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Fish of the Centrolophus genus of the Centrolophidae (medusafishes) family of the Stromateoidei suborder of the Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Black ruff. Photo © Ichthyology Database of the Swedish Museum of Natural History. artedi.nrm.se) Black ruff (Centrolophus niger) was first described in 1789 by the German doctor,…

Fish of the Schedophilus genus of the Centrolophidae (medusafishes) family of the Stromateoidei suborder of the Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Cornish blackfish. Photo © Ichthyology Database of the Swedish Museum of Natural History. artedi.nrm.se) Cornish blackfish (Schedophilus medusophagus) was first described in 1839 by the Italian…

Fish of the Schedophilus genus of the Centrolophidae (medusafishes) family of the Stromateoidei suborder of the Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Imperial blackfish. Photo by © Pedro Niny Duarte(c)ImagDOP. fishbase.org) Imperial blackfish (Schedophilus ovalis) was first described in 1829 by the French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).…

Fish of the Cubiceps genus of the Nomeidae (driftfishes) family of the Stromateoidei suborder of the Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Driftfish. Photo © IMARES. iucnredlist.org) Driftfish (Cubiceps gracilis) was first described in 1843 by the British priest and naturalist Richard Thomas Lowe (1802-1874). It is a pelagic…

Fish of the Pampus genus of the Stromateidae (butterfishes) family of the Stromateoidei suborder of the Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Silver pomfret. Photo by © John E. Randall. fishbase.org) Silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus) was first described in 1788 by the Swedish botanist Bengt Anders Euphrasén (1756-1796). It…

Fish of the Stromateus genus of the Stromateidae (butterfishes) family of the Stromateoidei suborder of the Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Blue butterfish. Photo © armacao.exblog.jp) Blue butterfish (Stromateus fiatola) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It is a pelagic schooling species.…

Fish of the Sphyraena genus of the Sphyraenidae family of the Istiophoriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Yellowstripe barracuda. Photo by © Akin T. Ilkyaz. fishbase.org) Yellowstripe barracuda (Sphyraena chrysotaenia) was first described in 1884 by the German zoologist Carl Benjamin Klunzinger (1834-1914). It’s a pelagic coastal species. The…

Fish of the Sphyraena genus of the Sphyraenidae family of the Istiophoriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (European barracuda. Photo by © C. Garcia de los Rios. ictioterm.es) European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It’s a pelagic coastal species.…

Fish of the Sphyraena genus of the Sphyraenidae family of the Istiophoriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Yellowmouth barracuda. Photo by © Javier Vidal. flickr.com/photos/jarvidlop) Yellowmouth barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis) was first described in 1829 by the French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832). The maximum recorded length is 128…

Fish of the Tetrapturus genus of the Istiophoridae family of the Istiophoriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Mediterranean spearfish. Photo by © davvo71. naturamediterraneo.com) Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone) was first described in 1810 by the American naturalist, zoologist, and botanist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840). It prefers to swim in a…

Fish of the Xiphias genus of the Xiphiidae family of the Istiophoriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Swordfish. Photo © Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (S. Iglesias). fishbase.org) Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It may be up to 455 centimeters…

Fish of the Lophius (monkfishes) genus of the Lophiidae (goosefishes) family of the Lophioidei suborder of the Lophiiformes (anglerfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Blackbellied angler. Photo © labastia.blogspot.ru) Blackbellied angler (Lophius budegassa) was first described in 1807 by the Italian entomologist Maximilian Spinola (1780-1857). It inhabits the depths of 300-1,013…

Fish of the Lophius (monkfishes) genus of the Lophiidae (goosefishes) family of the Lophioidei suborder of the Lophiiformes (anglerfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Angler. Photo by © Pedro Niny Duarte(c)ImagDOP. fishbase.org) Angler (Lophius piscatorius) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths…

Fish of the Bellottia genus of the subfamily Bythitinae of the Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas) family of the Ophidiiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.   (Bellottia apoda. Photo by © Jørgen G. Nielsen, Steve W. Ross, Daniel M. Cohen. Atlantic Occurrence Of The Genus Bellottia (Teleostei, Bythitidae) With Two New Species From The Western North Atlantic.…

Fish of the Grammonus genus of the subfamily Bythitinae of the Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas) family of the Ophidiiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Grammonus ater. Photo by © Enrico Pati. naturamediterraneo.com) Grammonus ater was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It often swims close to rocky shores, but, apparently,…

Fish of the Carapus genus of the subfamily Carapinae of the Carapidae family of the Ophidiiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Pearl fish. Photo by © Alessandro Pagano. fishbase.org) Pearl fish (Carapus acus) was first described in 1768 by the Danish zoologist Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737-1827). It inhabits the depths of 1-150 meters. The…

Fish of the Echiodon genus of the subfamily Carapinae of the Carapidae family of the Ophidiiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Echiodon dentatus. Photo by © Domingo Lloris. fishbase.org) Echiodon dentatus was first described in 1829 by the French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832). It inhabits the depths of 120-3,250 meters. The maximum…

Fish of the Benthocometes genus of the subfamily Neobythitinae of the Ophidiidae (brotulas, or cusk-eels) family of the Ophidiiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Benthocometes robustus. Photo © DOP-University of the Azores. boldsystems.org) Benthocometes robustus was first described in 1886 by the American ichthyologists George Brown Goode (1851-1896) and Tarleton Hoffman Bean (1846-1916). It inhabits…