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1263 kinds match

Ablennes hians  [popup]
Flat needlefish
Aboma etheostoma  [popup]
Scaly goby
Abudefduf concolor  [popup]
Panamic night-sergeant
Abudefduf declivifrons  [popup]
Mexican night-sergeant
Abudefduf troschelii  [popup]
Panamic sergeant-major
Acanthemblemaria atrata  [popup]
Cocos barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria balanorum  [popup]
Club-head barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria castroi  [popup]
Galapagos barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria crockeri  [popup]
Brown-cheek barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria exilispinus  [popup]
Blunt-spine barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria hancocki  [popup]
Panamic barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria macrospilus  [popup]
Mexican barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria mangognatha  [popup]
Revillagigedos barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria stephensi  [popup]
Malpelo barnacle blenny
Acanthistius pictus  [popup]
Peruvian sea-bass
Acanthocybium solandri  [popup]
Wahoo
Acanthurus achilles  [popup]
Achilles tang
Acanthurus guttatus  [popup]
Whitespotted surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans  [popup]
Whitecheek surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus  [popup] triostegus
Convict tang
Acanthurus xanthopterus  [popup]
Yellowfin surgeonfish
Achirus klunzingeri  [popup]
Tan sole
Achirus mazatlanus  [popup]
Pacific lined sole
Achirus scutum  [popup]
Network sole
Aetobatus narinari  [popup]
Bonnet ray
Agonostomus monticola  [popup]
Mountain mullet
Akko brevis  [popup]
Dark-tail specter-goby
Akko rossi  [popup]
Black-fin specter-goby
Albula esuncula  [popup]
Eastern pacific bonefish
Albula nemoptera  [popup]
Threadfin bonefish
Alectis ciliaris  [popup]
African pompano
Alopias pelagicus  [popup]
Pelagic thresher
Alopias superciliosus  [popup]
Bigeye thresher
Alopias vulpinus  [popup]
Thintail thresher
Alphestes immaculatus  [popup]
Pacific mutton-hamlet
Alphestes multiguttatus  [popup]
Rivulated mutton-hamlet
Aluterus monocerus  [popup]
Unicorn leatherjacket
Aluterus scriptus  [popup]
Scrawled leatherjacket
Ammodytoides gilli  [popup]
Silver sand-lance
Anableps dowi  [popup]
Northern four-eye
Anarchias galapagensis  [popup]
Minute moray
Anchoa analis  [popup]
Longfin pacific anchovy
Anchoa argentivittata  [popup]
Silverstripe anchovy
Anchoa chamensis  [popup]
Chame anchovy
Anchoa compressa  [popup]
Deep body anchovy
Anchoa curta  [popup]
Short anchovy
Anchoa eigenmannia  [popup]
Pearl anchovy
Anchoa exigua  [popup]
Slender anchovy
Anchoa helleri  [popup]
Gulf anchovy
Anchoa ischana  [popup]
Gulf of California slender anchovy
Anchoa lucida  [popup]
Bright anchovy
Anchoa mundeola  [popup]
False panama anchovy
Anchoa mundeoloides  [popup]
Northern Gulf anchovy
Anchoa nasus  [popup]
Bignose anchovy
Anchoa panamensis  [popup]
Panama anchovy
Anchoa scofieldi  [popup]
Yellow anchovy
Anchoa spinifer  [popup]
Spicule anchovy
Anchoa starksi  [popup]
Black-tail anchovy
Anchoa walkeri  [popup]
Persistent anchovy
Anchovia macrolepidota  [popup]
Large-scale anchovy
Anchoviella balboae  [popup]
Balboa anchovy
Ancylopsetta binii  [popup]
Mottled flounder
Ancylopsetta dendritica  [popup]
Three-spot flounder
Anguilla marmorata  [popup]
Giant mottled freshwater eel
Anisotremus caesius  [popup]
Silver-grey grunt
Anisotremus davidsonii  [popup]
- sargo
Anisotremus dovii  [popup]
Spotted-head sargo
Anisotremus interruptus  [popup]
Burrito grunt
Anisotremus pacifici  [popup]
Carruco grunt
Anisotremus scapularis  [popup]
Peruvian grunt
Anisotremus taeniatus  [popup]
Pacific porkfish
Antennarius avalonis  [popup]
Roughbar frogfish
Antennarius coccineus  [popup]
Scarlet frogfish
Antennarius commerson  [popup]
Commersons frogfish
Antennarius sanguineus  [popup]
Sanguine frogfish
Antennatus strigatus  [popup]
Bandtail frogfish
Aphareus furca  [popup]
Small-toothed jobfish
Aphos porosus  [popup]
Monkfish
Aplatophis zorro  [popup]
Snaggle-toothed snake-eel
Apogon atradorsatus  [popup]
Blacktip cardinalfish
Apogon atricaudus  [popup]
Plain cardinalfish
Apogon dovii  [popup]
Tailspot cardinalfish
Apogon guadalupensis  [popup]
Guadalupe cardinalfish
Apogon pacificus  [popup]
Pink cardinalfish
Apogon retrosella  [popup]
Bar-spot cardinalfish
Apterichtus equatorialis  [popup]
Equatorial finless-eel
Archosargus pourtalesii  [popup]
Blackspot porgy
Arcos decoris  [popup]
Elegant clingfish
Arcos erythrops  [popup]
Rock-wall clingfish
Arcos poecilophthalmus  [popup]
Galapagos red clingfish
Arcos rhodospilus  [popup]
Rock clingfish
Argentina aliceae  [popup]
Alices argentine
Argentina sialis  [popup]
Pacific argentine
Ariopsis guatemalensis  [popup]
Widehead sea-catfish
Ariopsis seemanni  [popup]
Tete sea-catfish
Ariosoma gilberti  [popup]
Snake conger
Arothron hispidus  [popup]
White-spotted puffer
Arothron meleagris  [popup]
Guineafowl puffer
Aruma histrio  [popup]
Slow goby
Aseraggodes herrei  [popup]
Reticulated sole
Astroscopus zephyreus  [popup]
Pacific stargazer
Atherinella argentea  [popup]
Moon silverside
Atherinella crystallina  [popup]
Presidio silverside
Atherinella eriarcha  [popup]
Longfin silverside
Atherinella guatemalensis  [popup]
Peppered silverside
Atherinella nepenthe  [popup]
Pitcher silverside
Atherinella nesiotes  [popup]
Broad-striped silverside
Atherinella nocturna  [popup]
Flat silverside
Atherinella pachylepis  [popup]
Thick-scale silverside
Atherinella panamensis  [popup]
Panama silverside
Atherinella serrivomer  [popup]
Bright silverside
Atherinella starksi  [popup]
Star silverside
Atherinomorus stipes  [popup]
Hardhead silverside
Atherinops affinis  [popup]
Topsmelt silverside
Atherinopsis californiensis  [popup]
Jacksmelt silverside
Atractoscion nobilis  [popup]
White seabass
Atractosteus tropicus  [popup]
Tropical gar
Aulopus bajacali  [popup]
Eastern pacific flagfin
Aulostomus chinensis  [popup]
Chinese trumpetfish
Auxis rochei  [popup] eudorax
Bullet tuna
Auxis thazard  [popup] brachydorax
Frigate tuna
Axoclinus cocoensis  [popup]
Cocos triplefin
Axoclinus lucillae  [popup]
Panama triplefin
Axoclinus multicinctus  [popup]
Multi-barred triplefin
Axoclinus nigricaudus  [popup]
Cortez triplefin
Axoclinus rubinoffi  [popup]
Rubinoffs triplefin
Axoclinus storeyae  [popup]
Carmine triplefin
