genus Pongo: type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans


orangutan: large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits


orang: large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits


orangutang: large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits


Pongo pygmaeus: large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits


genus Gorilla: gorillas


gorilla: largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa


Gorilla gorilla: largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa


western lowland gorilla: a kind of gorilla


Gorilla gorilla gorilla: a kind of gorilla


eastern lowland gorilla: a kind of gorilla


Gorilla gorilla grauri: a kind of gorilla


mountain gorilla: gorilla of Kivu highlands


Gorilla gorilla beringei: gorilla of Kivu highlands


silverback: an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back


Pan: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids


genus Pan: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids


chimpanzee: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests


chimp: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests


Pan troglodytes: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests


western chimpanzee: masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species


Pan troglodytes verus: masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species


eastern chimpanzee: long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely related to the central chimpanzees


Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii: long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely related to the central chimpanzees


central chimpanzee: black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees


Pan troglodytes troglodytes: black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees


pygmy chimpanzee: small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species


bonobo: small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species


Pan paniscus: small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species


Hylobatidae: used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae


family Hylobatidae: used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae


lesser ape: gibbons and siamangs


Hylobates: gibbons


genus Hylobates: gibbons


gibbon: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies


Hylobates lar: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies


Symphalangus: used in some classifications for the siamangs


genus Symphalangus: used in some classifications for the siamangs


siamang: large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web


Hylobates syndactylus: large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web


Symphalangus syndactylus: large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web


Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey


family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey


monkey: any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)


Old World monkey: of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together


catarrhine: of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together


Cercopithecus: type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons


genus Cercopithecus: type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons


guenon: small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face


guenon monkey: small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face


talapoin: smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests


Cercopithecus talapoin: smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests


grivet: white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face


Cercopithecus aethiops: white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face


vervet: South African monkey with black face and hands


vervet monkey: South African monkey with black face and hands


Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus: South African monkey with black face and hands


green monkey: common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail


African green monkey: common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail


Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus: common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail


Cercocebus: mangabeys


genus Cercocebus: mangabeys


mangabey: large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids


Erythrocebus: patas


genus Erythrocebus: patas


patas: reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa


hussar monkey: reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa


Erythrocebus patas: reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa


baboon: large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles


Papio: baboons


genus Papio: baboons


chacma: greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa


chacma baboon: greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa


Papio ursinus: greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa


Mandrillus: baboons


genus Mandrillus: baboons


mandrill: baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters


Mandrillus sphinx: baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters


drill: similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored


Mandrillus leucophaeus: similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored


Macaca: macaques; rhesus monkeys


genus Macaca: macaques; rhesus monkeys


macaque: short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa


rhesus: of southern Asia; used in medical research


rhesus monkey: of southern Asia; used in medical research


Macaca mulatta: of southern Asia; used in medical research


bonnet macaque: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair


bonnet monkey: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair


capped macaque: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair


crown monkey: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair


Macaca radiata: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair


Barbary ape: tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar


Macaca sylvana: tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar


crab-eating macaque: monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines


croo monkey: monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines


Macaca irus: monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines


Presbytes: langurs


genus Presbytes: langurs


mammal Semnopithecus: langurs


langur: slender long-tailed monkey of Asia


entellus: langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India


hanuman: langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India


Presbytes entellus: langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India


Semnopithecus entellus: langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India


genus Colobus: a genus of Cercopithecidae


colobus: arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs


colobus monkey: arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs


guereza: a colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body


Colobus guereza: a colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body


Nasalis: proboscis monkeys


genus Nasalis: proboscis monkeys


proboscis monkey: Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose


Nasalis larvatus: Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose


Platyrrhini: New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin


superfamily Platyrrhini: New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin


New World monkey: hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails


platyrrhine: hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails


platyrrhinian: hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails


Callithricidae: marmosets


family Callithricidae: marmosets


marmoset: small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails


Callithrix: type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets


genus Callithrix: type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets


true marmoset: a marmoset


Cebuella: pygmy marmosets


genus Cebuella: pygmy marmosets


pygmy marmoset: the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon


Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon


Leontocebus: tamarins


genus Leontocebus: tamarins


genus Leontideus: tamarins


tamarin: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail


lion monkey: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail


lion marmoset: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail


leoncita: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail


silky tamarin: golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane


Leontocebus rosalia: golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane


pinche: South American tamarin with a tufted head


Leontocebus oedipus: South American tamarin with a tufted head


Cebidae: all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins


family Cebidae: all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins


Cebus: type genus of the Cebidae


genus Cebus: type genus of the Cebidae


capuchin: monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl


ringtail: monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl


Cebus capucinus: monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl


Aotus: douroucoulis


genus Aotus: douroucoulis


douroucouli: nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur


Aotus trivirgatus: nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur


Alouatta: howler monkeys


genus Alouatta: howler monkeys


howler monkey: monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry


howler: monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry


Pithecia: sakis


genus Pithecia: sakis


saki: small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail


Cacajao: uakaris


genus Cacajao: uakaris


uakari: medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail


Callicebus: titis


genus Callicebus: titis


titi: small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail


titi monkey: small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail


Ateles: spider monkeys


genus Ateles: spider monkeys


spider monkey: arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail


Ateles geoffroyi: arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail


Saimiri: squirrel monkeys


genus Saimiri: squirrel monkeys


squirrel monkey: small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle


Saimiri sciureus: small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle


Lagothrix: woolly monkeys


genus Lagothrix: woolly monkeys


woolly monkey: large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins


Scandentia: a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)


order Scandentia: a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)


