Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Triglidae Genus: Trigla Species: T. lyra Description These are marine fishes that live at depths up 700 m usually in deep-water. It can grows up to a maximum length of 60 cm. This is a bathydemersal species, found...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Cyclopteridae Description The ventral sucker of tlumbsucker is an adhesive disc that are located ventrally, behind the pectoral fins. These ventral suker is pelvic fins that are modified to form a clinging disc with a thickened margin on the ventral...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes Family: Lamnidae Genus: Lamna Species: L. nasus Physical Description The porbeagle is a stout, heavy shark with a pointed, conical snout and a crescent-shaped caudal, or tail, fin. Its name is thought to arise from a combination of ‘porpoise’ referring to...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Zanclidae Genus: Zanclus Species: Z. cornutus Physical Description Moorish idol has a compressed discoid body and reach a maximum length of 23 cm. It have a tubular snout with a small mouth containing numerous elongate bristle-like teeth. Dorsal spines elongated into...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Serranidae Genus: Epinephelus Description Epinephelus is genus of moderate to large or very large in sized fishes. Opercle with 3 spines; lower preopercular edge smooth. Mandible prominent; maxillae more or less scaly; supramaxillae present. Large canines; on both jaws teeth of inner series depressible. Dorsal fin single IX-XI + 13-20; anal fin III + 7-10; caudal finrounded,...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae Genus: Odonus Species: O. niger Physical Description The Redtoothed Triggerfish is also known as the Niger Triggerfish, the Black Triggerfish, the Blue Triggerfish and the Purple Triggerfish. The color varies from blue to purple to black, even on the...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Gobiidae Subfamily: Gobionellinae Genus: Awaous Species: A. banana Physical Description Awaous banana, the River goby, is a species of goby native to fresh and brackish water stream and rivers. The body is thin, long, and narrow with a medium-sized round eye and a terminal small...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Lophiiformes Family: Ogcocephalidae Genus: Ogcocephalus Species: O. vespertilio Description The Brazzilian Batfish or the seadevil is belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, they live to depths of up to 3300 feet on the ocean-floor, covered in sand. The fish are flat, resembling pancakes. It...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Dactylopteridae Genus: Dactyloptena Species: D. orientalis Physical Description The Oriental flying gurnard is a box like fish covered in heavy armor with extra large pectoral fins. The head is large and the body tapers down to a thin point on the caudal...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Beloniformes Family: Exocoetidae Genus: Exocoetus Species: E. volitans Physical Description The Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish have elongated broadly cylindrical bodies. They are dark dorsally and silvery ventrally. Their fins are pale to slightly dusky. They have a short head with a short blunt snout...
