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Whiteface Waspfish
Paracentropogon longispinis (Cuvier, 1829)
Paracentropogon longispinis is a nocturnal benthic ambush predator waspfish foun…
Red Indianfish
Pataecus fronto Richardson, 1844
Pataecus fronto, the Red Indian fish, is a scaleless Australian endemic reef fis…
Southern Velvetfish
Aploactisoma milesii (Richardson, 1850)
Aploactisoma milesii, the southern velvetfish, is an Australian endemic velvet-t…
Threespine Stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Gasterosteus aculeatus (three-spined stickleback) is a morphologically diverse N…
Ninespine Stickleback
Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pungitius pungitius, the ninespine stickleback, is a small fish distinguished by…
Fourspine Stickleback
Apeltes quadracus (Mitchill, 1815)
Apeltes quadracus, the fourspine stickleback, is the only species in the monospe…
Brook Stickleback
Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1840)
Culaea inconstans, the brook stickleback, is a small North American fish ranked …
Sea Stickleback
Spinachia spinachia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spinachia spinachia, the fifteen-spined stickleback, is a small fish native to t…
Tubesnout
Aulorhynchus flavidus Gill, 1861
Aulorhynchus flavidus, the tubesnout, is a stickleback-like marine fish found al…
Oriental Flying Gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829)
Dactyloptena orientalis, the oriental flying gurnard, is a marine fish found acr…
Flying Gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
This entry describes the size, appearance, and Atlantic Ocean distribution of th…
Dragon Seamoth
Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Eurypegasus draconis, the little dragonfish, is a small Indo-Pacific marine fish…
Slender Seamoth
Pegasus volitans Linnaeus, 1758
Pegasus volitans, the longtail seamoth, is a ray-finned fish used in Chinese med…
Mandarinfish
Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927)
Synchiropus splendidus, the mandarinfish, is a small reef fish famous for gettin…
Morrison's Dragonet
Synchiropus morrisoni Schultz, 1960
Synchiropus morrisoni, or Morrison's dragonet, is a small reef fish found across…
Risso's Dragonet
Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814
Risso's dragonet (Callionymus risso) is a small dragonet species native to the M…
Sailfin dragonet
Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809
Callionymus pusillus, the sailfin dragonet, is a common small benthic dragonet f…
Common Dragonet
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
Callionymus lyra (common dragonet) is a demersal North Atlantic fish found down …
Western Dragonet
Callionymus goodladi (Whitley, 1944)
Goodlad's stinkfish (Callionymus goodladi) is a bottom-dwelling dragonet native …
Orange and Black Dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri (Fricke, 1992)
Kuiter's dragonet (Dactylopus kuiteri) is a tropical Indo-Pacific marine dragone…
Finger Dragonet
Dactylopus dactylopus (Valenciennes, 1837)
The fingered dragonet (Dactylopus dactylopus) is a central Indo-Pacific marine d…
Red Mullet
Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758
Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758, the red mullet, is a demersal fish native to Eur…
Striped Red Mullet
Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758
Mullus surmuletus, the striped red mullet, is a commercially important goatfish …
Yellowfin Goatfish
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831)
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis, the yellowfin goatfish, is a reef-associated Indo-P…
