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729 species in Pacific, Northeast (see list below)

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No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Acantholiparis caecus
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Acantholiparis opercularis
[Spiny snailfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Acantholumpenus mackayi
[Pighead prickleback]

Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.

In deep waters off tropic
Max. Length 37.5 cm SL
Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.
 
Acanthonus armatus
[Bony-eared assfish]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
 
Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi
[Scale-eye plaice]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North America
Max. Length 270 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Acipenser medirostris
[Green sturgeon]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 610 cm TL
Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Acipenser transmontanus
[White sturgeon]

Photo by Tibbatts, B.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Photo by Tibbatts, B.
 
Agonomalus mozinoi
[Kelp poacher]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Agonopsis vulsa
[Northern spearnose poacher]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 210 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Albatrossia pectoralis
[Giant grenadier]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Alectrias alectrolophus
[Stone cockscomb]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
 
Alectridium aurantiacum
[Lesser prickleback]

Photo by Chow, S.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 215 cm TL
Photo by Chow, S.
 
Alepisaurus ferox
[Long snouted lancetfish]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Alepocephalus tenebrosus
[California slickhead]

Photo by Byersdorfer, S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Photo by Byersdorfer, S.
 
Allocareproctus jordani
[Cherry snailfish]

Photo by Byersdorfer, S.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 19.5 cm SL
Photo by Byersdorfer, S.
 
Allocareproctus kallaion
[Combed snailfish]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Allocareproctus tanix
[Peach snailfish]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 13.0 cm SL
 
Allocareproctus unangas
[Goldeneye snailfish]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Allocareproctus ungak
[Whiskered snailfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Allocyttus folletti
[Oxeye oreo]

Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 22.9 cm TL
Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh
 
Allosmerus elongatus
[Whitebait smelt]

Photo by Chow, S.

Circumglobal; tropical an
Max. Length 488.0 cm TL
Photo by Chow, S.
 
Alopias superciliosus
[Bigeye thresher]

Photo by S. Iglesels et al

Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 573.3 cm TL
Photo by S. Iglesels et al
 
Alopias vulpinus
[Thresher]

Photo by Flescher, D.

North America
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Alosa sapidissima
[American shad]

Photo by DESCNA

Arctic, Indian, Pacific a
Max. Length 112 cm TL
Photo by DESCNA
 
Amblyraja hyperborea
[Arctic skate]

Photo by Miller, T.

Arctic, Northwest to Nort
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Miller, T.
 
Ammodytes hexapterus
[Pacific sand lance]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Ammodytes personatus
[Pacific sandlance]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Photo by Love, M.
 
Amphistichus koelzi
[Calico surfperch]

Photo by DeCloux, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Photo by DeCloux, R.
 
Amphistichus rhodoterus
[Redtail surfperch]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 112 cm TL
Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Anarhichas orientalis
[Bering wolffish]

Photo by DeCloux, R.

North Pacific
Max. Length 240 cm TL
Photo by DeCloux, R.
 
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
[Wolf-eel]

Photo by Aas Midtun, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Aas Midtun, H.
 
Anisarchus medius
[Stout eelblenny]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Anoplagonus inermis
[Smooth alligatorfish]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Anoplarchus insignis
[Slender cockscomb]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Love, M.
 
Anoplarchus purpurescens
[High cockscomb]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Worldwide in tropical to
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Anoplogaster cornuta
[Common fangtooth]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Anoplopoma fimbria
[Sablefish]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 146 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Anotopterus nikparini
[North Pacific daggertooth]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Antimora microlepis
[Finescale mora]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 72 cm SL
 
Aphanopus arigato
[Pacific black scabbardfish]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Apodichthys flavidus
[Penpoint gunnel]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Photo by Love, M.
 
Apodichthys fucorum
[Rockweed gunnel]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Apristurus brunneus
[Brown catshark]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Aptocyclus ventricosus
[Smooth lumpsucker]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Archistes biseriatus
[Scaled sculpin]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Arctoraja parmifera
[Alaska skate]

Photo by Yau, B.

North Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Yau, B.
 
Arctoscopus japonicus
[Japanese sandfish]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Worldwide distribution fr
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Arctozenus risso
[Spotted barracudina]

Photo by Butler, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Photo by Butler, J.
 
Argentina sialis
[North-Pacific argentine]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Argyropelecus affinis
[Pacific hatchet fish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
[Half-naked hatchetfish]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Argyropelecus lychnus
[Tropical hatchetfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 8.3 cm TL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Argyropelecus sladeni
[Sladen's hatchet fish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Aristostomias scintillans
[Shiny loosejaw]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 13.7 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Artediellichthys nigripinnis
[Blackfin hookear sculpin]
No picture found
North Pacific
 
Artediellus miacanthus
[]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Artediellus pacificus
[Hookhorn sculpin]

Photo by Miller, T.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 8.4 cm TL
Photo by Miller, T.
 