Tupaiidae: tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates


family Tupaiidae: tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates


Tupaia: the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews


genus Tupaia: the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews


tree shrew: insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout


Ptilocercus: pentails


genus Ptilocercus: pentails


pentail: brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia


pen-tail: brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia


pen-tailed tree shrew: brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia


Prosimii: not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea


suborder Prosimii: not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea


prosimian: primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits


Adapid: extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins


Adapid group: extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins


Lemuroidea: Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii


suborder Lemuroidea: Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii


lemur: large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails


Strepsirhini: in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs


suborder Strepsirhini: in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs


Lemuridae: typical lemurs; of Madagascar


family Lemuridae: typical lemurs; of Madagascar


genus Lemur: type genus of the Lemuridae


Madagascar cat: small lemur having its tail barred with black


ring-tailed lemur: small lemur having its tail barred with black


Lemur catta: small lemur having its tail barred with black


Daubentoniidae: comprising solely the aye-aye


family Daubentoniidae: comprising solely the aye-aye


Daubentonia: type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae


genus Daubentonia: type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae


aye-aye: nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs


Daubentonia madagascariensis: nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs


Lorisidae: slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless


family Lorisidae: slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless


genus Loris: type genus of the Lorisidae


slender loris: slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka


Loris gracilis: slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka


Nycticebus: a genus of Lorisidae


genus Nycticebus: a genus of Lorisidae


slow loris: stocky lemur of southeastern Asia


Nycticebus tardigradua: stocky lemur of southeastern Asia


Nycticebus pygmaeus: stocky lemur of southeastern Asia


Perodicticus: a genus of Lorisidae


genus Perodicticus: a genus of Lorisidae


potto: a kind of lemur


kinkajou: a kind of lemur


Perodicticus potto: a kind of lemur


Arctocebus: a genus of Lorisidae


genus Arctocebus: a genus of Lorisidae


angwantibo: a kind of lemur


golden potto: a kind of lemur


Arctocebus calabarensis: a kind of lemur


genus Galago: bush babies


galago: agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears


bushbaby: agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears


bush baby: agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears


Indriidae: a family of Lemuroidea


family Indriidae: a family of Lemuroidea


genus Indri: type genus of the Indriidae


indri: large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn


indris: large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn


Indri indri: large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn


Indri brevicaudatus: large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn


Avahi: a genus of Indriidae


genus Avahi: a genus of Indriidae


woolly indris: nocturnal indris with thick grey-brown fur and a long tail


Avahi laniger: nocturnal indris with thick grey-brown fur and a long tail


Omomyid: extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins


Omomyid group: extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins


Tarsioidea: in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii


suborder Tarsioidea: in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii


Tarsiidae: coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers


family Tarsiidae: coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers


Tarsius: type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae


genus Tarsius: type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae


tarsier: nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing; the only primate that spurns all plant material as food living entirely on insects and small vertebrates


Tarsius syrichta: a variety of tarsier


Tarsius glis: a variety of tarsier


Dermoptera: flying lemurs


order Dermoptera: flying lemurs


Cynocephalidae: a family of Dermoptera


family Cynocephalidae: a family of Dermoptera


Cynocephalus: type genus of the family Cynocephalidae


genus Cynocephalus: type genus of the family Cynocephalidae


flying lemur: arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps


flying cat: arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps


colugo: arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps


Cynocephalus variegatus: a variety of flying lemur


Proboscidea: an order of animals including elephants and mammoths


order Proboscidea: an order of animals including elephants and mammoths


proboscidean: massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk


proboscidian: massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk


Elephantidae: elephants


family Elephantidae: elephants


elephant: five-toed pachyderm


rogue elephant: a wild and vicious elephant separated from the herd


Elephas: type genus of the family Elephantidae


genus Elephas: type genus of the family Elephantidae


Indian elephant: Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male


Elephas maximus: Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male


white elephant: albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia


Loxodonta: a genus of Elephantidae


genus Loxodonta: a genus of Elephantidae


African elephant: an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks


Loxodonta africana: an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks


Mammuthus: extinct genus: mammoths


genus Mammuthus: extinct genus: mammoths


mammoth: any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks


woolly mammoth: very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere


northern mammoth: very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere


Mammuthus primigenius: very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere


