#order_Perciformes__Perciformes__Percomorphi__order_Percomorphi one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
supertype: animal_order the order of animals
member of: superorder_Acanthopterygii
member: suborder_Percoidea__Percoidea in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder
member: family_Sillaginidae__Sillaginidae small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia
member: genus_Sillago__Sillago type genus of the Sillaginidae
member: whiting.percoid_fish a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
member: percoid_fish__percoidfish__percoid__percoidean any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
member: perch.percoid_fish any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
member: family_Percidae__Percidae active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches
member: perch_flesh__perch spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
member: genus_Perca__Perca type genus of the Percidae
member: yellow_perch__Perca_flavescens North American perch
member: European_perch__Perca_fluviatilis a perch native to Europe
member: genus_Stizostedion__Stizostedion pikeperches
member: pikeperch__pike_perch any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family
member: genus_Percina__Percina a genus of Percidae
member: snail_darter__snaildarter__Percina_tanasi 3-inch snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River
member: family_Trichodontidae__Trichodontidae two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud
member: sandfish either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the north Pacific that burrow into sand
member: family_Ophidiidae__Ophidiidae eel-like marine fishes
member: cusk-eel elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes
member: family_Brotulidae__Brotulidae chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
member: brotula deep-sea fishes
member: family_Carapidae__Carapidae pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae
member: pearlfish found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds
member: family_Centropomidae__Centropomidae a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robolos
member: robolo a kind of percoid fish
member: genus_Centropomus__Centropomus type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks
member: snook large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike
member: family_Esocidae__Esocidae pikes; pickerels; muskellunges
member: genus_Esox__Esox type and only genus of the family Esocidae
member: pike any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
member: family_Centrarchidae__Centrarchidae sunfish family
member: centrarchid__sunfish small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed
member: genus_Pomoxis__Pomoxis crappies
member: crappie small sunfishes of central United States rivers
member: genus_Lepomis__Lepomis bream
member: pumpkinseed__Lepomis_gibbosus small brilliantly colored North American sunfish
member: bluegill__Lepomis_macrochirus important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
member: spotted_sunfish__spottedsunfish__stumpknocker__Lepomis_punctatus inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish
member: genus_Ambloplites__Ambloplites a genus of Centrarchidae
member: rock_bass__rock_sunfish__Ambloplites_rupestris game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes
member: freshwater_bass North American food and game fish
member: genus_Micropterus__Micropterus American freshwater black basses
member: black_bass widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)
member: freshwater_bream__bream any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
member: family_Serranidae__Serranidae marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish
member: serranid_fish__serranid marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters
member: genus_Morone__Morone carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes
member: white_perch__whiteperch__silver_perch__Morone_americana small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams
member: yellow_bass__Morone_interrupta North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass
member: sea_bass any of various food and sport fishes of the United States Atlantic coast having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin
member: genus_Synagrops__Synagrops a genus of Serranidae
member: blackmouth_bass__Synagrops_bellus small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity
member: genus_Centropristis__Centropristis sea basses
member: rock_sea_bass__rock_bass__Centropristis_philadelphica a kind of sea bass
member: black_sea_bass__black_bass__Centropistes_striata bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States
member: genus_Roccus__Roccus a genus of Serranidae
member: Roccus_saxatilis__striped_bass__striper__rockfish marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone
member: genus_Polyprion__Polyprion wreckfish
member: stone_bass__wreckfish__Polyprion_americanus brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks
member: genus_Serranus__Serranus type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses
member: belted_sandfish__Serranus_subligarius found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic
member: genus_Epinephelus__Epinephelus genus of groupers or sea bass
member: Epinephelus_fulvus__coney black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
member: hind.grouper any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
