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Fish of the Hemiramphus genus of the Hemiramphidae (halfbeak) family of the Exocoetoidea superfamily of the Belonoidei suborder of the Beloniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Black-barred halfbeak. Photo by © Otakar Seycek. fishbase.org) Black-barred halfbeak (Hemiramphus far) was first described by the Swedish naturalist and traveler Pehr Forsskål (1732-1763), the name of…

Fish of the Cheilopogon genus of the Exocoetidae (flying fish) family of the Exocoetoidea superfamily of the Belonoidei suborder of the Beloniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Mediterranean flyingfish. Photo by © A.M. Arias. ictioterm.es) Mediterranean flyingfish (Cheilopogon heterurus) was first described in 1810 by the American naturalist, zoologist and botanist Constantine Samuel…

Fish of the Exocoetus genus of the Exocoetidae (flying fish) family of the Exocoetoidea superfamily of the Belonoidei suborder of the Beloniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Oceanic two-wing flyingfish. Photo © Ichthyology Database of the Swedish Museum of Natural History. artedi.nrm.se) Oceanic two-wing flyingfish (Exocoetus obtusirostris) was first described in 1866 by…

Fish of the Exocoetus genus of the Exocoetidae (flying fish) family of the Exocoetoidea superfamily of the Belonoidei suborder of the Beloniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Tropical two-wing flyingfish. Photo © navsource.org) Tropical two-wing flyingfish (Exocoetus volitans) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It is…

Fish of the Hirundichthys genus of the Exocoetidae (flying fish) family of the Exocoetoidea superfamily of the Belonoidei suborder of the Beloniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Black wing flyingfish. Photo by © Brandi Noble. NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory. fishbase.org) Black wing flyingfish (Hirundichthys rondeletii) was first described in 1847 by the French zoologist…

Fish of the Parexocoetus genus of the Exocoetidae (flying fish) family of the Exocoetoidea superfamily of the Belonoidei suborder of the Beloniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (African sailfin flyingfish. Photo © zukan.com) African sailfin flyingfish (Parexocoetus mento) was first described in 1847 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865). It…

Fish of the Apletodon genus of the Gobiesocinae subfamily of the Gobiesocidae (clingfishes) family of the Gobiesociformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Apletodon incognitus. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. colapisci.it) Apletodon incognitus was first described in 1997 by the Austrian marine biologists Robert Hofrichter and Robert Patzner. It inhabits the depths of 2-19…

Fish of the Diplecogaster genus of the Gobiesocinae subfamily of the Gobiesocidae (clingfishes) family of the Gobiesociformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Two-spotted clingfish. Photo by © Miguel Angel Rodriguez. flickr.com/photos/elmarblog) Two–spotted clingfish (Diplecogaster bimaculata) was first described in 1788 by the French naturalist Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752-1804). It inhabits the depths down to 60…

Fish of the Gouania genus of the Gobiesocinae subfamily of the Gobiesocidae (clingfishes) family of the Gobiesociformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Blunt-snouted clingfish. Photo by © Xavier Salvador. flickr.com/photos/115395428@N06) Blunt–snouted clingfish (Gouania willdenowi) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the shallows. The maximum…

Fish of the Lepadogaster genus of the Gobiesocinae subfamily of the Gobiesocidae (clingfishes) family of the Gobiesociformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Connemarra clingfish. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. colapisci.it) Connemarra clingfish (Lepadogaster candolii) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the tidal zone close to…

Fish of the Lepadogaster genus of the Gobiesocinae subfamily of the Gobiesocidae (clingfishes) family of the Gobiesociformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Shore clingfish. Photo by © Andy Rapson. glaucus.org.uk) Shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster) was first described in 1788 by the French naturalist Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752-1804). It inhabits the tidal…

Fish of the Opeatogenys genus of the Gobiesocinae subfamily of the Gobiesocidae (clingfishes) family of the Gobiesociformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Opeatogenys gracilis. Photo by © Jose Martín Piñatel. flickr.com/photos/pinatel) Opeatogenys gracilis was first described in 1864 by the Italian naturalist and biologist Giovanni Canestrini (1835-1900). It is often found in…

Fish of the Macroramphosus (snipefishes) genus of the Macroramphosinae subfamily of the Centriscidae family of the Syngnathiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Longspine snipefish. Photo by © AcquarioVillage. flickr.com/photos/acquariovillage) Longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depth of 25-600 meters,…

Fish of the Fistularia genus of the Fistulariidae (cornetfishes or flutemouths) family of the Syngnathiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Bluespotted cornetfish. Photo by Shizhao. wikipedia.org) Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii) was first described in 1838 by the German zoologist and botanist Eduard Rüppell (1794-1884). It inhabits the depths down to 132…

Fish of the Hippocampus genus of the Hippocampinae (seahorses) subfamily of the Syngnathidae family of the Syngnathiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Long-snouted seahorse. Photo © zeepaardjes.com) Long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) was first described in 1829 by the French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832). It inhabits the depths of 1-20 meters. The…

Fish of the Hippocampus genus of the Hippocampinae (seahorses) subfamily of the Syngnathidae family of the Syngnathiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Short-snouted seahorse. Photo by © Stavros Markopoulos. flickr.com/photos/markop) Short–snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths down to 60…

Fish of the Nerophis genus of the Syngnathinae (pipefishes) subfamily of the Syngnathidae family of the Syngnathiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Spotted pipefish. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. naturamediterraneo.com) Spotted pipefish (Nerophis maculatus) was first described in 1810 by the American naturalist, zoologist and botanist Constantine Rafinesque (1783-1840). It inhabits the…

Fish of the Nerophis genus of the Syngnathinae (pipefishes) subfamily of the Syngnathidae family of the Syngnathiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Straightnose pipefish. Photo by © Lauri Urho. luontoportti.com) Straightnose pipefish (Nerophis ophidion) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits kelp forests at the depths…