columbian mammoth: a variety of mammoth


Mammuthus columbi: a variety of mammoth


Archidiskidon: a genus of Elephantidae


genus Archidiskidon: a genus of Elephantidae


imperial mammoth: largest known mammoth; of America


imperial elephant: largest known mammoth; of America


Archidiskidon imperator: largest known mammoth; of America


Mammutidae: extinct family: mastodons


family Mammutidae: extinct family: mastodons


family Mastodontidae: extinct family: mastodons


Mammut: extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons


genus Mammut: extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons


genus Mastodon: extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons


mastodon: extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth


mastodont: extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth


American mastodon: mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon


American mastodont: mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon


Mammut americanum: mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon


Gomphotheriidae: elephants extinct since the Pleistocene


family Gomphotheriidae: elephants extinct since the Pleistocene


Gomphotherium: type genus of the Gomphotheriidae


genus Gomphotherium: type genus of the Gomphotheriidae


gomphothere: extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene


plantigrade mammal: an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings


plantigrade: an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings


digitigrade mammal: an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses


digitigrade: an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses


Procyonidae: raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas


family Procyonidae: raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas


procyonid: plantigrade carnivorous mammals


Procyon: the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons


genus Procyon: the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons


raccoon: an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America


racoon: an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America


common raccoon: North American raccoon


common racoon: North American raccoon


coon: North American raccoon


ringtail: North American raccoon


Procyon lotor: North American raccoon


crab-eating raccoon: a South American raccoon


Procyon cancrivorus: a South American raccoon


Bassariscidae: in some classifications considered a separate family


subfamily Bassariscidae: in some classifications considered a separate family


Bassariscus: cacomistles


genus Bassariscus: cacomistles


bassarisk: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings


cacomistle: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings


cacomixle: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings


coon cat: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings


raccoon fox: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings


ringtail: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings


ring-tailed cat: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings


civet cat: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings


miner's cat: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings


Bassariscus astutus: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings


Potos: a genus of Procyonidae


genus Potos: a genus of Procyonidae


kinkajou: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail


honey bear: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail


potto: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail


Potos flavus: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail


Potos caudivolvulus: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail


Nasua: coatis


genus Nasua: coatis


coati: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America


coati-mondi: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America


coati-mundi: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America


coon cat: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America


Nasua narica: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America


Ailurus: lesser pandas


genus Ailurus: lesser pandas


lesser panda: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas


red panda: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas


panda: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas


bear cat: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas


cat bear: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas


Ailurus fulgens: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas


Ailuropodidae: in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas


family Ailuropodidae: in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas


Ailuropoda: only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae


genus Ailuropoda: only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae


giant panda: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae


panda: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae


panda bear: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae


coon bear: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae


Ailuropoda melanoleuca: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae


gill: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water


branchia: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water


external gill: occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians


gill slit: one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes


branchial cleft: one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes


gill cleft: one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes


gill arch: one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians


branchial arch: one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians


gill bar: one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians


peristome: region around the mouth in various invertebrates


syrinx: the vocal organ of a bird


twitterer: a bird that twitters


Pisces: a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically


fish: any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills


fingerling: a young or small fish


game fish: any fish providing sport for the angler


sport fish: any fish providing sport for the angler


food fish: any fish used for food by human beings


rough fish: any fish useless for food or sport or even as bait


groundfish: fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)


bottom fish: fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)


young fish: a fish that is young


parr: the young of various fishes


mouthbreeder: any of various fishes that carry their eggs and their young in their mouths


spawner: a female fish at spawning time


barracouta: a large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa


snoek: a large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa


Channidae: snakeheads


class Channidae: snakeheads


northern snakehead: a voracious freshwater fish that is native to northeastern China; can use fin to walk and can survive out of water for three days; a threat to American populations of fish


Osteichthyes: a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage


class Osteichthyes: a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage


bony fish: any fish of the class Osteichthyes


Crossopterygii: fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians


subclass Crossopterygii: fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians


crossopterygian: any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form


lobefin: any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form


lobe-finned fish: any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form


Latimeridae: extinct except for the coelacanth


family Latimeridae: extinct except for the coelacanth


Latimeria: type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth


genus Latimeria: type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth


coelacanth: fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa


Latimeria chalumnae: fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa


Dipnoi: bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii


subclass Dipnoi: bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii


lungfish: air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought


Ceratodontidae: lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth


family Ceratodontidae: lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth


genus Ceratodus: type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes


ceratodus: extinct lungfish


Neoceratodus: extant Australian lungfishes


genus Neoceratodus: extant Australian lungfishes


Australian lungfish: an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in Queensland


Queensland lungfish: an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in Queensland


Neoceratodus forsteri: an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in Queensland


Siluriformes: an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes


order Siluriformes: an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes


catfish: any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth


siluriform fish: any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth


Siluridae: Old World catfishes


family Siluridae: Old World catfishes


silurid: Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin


silurid fish: Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin


Silurus: type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes


genus Silurus: type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes


European catfish: large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe


sheatfish: large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe


Silurus glanis: large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe


Malopterurus: electric catfish


genus Malopterurus: electric catfish


electric catfish: freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ


Malopterurus electricus: freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ


Ameiuridae: North American catfishes


family Ameiuridae: North American catfishes


Ameiurus: type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes


genus Ameiurus: type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes


bullhead: any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States


bullhead catfish: any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States


horned pout: catfish common in eastern United States


hornpout: catfish common in eastern United States


pout: catfish common in eastern United States


Ameiurus Melas: catfish common in eastern United States


brown bullhead: freshwater catfish of eastern United States


Ictalurus: channel catfishes


genus Ictalurus: channel catfishes


channel catfish: freshwater food fish common throughout central United States


channel cat: freshwater food fish common throughout central United States


Ictalurus punctatus: freshwater food fish common throughout central United States


blue catfish: a large catfish of the Mississippi valley


blue cat: a large catfish of the Mississippi valley


blue channel catfish: a large catfish of the Mississippi valley


blue channel cat: a large catfish of the Mississippi valley


Pylodictus: flathead catfishes


genus Pylodictus: flathead catfishes


flathead catfish: large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw


mudcat: large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw


goujon: large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw


shovelnose catfish: large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw


spoonbill catfish: large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw


Pylodictus olivaris: large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw


Laricariidae: armored catfish


family Laricariidae: armored catfish


armored catfish: South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates


Ariidae: sea catfishes


family Ariidae: sea catfishes


sea catfish: any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food


Arius: type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes


genus Arius: type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes


crucifix fish: sea catfish of the Caribbean area


Gadiformes: cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini


order Gadiformes: cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini


Anacanthini: at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications


order Anacanthini: at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications


gadoid: a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae


gadoid fish: a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae


Gadidae: large family of important mostly marine food fishes


family Gadidae: large family of important mostly marine food fishes


Gadus: type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes


genus Gadus: type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes


cod: major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters


codfish: major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters


codling: young codfish


Atlantic cod: one of the world's most important commercial fishes


Gadus morhua: one of the world's most important commercial fishes


Pacific cod: closely related to Atlantic cod


Alaska cod: closely related to Atlantic cod


Gadus macrocephalus: closely related to Atlantic cod


Merlangus: whitings


genus Merlangus: whitings


whiting: a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus


Merlangus merlangus: a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus


Gadus merlangus: a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus


Lota: burbot


genus Lota: burbot


burbot: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth


eelpout: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth


ling: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth


cusk: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth


Lota lota: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth


scrod: young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking


schrod: young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking


Melanogrammus: haddock


genus Melanogrammus: haddock


haddock: important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller


Melanogrammus aeglefinus: important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller


Pollachius: pollack


genus Pollachius: pollack


pollack: important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod


pollock: important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod


Pollachius pollachius: important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod


Merluccius: hakes


genus Merluccius: hakes


hake: any of several marine food fishes related to cod


silver hake: found off Atlantic coast of North America


Merluccius bilinearis: found off Atlantic coast of North America


whiting: found off Atlantic coast of North America


Urophycis: hakes


genus Urophycis: hakes


ling: American hakes


Molva: ling


genus Molva: ling


ling: elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried


Molva molva: elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried


Brosmius: cusk


genus Browmius: cusk


cusk: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod


torsk: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod


Brosme brosme: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod


Macrouridae: grenadiers


family Macrouridae: grenadiers


Macruridae: grenadiers


family Macruridae: grenadiers


grenadier: deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail


rattail: deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail


rattail fish: deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail


Anguilliformes: elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced


order Anguilliformes: elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced


order Apodes: elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced


eel: voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins


elver: young eel


Anguillidae: eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn


family Anguillidae: eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn


Anguilla: type genus of the Anguillidae: eels


genus Anguilla: type genus of the Anguillidae: eels


common eel: eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked


freshwater eel: eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked


tuna: New Zealand eel


Anguilla sucklandii: New Zealand eel


Muraenidae: marine eels


family Muraenidae: marine eels


moray: family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked


moray eel: family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked


Congridae: marine eels


family Congridae: marine eels


conger: large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food


conger eel: large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food


Teleostei: large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species


subclass Teleostei: large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species


teleost fish: a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei


teleost: a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei


teleostan: a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei


Isospondyli: most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon


order Isospondyli: most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon


Gonorhynchidae: coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus


family Gonorhynchidae: coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus


Gonorhynchus: slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth


genus Gonorhynchus: slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth


beaked salmon: fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand


sandfish: fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand


Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus: fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand


Clupeidae: herrings; shad; sardines; etc.


family Clupeidae: herrings; shad; sardines; etc.


clupeid fish: any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas


clupeid: any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas


whitebait: the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts


brit: the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish


britt: the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish


Alosa: shad


genus Alosa: shad


shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn


common American shad: shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast


Alosa sapidissima: shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast


river shad: shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage; very similar to Alosa sapidissima


Alosa chrysocloris: shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage; very similar to Alosa sapidissima


allice shad: European shad


allis shad: European shad


allice: European shad


allis: European shad


Alosa alosa: European shad


alewife: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus


Alosa pseudoharengus: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus


Pomolobus pseudoharengus: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus


Pomolobus: genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned


genus Pomolobus: genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned


Brevoortia: menhaden


genus Brevoortia: menhaden


menhaden: shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer


Brevoortia tyrannis: shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer


Clupea: type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings


genus Clupea: type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings


herring: commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific


Clupea harangus: commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific


Atlantic herring: important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic


Clupea harengus harengus: important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic


Pacific herring: important food fish of the northern Pacific


Clupea harengus pallasii: important food fish of the northern Pacific


sardine: any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned


sild: any of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway


brisling: small herring processed like a sardine


sprat: small herring processed like a sardine


Clupea sprattus: small herring processed like a sardine


Sardina: pilchards


genus Sardina: pilchards


genus Sardinia: pilchards


pilchard: small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring


sardine: small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring


Sardina pilchardus: small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring


Sardinops: pilchards


genus Sardinops: pilchards


Pacific sardine: small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America


Sardinops caerulea: small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America


Engraulidae: anchovies


family Engraulidae: anchovies


anchovy: small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide


Engraulis: type genus of the family Engraulidae


genus Engraulis: type genus of the family Engraulidae


mediterranean anchovy: esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes


Engraulis encrasicholus: esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes


Salmonidae: salmon and trout


family Salmonidae: salmon and trout


salmonid: soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters


salmon: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn


parr: a young salmon up to 2 years old


blackfish: female salmon that has recently spawned


redfish: male salmon that has recently spawned


Salmo: type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout


genus Salmo: type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout


Atlantic salmon: found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning


Salmo salar: found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning


landlocked salmon: Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada


lake salmon: Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada


Oncorhynchus: Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon


genus Oncorhynchus: Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon


sockeye: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning


sockeye salmon: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning


red salmon: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning


blueback salmon: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning


Oncorhynchus nerka: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning


chinook: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning


chinook salmon: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning


king salmon: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning


quinnat salmon: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning


Oncorhynchus tshawytscha: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning


chum salmon: a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish


chum: a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish


Oncorhynchus keta: a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish


coho: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes


cohoe: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes


coho salmon: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes


blue jack: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes


silver salmon: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes


Oncorhynchus kisutch: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes


trout: any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons


brown trout: speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America


salmon trout: speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America


Salmo trutta: speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America


rainbow trout: found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska


Salmo gairdneri: found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska


sea trout: silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn


Salvelinus: brook trout


genus Salvelinus: brook trout


lake trout: large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States


salmon trout: large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States


Salvelinus namaycush: large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States


brook trout: North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe


speckled trout: North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe


Salvelinus fontinalis: North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe


char: any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus


charr: any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus


Arctic char: small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England


Salvelinus alpinus: small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England


Coregonidae: soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae


family Coregonidae: soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae


whitefish: silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere


Coregonus: type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes


genus Coregonus: type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes


lake whitefish: found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska


Coregonus clupeaformis: found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska


cisco: important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America


lake herring: important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America


Coregonus artedi: important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America


Prosopium: whitefishes


genus Prosopium: whitefishes


round whitefish: a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America and Siberia


Menominee whitefish: a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America and Siberia


Prosopium cylindraceum: a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America and Siberia


Rocky Mountain whitefish: whitefish of the western United States and Canada


Prosopium williamsonii: whitefish of the western United States and Canada


Osmeridae: smelts


family Osmeridae: smelts


smelt: small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters


Osmerus: type genus of the Osmeridae


genus Osmerus: type genus of the Osmeridae


rainbow smelt: important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska


Osmerus mordax: important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska


sparling: the common smelt of Europe


European smelt: the common smelt of Europe


Osmerus eperlanus: the common smelt of Europe


Mallotus: capelins


genus Mallotus: capelins


capelin: very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes


capelan: very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes


caplin: very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes


Elopidae: tarpons and ladyfishes


family Elopidae: tarpons and ladyfishes


genus Tarpon: tarpons


tarpon: large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida


Tarpon atlanticus: large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida


Elops: type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder


genus Elops: type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder


ladyfish: game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller


tenpounder: game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller


Elops saurus: game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller


Albulidae: bonefish


family Albulidae: bonefish


Albula: type and sole genus of the family Albulidae


genus Albula: type and sole genus of the family Albulidae


bonefish: slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons


Albula vulpes: slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons


Argentinidae: small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts


family Argentinidae: small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts


Argentina: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines


genus Argentina: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines


argentine: any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes


Myctophidae: deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes


family Myctophidae: deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes


lanternfish: small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night


Synodontidae: soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes


family Synodontidae: soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes


lizardfish: tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide


snakefish: tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide


snake-fish: tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide


Chlorophthalmidae: small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes


family Chlorophthalmidae: small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes


greeneye: bottom-dwellers having large eyes with metallic green luster


Alepisaurus: slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes


genus Alepisaurus: slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes


lancetfish: large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail


lancet fish: large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail


wolffish: large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail


handsaw fish: a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus


Osteoglossiformes: teleost fish with bony tongues


Order Osteoglossiformes: teleost fish with bony tongues


Osteoglossidae: a family of large fishes that live in freshwater; includes bandfish and bonytongues


family Osteoglossidae: a family of large fishes that live in freshwater; includes bandfish and bonytongues


Scleropages: a genus of large freshwater fishes of Australia and Borneo


genus Scleropages: a genus of large freshwater fishes of Australia and Borneo


Australian arowana: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers


Dawson River salmon: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers


saratoga: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers


spotted barramundi: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers


spotted bonytongue: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers


Scleropages leichardti: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers


Australian bonytongue: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers


northern barramundi: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers


Scleropages jardinii: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers


Lampridae: opahs


family Lampridae: opahs


Lampris: type genus of the Lampridae


genus Lampris: type genus of the Lampridae


opah: large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean


moonfish: large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean


Lampris regius: large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean


New World opah: from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico


Lampris guttatus: from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico


Trachipteridae: ribbonfishes


family Trachipteridae: ribbonfishes


ribbonfish: marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body


Trachipterus: type genus of the Trachipteridae


genus Trachipterus: type genus of the Trachipteridae


dealfish: deep-sea ribbonfish


Trachipterus arcticus: deep-sea ribbonfish


Regalecidae: ribbonfishes


family Regalecidae: ribbonfishes


Reglaecus: type genus of the Regalecidae


genus Regalecus: type genus of the Regalecidae


oarfish: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin


king of the herring: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin


ribbonfish: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin


Regalecus glesne: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin


Pediculati: anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth


order Pediculati: anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth


Ogcocephalidae: batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes


family Ogcocephalidae: batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes


batfish: bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins


Lophiidae: large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers


family Lophiidae: large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers


Lophius: type genus of family Lophiidae


genus Lophius: type genus of family Lophiidae


goosefish: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey


angler: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey


anglerfish: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey


angler fish: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey


monkfish: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey


lotte: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey


allmouth: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey


Lophius Americanus: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey


Batrachoididae: toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes


family Batrachoididae: toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes


toadfish: bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth


Opsanus tau: bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth


oyster fish: a variety of toadfish


oyster-fish: a variety of toadfish


oysterfish: a variety of toadfish


Antennariidae: frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers


family Antennariidae: frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers


frogfish: fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout


sargassum fish: small fantastically formed and colored fishes found among masses of sargassum