member: rock_hind__Epinephelus_adscensionis found around rocky coasts or on reefs
member: genus_Paranthias__Paranthias a genus of Serranidae
member: creole-fish__Paranthias_furcifer deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic
member: genus_Mycteroperca__Mycteroperca groupers
member: jewfish__mycteropercabonaci large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
member: genus_Rypticus__Rypticus a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes
member: soapfish fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in warm American Atlantic coastal waters
member: family_Embiotocidae__Embiotocidae viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
member: surfperch__surffish__surf_fish small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the North American Pacific coast
member: genus_Hipsurus__Hipsurus a genus of Embiotocidae
member: rainbow_seaperch__rainbowseaperch__rainbow_perch__rainbowperch__Hipsurus_caryi Pacific coast fish
member: family_Priacanthidae__Priacanthidae small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas
member: genus_Priacanthus__Priacanthus type genus of the Priacanthidae
member: bigeye red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales
member: catalufa__Priacanthus_arenatus brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters
member: family_Apogonidae__Apogonidae bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
member: cardinalfish small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters
member: genus_Apogon__Apogon type genus of the Apogonidae
member: genus_Astropogon__Astropogon a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae
member: family_Malacanthidae__Malacanthidae short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored
member: genus_Lopholatilus__Lopholatilus large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters
member: tilefish__Lopholatilus_chamaeleonticeps yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters
member: family_Pomatomidae__Pomatomidae food and game fishes related to pompanos
member: genus_Pomatomus__Pomatomus type genus of the Pomatomidae
member: Pomatomus_saltatrix__bluefish bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
member: family_Rachycentridae__Rachycentridae family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia
member: genus_Rachycentron__Rachycentron genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia
member: cobia__Rachycentron_canadum__sergeant_fish large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters
member: family_Carangidae__Carangidae large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas
member: carangid_fish__carangid a percoid fish of the family Carangidae
member: genus_Caranx__Caranx type genus of the Carangidae
member: jack any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas
member: genus_Elagatis__Elagatis a genus of Carangidae
member: genus_Oligoplites__Oligoplites leatherjackets
member: leatherjack__leatherjacket any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales
member: genus_Alectis__Alectis a genus of Carangidae
member: threadfish__Alectis_ciliaris fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins
member: genus_Selene__Selene a genus of Carangidae
member: genus_Seriola__Seriola a genus of Carangidae
member: amberjack__amberfish any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
member: yellowtail__Seriola_dorsalis game fish of S California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin
member: banded_rudderfish__rudderfish__Seriola_zonata fish having the habit of following ships; found in North and South American coastal waters
member: genus_Trachinotus__Trachinotus a genus of Carangidae
member: pompano any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
member: genus_Naucrates__Naucrates a genus of Carangidae
member: pilotfish__Naucrates_ductor small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas
member: scad any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
member: genus_Trachurus__Trachurus scads especially horse mackerels
member: genus_Selar__Selar big-eyed scad
member: bigeye_scad__big-eyed_scad__goggle-eye__Selar_crumenophthalmus of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait
member: genus_Decapterus__Decapterus scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan
member: mackerel_scad__mackerel_shad__Decapterus_macarellus small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil
member: round_scad__roundscad__cigarfish__quiaquia__Decapterus_punctatus small fusiform fish of western Atlantic
member: family_Coryphaenidae__Coryphaenidae large active pelagic percoid fish
member: mahimahi__dolphinfish__dolphin large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
member: family_Bramidae__Bramidae deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
member: genus_Brama__Brama type genus of the Bramidae
member: pomfret__Brama_raii deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of North Atlantic and North Pacific; valued for food
member: family_Branchiostegidae__Branchiostegidae small family of marine fishes having covered gills
member: blanquillo__tilefish important marine food fishes
member: family_Cichlidae__Cichlidae cichlids
member: cichlid_fish__cichlidfish__cichlid freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
member: genus_Tilapia__Tilapia a genus of Cichlidae
member: family_Lutjanidae__Lutjanidae snappers
member: snapper any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
