Sealife guideThe Perciformes orderThe taxonomy of marine species
Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
Fourhorn poacher
(Hypsagonus quadricornis)
(Hypsagonus quadricornis)
Wolf eel
(Anarrhichthys ocellatus)
(Anarrhichthys ocellatus)
Purple anthias
(Pseudanthias tuka)
(Pseudanthias tuka)
Red sea anthias
(Pseudanthias taeniatus)
(Pseudanthias taeniatus)
Sea goldie
(Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
(Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
Threadfin anthias
(Pseudanthias huchtii)
(Pseudanthias huchtii)
Suez fusilier
(Caesio suevica)
(Caesio suevica)
Yellow and blueback fusilier
(Caesio teres)
(Caesio teres)
Black and orange dragonet
(Dactylopus kuiteri)
(Dactylopus kuiteri)
Mandarin fish
(Synchiropus splendidus)
(Synchiropus splendidus)
The Centropomidae family includes marine and freshwater fish primarily found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Americas, Africa, and Southeast Asia. These fish, with the common snook being the most well-known species, are characterized by their streamlined bodies and prominent mouths adapted to their predatory diet. Popular for both sport and commercial fishing, they also play a crucial ecological role in coastal and estuarine ecosystems.
Common snook
(Centropomus undecimalis)
(Centropomus undecimalis)
Arc-eye hawkfish
(Paracirrhites arcatus)
(Paracirrhites arcatus)
Blackside hawkfish
(Paracirrhites forsteri)
(Paracirrhites forsteri)
Dwarf hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys falco)
(Cirrhitichthys falco)
Giant hawkfish
(Cirrhitus rivulatus)
(Cirrhitus rivulatus)
Longnose hawkfish
(Oxycirrhites typus)
(Oxycirrhites typus)
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The princess parrotfish
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The batwing coral crab
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Flabelline mauve
(Flabellina affinis)
(Flabellina affinis)
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