Azurina eupalama  [popup]
Blackspot chromis
Azurina hirundo  [popup]
Swallow damselfish
Bagre panamensis  [popup]
Chihuil sea-catfish
Bagre pinnimaculatus  [popup]
Red sea-catfish
Bairdiella armata  [popup]
Armed croaker
Bairdiella ensifera  [popup]
Sword-spine croaker
Bairdiella icistia  [popup]
- bairdiella
Balistes polylepis  [popup]
Fine-scale triggerfish
Barbulifer ceuthoecus  [popup]
Atlantic bearded-goby
Barbulifer mexicanus  [popup]
Saddlebanded goby
Barbulifer pantherinus  [popup]
Panther bearded-goby
Bascanichthys bascanoides  [popup]
Sooty sand-eel
Bascanichthys cylindricus  [popup]
Round sand-eel
Bascanichthys panamensis  [popup]
Panama sand-eel
Bathygobius andrei  [popup]
Estuarine frillfin
Bathygobius lineatus  [popup]
Southern frillfin
Bathygobius ramosus  [popup]
Panamic frillfin
Batrachoides boulengeri  [popup]
Sorcerer toadfish
Batrachoides pacifici  [popup]
Pacific toadfish
Batrachoides walkeri  [popup]
Walkers toadfish
Batrachoides waltersi  [popup]
Hairy toadfish
Bellator gymnostethus  [popup]
Naked-belly searobin
Bellator loxias  [popup]
Chevron searobin
Bellator xenisma  [popup]
Split-nose searobin
Bodianus diplotaenia  [popup]
Mexican hogfish
Bodianus eclancheri  [popup]
Harlequin wrasse
Bollmannia chlamydes  [popup]
Orangespotted goby
Bollmannia macropoma  [popup]
Frailscale goby
Bollmannia marginalis  [popup]
Apostrophe goby
Bollmannia ocellata  [popup]
Pennant goby
Bollmannia sp_sftep_a  [popup]
Slender goby
Bollmannia stigmatura  [popup]
Tail-spot goby
Bollmannia umbrosa  [popup]
Dusky goby
Bothus leopardinus  [popup]
Pacific leopard flounder
Bothus mancus  [popup]
Tropical flounder
Brama dussumieri  [popup]
Lesser bream
Brama japonica  [popup]
Pacific pomfret
Bregmaceros bathymaster  [popup]
East-pacific codlet
Brotula clarkae  [popup]
Pacific bearded brotula
Brotula multibarbata  [popup]
Goatsbeard brotula
Brotula ordwayi  [popup]
Fore-spotted brotula
Bryx veleronis  [popup]
Offshore pipefish
Calamopteryx jeb  [popup]
Tailspot brotula
Calamus brachysomus  [popup]
Pacific porgy
Calamus taurinus  [popup]
Galapagos porgy
Callechelys cliffi  [popup]
Sandy ridgefin eel
Callechelys eristigma  [popup]
Spotted ridgefin eel
Callechelys galapagensis  [popup]
Galapagos ridgefin eel
Calotomus carolinus  [popup]
Star-eye parrotfish
Cantherhines dumerilii  [popup]
Barred filefish
Canthidermis maculata  [popup]
Rough triggerfish
Canthigaster amboinensis  [popup]
Spider-eye sharpnose-puffer
Canthigaster janthinopterus  [popup]
Green-spotted sharpnose-puffer
Canthigaster punctatissima  [popup]
Spotted sharpnose-puffer
Canthigaster valentini  [popup]
Black-saddled sharpnose-puffer
Carangoides caballus  [popup]
Green jack
Carangoides orthogrammus  [popup]
Island trevally
Carangoides otrynter  [popup]
Threadfin jack
Caranx caninus  [popup]
Pacific crevalle-jack
Caranx lugubris  [popup]
Black jack
Caranx melampygus  [popup]
Bluefin trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus  [popup]
Bigeye trevally
Caranx vinctus  [popup]
Striped jack
Carapus mourlani  [popup]
Seahare pearlfish
Carcharhinus albimarginatus  [popup]
Silvertip shark
Carcharhinus altimus  [popup]
Bignose shark
Carcharhinus brachyurus  [popup]
Narrowtooth shark
Carcharhinus falciformis  [popup]
Silky shark
Carcharhinus galapagensis  [popup]
Galapagos shark
Carcharhinus leucas  [popup]
Bull shark
Carcharhinus limbatus  [popup]
Blacktip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus  [popup]
Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus obscurus  [popup]
Dusky shark
Carcharhinus plumbeus  [popup]
Sandbar shark
Carcharhinus porosus  [popup]
Smalltail shark
Carcharhinus signatus  [popup]
Night shark
Carcharodon carcharias  [popup]
White shark
Cathorops dasycephalus  [popup]
Bigbelly sea-catfish
Cathorops fuerthii  [popup]
Congo sea-catfish
Cathorops hypophthalmus  [popup]
Gloomy sea-catfish
Cathorops multiradiatus  [popup]
Box sea-catfish
Cathorops taylori  [popup]
Taylors sea-catfish
Cathorops tuyra  [popup]
Besudo sea-catfish
Caulolatilus affinis  [popup]
Bighead tilefish
Caulolatilus hubbsi  [popup]
Enigmatic tilefish
Caulolatilus princeps  [popup]
Ocean whitefish
Centropomus armatus  [popup]
Long-spine snook
Centropomus medius  [popup]
Blackfin snook
Centropomus nigrescens  [popup]
Black snook
Centropomus robalito  [popup]
Yellow-fin snook
Centropomus unionensis  [popup]
Union snook
Centropomus viridis  [popup]
White snook
Cephalopholis acanthistius  [popup]
Rose coney
Cephalopholis panamensis  [popup]
Panama graysby
Cephaloscyllium ventriosum  [popup]
Swellshark -
Cerdale ionthas  [popup]
Spotted worm-goby
Cerdale paludicola  [popup]
Mangrove worm-goby
Cerdale prolata  [popup]
Many-spined worm-goby
Cetengraulis mysticetus  [popup]
Pacific anchoveta
Cetorhinus maximus  [popup]
Basking shark
Chaenomugil proboscideus  [popup]
Thick-lipped mullet
Chaenopsis alepidota  [popup]
Orange-throat pike-blenny
Chaenopsis coheni  [popup]
Cortez pikeblenny
Chaenopsis deltarrhis  [popup]
Delta pike-blenny
Chaenopsis schmitti  [popup]
Yellow-mouth pike-blenny
Chaenopsis sp_sftep_a  [popup]
Panamic pike-blenny
Chaetodipterus zonatus  [popup]
Pacific spadefish
Chaetodon auriga  [popup]
Threadfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon humeralis  [popup]
Threebanded butterflyfish
Chaetodon kleinii  [popup]
Sunburst butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula  [popup]
Raccoon butterflyfish
Chaetodon meyeri  [popup]
Scrawled butterflyfish
Chaetodon unimaculatus  [popup]
Teardrop butterflyfish
Chanos chanos  [popup]
Milkfish
Cheilopogon atrisignis  [popup]
Glider flyingfish
Cheilopogon dorsomacula  [popup]
Backspot flyingfish
Cheilopogon papilio  [popup]
Butterfly flyingfish
Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus  [popup] californicus
Smallhead flyingfish
Cheilopogon spilonotopterus  [popup]
Stained flyingfish
Cheilopogon xenopterus  [popup]
Whitetip flyingfish
Cheilotrema saturnum  [popup]
Black croaker
Chilara taylori  [popup]
Spotted cusk-eel
Chiloconger dentatus  [popup]
Thicklip conger
Chilomycterus reticulatus  [popup]
Spotfin burrfish
Chlopsis apterus  [popup]
Snout-stripe false-moray
Chlopsis bicollaris  [popup]
Collared false-moray
Chlopsis kazuko  [popup]
Kazukos false-moray
Chloroscombrus orqueta  [popup]
Pacific bumper
Chriolepis cuneata  [popup]
Rail goby
Chriolepis dialepta  [popup]
White-starred goby
Chriolepis lepidotus  [popup]
Pretty goby