member: genus_Lutjanus__Lutjanus type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers
member: Lutjanus_blackfordi__red_snapper esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in American Atlantic coastal waters and Gulf of Mexico
member: gray_snapper__mangrove_snapper__Lutjanus_griseus found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida
member: Lutjanus_apodus__schoolmaster food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters
member: genus_Ocyurus__Ocyurus snappers
member: yellowtail_snapper__yellowtail__Ocyurus_chrysurus superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
member: family_Haemulidae__Haemulidae grunts
member: grunt medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter a grunting sound when caught
member: genus_Haemulon__Haemulon type genus of the Haemulidae
member: margate__Haemulon_album red-mouthed grunt found from Florida to Brazil
member: Spanish_grunt__Haemulon_macrostomum a kind of grunt
member: tomtate__Haemulon_aurolineatum found off the West Indies and Florida
member: cottonwick__Haemulon_malanurum of warm Atlantic waters
member: sailor's-choice__sailors_choice__sailorschoice__Haemulon_parra found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
member: genus_Anisotremus__Anisotremus a genus of Haemulidae
member: porkfish__Anisotremus_virginicus black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil
member: genus_Orthopristis__Orthopristis a genus of Haemulidae
member: pigfish__hogfish__Orthopristis_chrysopterus found from Long Island southward
member: family_Sparidae__Sparidae porgies; scups
member: sparid_fish__sparid spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth
member: genus_Pagrus__Pagrus a genus of Sparidae
member: red_porgy__redporgy__Pagrus_pagrus food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America
member: genus_Pagellus__Pagellus sea breams
member: European_sea_bream__Pagellus_centrodontus food fish of European coastal waters
member: genus_Archosargus__Archosargus a genus of Sparidae
member: Atlantic_sea_bream__Archosargus_rhomboidalis sea bream of warm Atlantic waters
member: sheepshead__Archosargus_probatocephalus large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico
member: genus_Lagodon__Lagodon a genus of Sparidae
member: pinfish__sailor's-choice__squirrelfish__Lagodon_rhomboides similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
member: Calamus__genus_Calamus a genus of Sparidae
member: sheepshead_porgy__Calamus_penna from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil
member: genus_Chrysophrys__Chrysophrys australian snapper
member: Chrysophrys_auratus__snapper Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
member: black_bream__blackbream__Chrysophrys_australis important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia
member: genus_Stenotomus__Stenotomus scups
member: sea_bream__seabream__bream any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
member: family_Sciaenidae__Sciaenidae warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
member: sciaenid_fish__sciaenid widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound
member: genus_Equetus__Equetus drumfish
member: striped_drum__stripeddrum__Equetus_pulcher a kind of drumfish
member: jackknife-fish__jackknifefish__Equetus_lanceolatus black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin
member: genus_Bairdiella__Bairdiella drumfish
member: silver_perch__mademoiselle__Bairdiella_chrysoura small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
member: genus_Sciaenops__Sciaenops a genus of Sciaenidae
member: red_drum__reddrum__channel_bass__redfish__Sciaenops_ocellatus large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
member: genus_Sciaena__Sciaena type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers
member: mulloway__jewfish__sciaenaantarctica large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
member: maigre__maiger__Sciaena_aquila large European marine food fish
member: genus_Micropogonias__Micropogonias croakers
member: Atlantic_croaker__Micropogonias_undulatus silvery-bodied with dark markings and tiny barbels
member: genus_Umbrina__Umbrina croakers
member: yellowfin_croaker__yellowfincroaker__surffish__surf_fish__Umbrina_roncador fish of North American Pacific coast
member: genus_Menticirrhus__Menticirrhus kingfishes; whiting
member: whiting any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
member: kingfish any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
member: king_whiting__Menticirrhus_americanus whiting of the southeastern coast of North America
member: silver_whiting__Menticirrhus_littoralis a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States
member: genus_Genyonemus__Genyonemus a genus of Sciaenidae
member: chenfish__white_croaker__whitecroaker__kingfish__Genyonemus_lineatus small silvery marine food fish found off California
member: genus_Seriphus__Seriphus a genus of Sciaenidae
member: white_croaker__whitecroaker__queenfish__Seriphus_politus silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
member: genus_Cynoscion__Cynoscion sea trout
member: Cynoscion_regalis__weakfish food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out
member: spotted_weakfish__spottedweakfish__spotted_sea_trout__spottedseatrout__spotted_squeateague__spottedsqueateague__Cynoscion_nebulosus weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States
member: family_Mullidae__Mullidae goatfishes or red mullets
