 SL 1999
Ambophthalmos magnicirrus Southwest Pacific 25 SL 1977
Ammodytoides vagus Southwest Pacific 15 SL 1916
Ammotretis rostratus Longsnout flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL 1862
Amphichaetodon howensis Lord Howe Island butterflyfish Southwest Pacific 18 SL 1903
Amphiprion akindynos Barrier reef anemonefish Western Pacific 9 SL 1972
Amphiprion clarkii Yellowtail clownfish Indo-West Pacific 15 SL 1830
Amphiprion latezonatus Wide-band Anemonefish Western Pacific 14 TL 1900
Amphiprion mccullochi Whitesnout anemonefish Southwest Pacific 12 TL 1929
Anampses caeruleopunctatus Bluespotted wrasse Indo-West Pacific 42 TL 1829
Anampses elegans Elegant wrasse Southwest Pacific 29 TL 1889
Anampses femininus Blue-striped orange tamarin Pacific Ocean 24 TL 1972
Anampses geographicus Geographic wrasse Indo-West Pacific 31 TL 1840
Anampses melanurus White-spotted wrasse Pacific Ocean 12 TL 1857
Anampses meleagrides Spotted wrasse Indo-Pacific 22 TL 1840
Anampses neoguinaicus New Guinea wrasse Western Pacific 20 SL 1878
Anarchias allardicei Allardice's moray Indo-Pacific 17 TL 1906
Anarchias cantonensis Canton Island moray Indo-West Pacific 21.9 TL 1943
Anarchias seychellensis Seychelles moray Indo-Pacific 29 TL 1962
Anarchias supremus Southwest Pacific 19.1 TL 2006
Anguilla australis Short-finned eel Southwest Pacific 130 TL 1841
Anguilla dieffenbachii New Zealand longfin eel Southwest Pacific 185 TL 1842
Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfinned eel Pacific Ocean 110 TL 1872
Anguilla reinhardtii Speckled longfin eel Asia and Oceania 165 TL 1867
Anoplocapros inermis Eastern smooth boxfish Indo-West Pacific. 37 TL 1935
Anoplogaster cornuta Common fangtooth Worldwide in tropical to 18 TL 1833
Anotopterus vorax Southern ocean daggertooth Southern Ocean 105 SL 1913
Antennarius commerson Commerson's frogfish Indo-Pacific and Eastern 45 TL 1798
Antennarius hispidus Shaggy angler Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1801
Antennarius pictus Painted frogfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1794
Antennarius randalli Randall's frogfish Pacific Ocean 8 SL 1970
Antennarius striatus Striated frogfish Eastern Atlantic 25 TL 1794
Antigonia capros Deepbody boarfish Worldwide in subtropical 30.5 TL 1843
Antigonia malayana Malayan deepsea boarfish Indo-West Pacific 6.7 SL 1913
Antigonia rhomboidea Rhomboid deepsea boarfish Eastern Indian Ocean and 11 TL 1915
Antigonia rubescens Indo-Pacific boarfish Indo-West Pacific 15 SL 1860
Antigonia rubicunda Rosy deepsea boarfish Western Pacific 10.6 SL 1910
Antimora rostrata Blue antimora Circumglobal 75 SL 1878
Antipodocottus elegans Dwarf sculpin Southwest Pacific 1984
Antipodocottus galatheae Galathea sculpin Southwest Pacific. 1952
Antipodocottus megalops Southwest Pacific 1969
Aphanopus capricornis Western Pacific 77.8 SL 1994
Aphanopus mikhailini Mikhailin's scabbardfish Southeast Atlantic 90 TL 1983
Aphareus furca Small toothed jobfish Indo-Pacific 70 TL 1801
Aphyonus gelatinosus Gelatinous blindfish Indo-West Pacific 15 SL 1878
Aploactis aspera Dusky velvetfish Western Pacific 10 TL 1845
Aploactisoma milesii Southern velvetfish Indo-Pacific 23 TL 1850
Aplodactylus arctidens Marblefish Indo-Pacific 65 TL 1839
Aplodactylus etheridgii Notchheaded marblefish Southwest Pacific 45 TL 1889
Aplodactylus lophodon Rock cale Southwest Pacific 45 SL 1859
Apogon caudicinctus Little tailband cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 12 SL 1988
Apogon coccineus Ruby cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 6 TL 1838
Apogon crassiceps Transparent cardinalfish Indo-Pacific. Replaced b 5 TL 1903
Apogon semiornatus Oblique-banded cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 7.5 TL 1876
Apogon susanae Western Pacific 4.0 SL 2001
Apogonichthyoides atripes Bulls-eye cardinalfish Southwest Pacific 9 TL 1916
Apogonichthyoides chrysurus Golden cardinalfish Western Pacific 4 TL 1889
Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis Bullseye Indo-West Pacific. Red S 10 TL 1828
Apopterygion oculus Ocellate triplefin Southwest Pacific 6.3 SL 1994
Aprion virescens Green jobfish Indo-Pacific 112 TL 1830
Apristurus ampliceps Southwest Pacific 85.5 TL 2008
Apristurus australis Indian and Pacific coasts 61.6 TL 2008
Apristurus exsanguis Southwest Pacific 90.8 TL 1999
Apristurus garricki Pacific Ocean 73.5 2013
Apristurus longicephalus Longhead catshark Indo-West Pacific 60 TL 1975
Apterichtus australis Snake eel Western Central Pacific 57 TL 2005
Apterichtus flavicaudus Eastern Central Pacific 80 TL 1904
Apterichtus malabar Southwest Pacific 41.4 TL 2015
Aptychotrema rostrata Eastern shovelnose ray Western Pacific 120 TL 1794
Aracana aurita Shaw's cowfish Eastern Indian Ocean 20 TL 1798
Arctozenus risso Spotted barracudina Worldwide distribution fr 30 SL 1840
Arenigobius bifrenatus Indo-West Pacific 9.1 SL 1865
Arenigobius frenatus Halfbridled goby Western Pacific 11 TL 1861
Argentina australiae Silverside Southwest Pacific 13 TL 1958
Argentina elongata Southwest Pacific 37 FL 1879
Argyripnus iridescens Brilliant pearlside Southwest Pacific. 14 TL 1926
Argyropelecus aculeatus Lovely hatchetfish Eastern Atlantic 8.3 SL 1850
Argyropelecus affinis Pacific hatchet fish Eastern Atlantic 8.4 SL 1899
Argyropelecus gigas Hatchetfish Eastern Atlantic 12 SL 1930
Argyropelecus hemigymnus Half-naked hatchetfish Eastern Atlantic 5.1 TL 1829
Argyropelecus lychnus Tropical hatchetfish Western Pacific 7 TL 1899
Argyropelecus olfersii Eastern Atlantic 9 TL 1829
Argyropelecus sladeni Sladen's hatchet fish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 8.3 TL 1908
Arhynchobatis asperrimus Longtail skate Southwest Pacific 75 TL 1909
Ariomma lurida Ariommid Pacific Ocean 35 SL 1904
Ariosoma kapala Mottled conger Southwest Pacific 54 SL 1990
Ariosoma mauritianum Blunt-tooth conger Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1914
Ariosoma scheelei Tropical conger Indo-Pacific. 20 TL 1896
Aristostomias polydactylus Eastern Atlantic 22 TL 1930
Aristostomias scintillans Shiny loosejaw Eastern Pacific 23 TL 1915
Arnoglossus bassensis Bass Strait flounder Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1926
Arnoglossus boops Southwest Pacific 1875
Arnoglossus fisoni Fison's lefteye flounder Western Pacific 13 TL 1898
Arnoglossus scapha Western Pacific 40 TL 1801
Arnoglossus septemventralis Western Central Pacific 2000
Arothron firmamentum Starry toado Western Pacific 35 SL 1850
Arothron gillbanksii Southwest Pacific 1897
Arothron hispidus White-spotted puffer Indo-Pacific 50 TL 1758
Arothron meleagris Guineafowl puffer Indo-Pacific 50 TL 1798
Arothron nigropunctatus Blackspotted puffer Indo-Pacific 33 TL 1801
Arothron stellatus Stellate puffer Indo-Pacific 120 TL 1798
Arrhamphus krefftii Snubhose garfish Southwest Pacific 28 1867
Arripis trutta Australian salmon Southwest Pacific 89 TL 1801
Arripis xylabion Northern kahawai Southwest Pacific 85 SL 1993
Aseraggodes bahamondei South Pacific sole South Pacific 20 TL 1987
Aseraggodes lenisquamis Southwestern Pacific 10.2 SL 2005
Aseraggodes nigrocirratus Southwest Pacific 8.9 SL 2005
Aseraggodes ramsaii Southwest Pacific 6.4 SL 1889
Aspasmogaster costata Eastern clingfish Southwest Pacific 5 TL 1885
Aspasmogaster liorhynchus Smooth-snout clingfish Indo-Pacific 4.5 TL 1955
Aspidontus dussumieri Lance blenny Indo-Pacific 12 TL 1836
Aspidontus taeniatus False cleanerfish Indo-Pacific. 11.5 TL 1834
Asquamiceps hjorti Barethroat slickhead Eastern Atlantic. Indo-W 25.3 SL 1927
Asquamiceps longmani Western Pacific. 1934
Assessor randalli Western Pacific. 4 TL 1976
Asterropteryx semipunctata Starry goby Indo-Pacific 6.5 TL 1830
Astronesthes boulengeri Boulenger's snaggletooth Circumpolar between 30° 21.2 SL 1902
Astronesthes cyaneus Indo-West Pacific 10.8 SL 1902