Chriolepis minutillus  [popup]
Rubble goby
Chriolepis sp_sftep_a  [popup]
Wavy barred goby
Chriolepis sp_sftep_b  [popup]
Orange-headed goby
Chriolepis tagus  [popup]
Mystery goby
Chriolepis zebra  [popup]
Gecko goby
Chromis alta  [popup]
Silverstripe chromis
Chromis atrilobata  [popup]
Scissortail damselfish
Chromis crusma  [popup]
Valparaiso chromis
Chromis intercrusma  [popup]
Peruvian chromis
Chromis limbaughi  [popup]
Blue and yellow chromis
Cilus gilberti  [popup]
Corvina drum
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus  [popup]
Coral hawkfish
Cirrhitus rivulatus  [popup]
Hieroglyphic hawkfish
Cirriemblemaria lucasana  [popup]
Plume tube-blenny
Citharichthys fragilis  [popup]
Gulf sanddab
Citharichthys gilberti  [popup]
Big-mouth sandab
Citharichthys gnathus  [popup]
Big-chinned sanddab
Citharichthys gordae  [popup]
Mimic sandab
Citharichthys mariajorisae  [popup]
Five-rayed sanddab
Citharichthys platophrys  [popup]
Small sandab
Citharichthys sordidus  [popup]
Mottled flounder
Citharichthys stigmaeus  [popup]
Speckled sandab
Citharichthys xanthostigma  [popup]
Longfin sanddab
Clarkichthys bilineatus  [popup]
Flagtail worm-goby
Colpichthys regis  [popup]
False grunion
Conodon macrops  [popup]
Lemon-eye grunt
Conodon serrifer  [popup]
Serrated grunt
Cookeolus japonicus  [popup]
Long-fin bulleye
Coralliozetus angelicus  [popup]
Angel tube-blenny
Coralliozetus boehlkei  [popup]
Barcheek tube-blenny
Coralliozetus micropes  [popup]
Zebraface tube-blenny
Coralliozetus rosenblatti  [popup]
Spike-fin tube-blenny
Coralliozetus springeri  [popup]
Springers tube-blenny
Corvula macrops  [popup]
Vacuoqua croaker
Coryphaena equiselis  [popup]
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus  [popup]
Common dolphinfish
Coryphopterus urospilus  [popup]
Redlight goby
Cosmocampus arctus  [popup]
Snubnose pipefish
Cottoclinus canops  [popup]
Intermediary blenny
Cratinus agassizii  [popup]
Grey threadfin sea-bass
Crocodilichthys gracilis  [popup]
Lizard triplefin
Ctenochaetus marginatus  [popup]
Striped-fin surgeonfish
Ctenogobius manglicola  [popup]
Mangrove goby
Ctenogobius sagittula  [popup]
Longtail goby
Ctenosciaena peruviana  [popup]
Peruvian barbel drum
Cubiceps pauciradiatus  [popup]
Bigeye cigarfish
Cyclichthys spilostylus  [popup]
Spotbase burrfish
Cyclopsetta panamensis  [popup]
Panamic flounder
Cyclopsetta querna  [popup]
Toothed flounder
Cynoponticus coniceps  [popup]
Conehead eel
Cynoscion albus  [popup]
Whitefin weakfish
Cynoscion analis  [popup]
Peruvian weakfish
Cynoscion nannus  [popup]
Dwarf corvina
Cynoscion othonopterus  [popup]
Gulf corvina
Cynoscion parvipinnis  [popup]
Shortfin corvina
Cynoscion phoxocephalus  [popup]
Sharpnose corvina
Cynoscion praedatorius  [popup]
Boccone weakfish
Cynoscion reticulatus  [popup]
Striped weakfish
Cynoscion squamipinnis  [popup]
Scalyfin corvina
Cynoscion stolzmanni  [popup]
Yellowtail corvina
Cynoscion xanthulus  [popup]
Orangemouth corvina
Cypselurus angusticeps  [popup]
Narrowhead flyingfish
Cypselurus callopterus  [popup]
Spotted flyingfish
Dactylagnus mundus  [popup]
Giant sand-stargazer
Dactylagnus parvus  [popup]
Panamic stargazer
Dactyloscopus amnis  [popup]
Riverine stargazer
Dactyloscopus byersi  [popup]
Notchtail stargazer
Dactyloscopus fimbriatus  [popup]
Fringed sand-stargazer
Dactyloscopus lacteus  [popup]
Milky sand-stargazer
Dactyloscopus lunaticus  [popup]
Moonstruck sand-stargazer
Dactyloscopus metoecus  [popup]
Mexican stargazer
Dactyloscopus minutus  [popup]
Tiny stargazer
Dactyloscopus pectoralis  [popup]
White-saddle sand-stargazer
Dactyloscopus zelotes  [popup]
Imitator sand-stargazer
Daector dowi  [popup]
Spotted toadfish
Daector reticulata  [popup]
Reticulated toadfish
Daector schmitti  [popup]
Schmitts toadfish
Dasyatis dipterura  [popup]
Whiptail stingray
Dasyatis longa  [popup]
Longtail stingray
Decapterus macarellus  [popup]
Mackerel scad
Decapterus macrosoma  [popup]
Shortfin scad
Decapterus muroadsi  [popup]
Amber-striped scad
Decodon melasma  [popup]
Blotched hogfish
Dermatolepis dermatolepis  [popup]
Leather bass
Dialommus fuscus  [popup]
Galapagos foureye blenny
Dialommus macrocephalus  [popup]
Foureye rockskipper
Diapterus aureolus  [popup]
Golden mojarra
Diapterus peruvianus  [popup]
Short-snout mojarra
Diodon eydouxii  [popup]
Pelagic porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus  [popup]
Longspine porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix  [popup]
Spot-fin porcupinefish
Diplectrum conceptione  [popup]
Yellow-mouth sand-perch
Diplectrum eumelum  [popup]
Pointed sand-perch
Diplectrum euryplectrum  [popup]
Wide-spur sand-perch
Diplectrum labarum  [popup]
High-fin sand-perch
Diplectrum macropoma  [popup]
Pygmy sand-perch
Diplectrum maximum  [popup]
Greater sand-perch
Diplectrum pacificum  [popup]
Inshore sand-perch
Diplectrum rostrum  [popup]
Narrowspur sand-perch
Diplectrum sciurus  [popup]
Squirrel sand-perch
Diplobatis ommata  [popup]
Target electric-ray
Dipturus chilensis  [popup]
Yellownose skate
Dormitator latifrons  [popup]
Pacific fat sleeper
Dorosoma petenense  [popup]
Threadfin shad
Doryrhamphus excisus  [popup]
Fantail pipefish
Echeneis naucrates  [popup]
Live sharksucker
Echidna nebulosa  [popup]
Starry moray
Echidna nocturna  [popup]
Palenose moray
Echinorhinus cookei  [popup]
Prickly shark
Echiodon exsilium  [popup]
Nocturnal pearlfish
Echiophis brunneus  [popup]
Eel fangjaw
Ekemblemaria lira  [popup]
Slit-pored tube-blenny
Ekemblemaria myersi  [popup]
Reef-sand tube-blenny
Elacatinus digueti  [popup]
Banded cleaner-goby
Elacatinus inornatus  [popup]
Inornate goby
Elacatinus janssi  [popup]
Spot-back goby
Elacatinus limbaughi  [popup]
Wide-banded cleaner-goby
Elacatinus nesiotes  [popup]
Broken-back cleaner-goby
Elacatinus punticulatus  [popup]
Red-head goby
Elagatis bipinnulata  [popup]
Rainbow runner
Elattarchus archidium  [popup]
Bluish croaker
Eleotrica cableae  [popup]
Marbled goby
Eleotris picta  [popup]
Spotted sleeper
Elops affinis  [popup]
Pacific machete
Emblemaria hypacanthus  [popup]
Gulf signal-blenny
Emblemaria nivipes  [popup]
White-back signal-blenny
Emblemaria piratica  [popup]
Sailfin signal-blenny
Emblemaria walkeri  [popup]
Elusive signal-blenny
Encheliophis dubius  [popup]
Pacific pearlfish
Encheliophis vermicularis  [popup]
Finless pearlfish
Enchelycore lichenosa  [popup]
Reticulate hookjaw moray
Enchelycore octaviana  [popup]
Slenderjaw moray