Synentognathi: order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks


order Synentognathi: order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks


Belonidae: ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars


family Belonidae: ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars


needlefish: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters


gar: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters


billfish: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters


timucu: found in warm waters of western Atlantic


Exocoetidae: flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks


family Exocoetidae: flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks


flying fish: tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight


monoplane flying fish: having only pectoral fins enlarged


two-wing flying fish: having only pectoral fins enlarged


biplane flying fish: having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged


four-wing flying fish: having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged


Hemiramphidae: halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide


family Hemiramphidae: halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide


halfbeak: tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw


Scomberesocidae: only sauries


family Scomberesocidae: only sauries


Scombresocidae: only sauries


family Scombresocidae: only sauries


Scomberesox: a genus of Scomberesocidae


genus Scomberesox: a genus of Scomberesocidae


Scombresox: a genus of Scomberesocidae


genus Scombresox: a genus of Scomberesocidae


saury: slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters


billfish: slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters


Scomberesox saurus: slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters


Acanthopterygii: teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays


superorder Acanthopterygii: teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays


spiny-finned fish: a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays


acanthopterygian: a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays


Ophiodontidae: fishes closely related to greenlings


family Ophiodontidae: fishes closely related to greenlings


Ophiodon: a genus of Ophiodontidae


genus Ophiodon: a genus of Ophiodontidae


lingcod: food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings


Ophiodon elongatus: food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings


Perciformes: one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna


order Perciformes: one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna


Percomorphi: one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna


order Percomorphi: one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna


Percoidea: in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder


suborder Percoidea: in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder


percoid fish: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes


percoid: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes


percoidean: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes


perch: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes


Anabantidae: small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia


family Anabantidae: small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia


Anabas: the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch


genus Anabas: the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch


climbing perch: a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land


Anabas testudineus: a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land


A. testudineus: a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land


Percidae: active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches


family Percidae: active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches


perch: spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes


Perca: type genus of the Percidae


genus Perca: type genus of the Percidae


yellow perch: North American perch


Perca flavescens: North American perch


European perch: a perch native to Europe


Perca fluviatilis: a perch native to Europe


Stizostedion: pike-perches


genus Stizostedion: pike-perches


pike-perch: any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family


pike perch: any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family


walleye: pike-like freshwater perches


walleyed pike: pike-like freshwater perches


jack salmon: pike-like freshwater perches


dory: pike-like freshwater perches


Stizostedion vitreum: pike-like freshwater perches


blue pike: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes


blue pickerel: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes


blue pikeperch: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes


blue walleye: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes


Strizostedion vitreum glaucum: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes


Percina: a genus of Percidae


genus Percina: a genus of Percidae


snail darter: a small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River


Percina tanasi: a small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River


Trichodontidae: two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud


family Trichodontidae: two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud


sandfish: either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the northern Pacific that burrow into sand


Ophidiidae: eellike marine fishes


family Ophidiidae: eellike marine fishes


cusk-eel: elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes


Brotulidae: chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae


family Brotulidae: chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae


brotula: deep-sea fishes


Carapidae: pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae


family Carapidae: pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae


pearlfish: found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds


pearl-fish: found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds


Centropomidae: a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos


family Centropomidae: a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos


robalo: a kind of percoid fish


Centropomus: type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks


genus Centropomus: type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks


snook: large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike


Latinae: a subfamily of the family Centropomidae


Lates: a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water


genus Lates: a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water


barramundi: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats


giant perch: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats


giant seaperch: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats


Asian seabass: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats


white seabass: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats


Lates calcarifer: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats


Esocidae: pikes; pickerels; muskellunges


family Esocidae: pikes; pickerels; muskellunges


Esox: type and only genus of the family Esocidae


genus Esox: type and only genus of the family Esocidae


pike: any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere


northern pike: voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere


Esox lucius: voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere


muskellunge: large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America


Esox masquinongy: large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America


pickerel: any of several North American species of small pike


chain pickerel: common in quiet waters of eastern United States


chain pike: common in quiet waters of eastern United States


Esox niger: common in quiet waters of eastern United States


redfin pickerel: small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states


barred pickerel: small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states


Esox americanus: small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states


Centrarchidae: sunfish family


family Centrarchidae: sunfish family


sunfish: small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed


centrarchid: small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed


Pomoxis: crappies


genus Pomoxis: crappies


crappie: small sunfishes of central United States rivers


black crappie: a crappie that is black


Pomoxis nigromaculatus: a crappie that is black


white crappie: a crappie that is white


Pomoxis annularis: a crappie that is white


freshwater bream: any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis


bream: any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis


Lepomis: bream


genus Lepomis: bream


pumpkinseed: small brilliantly colored North American sunfish


Lepomis gibbosus: small brilliantly colored North American sunfish


bluegill: important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States


Lepomis macrochirus: important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States


spotted sunfish: inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish


stumpknocker: inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish


Lepomis punctatus: inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish


Ambloplites: a genus of Centrarchidae


genus Ambloplites: a genus of Centrarchidae


freshwater bass: North American food and game fish


rock bass: game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes


rock sunfish: game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes


Ambloplites rupestris: game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes


Micropterus: American freshwater black basses


genus Micropterus: American freshwater black basses


black bass: widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)