Artediellus scaber
[Hamecon]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Artedius corallinus
[Coralline sculpin]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Artedius fenestralis
[Padded sculpin]

Photo by Valkenier - Pope, C.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Valkenier - Pope, C.
 
Artedius harringtoni
[Scalyhead sculpin]

Photo by Grossman, P.C.

North Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by Grossman, P.C.
 
Artedius lateralis
[Smoothhead sculpin]

Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh
 
Artedius notospilotus
[Bonehead sculpin]

Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory
 
Ascelichthys rhodorus
[Rosylip sculpin]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Asemichthys taylori
[Spinynose sculpin]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Aspidophoroides monopterygius
[Alligatorfish]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Arctic to Northwest Atlan
Max. Length 8.6 cm TL
Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Aspidophoroides olrikii
[Arctic alligatorfish]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Atheresthes evermanni
[Kamchatka flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Atheresthes stomias
[Arrow-tooth flounder]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Atherinops affinis
[Topsmelt silverside]

Photo by DeCloux, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by DeCloux, R.
 
Atherinopsis californiensis
[Jack silverside]

Photo by Steele, M.A.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 166 cm TL
Photo by Steele, M.A.
 
Atractoscion nobilis
[White weakfish]

Photo by Lonhart, S.I.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Photo by Lonhart, S.I.
 
Aulorhynchus flavidus
[Tube-snout]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Avocettina infans
[Avocet snipe eel]

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

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Bajacalifornia megalops
[Bigeye smooth-head]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Eastern Pacific from nort
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Balistes polylepis
[Finescale triggerfish]
No picture found
Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Barathronus pacificus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Throughout the world ocea
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Barbourisia rufa
[Velvet whalefish]
No picture found
North Pacific.
Max. Length 26.3 cm SL
 
Bassozetus zenkevitchi
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Bathophilus brevis
[]

Photo by MBARI

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Photo by MBARI
 
Bathophilus flemingi
[Highfin dragonfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Bathyagonus alascanus
[Gray starsnout]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Bathyagonus infraspinatus
[Spinycheek starsnout]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 24.2 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyagonus nigripinnis
[Blackfin poacher]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Bathyagonus pentacanthus
[Bigeye poacher]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathycongrus varidens
[Largehead conger]
No picture found
Circumglobal in warmer wa
Max. Length 36 cm SL
 
Bathylaco nigricans
[Black warrior]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Bathylagoides wesethi
[Snubnose blacksmelt]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathylagus pacificus
[Slender blacksmelt]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 58 cm SL
 
Bathylychnops exilis
[Javelin spookfish]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus
[Alaskan ronquil]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathymaster leurolepis
[Smallmouth ronquil]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Arctic, Northwest to Nort
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathymaster signatus
[Searcher]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 157 cm TL
 
Bathyraja abyssicola
[Deep-sea skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 161 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja aleutica
[Aleutian skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja interrupta
[Bering skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
 
Bathyraja kincaidii
[Sandpaper Skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60.7 cm WD
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja lindbergi
[Commander skate]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Bathyraja mariposa
[Butterfly skate]
No picture found
Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Bathyraja microtrachys
[Fine-spined skate]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 111 cm TL
 
Bathyraja panthera
[Leopard skate]

Photo by FAO

North Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja spinosissima
[Spiny skate]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Bathyraja trachura
[Roughtail skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja violacea
[Okhotsk skate]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Circumglobal between lati
Max. Length 78 cm SL
Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Bathysaurus mollis
[Highfin lizardfish]

Photo by Van Noord, J.E.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 26.2 cm TL
Photo by Van Noord, J.E.
 
Benthalbella dentata
[Northern pearleye]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific. South Chin
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Benthalbella linguidens
[Longfin pearleye]

Photo by FAO

North Pacific
Max. Length 112 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Benthodesmus pacificus
[North-Pacific frostfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 230 cm SL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Benthodesmus tenuis
[Slender frostfish]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 244 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Beringraja binoculata
[Big skate]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Bertella idiomorpha
[]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Blepsias bilobus
[Crested sculpin]

Photo by Love, M.

North Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by Love, M.
 
Blepsias cirrhosus
[Silverspotted sculpin]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
 
Bolinia euryptera
[]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Circumpolar in the Arctic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Boreogadus saida
[Polar cod]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
 
Bothragonus swanii
[Rockhead]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 74 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bothrocara brunneum
[Twoline eelpout]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Bothrocara molle
[Soft eelpout]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 21.7 cm SL
 
Bothrocara nyx
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Bothrocara pusillum
[Alaska eelpout]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Brachyistius frenatus
[Kelp perch]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Brama japonica
[Pacific pomfret]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Brosmophycis marginata
[Red brotula]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Bryozoichthys lysimus
[Nutcracker prickleback]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Bryozoichthys marjorius
[Pearly prickleback]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Caliraja inornata
[California skate]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 180 cm TL
Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Caliraja rhina
[Longnose skate]

Photo by Murch, A.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Caliraja stellulata
[Starry skate]

Photo by De Maddalena, A.