Enchelynassa canina  [popup]
Viper moray
Engraulis mordax  [popup]
Northern anchovy
Engraulis ringens  [popup]
Peruvian anchoveta
Engyophrys sanctilaurenti  [popup]
Speckled-tail flounder
Enneanectes carminalis  [popup]
Delicate triplefin
Enneanectes reticulatus  [popup]
Flag triplefin
Enneanectes sp_sftep_a  [popup]
Mexican triplefin
Enneanectes sp_sftep_b  [popup]
Revillagigedos triplefin
Enneanectes sp_sftep_c  [popup]
Chacala triplefin
Entomacrodus chiostictus  [popup]
Notchfin blenny
Enypnias aceras  [popup]
White-margined goby
Enypnias seminudus  [popup]
Silt goby
Epinephelus analogus  [popup]
Spotted grouper
Epinephelus cifuentesi  [popup]
Olive grouper
Epinephelus clippertonensis  [popup]
Clipperton grouper
Epinephelus exsul  [popup]
Ten-spine grouper
Epinephelus itajara  [popup]
Itajara grouper
Epinephelus labriformis  [popup]
Starry grouper
Epinephelus mystacinus  [popup]
Misty grouper
Epinephelus niphobles  [popup]
Star-studded grouper
Erotelis armiger  [popup]
Flathead sleeper
Ethadophis byrnei  [popup]
Ordinary snake-eel
Ethadophis merenda  [popup]
Snack snake-eel
Ethmidium maculatum  [popup]
Pacific menhaden
Etropus ciadi  [popup]
Cortez flounder
Etropus crossotus  [popup]
Fringed flounder
Etropus delsmani  [popup] pacificus
Delsmans flounder
Etropus ectenes  [popup]
Sole flounder
Etropus peruvianus  [popup]
Peruvian flounder
Etrumeus teres  [popup]
Round herring
Eucinostomus currani  [popup]
Spot-fin mojarra
Eucinostomus dowii  [popup]
Pacific spotfin mojarra
Eucinostomus entomelas  [popup]
False-spotfin mojarra
Eucinostomus gracilis  [popup]
Slender mojarra
Eugerres axillaris  [popup]
Black-axillary mojarra
Eugerres brevimanus  [popup]
Short-fin mojarra
Eugerres lineatus  [popup]
Streaked mojarra
Eugerres periche  [popup]
Periche mojarra
Euleptorhamphus viridis  [popup]
Ribbon halfbeak
Euthynnus affinis  [popup]
Kawakawa -
Euthynnus lineatus  [popup]
Black skipjack tuna
Evermannia erici  [popup]
Erics goby
Evermannia longipinnis  [popup]
Enigmatic goby
Evermannia panamensis  [popup]
Panama goby
Evermannia zosterura  [popup]
Bandedtail goby
Evorthodus minutus  [popup]
Small goby
Exerpes asper  [popup]
Sargassum blenny
Exocoetus monocirrhus  [popup]
Barbel flyingfish
Exocoetus peruvianus  [popup]
Peruvian flyingfish
Exocoetus volitans  [popup]
Tropical two-wing flyingfish
Fistularia commersonii  [popup]
Reef cornetfish
Fistularia corneta  [popup]
Deepwater cornetfish
Fodiator rostratus  [popup]
Pacific sharpchin flyingfish
Forcipiger flavissimus  [popup]
- forcepsfish
Galeichthys peruvianus  [popup]
Peruvian sea-catfish
Galeocerdo cuvier  [popup]
Tiger shark
Galeorhinus galeus  [popup]
Tope
Gempylus serpens  [popup]
Common snake-mackerel
Gerres simillimus  [popup]
Yellowfin mojarra
Gillellus arenicola  [popup]
Sandloving stargazer
Gillellus chathamensis  [popup]
Cocos sand-stargazer
Gillellus ornatus  [popup]
Ornate sand-stargazer
Gillellus searcheri  [popup]
Searcher sand-stargazer
Gillellus semicinctus  [popup]
Halfbanded stargazer
Gillichthys mirabilis  [popup]
Long-jawed mud-sucker
Gillichthys seta  [popup]
Short-jaw mud-sucker
Ginglymostoma cirratum  [popup]
Nurse shark
Girella freminvillei  [popup]
Dusky sea-chub
Girella nigricans  [popup]
California opaleye
Girella simplicidens  [popup]
Gulf opaleye
Gn_sftep_a platypogon  [popup]
Cominate sea-catfish
Gnathanodon speciosus  [popup]
Golden trevally
Gnathophis cinctus  [popup]
Hard-tail conger
Gobiesox adustus  [popup]
Panamic clingfish
Gobiesox aethus  [popup]
Clarion clingfish
Gobiesox canidens  [popup]
Socorro clingfish
Gobiesox crassicorpus  [popup]
Thick clingfish
Gobiesox daedaleus  [popup]
Dotted clingfish
Gobiesox marijeanae  [popup]
Lonely clingfish
Gobiesox milleri  [popup]
Millers clingfish
Gobiesox multitentaculus  [popup]
Tentacled clingfish
Gobiesox papillifer  [popup]
Bearded clingfish
Gobiesox pinniger  [popup]
Tadpole clingfish
Gobiesox schultzi  [popup]
Smoothlip clingfish
Gobiesox stenocephalus  [popup]
Narrow-headed clingfish
Gobiesox woodsi  [popup]
Woods clingfish
Gobioides peruanus  [popup]
Smalleye eel-goby
Gobiomorus maculatus  [popup]
Pacific sleeper
Gobionellus daguae  [popup]
Choco goby
Gobionellus liolepis  [popup]
Smooth-scaled goby
Gobionellus microdon  [popup]
Palmtail goby
Gobiosoma chiquita  [popup]
Sonora goby
Gobiosoma hildebrandi  [popup]
Hildebrands goby
Gobiosoma homochroma  [popup]
Plain goby
Gobiosoma nudum  [popup]
Knob-chin goby
Gobiosoma paradoxum  [popup]
Paradox goby
Gobiosoma sp_sftep_a  [popup]
Short gill-spined goby
Gobiosoma sp_sftep_b  [popup]
Tail-scaled goby
Gobiosoma sp_sftep_c  [popup]
Few-rayed goby
Gobulus birdsongi  [popup]
Fin-joined goby
Gobulus crescentalis  [popup]
Crescent goby
Gobulus hancocki  [popup]
Sand-top goby
Gordiichthys combibus  [popup]
Pacific horsehair eel
Gorgasia punctata  [popup]
Peppered garden-eel
Grammonus diagrammus  [popup]
Purple brotula
Guavina micropus  [popup]
Pacific guavina
Guentheridia formosa  [popup]
Spotted puffer
Gunterichthys bussingi  [popup]
Bussings brotula
Gunterichthys coheni  [popup]
Cohens brotula
Gymneleotris seminuda  [popup]
Split-banded goby
Gymnomuraena zebra  [popup]
Zebra moray
Gymnothorax angusticeps  [popup]
Wrinkled moray
Gymnothorax buroensis  [popup]
Vagrant moray
Gymnothorax castaneus  [popup]
Panamic green moray
Gymnothorax dovii  [popup]
Speckled moray
Gymnothorax equatorialis  [popup]
Spotted-tail moray
Gymnothorax eurygnathos  [popup]
Wide-mouth moray
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus  [popup]
Yellow-margin moray
Gymnothorax javanicus  [popup]
Giant moray
Gymnothorax meleagris  [popup]
White-mouth moray
Gymnothorax panamensis  [popup]
Masked moray
Gymnothorax phalarus  [popup]
Small-spotted moray
Gymnothorax pictus  [popup]
Peppered moray
Gymnothorax porphyreus  [popup]
Low-fin moray
Gymnothorax serratidens  [popup]
Sawtooth moray
Gymnothorax undulatus  [popup]
Undulated moray
Gymnothorax verrilli  [popup]
White-edged moray
Gymnura afuerae  [popup]
Peruvian butter-fly ray
Gymnura marmorata  [popup]
California butterfly ray
Haemulon flaviguttatum  [popup]
Yellow-spotted grunt
Haemulon maculicauda  [popup]
Spot-tail grunt
Haemulon scudderi  [popup]
Mojarra grunt
Haemulon sexfasciatum  [popup]
Greybar grunt
Haemulon steindachneri  [popup]
Latin grunt
Haemulopsis axillaris  [popup]
Yellow-stripe grunt
Haemulopsis elongatus  [popup]
Sharp-snout grunt
Haemulopsis leuciscus  [popup]
