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 !

Island grouper
(Mycteroperca fusca)

Leopard grouper
(Mycteroperca rosacea)

Painted comber
(Serranus scriba)

Slender grouper
(Anyperodon leucogrammicus)

Yellow-edged lyretail
(Variola louti)

The Sparidae family, commonly known as porgies or sea breams, includes about 155 species. These species are found particularly in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans as well as the Mediterranean sea.

Australasian snapper
(Pagrus auratus)

Blotched picarel
(Spicara maena)

Common two-banded seabream
(Diplodus vulgaris)

Gilt-head sea bream
(Sparus aurata)

Jolthead porgy
(Calamus bajonado)

Picarel
(Spicara smaris)

Roman seabream
(Chrysoblephus laticeps)

Saddled seabream
(Oblada melanurus)

Salema
(Sarpa salpa)

Saucereye porgy
(Calamus calamus)

Sheepshead
(Archosargus probatocephalus)

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The broadnose sevengill shark

Discover the broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus), a large primitive coastal shark with seven gill slits living in temperate and subtropical waters around the world.

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The blueface angelfish

The blueface angelfish is a very colorful fish of the tropical coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific, recognizable by its bright blue head and its bluish body finely reticulated with yellow.

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The Atlantic tarpon

The Atlantic tarpon is a large coastal fish that can grow up to 8 feet long and weigh over 330 pounds, with a silvery body covered in large, reflective scales. Known as the Silver King, it is famous for its spectacular leaps and fierce fight when hooked by sport fishermen.

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Apogon
(Apogon imberbis)