Worldwide. Very wide-rang
Max. Length 640 cm TL
Photo by De Maddalena, A.
 
Carcharodon carcharias
[Great white shark]
No picture found
North Pacific
 
Careproctus abbreviatus
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm SL
 
Careproctus ambustus
[Scorched snailfish]
No picture found
North Pacific
 
Careproctus attenuatus
[]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Careproctus bowersianus
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Careproctus colletti
[Alaska snailfish]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Careproctus comus
[Comic snailfish]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 32.3 cm SL
Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Careproctus cypselurus
[Falcate snailfish]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Careproctus ectenes
[Shovelhead snailfish]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Careproctus faunus
[Mischievous snailfish]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Careproctus filamentosus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 54 cm SL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Careproctus furcellus
[]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Careproctus gilberti
[Smalldisk snailfish]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Careproctus lacrima
[Teardrop snailfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16.2 cm SL
 
Careproctus longifilis
[Stippled snailfish]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 17.2 cm TL
 
Careproctus lycopersicus
[Tomato Snailfish]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Careproctus maslenikovae
[Blushing snailfish]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 54 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Careproctus melanurus
[Blacktail snailfish]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
 
Careproctus microstomus
[]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Careproctus mollis
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Careproctus oregonensis
[Smallfin snailfish]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

North Pacific
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Careproctus ostentum
[]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 43.1 cm SL
 
Careproctus ovigerus
[Abyssal snailfish]
No picture found
North Pacific
 
Careproctus phasma
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Careproctus pycnosoma
[]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Northeast Pacific
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Careproctus scottae
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 18.6 cm SL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Careproctus simus
[]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
 
Careproctus spectrum
[]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Careproctus spiraki
[Pimpled snailfish]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Caristius fasciatus
[Greenland manefish]

Photo by Moukhametov, I.

North Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Photo by Moukhametov, I.
 
Caristius macropus
[Manefish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15.7 cm TL
 
Cataetyx rubrirostris
[Rubynose brotula]

Photo by Scarola, J.F.

North America
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Photo by Scarola, J.F.
 
Catostomus catostomus
[Longnose sucker]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Caulolatilus princeps
[Ocean whitefish]

Photo by DESCNA

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by DESCNA
 
Caulophryne jordani
[Fanfin angler]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Caulophryne pelagica
[]

Photo by Lavan, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Lavan, J.
 
Cebidichthys violaceus
[Monkeyface prickleback]
No picture found
Circumglobal. Common sou
Max. Length 18.4 cm TL
 
Ceratoscopelus townsendi
[Dogtooth lampfish]

Photo by Murch, A.

Cosmopolitan, frequent in
Max. Length 1520 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Cetorhinus maximus
[Basking shark]
No picture found
Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Chaenophryne draco
[Smooth dreamer]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Tropical to temperate par
Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Chaenophryne longiceps
[Can-opener smoothdream]

Photo by Van Noord, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 29.3 cm TL
Photo by Van Noord, J.E.
 
Chauliodus macouni
[Pacific viperfish]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Cheilopogon californicus
[California flyingfish]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Chesnonia verrucosa
[Warty poacher]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Chiasmodon niger
[Black swallower]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 40.4 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Chilara taylori
[Spotted cusk-eel]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Chirolophis decoratus
[Decorated warbonnet]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Chirolophis nugator
[Mosshead warbonnet]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Chirolophis tarsodes
[Matcheek warbonnet]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Chitonotus pugetensis
[Roughback sculpin]

Photo by Steele, M.A.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Photo by Steele, M.A.
 
Chromis punctipinnis
[Blacksmith]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Citharichthys sordidus
[Pacific sanddab]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Citharichthys stigmaeus
[Speckled sanddab]

Photo by Greg Goldsmith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Photo by Greg Goldsmith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
 
Clevelandia ios
[Arrow goby]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Clidoderma asperrimum
[Roughscale sole]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
 
Clinocottus acuticeps
[Sharpnose sculpin]

Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory
 
Clinocottus embryum
[Calico sculpin]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Clinocottus globiceps
[Mosshead sculpin]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Clinocottus recalvus
[Bald sculpin]

Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh

Arctic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh
 
Clupea pallasii
[Pacific herring]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Photo by Miyahara, H.
 
Cololabis saira
[Pacific saury]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 73 cm SL
Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Conocara salmoneum
[Salmon smooth-head]

Photo by Harrod, C.