Raucous grunt
Haemulopsis nitidus  [popup]
Silver grunt
Halichoeres adustus  [popup]
Black wrasse
Halichoeres aestuaricola  [popup]
Mangrove wrasse
Halichoeres chierchiae  [popup] initial phase
Wounded wrasse
Halichoeres chierchiae  [popup] terminal phase
Wounded wrasse
Halichoeres discolor  [popup] initial phase
Variegated wrasse
Halichoeres discolor  [popup] terminal phase
Variegated wrasse
Halichoeres dispilus  [popup] initial phase
Chameleon wrasse
Halichoeres dispilus  [popup] terminal phase
Chameleon wrasse
Halichoeres insularis  [popup]
Socorro wrasse
Halichoeres malpelo  [popup]
Malpelo wrasse
Halichoeres melanotis  [popup]
Golden wrasse
Halichoeres nicholsi  [popup]
Spinster wrasse
Halichoeres notospilus  [popup]
Banded wrasse
Halichoeres salmofasciatus  [popup]
Red-striped wrasse
Halichoeres semicinctus  [popup]
Rock wrasse
Harengula thrissina  [popup]
Pacific flatiron herring
Hemanthias peruanus  [popup]
Split-tail bass
Hemanthias signifer  [popup]
Hookthroat bass
Hemicaranx leucurus  [popup]
Yellowfin jack
Hemicaranx zelotes  [popup]
Blackfin jack
Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos  [popup]
Grape-eye seabass
Hemiramphus saltator  [popup]
Longfin halfbeak
Hermosilla azurea  [popup]
Zebra seachub
Herpetoichthys fossatus  [popup]
Mustachioed snake-eel
Heteristius cinctus  [popup]
Banded sand-stargazer
Heteroconger canabus  [popup]
White-ring garden-eel
Heteroconger digueti  [popup]
Pale green garden-eel
Heteroconger klausewitzi  [popup]
Galapagos garden-eel
Heteroconger pellegrini  [popup]
Speckled garden-eel
Heterodontus francisci  [popup]
Horn shark
Heterodontus mexicanus  [popup]
Mexican horn shark
Heterodontus quoyi  [popup]
Galapagos bullhead shark
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus  [popup]
- glasseye
Hexanchus griseus  [popup]
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Himantura pacifica  [popup]
Pacific whiptail stingray
Hippocampus ingens  [popup]
Pacific seahorse
Hippoglossina bollmani  [popup]
Spotted flounder
Hippoglossina macrops  [popup]
Big-eye flounder
Hippoglossina stomata  [popup]
Bigmouth sole
Hippoglossina tetrophthalma  [popup]
Foureye flounder
Hirundichthys marginatus  [popup]
Bladewing flyingfish
Hirundichthys rondeletii  [popup]
Blackwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger  [popup]
Mirrorwing flyingfish
Holacanthus clarionensis  [popup]
Clarion angelfish
Holacanthus limbaughi  [popup]
Clipperton angelfish
Holacanthus passer  [popup]
King angelfish
Hoplopagrus guentherii  [popup]
Barred pargo
Hoplunnis pacifica  [popup]
Silver pike-conger
Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis  [popup]
Atlantic oyster blenny
Hypoatherina harringtonensis  [popup]
Reef silverside
Hyporhamphus gilli  [popup]
Choelo halfbeak
Hyporhamphus naos  [popup]
Pacific silverstripe halfbeak
Hyporhamphus rosae  [popup]
California halfbeak
Hyporhamphus snyderi  [popup]
Skipper halfbeak
Hypsoblennius brevipinnis  [popup]
Barnaclebill blenny
Hypsoblennius caulopus  [popup]
Tidepool blenny
Hypsoblennius gentilis  [popup]
Bay blenny
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi  [popup]
Mussel blenny
Hypsoblennius maculipinna  [popup]
Fin-spot blenny
Hypsoblennius paytensis  [popup]
Peruvian blenny
Hypsoblennius proteus  [popup]
Socorro blenny
Hypsoblennius striatus  [popup]
Striated blenny
Hypsopsetta guttulata  [popup]
Diamond turbot
Hypsypops rubicundus  [popup]
Garibaldis damselfish
Ichthyapus selachops  [popup]
Smiling sand-eel
Ilisha fuerthii  [popup]
Hachet herring
Ilypnus gilberti  [popup]
Cheekspot goby
Ilypnus luculentus  [popup]
Bright goby
Iniistius pavo  [popup]
Peacock wrasse
Isopisthus remifer  [popup]
Silver weakfish
Istiophorus platypterus  [popup]
Pacific sailfish
... others not listed


REMAINING (number with state)
Back edge
 Convex (1)
 Straight (1)
Back has stripes or lines
 No (4)
 Yes (1)
Back, red blotch present
 No (8)
 Yes (2)
Back, spine number in row from snout to dorsal fin
 16 (2)
 10 (1)
 12 (1)
 13 (1)
 14 (1)
 15 (1)
 17 (1)
 18 (1)
 19 (1)
 20 (1)
 8 (1)
 9 (1)
Back, spines in white spot
 No (3)
 Yes (1)
Back, thorns
 1 row (3)
 None (3)
 3 rows (2)
 2 rows (1)
Belly color
 White (3)
 Yellow (2)
 Brown (1)
Belly scales present
 No (2)
 Yes (2)
Belly scute number
 26 (1)
 27 (1)
 28 (1)
Belly skin prickly
 No (10)
 Yes (2)
Belly spots present
 Yes (11)
 No (8)
Belly stripes present
 No (6)
 Yes (2)
Body bar interspace color
 Brown (1)
 Red (1)
Body bar/saddle number
 0 (32)
 7 (18)
 6 (17)
 5 (13)
 4 (10)
 9 (10)
 8 (9)
 10 - 15 (6)
 1 (3)
 3 (3)
 16 - 20 (2)
 2 (1)
 21 - 25 (1)
 26 - 30 (1)
Body bars present
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Body has concentric circles
 No (3)
 Yes (2)
Body lines horizontal
 No, oblique (5)
 Yes (4)
Body lines verticle
 No, oblique (1)
 Yes (1)
Body reticulations present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Body scale texture
 Rough (1)
 Smooth (1)
Body scales present
 Yes (16)
 No (10)
Body shape
 Oblong and compressed (32)
 Elongate and round (28)
Body spines present
 No (28)
 Yes (9)
Body spot color
 White (13)
 Black (9)
 Brown (9)
 Orange/Red (4)
 Yellow (4)
 Blue (3)
Body spot row number
 2 (1)
 Over 2 (1)
Body spots present
 No (14)
 Yes (13)
Body stripe color
 Blue (1)
 Red (1)
 White (1)
Body stripe number
 3 (1)
 6 (1)
 7 (1)
Body stripes present
 Yes (10)
 No (9)
Body, bars have white line in the middle
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Body, black blotches present
 No (4)
 Yes (1)
Body, blue iridescence present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Body, corselet of large scales
 Present (4)
 Absent (2)
Body, first bar divided
 No (4)
 Yes (4)
Body, front half
 Dark brown and light mottle (1)
 Light brown and dark mottle (1)
Body, narrow bars
 Lighter or equal darkness to interspaces (1256)
 Darker than interspaces (3)
Body, ocelli/blotch number
 3 pairs (1)
 4 pairs (1)
 5 pairs (1)
Bone under eye
 Edge covered by scales (1)
 Edge not scale covered (1)
Bony flange below eye expanded
 No, not expanded (1)
 Yes (1)
Canine number
 1 (1)
 2 (1)
 3 (1)
 4 (1)
Canines, pair number front jaw
 One pair (29)
 None (4)
 Two pair (1)
Cheek scale rows
 8 (2)
 6 (1)
 7 (1)
Cheek scales present
 No (14)
 Yes (11)
Cheek, lowest scale row
 1 scale (1)
 2 scales (1)
Chest scaled
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Chin barbel characteristics