member: mullet bottom-dwelling marine warm-water fishes with two barbels on the chin
member: genus_Mullus__Mullus type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes
member: goatfish__red_mullet__redmullet__surmullet__Mullus_surmuletus brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
member: red_goatfish__redgoatfish__mullusauratu body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side
member: genus_Mulloidichthys__Mulloidichthys a genus of Mullidae
member: yellow_goatfish__Mulloidichthys_martinicus schooling goatfish; grayish with yellow stripe
member: suborder_Mugiloidea__Mugiloidea fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae
member: family_Mugilidae__Mugilidae gray mullets
member: gray_mullet__mullet freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide
member: genus_Mugil__Mugil type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets
member: striped_mullet__stripedmullet__Mugil_cephalus most important commercial mullet in eastern United States
member: white_mullet__whitemullet__mugilcurema silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts
member: Mugil_liza__liza similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
member: family_Atherinidae__Atherinidae small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
member: silverside__silversides small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found along the Atlantic coast of the United States
member: genus_Atherinopsis__Atherinopsis a genus of Atherinidae
member: jacksmelt__Atherinopsis_californiensis large silversides of Pacific coast of North America
member: family_Sphyraenidae__Sphyraenidae monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda
member: genus_Sphyraena__Sphyraena type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda
member: family_Kyphosidae__Kyphosidae sea chubs
member: sea_chub__seachub schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans; two species in western Atlantic
member: genus_Kyphosus__Kyphosus type genus of the Kyphosidae
member: Bermuda_chub__rudderfish__Kyphosus_sectatrix food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
member: family_Ephippidae__Ephippidae small family comprising the spadefishes
member: genus_Chaetodipterus__Chaetodipterus a genus of Ephippidae
member: spadefish__angelfish__Chaetodipterus_faber deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
member: family_Chaetodontidae__Chaetodontidae butterfly fishes
member: butterfly_fish__butterflyfish small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide
member: genus_Chaetodon type genus of the Chaetodontidae
member: chaetodon any fish of the genus Chaetodon
member: genus_Pomacanthus__Pomacanthus angelfishes
member: angelfish a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
member: family_Pomacentridae__Pomacentridae damselfishes
member: damselfish__demoiselle small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
member: genus_Pomacentrus__Pomacentrus type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes
member: beaugregory__Pomacentrus_leucostictus blue-and-yellow damselfish of Bermuda Florida and West Indies
member: genus_Amphiprion__Amphiprion damsel fishes
member: anemone_fish__anemonefish live associated with sea anemones
member: clown_anemone_fish__clownanemonefish__Amphiprion_percula an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion
member: genus_Abudefduf__Abudefduf damsel fishes
member: Abudefduf_saxatilis__sergeant_major large blue-gray black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
member: family_Labridae__Labridae wrasses
member: genus_Achoerodus__Achoerodus a genus of Labridae
member: giant_pigfish__giantpigfish__pigfish__Achoerodus_gouldii found around the Great Barrier Reef
member: genus_Lachnolaimus__Lachnolaimus a genus of Labridae
member: genus_Halicoeres__Halicoeres a genus of Labridae
member: slippery_dick__Halicoeres_bivittatus small wrasse of tropical Atlantic
member: puddingwife__Halicoeres_radiatus bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil
member: genus_Thalassoma__Thalassoma a genus of Labridae
member: bluehead__Thalassoma_bifasciatum small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head
member: genus_Hemipteronatus__Hemipteronatus razorfishes
member: razorfish any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean
member: pearly_razorfish__Hemipteronatus_novacula a kind of razorfish
member: genus_Tautoga__Tautoga tautogs
member: tautog__blackfish__Tautoga_onitis large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
member: genus_Tautogolabrus__Tautogolabrus a genus of Labridae
member: cunner__bergall__Tautogolabrus_adspersus common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States
member: family_Scaridae__Scaridae parrotfishes
member: parrotfish__pollyfish gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
member: family_Polynemidae__Polynemidae threadfins
member: threadfin mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays
member: genus_Polydactylus__Polydactylus a genus of Polynemidae
member: barbu__polydactylusvirginicu found along western Atlantic coast
member: family_Opisthognathidae__Opisthognathidae jawfishes
member: jawfish small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes
member: family_Uranoscopidae__Uranoscopidae stargazers
member: stargazer heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head
member: suborder_Blennioidea__Blennioidea blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