Europe
Max. Length 65 cm SL
Photo by Harrod, C.
 
Coregonus autumnalis
[Arctic cisco]

Photo by Runfola, D.M.

North America
Max. Length 48 cm FL
Photo by Runfola, D.M.
 
Coregonus laurettae
[Bering cisco]

Photo by Runfola, D.M.

Arctic Ocean basin, from
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Photo by Runfola, D.M.
 
Coregonus pidschian
[Humpback whitefish]

Photo by Runfola, D.M.

North America
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Photo by Runfola, D.M.
 
Coregonus sardinella
[Sardine cisco]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 210 cm TL
Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Coryphaena hippurus
[Common dolphinfish]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 104 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides acrolepis
[Pacific grenadier]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Worldwide
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides armatus
[Abyssal grenadier]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides cinereus
[Popeye grenadier]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Coryphaenoides filifer
[Filamented rattail]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Coryphaenoides leptolepis
[Ghostly grenadier]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides liocephalus
[Bearded rattail]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Coryphaenoides longifilis
[Longfin grenadier]
No picture found
North Pacific
 
Coryphaenoides spinulosus
[]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Cryptacanthodes aleutensis
[Dwarf wrymouth]

Photo by Lockart, D.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 117 cm TL
Photo by Lockart, D.
 
Cryptacanthodes giganteus
[Giant wrymouth]
No picture found
North Pacific
 
Crystallichthys cameliae
[]

Photo by Sarah Friedman / NOAA

North Pacific
Photo by Sarah Friedman / NOAA
 
Crystallichthys cyclospilus
[Blotched snailfish]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

North Pacific
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Crystallichthys mirabilis
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Cyclothone acclinidens
[Benttooth bristlemouth]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Cyclothone atraria
[Deep-water bristlemouth]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Cyclothone pallida
[Tan bristlemouth]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Cyclothone pseudopallida
[Slender bristlemouth]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Cyclothone signata
[Showy bristlemouth]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal in all ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Cyema atrum
[Bobtail eel]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20.3 cm TL
Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Cymatogaster aggregata
[Shiner perch]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific. Northeast
Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
 
Danaphos oculatus
[Bottlelights]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 73 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Dasycottus setiger
[Spinyhead sculpin]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Derepodichthys alepidotus
[Cuskpout]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 11.4 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Diaphus theta
[California headlightfish]

Photo by Kamikawa, D.J.

Eastern Pacific.
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Photo by Kamikawa, D.J.
 
Dicrolene filamentosa
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific.
 
Dicrolene gregoryi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific.
 
Dicrolene pullata
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Cosmopolitan. Eastern At
Max. Length 27.6 cm SL
Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Diplophos taenia
[Pacific portholefish]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 37 cm SL
Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Diretmoides pauciradiatus
[Longwing spinyfin]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Ditropichthys storeri
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Widely distributed in tro
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Dolicholagus longirostris
[Longsnout blacksmelt]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 21.7 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx parini
[Winged spookfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Elassodiscus caudatus
[Blackbelly snailfish]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 34.3 cm SL
 
Elassodiscus tremebundus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Electrona risso
[Electric lantern fish]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Arctic to North Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Eleginus gracilis
[Saffron cod]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Embiotoca lateralis
[Striped seaperch]

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Photo by Zsilavecz, G.
 
Engraulis japonicus
[Japanese anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 24.8 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Engraulis mordax
[Californian anchovy]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Enophrys bison
[Buffalo sculpin]

Photo by Schories, D.

North Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Photo by Schories, D.
 
Enophrys diceraus
[Antlered sculpin]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Enophrys lucasi
[Leister sculpin]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Entosphenus tridentatus
[Pacific lamprey]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Eopsetta jordani
[Petrale sole]

Photo by Fernholm, B.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 63.5 cm TL
Photo by Fernholm, B.
 
Eptatretus deani
[Black hagfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 63.5 cm TL
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Eptatretus stoutii
[Pacific hagfish]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 183 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Erilepis zonifer
[Skilfish]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Eumesogrammus praecisus
[Fourline snakeblenny]
No picture found
Arctic, Northwest to Nort
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
 
Eumicrotremus andriashevi
[Pimpled lumpsucker]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Eumicrotremus asperrimus
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Eumicrotremus barbatus
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
 
Eumicrotremus gyrinops
[]

Photo by Tibbatts, B.

North Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Photo by Tibbatts, B.
 