 Thick, rigid, pore at tip (7)
 Thin, flexible, tip without pore (1)
Chin barbels
 None (209)
 Only one (18)
 Pairs (18)
Chin knob present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Chin knob present between pores
 Yes (3)
 No (2)
Chin pore number
 6 (5)
 4 (3)
 2 (1)
Chin, fleshy tip
 Not present (1)
 Yes (1)
Chin, keel present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Color main
 Silver, Pale Grey (534)
 Brown, Grey-Brown (507)
 Black, Dark Grey (139)
 Red, Orange, Pink (105)
 Blue, Aqua (84)
 Green, Olive (84)
 Yellow, Copper (69)
 White, Cream (55)
Color minor
 Black, Dark Grey (723)
 White, Cream (275)
 Yellow, Copper (229)
 Silver, Pale Grey (199)
 Brown, Grey-Brown (196)
 Red, Orange, Pink (143)
 Blue, Aqua (98)
 Green, Olive (22)
Disc shape
 Oval (3)
 Diamond (2)
 Triangular (1)
Eye crest ends
 Gradually (2)
 Abruptly (1)
Eye flap shape
 Long and thin (1)
 Short and wide (1)
Eye position
 Left side of body (22)
 Right side of body (9)
Eye ring present
 No, absent (1)
 Yes (1)
Eye size
 Large (24)
 Very Small (1)
Eye stripe present
 Yes (3)
 No (2)
Eye, cirri above
 Pair (26)
 Not present (4)
 Two pair (1)
Eye, cirri above branched
 No (14)
 Yes (14)
Eye, dark blotch behind
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Eye, dark oblique bar to operculum
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Eye, scales above
 Absent (1)
 Present (1)
Eye, spine number
 0 (1)
 1 (1)
 2 (1)
 3 (1)
Eye, spines around
 Yes (6)
 No (2)
Eye, white patch in front
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Eye, white stripe behind
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Eyelid, fatty
 No (9)
 Yes (7)
Eyes stalked
 Yes (9)
 No (4)
Eyes, distance between
 Close together (3)
 Far apart (2)
Eyes, flat between
 No, arched (1)
 Yes (1)
Eyes, pale bar between
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Eyes, spine between
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Fin, adipose fin present on dorsal side
 No (6)
 Yes (4)
Fin, anal
 Continuous (469)
 2 parts (38)
 3 parts (1)
Fin, anal base
 Shorter than head (4)
 Longer than head (1)
Fin, anal base scale row number
 1 (1)
 2 (1)
Fin, anal base scaley
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, anal color
 Grey (2)
 Black (1)
 Colorless (1)
 White (1)
Fin, anal margin is white
 No (3)
 Yes (2)
Fin, anal origin relative to dorsal fin
 Behind origin of dorsal (32)
 Before origin of dorsal (8)
 Just before origin of dorsal fin (3)
 Just behind origin of dorsal fin (3)
 Before center of dorsal fin (1)
 Same as origin of dorsal (1)
Fin, anal origin relative to pectoral fin
 Behind (1)
 In front (1)
Fin, anal present
 Yes (620)
 No (9)
Fin, anal ray number
 10 - 15 (299)
 16 - 20 (204)
 21 - 25 (133)
 8 (133)
 9 (132)
 7 (102)
 26 - 30 (94)
 31 - 35 (56)
 6 (50)
 36 - 40 (29)
 61 - 65 (29)
 51 - 55 (28)
 56 - 60 (27)
 46 - 50 (22)
 66 - 70 (20)
 76 - 80 (19)
 5 (18)
 81 - 85 (18)
 71 - 75 (14)
 41 - 45 (13)
 4 (10)
 86 - 90 (10)
 100 - 150 (8)
 3 (6)
 91 - 95 (6)
 0 (4)
 2 (4)
 96 - 100 (2)
 151 - 200 (1)
Fin, anal rear edge
 Concave (4)
 Straight (2)
Fin, anal second spine
 Less than half of first ray (17)
 Greater than half of first ray (14)
Fin, anal second spine length
 Short, not reaching tail fin (2)
 Long, reaches tail fin (1)
Fin, anal second spine reaches base
 Yes (2)
 No (1)
Fin, anal spine number
 3 (261)
 2 (235)
 1 (74)
 None (20)
 4 (6)
 9 (2)
 26 (1)
 27 (1)
 28 (1)
 29 (1)
 7 (1)
 8 (1)
Fin, anal stripe
 None present (1)
 One (1)
Fin, dorsal
 Continuous (629)
 2 parts (308)
 Not present (20)
 3 parts (19)
 4 parts (4)
Fin, dorsal and anal joined to tail fin
 No (297)
 Yes (69)
Fin, dorsal base color
 Brown (1)
 White (1)
 Yellow (1)
Fin, dorsal color
 Silver (2)
 Grey (1)
 Yellow (1)
Fin, dorsal fins have crest or ridge between them
 No (5)
 Yes (5)
Fin, dorsal first spine number
 2 (1)
 3 (1)
 5 (1)
 6 (1)
Fin, dorsal front color
 Black (3)
 Clear (2)
 Red (2)
 White (2)
 Orange (1)
Fin, dorsal has black blotch under soft part
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, dorsal has dark margin
 No (3)
 Yes, partially (1)
Fin, dorsal has long filament
 No (58)
 Yes (9)
Fin, dorsal has white boarder
 No (11)
 Yes (5)
Fin, dorsal is high
 Yes (9)
 No (8)
Fin, dorsal margin is clear
 Yes (2)
 No (1)
Fin, dorsal notched between spiny and soft parts
 No (9)
 Yes (8)
Fin, dorsal origin relative to anal fin origin
 Before (9)
 Behind (7)
Fin, dorsal origin relative to body
 Behind midbody closer to tail fin (1)
 Midpoint (1)
Fin, dorsal origin relative to eye
 Behind (79)
 In front (33)
 Above (6)
Fin, dorsal origin relative to gill opening
 Behind (14)
 In front (12)
 Above (11)
Fin, dorsal origin relative to pectoral fin origin
 Behind (7)
 Before (2)
Fin, dorsal origin relative to pelvic origin
 Behind (14)
 In front (6)
Fin, dorsal pattern
 Solid (7)
 Barred (4)
 Spotted (4)
 Striped (1)
Fin, dorsal rays that are segmented
 1 (2)
 0 (1)
Fin, dorsal rear contrasts with front
 No (3)
 Yes (2)
Fin, dorsal second color
 Brown (1)
 Grey (1)
 Yellow (1)
Fin, dorsal second ray number
 36 (1)
 37 (1)
 38 (1)
 39 (1)
 40 (1)
 41 (1)
 42 (1)
 6 (1)
 7 (1)
Fin, dorsal second: inner half of membranes scaled
 No (6)
 Yes (5)
Fin, dorsal soft ray number
 10 - 15 (434)
 16 - 20 (171)
 21 - 25 (132)
 26 - 30 (116)
 9 (82)
 31 - 35 (61)
 8 (57)
 7 (44)
 36 - 40 (32)
 76 - 80 (27)
 71 - 75 (25)
 101 - 150 (24)
 41 - 45 (23)
 86 - 90 (23)
 81 - 85 (22)
 0 (21)
 66 - 70 (21)
 46 - 50 (19)
 91 - 95 (19)
 96 - 100 (18)
 61 - 65 (14)
 56 - 60 (10)
 51 - 52 (9)
 6 (9)
 51 - 55 (8)
 1 (7)
 4 (4)
 151 - 200 (3)
 2 (2)
 201 - 250 (1)
 3 (1)
 5 (1)
Fin, dorsal spine 1 is greater than 2
 Yes (3)
 No, 2 is greater than 1 (2)
Fin, dorsal spine filamentous
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, dorsal spine in front of
 Yes (3)
 No (1)
Fin, dorsal spine number
 11 - 15 (204)
 9 (114)
 7 (112)
 10 (108)
 8 (99)
 0 (88)
 16 - 20 (59)
 6 (55)
 21 - 25 (36)
 5 (30)
 3 (29)
 1 (27)
 2 (20)
 4 (19)
 26 - 30 (12)
 41 - 45 (3)
 31 - 35 (2)
 36 - 40 (2)
 Over 46 (2)
Fin, dorsal spines elongate
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Fin, dorsal spot number
 1 (1)
 10 (1)
 11 (1)
 2 (1)
 6 (1)
 9 (1)
Fin, dorsal tip is black
 No (2)
 Yes (2)
Fin, dorsal total elements
 47 (2)
 48 (2)
 49 (2)
 68 (2)
 13 (1)
 14 (1)
 15 (1)
 21 (1)
 22 (1)
 35 (1)
 36 (1)
 37 (1)
 38 (1)
 39 (1)
