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White Sturgeon
Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836
Acipenser transmontanus, or white sturgeon, is a large Pacific-slope North Ameri…
Shovelnose Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820)
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, or shovelnose sturgeon, is a small North American r…
American Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792)
Polyodon spathula, the American paddlefish, is a large vulnerable freshwater fis…
Australian Smelt
Retropinna semoni (Weber, 1895)
Retropinna semoni is a small endemic Australian fish that inhabits slow moving o…
Surf Smelt
Hypomesus pretiosus (Girard, 1854)
Hypomesus pretiosus, the surf smelt, is a Pacific North American marine smelt im…
Atlantic Capelin
Mallotus villosus (Müller, 1776)
Mallotus villosus, the capelin, is a small smelt-family forage fish found in nor…
European Smelt
Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Osmerus eperlanus, the European smelt, is an Osmeridae fish found in European co…
Rainbow Smelt
Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814)
Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) is a North American fish species, native to Atlan…
Eulachon
Thaleichthys pacificus (Richardson, 1836)
Thaleichphys pacificus (eulachon) is an anadromous smelt distinguished by specif…
Sweetfish
Plecoglossus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Plecoglossus altivelis, the ayu sweetfish, is an East Asian amphidromous bony fi…
Plainfin Midshipman
Porichthys notatus Girard, 1854
Porichthys notatus (plainfin midshipman) is a large North American Pacific toadf…
Atlantic Midshipman
Porichthys plectrodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Atlantic midshipman (Porichthys plectrodon) is a toadfish species in the family …
Banded Toadfish
Aphos porosus (Valenciennes, 1837)
The banded toadfish (Aphos porosus) is a monotypic toadfish species found along …
Oyster Toadfish
Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766)
Opsanus tau, the oyster toadfish, is a Northwest Atlantic fish famous for being …
Gulf Toadfish
Opsanus beta (Goode & Bean, 1880)
Opsanus beta, the Gulf toadfish, is a mottled robust fish found in shallow insho…
Splendid Toadfish
Sanopus splendidus Collette, Starck & Phillips, 1974
Sanopus splendidus, the splendid toadfish, is a vibrantly colored reef toadfish …
Lusitanian toadfish
Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Halobatrachus didactylus, the Lusitanian toadfish, is a northeastern Atlantic/Me…
Eastern Frogfish
Batrachomoeus dubius (White, 1790)
Batrachomoeus dubius (eastern frogfish) is a reef fish with a distinct fleshy mo…
Houndfish
Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)
Tylosurus crocodilus, or houndfish, is a needlefish with distinct traits, wide m…
Mexican Needlefish
Tylosurus fodiator Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Tylosurus fodiator, the Mexican needlefish, is a predatory eastern Pacific needl…
Flat Needlefish
Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846)
Ablennes hians, the flat needlefish, is a widespread marine needlefish species t…
Garfish
Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1760)
Belone belone, the garfish, is a long slender pelagic fish popular as food in De…
Keeltail Needlefish
Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821)
Platybelone argalus, the keeltail needlefish, is a recognizable marine fish that…
Keeltail Needlefish
Platybelone argalus platyura (Bennett, 1832)
Platybelone argalus platyura, the keeltail needlefish, is a marine fish recogniz…