Eumicrotremus orbis
[Pacific spiny lumpsucker]

Photo by NOAA/RACE

North Pacific
Max. Length 7.4 cm TL
Photo by NOAA/RACE
 
Eumicrotremus phrynoides
[Toad lumpsucker]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Eurymen gyrinus
[Smoothcheek sculpin]
729 Species of Family Psychrolutidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acantholiparis caecus Northeast Pacific 5.7 SL
Acantholiparis opercularis Spiny snailfish North Pacific 7 SL
Acantholumpenus mackayi Pighead prickleback North Pacific 70 SL
Acanthonus armatus Bony-eared assfish In deep waters off tropic 37.5 SL
Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi Scale-eye plaice Northwest Pacific 46 TL
Acipenser medirostris Green sturgeon North America 270 TL
Acipenser transmontanus White sturgeon Eastern Pacific 610 TL
Agonomalus mozinoi Kelp poacher Eastern Pacific 8.9 TL
Agonopsis vulsa Northern spearnose poacher Eastern Pacific 20 TL
Albatrossia pectoralis Giant grenadier North Pacific 210 TL
Alectrias alectrolophus Stone cockscomb Northwest Pacific 10 SL
Alectridium aurantiacum Lesser prickleback North Pacific 13.3 SL
Alepisaurus ferox Long snouted lancetfish Circumglobal 215 TL
Alepocephalus tenebrosus California slickhead North Pacific 61 TL
Allocareproctus jordani Cherry snailfish Northwest Pacific 34 TL
Allocareproctus kallaion Combed snailfish Northeast Pacific 19.5 SL
Allocareproctus tanix Peach snailfish North Pacific 7.8 SL
Allocareproctus unangas Goldeneye snailfish North Pacific 13.0 SL
Allocareproctus ungak Whiskered snailfish Northeast Pacific 12.9 SL
Allocyttus folletti Oxeye oreo North Pacific 42 TL
Allosmerus elongatus Whitebait smelt Eastern Pacific 22.9 TL
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye thresher Circumglobal; tropical an 488.0 TL
Alopias vulpinus Thresher Cosmopolitan in temperate 573.3 TL
Alosa sapidissima American shad North America 76 TL
Amblyraja hyperborea Arctic skate Arctic, Indian, Pacific a 112 TL
Ammodytes hexapterus Pacific sand lance Arctic, Northwest to Nort 30 TL
Ammodytes personatus Pacific sandlance Northwest Pacific 15 SL
Amphistichus koelzi Calico surfperch Eastern Pacific 31 TL
Amphistichus rhodoterus Redtail surfperch Eastern Pacific 41 TL
Anarhichas orientalis Bering wolffish North Pacific 112 TL
Anarrhichthys ocellatus Wolf-eel North Pacific 240 TL
Anisarchus medius Stout eelblenny North Pacific 30 TL
Anoplagonus inermis Smooth alligatorfish North Pacific 15 TL
Anoplarchus insignis Slender cockscomb Eastern Pacific 12 TL
Anoplarchus purpurescens High cockscomb Eastern Pacific 20 TL
Anoplogaster cornuta Common fangtooth Worldwide in tropical to 18 TL
Anoplopoma fimbria Sablefish North Pacific 120 TL
Anotopterus nikparini North Pacific daggertooth North Pacific 146 TL
Antimora microlepis Finescale mora North Pacific 75 TL
Aphanopus arigato Pacific black scabbardfish Western Pacific 72 SL
Apodichthys flavidus Penpoint gunnel Eastern Pacific 46 TL
Apodichthys fucorum Rockweed gunnel Eastern Pacific 23 TL
Apristurus brunneus Brown catshark Eastern Pacific 69 TL
Aptocyclus ventricosus Smooth lumpsucker North Pacific 41 TL
Archistes biseriatus Scaled sculpin North Pacific 17 TL
Arctoraja parmifera Alaska skate North Pacific 135 TL
Arctoscopus japonicus Japanese sandfish North Pacific 30 TL
Arctozenus risso Spotted barracudina Worldwide distribution fr 30 SL
Argentina sialis North-Pacific argentine Eastern Pacific 22 TL
Argyropelecus affinis Pacific hatchet fish Eastern Atlantic 8.4 SL
Argyropelecus hemigymnus Half-naked hatchetfish Eastern Atlantic 5.1 TL
Argyropelecus lychnus Tropical hatchetfish Western Pacific 7 TL
Argyropelecus sladeni Sladen's hatchet fish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 8.3 TL
Aristostomias scintillans Shiny loosejaw Eastern Pacific 23 TL
Artediellichthys nigripinnis Blackfin hookear sculpin Pacific Ocean 13.7 TL