member: blennioid_fish__blennioidfish__blennioid elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
member: family_Blenniidae__Blenniidae a family of fish including: combtooth blennies
member: combtooth_blenny__combtoothblenny__blenny small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; territorial and hole-dwelling
member: genus_Blennius__Blennius type genus of the Blenniidae
member: shanny__Blennius_pholis European scaleless blenny
member: genus_Scartella__Scartella a genus of Blenniidae
member: Molly_Miller__Scartella_cristata inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic
member: family_Clinidae__Clinidae viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas
member: clinid_fish__clinid mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds
member: genus_Chaenopsis__Chaenopsis a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies
member: pikeblenny tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive of their territory
member: bluethroat_pikeblenny__Chaenopsis_ocellata found from Florida to Cuba
member: family_Pholidae__Pholidae__family_Pholididae a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea
member: gunnel__bracketed_blenny__bracketedblenny small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic
member: genus_Pholis__Pholis type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels
member: rock_gunnel__butterfish__Pholis_gunnellus slippery scaleless food fish of North Atlantic coastal waters
member: family_Stichaeidae__Stichaeidae pricklebacks
member: genus_Lumpenus__Lumpenus a genus of Stichaeidae
member: snakeblenny__Lumpenus_lumpretaeformis found in Arctic and North Atlantic
member: eelblenny eellike fishes found in subarctic coastal waters
member: genus_Cryptacanthodes__Cryptacanthodes a genus of Stichaeidae
member: wrymouth__ghostfish__Cryptacanthodes_maculatus eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth
member: family_Anarhichadidae__Anarhichadidae wolffishes
member: genus_Anarhichas__Anarhichas type genus of the Anarhichadidae
member: wolffish__wolf_fish__catfish large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
member: family_Zoarcidae__Zoarcidae eelpouts
member: eelpout__pout marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
member: genus_Zoarces__Zoarces type genus of the Zoarcidae
member: viviparous_eelpout__Zoarces_viviparus an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous
member: genus_Gymnelis__Gymnelis a genus of Zoarcidae
member: fish_doctor__Gymnelis_viridis brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout
member: genus_Macrozoarces__Macrozoarces a genus of Zoarcidae
member: ocean_pout__oceanpout__Macrozoarces_americanus common along northeastern coast of North America
member: family_Ammodytidae__Ammodytidae sand lances
member: genus_Ammodytes__Ammodytes type genus of the Ammodytidae
member: sand_lance__sand_launce__sand_eel__launce very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
member: family_Callionymidae__Callionymidae dragonets
member: dragonet small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm-temperate waters of Europe and America
member: family_Gobiidae__Gobiidae gobies
member: goby__gudgeon small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
member: genus_Periophthalmus__Periophthalmus a genus of Gobiidae
member: mudskipper__mudspringer found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins
member: family_Eleotridae__Eleotridae sleepers
member: sleeper_goby__sleepergoby__sleeper tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
member: family_Percophidae__Percophidae percoid flatheads
member: flathead pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
member: family_Toxotidae__Toxotidae archerfishes
member: genus_Toxotes__Toxotes type genus of the Toxotidae
member: archerfish__Toxotes_jaculatrix any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
member: family_Microdesmidae__Microdesmidae wormfishes
member: wormfish poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies
member: family_Acanthuridae__Acanthuridae surgeonfishes
member: surgeonfish brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
member: genus_Acanthurus__Acanthurus type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
member: doctorfish__Acanthurus_chirurgus surgeon fish of the West Indies
member: family_Gempylidae__Gempylidae snake mackerels
member: gempylid snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide
member: genus_Gempylus__Gempylus type genus of the Gempylidae
member: snake_mackerel__snakemackerel__Gempylus_serpens predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth
member: genus_Lepidocybium__Lepidocybium a genus of Gempylidae
member: escolar__Lepidocybium_flavobrunneum large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes
member: family_Trichiuridae__Trichiuridae cutlassfishes
member: cutlassfish__frost_fish__frostfish__hairtail long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
member: suborder_Scombroidea__Scombroidea mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes
member: scombroid_fish__scombroidfish__scombroid important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
member: family_Scombridae__Scombridae marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
member: mackerel any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
member: genus_Scomber__Scomber type genus of the Scombridae
member: common_mackerel__shiner__Scomber_scombrus important food fish of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
