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Rajiformes (Skates · Order Overview)LC

Rajiformes (Skates · Order Overview)

Rajiformes

Medium Fish10–30+ years (longer in large/high‑latitude taxa)

Rajiformes—in modern usage typically referring to the skates within the batoids—differs from stingraysby being oviparous and lac···

Bolbometopon muricatum (Bumphead Parrotfish)VU

Bolbometopon muricatum (Bumphead Parrotfish)

Bolbometopon muricatum

Medium FishMultiple decades; slow‑growing, late‑maturing

Bolbometopon muricatum—the bumphead parrotfish—is the world’s largest parrotfish(family Scaridae). Adults have a distinctive fo···

Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes · Order Overview)LC

Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes · Order Overview)

Pleuronectiformes

Medium Fish5–20 years; longer in large cold‑water taxa

Pleuronectiformes—the flatfishes (flounders, soles, turbots, halibuts)—are defined byeye migration during metamorphosis. Larvae ···

Exocoetus volitansLC

Exocoetus volitans

Exocoetus volitans

Medium FishTypically 2–5 years

Exocoetus volitans—a widespread flyingfish of the family Exocoetidae—is among the mostcommon oceanic species globally. Its great···

BarracudasLC

Barracudas

Sphyraena

Medium Fish10–14 years (species‑dependent)

Sphyraena—the barracudas—belongs to the family Sphyraenidae.They are iconic fast predators with elongate bodies, a huge gape and···

GroupersLC

Groupers

Epinephelus sp.

Medium FishOften 10–40+ years

Epinephelus is a genus of serranid groupers—iconic benthic ambush predators of tropical and subtropical seas.Most species inhabit···

BlobfishDD

Blobfish

Psychrolutes marcidus

Medium FishPoorly known; likely >10 years

Blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus) is a deep‑sea cottoid fish (family Psychrolutidae)from continental‑slope habitats off SE Austra···

Lophiomus setigerusLC

Lophiomus setigerus

Lophiomus setigerus,black-mouth goosefish,Blackmouth anglerfish, stutter fish, anglerfish, toadfish, old man fish

Medium FishAbout 5 years

The Latin name of black anglerfish is Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797), and its foreign name is black-mouth goosefish. There are o···

Lophius litulonLC

Lophius litulon

Lophius litulon,Toadfish, stutterfish, sea turtle

Medium FishAbout 5 years

Yellow anglerfish, whose scientific name is Lophius litulon, is a deep-sea benthic fish.Yellow anglerfish usually lures prey with ···

Trachidermus fasciatusLC

Trachidermus fasciatus

Trachidermus fasciatus,Four-gilled perch, flower drum fish, wife fish

Medium FishAbout 1 year

Songjiang perch (scientific name: Trachidermus fasciatus) is a fish of the family Sculpinidae and the genus Trachidermus, with no ···

Cheilinus undulatusLC

Cheilinus undulatus

Cheilinus undulatus,Giant Wrasse,Napoleon wrasse, wavy parrotfish, curved lip fish, Napoleon bream, dragon king bream, sea bream, big piece

Medium Fish30-50years

Cheilinus undulatus (scientific name: Giant Wrasse) is a large wrasse with no subspecies.Cheilinus undulatus is usually solitary, ···

Thymallus arcticus grubeiLC

Thymallus arcticus grubei

Thymallus arcticus grubei,Amur grayling, spotted trout, redfish, sea urchins, etc.

Medium FishNo verification information

The Latin name of Heilongjiang grayling is Thymallus arcticus grubei, and its foreign name is Amur grayling. In the Heilongjiang a···

Arctic graylingLC

Arctic grayling

Thymallus arcticus

Medium Fish18-32years

Arctic grayling (scientific name: Thymallus arcticus): is an animal of the family Thymallus and genus Thymallus.Arctic grayling ma···

Brachymystax lenok(PallasLC

Brachymystax lenok(Pallas

Brachymystax lenok(Pallas,Qinling Slimy Salmon

Medium FishNo verification information

Brachymystax lenok (Pallas,) is a relic species that migrated from the north to the south during the Ice Age and is a cold-water f···

Bagarius yarrelliLC

Bagarius yarrelli

Bagarius yarrelli,Eagle tank, tank duckbill, eagle duckbill, papaya fish

Medium FishNo verification information

The Latin name of the giant yarrelli is Bagarius yarrelli, which belongs to the order Siluriformes, family Scyphidae, and the genu···

Bagarius rutilusLC

Bagarius rutilus

Bagarius rutilus

Medium FishNo verification information

The name of the red mullet comes from the orange color on its pectoral fins, not because it is produced in the Red River.The red m···

Bagarius bagariusLC

Bagarius bagarius

Bagarius bagarius,Yellow croaker, yellow croaker

Medium FishNo verification information

The Latin name of the fish is Bagarius bagarius, which is one of the species of the genus Bagarius in the family Siluridae of the ···

Hypophthalmichthys harmandiLC

Hypophthalmichthys harmandi

Hypophthalmichthys harmandi,Silver carp, silver carp

Medium FishAbout 7-10 years

Hypophthalmichthys harmandi Sauvage, 1884 is a species of the genus Hypophthalmichthys in the family Cyprinidae and is a freshwate···

LuciobramamacrocephalusLC

Luciobramamacrocephalus

Luciobramamacrocephalus,longspiky-head carp,Blowgun, pointed-headed catfish, horse-headed catfish, duck-billed catfish, trumpet fish, catfish, catfish

Medium FishNo verification information

The Latin name of the carp is Luciobramamacrocephalus, and the English name is longspiky-head carp. It is a large predatory fish a···

Myxocyprinus asiaticusLC

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

Myxocyprinus asiaticus,,Rouge fish, grilled bream, yellow steak, leaf plate, red fish, purple bream, bird fish, blood steak, pink steak, etc.

Medium FishAbout 25 years

The Latin name of the mullet is Myxocyprinus asiaticus, and there is no subspecies.The ancestors of the mullet can be traced back ···

Acipenser schrenckiLC

Acipenser schrencki

Acipenser schrencki,Amur Sturgeon,Seven floating fish, Heilongjiang sturgeon, Amur sturgeon, Acipenser schrenckii, Acipenser schrenckii

Medium FishAbout 40 years

The scientific name of Acipenser schrencki is Acipenser schrencki, and its foreign name is Amur Sturgeon. It has the characteristi···

Acipenser ruthenusLC

Acipenser ruthenus

Acipenser ruthenus,Sterlet,Acipenser

Medium FishUp to 40 years

The Latin name of the small-bodied sturgeon is Acipenser ruthenus, and its foreign name is Sterlet. There is no subspecies.The sma···

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