Artediellus miacanthus North Pacific
Artediellus pacificus Hookhorn sculpin North Pacific 5.7 TL
Artediellus scaber Hamecon Northeast Atlantic 8.4 TL
Artedius corallinus Coralline sculpin Eastern Pacific 14 TL
Artedius fenestralis Padded sculpin Eastern Pacific 14 TL
Artedius harringtoni Scalyhead sculpin Eastern Pacific 10 TL
Artedius lateralis Smoothhead sculpin North Pacific 14 TL
Artedius notospilotus Bonehead sculpin Eastern Pacific 25 TL
Ascelichthys rhodorus Rosylip sculpin Eastern Pacific 15 TL
Asemichthys taylori Spinynose sculpin Northeast Pacific 7.6 TL
Aspidophoroides monopterygius Alligatorfish Northwest Atlantic 22 TL
Aspidophoroides olrikii Arctic alligatorfish Arctic to Northwest Atlan 8.6 TL
Atheresthes evermanni Kamchatka flounder North Pacific 100 SL
Atheresthes stomias Arrow-tooth flounder North Pacific 84 TL
Atherinops affinis Topsmelt silverside Eastern Pacific 37 TL
Atherinopsis californiensis Jack silverside Eastern Pacific 45 TL
Atractoscion nobilis White weakfish Eastern Pacific 166 TL
Aulorhynchus flavidus Tube-snout Eastern Pacific 18 TL
Avocettina infans Avocet snipe eel Circumglobal 80 TL
Bajacalifornia megalops Bigeye smooth-head Eastern Atlantic 40 SL
Balistes polylepis Finescale triggerfish Eastern Pacific from nort 76 TL
Barathronus pacificus Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 12.8 SL
Barbourisia rufa Velvet whalefish Throughout the world ocea 39 TL
Bassozetus zenkevitchi North Pacific. 26.3 SL
Bathophilus brevis Eastern Atlantic 5.5 SL
Bathophilus flemingi Highfin dragonfish Eastern Pacific 16 TL
Bathyagonus alascanus Gray starsnout Eastern Pacific 13 TL
Bathyagonus infraspinatus Spinycheek starsnout Eastern Pacific 12 TL
Bathyagonus nigripinnis Blackfin poacher North Pacific 24.2 TL
Bathyagonus pentacanthus Bigeye poacher North Pacific 23 TL
Bathycongrus varidens Largehead conger Eastern Pacific 100 TL
Bathylaco nigricans Black warrior Circumglobal in warmer wa 36 SL
Bathylagoides wesethi Snubnose blacksmelt Eastern Pacific 13.5 SL
Bathylagus pacificus Slender blacksmelt Pacific 25 SL
Bathylychnops exilis Javelin spookfish Eastern Atlantic 58 SL
Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus Alaskan ronquil North Pacific 30 TL
Bathymaster leurolepis Smallmouth ronquil North Pacific 21 TL
Bathymaster signatus Searcher Arctic, Northwest to Nort 38 TL
Bathyraja abyssicola Deep-sea skate North Pacific 157 TL
Bathyraja aleutica Aleutian skate North Pacific 161 TL
Bathyraja interrupta Bering skate North Pacific 89 TL
Bathyraja kincaidii Sandpaper Skate North Pacific 62 TL
Bathyraja lindbergi Commander skate North Pacific 60.7 WD
Bathyraja mariposa Butterfly skate Northeast Pacific 76 TL
Bathyraja microtrachys Fine-spined skate Northeastern Pacific 75 TL
Bathyraja panthera Leopard skate Pacific Ocean 111 TL
Bathyraja spinosissima Spiny skate North Pacific 200 TL
Bathyraja trachura Roughtail skate Northeastern Pacific 91 TL
Bathyraja violacea Okhotsk skate Northwest Pacific 102 TL
Bathysaurus mollis Highfin lizardfish Circumglobal between lati 78 SL
Benthalbella dentata Northern pearleye Northeast Pacific 26.2 TL
Benthalbella linguidens Longfin pearleye North Pacific. South Chin 7.8 SL
Benthodesmus pacificus North-Pacific frostfish North Pacific 112 SL
Benthodesmus tenuis Slender frostfish Western Atlantic 230 SL
Beringraja binoculata Big skate North Pacific 244 TL
Bertella idiomorpha Pacific Ocean. 10.2 SL
Blepsias bilobus Crested sculpin North Pacific 25 SL
Blepsias cirrhosus Silverspotted sculpin North Pacific 20 SL
Bolinia euryptera North Pacific 18.9 SL
Boreogadus saida Polar cod Circumpolar in the Arctic 40 TL
Bothragonus swanii Rockhead Eastern Pacific 8.9 TL
Bothrocara brunneum Twoline eelpout North Pacific 74 TL
Bothrocara molle Soft eelpout North Pacific 56 TL
Bothrocara nyx Northeast Pacific 21.7 SL