member: Scomber_colias__Spanish_mackerel medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
member: chub_mackerel__tinker__Scomber_japonicus small mackerel found nearly worldwide
member: genus_Acanthocybium__Acanthocybium wahoos
member: Acanthocybium_solandri__wahoo large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
member: genus_Scomberomorus__Scomberomorus Spanish mackerels
member: Spanish_mackerel any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus
member: king_mackerel__cavalla__cero__Scomberomorus_cavalla large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast south to Brazil
member: Scomberomorus_maculatus large commercially important mackerel of American Atlantic coastal waters
member: cero__pintado__kingfish__Scomberomorus_regalis large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
member: genus_Thunnus__Thunnus tunas: warm-blooded fishes
member: tuna__tunny any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
member: horse_mackerel__horsemackerel__bluefin__bluefin_tuna__bluefintuna__Thunnus_thynnus largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
member: yellowfin_tuna__yellowfintuna__yellowfin__Thunnus_albacares may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
member: genus_Sarda__Sarda bonitos
member: bonito any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas
member: skipjack__Atlantic_bonito__Sarda_sarda medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
member: Chile_bonito__Chilean_bonito__Sarda_chiliensis common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well
member: Pacific_bonito__Sarda_lineolata__sardalineolata probably a northern strain of Chile bonito
member: genus_Euthynnus__Euthynnus a genus of Scombridae
member: skipjack_tuna__skipjack__Euthynnus_pelamis oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
member: genus_Katsuwonus__Katsuwonus oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae
member: oceanic_bonito__oceanicbonito__bonito__Katsuwonus_pelamis fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
member: Katsuwonidae__family_Kasuwonidae in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos
member: family_Xiphiidae__Xiphiidae comprising the common swordfishes
member: genus_Xiphias__Xiphias type genus of the Xiphiidae
member: Xiphias_gladius__swordfish large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
member: family_Istiophoridae__Istiophoridae sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins
member: sailfish large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long sail-like dorsal fin
member: genus_Istiophorus__Istiophorus type genus of the Istiophoridae
member: Atlantic_sailfish__Istiophorus_albicans a kind of sailfish
member: billfish giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
member: genus_Makaira__Makaira marlins
member: marlin__spearfish large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
member: genus_Tetrapturus__Tetrapturus a genus of Istiophoridae
member: spearfish any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
member: family_Luvaridae__Luvaridae louvars
member: genus_Luvarus__Luvarus type genus of the Luvaridae
member: louvar__Luvarus_imperialis large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton
member: family_Stromateidae__Stromateidae butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes
member: stromateid_fish__butterfish__stromateid small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines
member: genus_Poronotus__Poronotus a genus of Stromateidae
member: dollarfish__Poronotus_triacanthus small food fish of Atlantic coast
member: genus_Palometa a genus of Stromateidae
member: palometa__California_pompano__Palometa_simillima smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies
member: genus_Paprilus__Paprilus a genus of Stromateidae
member: harvestfish__Paprilus_alepidotus butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina
member: genus_Psenes__Psenes a genus of Stromateidae
member: driftfish small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide
member: genus_Ariomma__Ariomma a genus of Stromateidae
member: driftfish.stromateid_fish larger driftfishes of eastern Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico
member: genus_Tetragonurus__Tetragonurus a genus of Stromateidae
member: squaretail sluggish square-tailed fish armored with tough bony scales; of deep warm waters
member: genus_Hyperoglyphe__Hyperoglyphe a genus of Stromateidae
member: barrelfish__black_rudderfish__blackrudderfish__Hyperglyphe_perciformis blackish fish of New England waters
member: family_Gobiesocidae__Gobiesocidae clingfishes
member: genus_Gobiesox__Gobiesox type genus of the Gobiesocidae
member: clingfish very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
member: family_Lobotidae__Lobotidae tripletails
member: genus_Lobotes__Lobotes type genus of the Lobotidae
member: tripletail large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail
member: family_Gerreidae__Gerreidae__Gerridae__family_Gerridae mojarras
member: mojarra small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters
member: genus_Gerres__Gerres type genus of the Gerreidae
member: yellowfin_mojarra__yellowfinmojarra__Gerres_cinereus popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
member: genus_Eucinostomus__Eucinostomus a genus of Gerreidae
member: silver_jenny__Eucinostomus_gula silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic
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