 40 (1)
 41 (1)
 42 (1)
 43 (1)
 46 (1)
 50 (1)
 55 (1)
 56 (1)
 57 (1)
 66 (1)
 67 (1)
 69 (1)
 70 (1)
Fin, dosal last ray reaches tail base
 Almost (2)
 No (2)
Fin, first dorsal has dark spot
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, first dorsal origin relative to pectoral border
 Behind (1)
 Over (1)
Fin, first dorsal pointed
 Yes (21)
 No, first dorsal is rounded (9)
Fin, pectoral
 Passes pelvic origin (1)
 Reaches pelvic origin (1)
Fin, pectoral almost reaches anal fin
 No (16)
 Beyond (5)
 Yes (3)
Fin, pectoral almost reaches anus
 No (24)
 Yes (2)
Fin, pectoral base has black blotch
 No (24)
 Yes (4)
Fin, pectoral base is dark
 No (2)
 Yes (2)
Fin, pectoral border is yellow
 No (2)
 Yes, white and yellow (1)
 Yes, yellow only (1)
Fin, pectoral color
 Grey (6)
 Brown (4)
 Colorless (3)
 Black (1)
 Blue (1)
 Clear (1)
 Yellow (1)
Fin, pectoral edge color
 Brown (4)
 Red (2)
 White (1)
Fin, pectoral fin present
 Yes (92)
 No (57)
Fin, pectoral has dusky tips
 Yes (3)
 No (2)
Fin, pectoral inner
 Black spot present (1)
 No black spot (1)
Fin, pectoral length
 Long, passing middle of anal base (5)
 Short, only reaching about to anus (5)
Fin, pectoral ray number
 16 - 20 (320)
 11 - 15 (270)
 21 - 25 (120)
 10 (40)
 26 - 30 (20)
 9 (8)
 3 (2)
 4 (2)
 7 (2)
 8 (2)
 1 (1)
 2 (1)
 5 (1)
Fin, pectoral ray spotted
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Fin, pectoral rays all branched
 No, one unbranced (4)
 No, two unbranched (2)
 Yes (2)
 No, all but one (1)
 No, four unbranched (1)
Fin, pectoral rays free
 No (3)
 Yes (3)
Fin, pectoral reaches dorsal
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, pectoral reaches pelvic tip
 No (5)
 Yes (5)
Fin, pectoral relative to pelvic fin
 Reaches past pelvic origin (1)
 Reaches pelvic origin (1)
Fin, pectoral shape
 Concave (2)
 Round (2)
 Blunt (1)
 Pointed (1)
Fin, pectoral size
 Greater than eye size (2)
 Equal to eye size (1)
 Less than eye size (1)
Fin, pectoral underside is dusky
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, pelvic color
 Silver (2)
 Black (1)
 Colorless (1)
Fin, pelvic present
 Yes (13)
 No (9)
Fin, pelvic reaches anus
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, pelvic skin flap between spines
 Connected (38)
 Not connected (3)
Fin, pelvic tip color
 Black (1)
 White (1)
Fin, pelvics insert under pectoral base
 No, before (2)
 Yes (2)
Fin, second dorsal base relative to first dorsal base
 Equal to (1)
 Greater than (1)
 Less than (1)
Fin, second dorsal spine attached to head by membrane
 No (3)
 Yes (2)
Fin, second dorsal spine shape
 Curved (1)
 Straight (1)
Fin, tail , lower lobe with concave rear edge
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, tail base
 Narrow (1)
 Wide (1)
Fin, tail base color
 Black (1)
 Grey (1)
 Yellow (1)
Fin, tail base has saddle
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, tail base notch present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, tail base scale number
 6 (2)
 2 (1)
 4 (1)
 5 (1)
Fin, tail base: keel number
 0 (1)
 3 (1)
Fin, tail color
 Grey (14)
 Yellow (12)
 Black (11)
 Colorless (10)
 White (9)
 Blue (3)
 Brown (3)
 Red (3)
 Green (2)
 Orange (2)
 Silver (2)
Fin, tail deeply forked
 No, weakly forked (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, tail edge
 Round (211)
 Forked (127)
 Concave (99)
 Pointed (85)
 Blunt (68)
 Wavy (17)
Fin, tail edge color
 Red (1)
 Yellow (1)
Fin, tail edge jagged
 Yes (3)
 No, normal (2)
Fin, tail fold
 Lower surface (2)
 Upper surface (1)
Fin, tail has dark spot
 No, absent (13)
 Yes, present (5)
Fin, tail has white boarder
 No (5)
 Yes (2)
Fin, tail has white spot in front
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Fin, tail lower lobe
 Expanded (2)
 Not expanded (2)
Fin, tail pattern
 Barred (12)
 Solid (10)
 Striped (9)
 Spotted (6)
 Mottled (1)
Fin, tail present
 Yes (73)
 No (42)
Fin, tail ray number
 11 - 15 (29)
 5 - 10 (22)
 16 - 20 (10)
 21 - 25 (2)
 26 - 30 (2)
 31 - 35 (2)
Fin, tail rays present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fin, tail spine number
 0 (5)
 1 (5)
 2 (2)
 6 (1)
Fin, tail symmetry
 Asymmetric (3)
 Nearly Symmetric to Symmetric (2)
Fin, tail tip color
 Black (3)
 Silver (2)
 Grey (1)
 White (1)
Finlets present
 No (61)
 Yes (18)
Fins lighter than body
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Fishing-pole length
 Equal to length of second dorsal spine (2)
 No fishing pole present (1)
 Shorter than second dorsal spine (1)
Flank, stripes present
 No (3)
 Yes (3)
 Yes, but faint (1)
Gill arch, third with rakers
 No, rakers absent (1)
 Yes, rakers present (1)
Gill membrane
 Not adhering to chest (8)
 Adhering to chest (6)
Gill raker length
 Long (4)
 Short (2)
Gill rakers, first arch number
 16 - 20 (24)
 21 - 25 (24)
 11 - 15 (19)
 26 - 30 (18)
 31 - 35 (12)
 36 - 40 (8)
 7 (6)
 41 - 45 (5)
 46 - 50 (5)
 6 (5)
 8 (4)
 9 (4)
 10 (3)
 46 - 49 (3)
 51 - 55 (3)
 56 - 60 (3)
 61 - 65 (3)
 5 (2)
 66 - 70 (2)
 0 (1)
 4 (1)
 71 - 75 (1)
 76 - 80 (1)
 81 - 85 (1)
 86 - 90 (1)
Gill slit number
 5 (2)
 6 (1)
Gill slit number over pectoral fin
 2 (28)
 0 (11)
 3 (3)
 1 (1)
Gills reach to the top of the head
 No (7)
 Yes (1)
Group
 Other fish (1058)
 Eel, snake (105)
 Shark (57)
 Ray, skate (45)
Hammer notch
 Absent (1)
 Present (1)
Head bar number
 0 (2)
 1 (1)
Head crest present
 No (9)
 Yes (2)
Head horn present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Head pattern
 Spotted (3)
 Barred (2)
Head spines
 None present (10)
 Blunt (1)
 Club-shaped (1)
 Pointed (1)
Head spot color
 White (4)
 Brown (2)
 Black (1)
 Red (1)
 Yellow (1)
Head top
 Wide, cavernous, spongy, translucent (12)
 Narrow, cavernous, not spongy, not translucent (10)
Head, large appendages on each side
 Not present (29)
 Present (6)
Head, pores in white spots
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Head, side filaments present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Head, sucker passes pectoral
 No, reaches mid-pectoral (1)
 Yes (1)
Jaw pore size
 As big as nostril (1)
 Smaller than nostril (1)
Jaw, lower papillae
 1 (1)
 4 (1)
Jaw, lower prominent
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Jaw, lower teeth
 1 row large teeth (2)
 Bands of small teeth (1)
Jaw, lower tip behind base of front nostril
 No, before front nostril (1)
 Yes (1)
Jaw, shuts entirely
 Yes (20)
 No (4)
Jaw, top
 Reaches interopercle (7)