Bothrocara pusillum Alaska eelpout Northeast Pacific 14.5 SL
Brachyistius frenatus Kelp perch Eastern Pacific 22 TL
Brama japonica Pacific pomfret Pacific Ocean 61 TL
Brosmophycis marginata Red brotula Eastern Pacific 46 TL
Bryozoichthys lysimus Nutcracker prickleback North Pacific 27 TL
Bryozoichthys marjorius Pearly prickleback Northeast Pacific 30 TL
Caliraja inornata California skate Eastern Pacific 76 TL
Caliraja rhina Longnose skate Eastern Pacific 180 TL
Caliraja stellulata Starry skate Northeast Pacific 76 TL
Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark Worldwide. Very wide-rang 640 TL
Careproctus abbreviatus North Pacific
Careproctus ambustus Scorched snailfish North Pacific 41 SL
Careproctus attenuatus North Pacific
Careproctus bowersianus Northeast Pacific 15.6 SL
Careproctus colletti Alaska snailfish North Pacific 44 TL
Careproctus comus Comic snailfish Northeast Pacific 9.9 SL
Careproctus cypselurus Falcate snailfish North Pacific 32.3 SL
Careproctus ectenes Shovelhead snailfish Northeast Pacific 6.4 SL
Careproctus faunus Mischievous snailfish Northeast Pacific 10.2 SL
Careproctus filamentosus Northeast Pacific 18 SL
Careproctus furcellus North Pacific 54 SL
Careproctus gilberti Smalldisk snailfish Northeast Pacific 8.9 TL
Careproctus lacrima Teardrop snailfish Northeast Pacific 6 SL
Careproctus longifilis Stippled snailfish Eastern Pacific 16.2 SL
Careproctus lycopersicus Tomato Snailfish North Pacific 17.2 TL
Careproctus maslenikovae Blushing snailfish Northeast Pacific 4.0 SL
Careproctus melanurus Blacktail snailfish North Pacific 54 TL
Careproctus microstomus Northeast Pacific 19.7 SL
Careproctus mollis Northeast Pacific 7.4 SL
Careproctus oregonensis Smallfin snailfish Northeast Pacific 15.3 SL
Careproctus ostentum North Pacific
Careproctus ovigerus Abyssal snailfish Northeast Pacific 43.1 SL
Careproctus phasma North Pacific
Careproctus pycnosoma North Pacific 7.9 SL
Careproctus scottae Northeast Pacific
Careproctus simus North Pacific 18.6 SL
Careproctus spectrum Northeast Pacific
Careproctus spiraki Pimpled snailfish Northeast Pacific 5.5 SL
Caristius fasciatus Greenland manefish Atlantic Ocean 30 TL
Caristius macropus Manefish North Pacific 32 TL
Cataetyx rubrirostris Rubynose brotula Eastern Pacific 15.7 TL
Catostomus catostomus Longnose sucker North America 64 TL
Caulolatilus princeps Ocean whitefish Eastern Pacific 102 TL
Caulophryne jordani Fanfin angler Circumglobal. 20 TL
Caulophryne pelagica Circumglobal. 15 SL
Cebidichthys violaceus Monkeyface prickleback Eastern Pacific 76 TL
Ceratoscopelus townsendi Dogtooth lampfish Circumglobal. Common sou 18.4 TL
Cetorhinus maximus Basking shark Cosmopolitan, frequent in 1520 TL
Chaenophryne draco Smooth dreamer Tropical and subtropical 12.3 SL
Chaenophryne longiceps Can-opener smoothdream Tropical to temperate par 24.5 SL
Chauliodus macouni Pacific viperfish Northwest Pacific 29.3 TL
Cheilopogon californicus California flyingfish Eastern Pacific 38 SL
Chesnonia verrucosa Warty poacher Northeast Pacific 20 TL
Chiasmodon niger Black swallower North Atlantic 25 SL
Chilara taylori Spotted cusk-eel Eastern Pacific 40.4 TL
Chirolophis decoratus Decorated warbonnet North Pacific 42 TL
Chirolophis nugator Mosshead warbonnet Eastern Pacific 15 TL
Chirolophis tarsodes Matcheek warbonnet Northeast Pacific 19 TL
Chitonotus pugetensis Roughback sculpin Eastern Pacific 23 TL
Chromis punctipinnis Blacksmith Eastern Pacific 25 SL
Citharichthys sordidus Pacific sanddab Eastern Pacific 41 TL
Citharichthys stigmaeus Speckled sanddab Eastern Pacific 17 TL
Clevelandia ios Arrow goby Eastern Pacific 6.4 SL
Clidoderma asperrimum Roughscale sole North Pacific 62 TL
Clinocottus acuticeps Sharpnose sculpin Eastern Pacific 6.4 TL
Clinocottus embryum Calico sculpin Eastern Pacific 7 TL
Clinocottus globiceps Mosshead sculpin Eastern Pacific 19 TL