Kentucky black bass: a variety of black bass


spotted black bass: a variety of black bass


Micropterus pseudoplites: a variety of black bass


smallmouth: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye


smallmouth bass: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye


smallmouthed bass: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye


smallmouth black bass: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye


smallmouthed black bass: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye


Micropterus dolomieu: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye


largemouth: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


largemouth bass: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


largemouthed bass: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


largemouth black bass: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


largemouthed black bass: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


Micropterus salmoides: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye


bass: nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes


Serranidae: marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish


family Serranidae: marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish


serranid fish: marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters


serranid: marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters


Morone: carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes


genus Morone: carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes


white perch: small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams


silver perch: small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams


Morone americana: small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams


yellow bass: North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass


Morone interrupta: North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass


sea bass: any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin


Synagrops: a genus of Serranidae


genus Synagrops: a genus of Serranidae


blackmouth bass: small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity


Synagrops bellus: small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity


Centropristis: sea basses


genus Centropristis: sea basses


rock sea bass: a kind of sea bass


rock bass: a kind of sea bass


Centropristis philadelphica: a kind of sea bass


black sea bass: bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States


black bass: bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States


Centropistes striata: bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States


Roccus: a genus of Serranidae


genus Roccus: a genus of Serranidae


striped bass: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone


striper: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone


Roccus saxatilis: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone


rockfish: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone


Polyprion: wreckfish


genus Polyprion: wreckfish


stone bass: brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks


wreckfish: brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks


Polyprion americanus: brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks


Serranus: type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses


genus Serranus: type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses


belted sandfish: found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic


Serranus subligarius: found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic


grouper: usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas


Epinephelus: genus of groupers or sea bass


genus Epinephelus: genus of groupers or sea bass


coney: black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins


Epinephelus fulvus: black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins


hind: any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers


rock hind: found around rocky coasts or on reefs


Epinephelus adscensionis: found around rocky coasts or on reefs


Paranthias: a genus of Serranidae


genus Paranthias: a genus of Serranidae


creole-fish: deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic


Paranthias furcifer: deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic


Mycteroperca: groupers


genus Mycteroperca: groupers


jewfish: large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales


Mycteroperca bonaci: large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales


Rypticus: a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes


genus Rypticus: a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes


soapfish: fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America


Embiotocidae: viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes


family Embiotocidae: viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes


surfperch: small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America


surffish: small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America


surf fish: small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America


Hipsurus: a genus of Embiotocidae


genus Hipsurus: a genus of Embiotocidae


rainbow seaperch: Pacific coast fish


rainbow perch: Pacific coast fish


Hipsurus caryi: Pacific coast fish


Priacanthidae: small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas


family Priacanthidae: small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas


Priacanthus: type genus of the Priacanthidae


genus Priacanthus: type genus of the Priacanthidae


bigeye: red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales


catalufa: brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters


Priacanthus arenatus: brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters


Apogonidae: bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth


family Apogonidae: bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth


cardinalfish: small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters


Apogon: type genus of the Apogonidae


genus Apogon: type genus of the Apogonidae


flame fish: a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters


flamefish: a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters


Apogon maculatus: a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters


Astropogon: a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae


genus Astropogon: a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae


conchfish: found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch


Astropogon stellatus: found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch


Malacanthidae: short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored


family Malacanthidae: short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored


Lopholatilus: large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters


genus Lopholatilus: large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters


tilefish: yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters


Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps: yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters


Pomatomidae: food and game fishes related to pompanos


family Pomatomidae: food and game fishes related to pompanos


Pomatomus: type genus of the Pomatomidae


genus Pomatomus: type genus of the Pomatomidae


bluefish: bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters


Pomatomus saltatrix: bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters


Rachycentridae: family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia


family Rachycentridae: family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia


Rachycentron: genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia


genus Rachycentron: genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia


cobia: large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters


Rachycentron canadum: large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters


sergeant fish: large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters


Discocephali: small order of fishes comprising the remoras


order Discocephali: small order of fishes comprising the remoras


Echeneididae: fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships


family Echeneididae: fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships


family Echeneidae: fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships


remora: marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects


suckerfish: marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects


sucking fish: marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects


Echeneis: type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras


genus Echeneis: type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras


sharksucker: remoras found attached to sharks


Echeneis naucrates: remoras found attached to sharks


Remilegia: a genus of Echeneididae


genus Remilegia: a genus of Echeneididae


whale sucker: large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins


whalesucker: large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins


Remilegia australis: large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins


Carangidae: large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas


family Carangidae: large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas


carangid fish: a percoid fish of the family Carangidae


carangid: a percoid fish of the family Carangidae


Caranx: type genus of the Carangidae


genus Caranx: type genus of the Carangidae


jack: any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas


crevalle jack: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico


jack crevalle: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico


Caranx hippos: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico


yellow jack: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico


Caranx bartholomaei: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico


runner: fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil


blue runner: fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil


Caranx crysos: fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil


Elagatis: a genus of Carangidae


genus Elagatis: a genus of Carangidae


rainbow runner: streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish


Elagatis bipinnulata: streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish


Oligoplites: leatherjackets


genus Oligoplites: leatherjackets


leatherjacket: any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales


leatherjack: any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales


Alectis: a genus of Carangidae


genus Alectis: a genus of Carangidae


threadfish: fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins


thread-fish: fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins


Alectis ciliaris: fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins


Selene: a genus of Carangidae


genus Selene: a genus of Carangidae


moonfish: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies


Atlantic moonfish: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies


horsefish: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies


horsehead: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies


horse-head: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies


dollarfish: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies


Selene setapinnis: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies


lookdown: similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead


lookdown fish: similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead


Selene vomer: similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead


Seriola: a genus of Carangidae


genus Seriola: a genus of Carangidae


amberjack: any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes


amberfish: any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes


yellowtail: game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin


Seriola dorsalis: game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin


rudderfish: fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters


banded rudderfish: fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters


Seriola zonata: fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters


kingfish: large game fish of Australia and New Zealand


Seriola grandis: large game fish of Australia and New Zealand


Trachinotus: a genus of Carangidae


genus Trachinotus: a genus of Carangidae


pompano: any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico


Florida pompano: found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear waters of West Indies


Trachinotus carolinus: found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear waters of West Indies


permit: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies


Trachinotus falcatus: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies


Naucrates: a genus of Carangidae


genus Naucrates: a genus of Carangidae


pilotfish: small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas


Naucrates ductor: small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas


scad: any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae


Trachurus: the scads (particularly horse mackerels)


genus Trachurus: the scads (particularly horse mackerels)


horse mackerel: a California food fish


jack mackerel: a California food fish


Spanish mackerel: a California food fish


saurel: a California food fish


Trachurus symmetricus: a California food fish


horse mackerel: large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe


saurel: large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe


Trachurus trachurus: large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe


Selar: big-eyed scad


genus Selar: big-eyed scad


bigeye scad: of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait


big-eyed scad: of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait


goggle-eye: of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait


Selar crumenophthalmus: of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait


Decapterus: scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution


genus Decapterus: scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution


mackerel scad: small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil


mackerel shad: small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil


Decapterus macarellus: small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil


round scad: small fusiform fish of western Atlantic


cigarfish: small fusiform fish of western Atlantic


quiaquia: small fusiform fish of western Atlantic


Decapterus punctatus: small fusiform fish of western Atlantic


Coryphaenidae: large active pelagic percoid fish


family Coryphaenidae: large active pelagic percoid fish


dolphinfish: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)


dolphin: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)


mahimahi: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)


Coryphaena hippurus: the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet long


Coryphaena equisetis: a kind of dolphinfish


Bramidae: deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas


family Bramidae: deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas


Brama: type genus of the Bramidae


genus Brama: type genus of the Bramidae


pomfret: deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food


Brama raii: deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food


Branchiostegidae: small family of marine fishes having covered gills


family Branchiostegidae: small family of marine fishes having covered gills


blanquillo: important marine food fishes


tilefish: important marine food fishes


Characidae: tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America


family Characidae: tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America


Characinidae: former name of the Characidae


family Characinidae: former name of the Characidae


characin: any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae


characin fish: any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae


characid: any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae


Hemigrammus: tetras


genus Hemigrammus: tetras


tetra: brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes


Paracheirodon: a genus of Characidae


genus Paracheirodon: a genus of Characidae


cardinal tetra: small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia


Paracheirodon axelrodi: small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia


Serrasalmus: piranhas


genus Serrasalmus: piranhas


piranha: small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals


pirana: small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals


caribe: small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals


tentacle: any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion


antenna: one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste


feeler: one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste


arista: bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies


barbel: slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish


feeler: slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish


swimmeret: one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming


pleopod: one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming


Cichlidae: cichlids


family Cichlidae: cichlids


cichlid: freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums


cichlid fish: freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums


Tilapia: a genus of Cichlidae


genus Tilapia: a genus of Cichlidae


bolti: important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor


Tilapia nilotica: important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor


Lutjanidae: snappers


family Lutjanidae: snappers


snapper: any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters


Lutjanus: type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers


genus Lutjanus: type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers


red snapper: an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico


Lutjanus blackfordi: an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico


grey snapper: found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida


gray snapper: found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida


mangrove snapper: found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida


Lutjanus griseus: found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida


mutton snapper: similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'


muttonfish: similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'


Lutjanus analis: similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'


schoolmaster: food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters


Lutjanus apodus: food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters


Ocyurus: snappers


genus Ocyurus: snappers


yellowtail: superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail


yellowtail snapper: superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail


Ocyurus chrysurus: superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail


Haemulidae: grunts


family Haemulidae: grunts


grunt: medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught


Haemulon: type genus of the Haemulidae


genus Haemulon: type genus of the Haemulidae


margate: a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil


Haemulon album: a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil


Spanish grunt: a kind of grunt


Haemulon macrostomum: a kind of grunt


tomtate: found off the West Indies and Florida


Haemulon aurolineatum: found off the West Indies and Florida


cottonwick: of warm Atlantic waters


Haemulon malanurum: of warm Atlantic waters


sailor's-choice: a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico


sailors choice: a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico


Haemulon parra: a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico


Anisotremus: a genus of Haemulidae


genus Anisotremus: a genus of Haemulidae


porkfish: black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil


pork-fish: black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil


Anisotremus virginicus: black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil


pompon: dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward


black margate: dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward


Anisotremus surinamensis: dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward


Orthopristis: a genus of Haemulidae


genus Orthopristis: a genus of Haemulidae


pigfish: found from Long Island southward


hogfish: found from Long Island southward


Orthopristis chrysopterus: found from Long Island southward


Sparidae: porgies; scups


family Sparidae: porgies; scups


sparid: spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth


sparid fish: spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth


sea bream: any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae


bream: any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae


porgy: important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide


Pagrus: a genus of Sparidae


genus Pagrus: a genus of Sparidae