 Passes operculum (2)
 Reaches opercle (2)
 Reaches front preopercle (1)
 Reaches gill opening (1)
 Reaches nearly to end of gill cover (1)
 Reaches nearly to gill opening (1)
 Reaches onto preoperculum (1)
 Reaches rear edge of eye (1)
Jaw, top length
 Short (4)
 Long (2)
Jaw, under lower pore number
 4 (2)
 6 (2)
Lateral line
 Absent (17)
 Complete (9)
 Incomplete (8)
Lateral line color
 Black (1)
 Clear (1)
 Silver (1)
Lateral line extends on head
 No (5)
 Yes (4)
Lateral line notched scale number
 12 (3)
 1 (1)
 11 (1)
 13 (1)
 18 (1)
 19 (1)
 2 (1)
 None (1)
Lateral line pored scale number
 27 (11)
 28 (4)
 26 (3)
 25 (2)
 31 (2)
 24 (1)
 29 (1)
 30 (1)
 32 (1)
 33 (1)
 54 (1)
 55 (1)
Lateral line pores
 Dark streaks between (1)
 In white blotches (1)
 In white rings (1)
 No dark streaks present (1)
 Unpigmented (1)
Lateral line scale number
 46 - 50 (88)
 51 - 55 (78)
 56 - 60 (55)
 41 - 45 (54)
 36 - 40 (40)
 61 - 65 (38)
 66 - 70 (27)
 20 - 25 (25)
 30 - 35 (24)
 71 - 75 (20)
 111 - 120 (13)
 76 - 80 (13)
 96 - 100 (13)
 101 - 110 (12)
 26 - 30 (11)
 16 - 19 (10)
 91 - 95 (10)
 81 - 85 (9)
 86 - 90 (7)
 121 - 130 (6)
 86 - 88 (6)
 131 - 140 (3)
 141 - 150 (3)
 161 - 170 (3)
 151 - 160 (2)
 171 - 181 (1)
 201 - 210 (1)
 221 - 225 (1)
 226 - 230 (1)
Lateral line shape
 Relatively straight (9)
 Arched over pectoral fin (2)
Lateral stripe width, scale row
 1 (1)
 1.5 (1)
 2.5 (1)
Lip folds present
 No, absent (2)
 Yes (1)
Lip, upper has cirri
 No (4)
 Yes (1)
Lip, upper has papillae
 Yes (2)
 No (1)
Lips thick
 No (3)
 Yes (2)
Mouth
 Small, underneath (5)
 Large, at front (1)
Mouth pigmented
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Mouth reaches eye
 Yes (4)
 Beyond (2)
 No (2)
Mouth roof
 Pale (6)
 Black (4)
Mouth shape
 Oblique (28)
 Horizontal (7)
Mouth sucker, papillae at center
 Yes (13)
 No (12)
Mouth, inside yellow
 No (5)
 Yes (1)
Nape
 High (1)
 Not very high (1)
Nape scales
 Absent (1)
 Present (1)
Neck collar present
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Nostril flap
 Small (4)
 Medium (3)
 Broad (2)
Nostril, cirri above
 No (8)
 Yes (1)
Nostril, tubular
 One (25)
 Both (6)
 None (2)
Nostrils, small tentacle between
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Ocellus present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Opercle, spine tip number
 1 (3)
 2 (1)
 3 (1)
Operculum inside
 Pale (5)
 Black spot present (4)
Operculum scale texture
 Rough (5)
 Smooth (2)
Operculum, dark blotch
 No (13)
 Yes (8)
Operculum, red Y present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Pattern
 Bars, Saddles (337)
 Fins contrasting (330)
 Highlights (301)
 Uniform, Darker above (297)
 Spotted (290)
 Stripes (206)
 Reticulations, Mottling, Giraffe (129)
 Large blotches or ocellus (96)
 Contrasting (54)
Pectoral tips
 Angular (2)
 Blunt (1)
Pelvis disc present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Preopercle angle
 Smooth or fine serrations (49)
 Large teeth, spines or serrated (35)
Preopercular border
 8-17 teeth (5)
 5-7 large spiny teeth (1)
Preopercular spur shape
 Square (3)
 Angular (1)
 Pointed (1)
 Round (1)
Preopercular spur spine number
 0 (8)
 8 (7)
 10 (5)
 9 (5)
 11 (4)
 7 (4)
 12 (3)
 13 (3)
 6 (3)
 5 (2)
 1 (1)
 14 (1)
 2 (1)
 4 (1)
Prepectoral area, scales present
 No (5)
 Yes (2)
Scale rows
 Right angles (6)
 Regular series (5)
 Oblique angles (2)
Scale texture
 Rough (11)
 Smooth (6)
Scales above lateral line
 5 (1)
 6 (1)
 7 (1)
Scales before dorsal fin
 26 (2)
 29 (2)
 30 (2)
 31 (2)
 32 (2)
 33 (2)
 34 (2)
 0 (1)
 18 (1)
 19 (1)
 20 (1)
 21 (1)
 24 (1)
 27 (1)
 28 (1)
 7 (1)
Scales have hair-like filaments
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Scales have membranous flap-like projections on the posterior margins
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Scales on belly
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Scales on tail base
 Enlarged (3)
 Not enlarged (1)
Scales present on midline in front of dorsal fin
 Yes (4)
 No (3)
Scales, lateral number
 36 - 40 (4)
 46 - 50 (4)
 51 - 55 (4)
 56 - 60 (3)
 86 - 90 (3)
 91 - 95 (3)
 31 - 35 (2)
 41 - 45 (2)
 96 - 100 (2)
 101 - 110 (1)
 111 - 120 (1)
 121 - 130 (1)
 21 - 25 (1)
 26 - 30 (1)
Scales, lateral rows
 46 - 50 (2)
 51 - 55 (2)
 56 - 60 (2)
 81 - 85 (2)
 101 - 105 (1)
 106 - 110 (1)
 111 - 115 (1)
 61 - 65 (1)
 66 - 70 (1)
 71 - 75 (1)
 76 - 80 (1)
 86 - 90 (1)
 91 - 95 (1)
 96 - 100 (1)
Scales, number between lateral line and dorsal origin
 10 (1)
 11 (1)
 12 (1)
 13 (1)
 14 (1)
 15 (1)
 9 (1)
Scales, tranverse row number
 6 (2)
 8 (1)
 9 (1)
Scutes present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Skin denticles
 None present (9)
 1 point (5)
 3 point (1)
Skin denticles on tail
 Yes (3)
 No (1)
Snout
 Pointed (59)
 Rounded (42)
 Blunt (37)
 Conical (4)
Snout length
 Short (21)
 Long (12)
Snout ridges
 Fuse at tip (1)
 Parallel (1)
 Widen at front (1)
Snout saw like
 No (19)
 Yes (1)
Snout spine
 Absent (1)
 Present (1)
Snout, center cirrus present
 Yes (7)
 No (5)
Snout, ridge present
 Yes (4)
 No (2)
Snout, tubercles present
 No (3)
 Yes (1)
Spine edge
 Smooth (3)
 Serrated (2)
Sucker present
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Tail length relative to total length percentage
 27 (1)
 28 (1)
 29 (1)
 31 (1)
 42 (1)
 43 (1)
 44 (1)
 45 (1)
Tail length, relative to disc size
 Over 1 (1)
 Over 2 (1)
 Under .5 (1)
 Under 1 (1)
Tail vertebrae number
 28 (2)
 26 (1)
 27 (1)
 29 (1)
Tail, hard tip
 Yes (7)
 No (5)
Tail, thorn rows
 1 (2)
 3 (1)
Teeth
 Conical (3)
 Canines in both jaws (1)
Teeth distribution
 Even in both jaws (9)
 More in lower jaw (5)
 All in lower jaw (1)
Teeth division
 Forked (1)
 Simple (1)
Teeth have multiple points
 No (21)
 Yes (5)
Teeth palate patches
 Separated (2)
 Touching (1)
Teeth present
 Yes (22)
 No (3)
Teeth rear edge
 Serrated (5)
 Smooth (3)
Teeth tip
 Sharp (26)
 Blunt (5)
Teeth, canine present
 No (23)
 Yes (19)
Teeth, canine present in lower jaw
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Teeth, canines
 Round points (11)
 Arrow points (1)
Teeth, lower jaw row number
 2 (2)
 1 (1)
Teeth, top jaw row number
 1 (21)
 2 (12)
 3 (2)
Throat floor
 No molar teeth (22)
 Molar teeth (1)
Throat pattern
 Bars (4)
 Solid (4)
 Spots (4)
Tounge tip
 Round or bluntly straight (17)
 Strongly notched (16)
Ventral side, green patch rear edge
 No (1)
 Yes (1)