Clinocottus recalvus Bald sculpin Eastern Pacific 13 TL
Clupea pallasii Pacific herring Arctic 46 TL
Cololabis saira Pacific saury North Pacific 40 SL
Conocara salmoneum Salmon smooth-head Eastern Atlantic 73 SL
Coregonus autumnalis Arctic cisco Europe 65 SL
Coregonus laurettae Bering cisco North America 48 FL
Coregonus pidschian Humpback whitefish Arctic Ocean basin, from 50 SL
Coregonus sardinella Sardine cisco North America 47 TL
Coryphaena hippurus Common dolphinfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 210 TL
Coryphaenoides acrolepis Pacific grenadier North Pacific 104 TL
Coryphaenoides armatus Abyssal grenadier Worldwide 102 TL
Coryphaenoides cinereus Popeye grenadier North Pacific 66 TL
Coryphaenoides filifer Filamented rattail North Pacific 55 TL
Coryphaenoides leptolepis Ghostly grenadier Atlantic Ocean 62 TL
Coryphaenoides liocephalus Bearded rattail North Pacific 43 TL
Coryphaenoides longifilis Longfin grenadier North Pacific 110 TL
Coryphaenoides spinulosus North Pacific
Cryptacanthodes aleutensis Dwarf wrymouth Eastern Pacific 30 TL
Cryptacanthodes giganteus Giant wrymouth Northeast Pacific 117 TL
Crystallichthys cameliae North Pacific
Crystallichthys cyclospilus Blotched snailfish North Pacific
Crystallichthys mirabilis North Pacific
Cyclothone acclinidens Benttooth bristlemouth Atlantic, Indian and Paci 6.5 SL
Cyclothone atraria Deep-water bristlemouth North Pacific 6.2 SL
Cyclothone pallida Tan bristlemouth Atlantic, Indian and Paci 7.5 SL
Cyclothone pseudopallida Slender bristlemouth Atlantic, Indian and Paci 5.8 SL
Cyclothone signata Showy bristlemouth Eastern Pacific 3 TL
Cyema atrum Bobtail eel Circumglobal in all ocean 15 TL
Cymatogaster aggregata Shiner perch Eastern Pacific 20.3 TL
Danaphos oculatus Bottlelights Indo-Pacific. Northeast 5.7 TL
Dasycottus setiger Spinyhead sculpin North Pacific 73 TL
Derepodichthys alepidotus Cuskpout Eastern Pacific 16 TL
Diaphus theta California headlightfish Eastern Pacific 11.4 TL
Dicrolene filamentosa Eastern Pacific. 44 TL
Dicrolene gregoryi Eastern Pacific.
Dicrolene pullata Eastern Pacific.
Diplophos taenia Pacific portholefish Cosmopolitan. Eastern At 27.6 SL
Diretmoides pauciradiatus Longwing spinyfin Eastern Atlantic 37 SL
Ditropichthys storeri Atlantic Ocean 12.8 SL
Dolicholagus longirostris Longsnout blacksmelt Widely distributed in tro 17.5 SL
Dolichopteryx parini Winged spookfish North Pacific 21.7 SL
Elassodiscus caudatus Blackbelly snailfish Eastern Pacific 8.5 SL
Elassodiscus tremebundus North Pacific 34.3 SL
Electrona risso Electric lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 8.4 SL
Eleginus gracilis Saffron cod Arctic to North Pacific 55 TL
Embiotoca lateralis Striped seaperch Eastern Pacific 38 TL
Engraulis japonicus Japanese anchovy Western Pacific 18 TL
Engraulis mordax Californian anchovy Northeast Pacific 24.8 SL
Enophrys bison Buffalo sculpin Eastern Pacific 37 TL
Enophrys diceraus Antlered sculpin North Pacific 32 TL
Enophrys lucasi Leister sculpin North Pacific 20 TL
Entosphenus tridentatus Pacific lamprey North Pacific 76 TL
Eopsetta jordani Petrale sole Northeastern Pacific 70 TL
Eptatretus deani Black hagfish Eastern Pacific 63.5 TL
Eptatretus stoutii Pacific hagfish Eastern Pacific 63.5 TL
Erilepis zonifer Skilfish North Pacific 183 TL
Eumesogrammus praecisus Fourline snakeblenny Western Atlantic 22 TL
Eumicrotremus andriashevi Pimpled lumpsucker Arctic, Northwest to Nort 4.8 SL
Eumicrotremus asperrimus Northwest Pacific 12 TL
Eumicrotremus barbatus North Pacific 6.5 SL
Eumicrotremus gyrinops North Pacific 5.2 SL
Eumicrotremus orbis Pacific spiny lumpsucker North Pacific 18 TL
Eumicrotremus phrynoides Toad lumpsucker North Pacific 7.4 TL
Eurymen gyrinus Smoothcheek sculpin North Pacific 39 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by mortiz, 28/05/2012