Astronesthes indicus Black snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 21 SL 1902
Astronesthes kreffti Krefft's snaggletooth South Atlantic, Indian an 24.6 SL 1988
Astronesthes lucifer Pacific astronesthid fish Indo-Pacific 12 SL 1905
Astronesthes lupina Little wolf Southwest Pacific 1941
Astronesthes psychrolutes Temperate snaggletooth Circumglobal in the south 28 TL 1965
Astronesthes spatulifer South Pacific. 1988
Astronesthes splendidus Splendid snaggletooth Indo-Pacific. 12 SL 1902
Astronesthes tatyanae South Pacific. 11.2 SL 1998
Astronesthes zetgibbsi South Pacific 10.3 SL 1997
Asymbolus analis Grey spotted catshark Indo-West Pacific 90 TL 1885
Asymbolus rubiginosus Eastern Indian Ocean 41.9 TL 1999
Asymbolus submaculatus Variegated catshark Southwest Pacific 43.8 TL 1999
Atherinason hepsetoides Smallscale hardyhead Eastern Indian Ocean 9 TL 1843
Atherinomorus lacunosus Wide-banded hardyhead silverside Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1801
Atherinomorus vaigiensis Ogilby's hardyhead Indo-West Pacific 17 TL 1825
Atherinosoma microstoma Smallmouth hardyhead Southwest Pacific 10.7 SL 1861
Atherion elymus Bearded silverside Western Pacific 6.4 TL 1901
Atherion maccullochi McCulloch's hardyhead Southwest Pacific 1919
Atractoscion aequidens Geelbeck croaker Western Indian Ocean 130 TL 1830
Atractoscion atelodus Small lunate caudal fin croaker Southwestern Pacific 51.5 SL 1867
Atypichthys latus Eastern footballer Southwest Pacific 30 SL 1916
Atypichthys strigatus Australian mado Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1860
Auchenoceros punctatus Ahuru Southwest Pacific 13 TL 1873
Aulacocephalus temminckii Goldribbon soapfish Indo-Pacific 40 TL 1855
Aulostomus chinensis Chinese trumpetfish Indo-Pacific 80 TL 1766
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus New Zealand roughy Southwest Pacific 11.4 SL 1980
Austrolabrus maculatus Eastern Indian Ocean 12.6 SL 1881
Auxis rochei Bullet tuna Atlantic, Indian and Paci 50 FL 1810
Auxis thazard Frigate tuna Atlantic,Mediterranean, I 65 FL 1800
Avocettina acuticeps Southern fintail snipe eel Southern region of all oc 77 TL 1916
Avocettina infans Avocet snipe eel Circumglobal 80 TL 1878
Avocettina paucipora Southwest Atlantic and so 55 TL 1978
Azygopus flemingi Southwest Pacific 14.1 SL 1961
Azygopus pinnifasciatus Banded-fin flounder Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1926
Bajacalifornia calcarata Brown slickhead Eastern Atlantic 38 SL 1913
Bajacalifornia megalops Bigeye smooth-head Eastern Atlantic 40 SL 1898
Balistoides conspicillum Clown triggerfish Indo-Pacific 50 TL 1801
Balistoides viridescens Titan triggerfish Indo-Pacific 75 TL 1801
Banjos banjos Banjofish Indo-West Pacific 20 SL 1846
Barathronus diaphanus Indo-West Pacific 10.1 SL 1906
Barathronus maculatus Spotted gelatinous cusk Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1976
Barathronus pacificus Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 12.8 SL 1974
Barbourisia rufa Velvet whalefish Throughout the world ocea 39 TL 1945
Barryichthys algicola Green rat clingfish Eastern Indian Ocean 2.1 SL 2019
Bassanago bulbiceps Swollen-headed conger eel Southwest Pacific. 68.5 TL 1948
Bassanago hirsutus Deepsea conger Southwest Pacific. 100 TL 1960
Bassozetus robustus Robust assfish Circumglobal 64 SL 1913
Bathophilus abarbatus Barbless dragonfish Southwest and Southeast P 1968
Bathophilus ater Winged dragonfish South Atlantic 15 SL 1902
Bathophilus brevis Eastern Atlantic 5.5 SL 1930
Bathophilus filifer Sparing Southwest Pacific 1899
Bathophilus longipinnis Eastern Atlantic 10.9 SL 1912
Bathophilus pawneei Pawnee dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 12.2 SL 1927
Bathophilus vaillanti Eastern Atlantic 18 SL 1911
Bathygadus cottoides Codheaded rattail Southern Atlantic, Indian 24 TL 1878
Bathygadus spongiceps Spongy rat tail Western Pacific 27 TL 1920



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